From the Archives: Writing Educational Plays
This roundtable with Eric Alter, Barry Bradford, and Mindy Mayer, originally appeared in the Sept/Oct 2013 Educational Issue of The Dramatist.
May 05, 2020
Bob Edes, Jr. and Jessica Podewell in Mike Fink and the Mississippi River, by Mindy Mayer, at the Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, LA. Photo by Jackson Hill.
Joey Stocks: First of all, what is an “educational play?”
Barry Bradford: In a broad sense, I suppose any play could be considered “educational” in one way or another. A stricter definition might be a play that is written specifically as an educational tool.
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