Hosted by award-winning playwright Lauren M. Gunderson (author of I and You, Silent Sky, The Book of Will and fifteen other published plays and musicals), How to Playwright is an exuberant long form discussion of the craft, creativity and joy of playwriting and theatre-making spanning the practical to the philosophical, the strategic to the aesthetic. Each episode will unpack theatrical concepts, dramaturgical tools, and creative inspiration for those who wish to explore, appreciate, and create plays. This is a podcast for lovers of theatre, creative writing, and storytelling.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by award-winning playwright Lauren M. Gunderson (author of I and You, Silent Sky, The Book of Will and fifteen other published plays and musicals), How to Playwright is an exuberant long form discussion of the craft, creativity and joy of playwriting and theatre-making spanning the practical to the philosophical, the strategic to the aesthetic.
How To Playwright is hosted by Lauren Gunderson. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Fall of Freedom - Special" (1 October 2026, 31 minutes), "Thee List" (18 September 2026, 37 minutes), and "Dialogue!" (12 September 2026, 55 minutes).
How To Playwright publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for How To Playwright is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How To Playwright requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How To Playwright's contact route on record: public web form.
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Lauren Gunderson hosts How To Playwright, an arts podcast with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #5
In community with Fall of Freedom - a nationwide cultural mobilization and movement uniting artists, cultural institutions, and communities across the United States in creative resistance against censorship and...
Episode #4
Lauren chats about The annual Most Produced Plays / Playwrights List: the data it tallies, what it tells us and how to get on it.
Episode #3
Lauren talks about writing and understanding dialogue. Let's unpack the difference between informational, emotional, musical, silent dialogue... and the power of profanity ;)
Episode #2
We discuss understanding, creating and perfecting the midpoints of our plays. Big stakes, big shifts, no turning back. Intro music by Joriah Kwame!
Episode #2
We talk about getting through the beginnings of your new play, how to start writing, getting through the first 30 pages, writers block, inspiration, and keeping things moving and interesting and vivacious.
Episode #1
Welcome back for Season 2 of HOW TO PLAYWRIGHT. We start with a Q+A before the launch of full episodes coming soon. Hosted by Lauren Gunderson Theme song by the brilliant Joriah Kwamé.
A special guest - my dad, Rev. Dr. Gary Gunderson - joins the podcast to discuss the powerful truths of theatre, theology, activism, art, public health, hope and healing. The shared root of the words "theatre" and...
Episode #11
Lauren talks about writing two handers and how this efficient form of dramatic writing tests your craft and technique as a playwright, while also preparing you to hone the basic skills for all other dramatic writing.
Episode #12
This episode is my lecture "Theatre as Thought Experiment" as given at Southern Utah University in 2024 and discusses the intersection of science and theatre, dramatic structure and scientific method, and the...
Episode #9
We discuss the steps from First Draft to Opening Night and beyond in this episode all about a new play's journey through premiere to publishing and on and on. This one goes in the weeds a bit about what to expect in a...
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Let's talk about writing and developing and deepening characters in your plays. We explore main characters as well as side/supporting characters, and how the web of characters are kept taut through battle, contrast and...
How To Playwright
Lauren discusses starting plays at their endings - climactic endings, denoument, flavors of endings and more.
Lauren explores the "Muse of Fire" prologue from Shakespeare's HENRY V as a swift but inspiring lesson in theatre-making. Pro tips and beautiful poetry from William Shakespeare.
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Lauren answers listener questions and covers rewriting, editing, career beginnings, how to define success and more. Hosted by Lauren M Gunderson Music by Joriah Kwamé
We discuss scene writing through dramatic structure but at the scenic level. Macro-structure, micro-structure, Mandelbrot, and musicals help us unpack how to write successful scenes for your new play.
Episode #2
A discussion of how to create compelling, energetic main characters that can fuel a great play with fervent and urgent wants, needs, complexities, and antagonistic forces. Hosted by Lauren M. Gunderson Original intro...
I take you with me before and after my favorite moment in any new play's life: the very first table reading of a never-before-heard new play. What do I listen for, what can writers learn from hearing it out loud for the...
We dive right into a simplified discussion of ye olde dramatic structure, covering the general concepts of beginning/midpoint/ending in playwriting. We talk dramatic structure as begin akin to the scientific method, and...
How To Playwright
Welcome! This is the first outing for "How To Playwright," in which I tell you a little of the why and the what of this podcast, as well as the "who is this for." To playwrite or playwright? Host: Lauren M. Gunderson...
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