10 minutes is too long if it's dull. 9 hours isn't enough if it fascinates.
Will it put off producers? It's a play about Moliere -- that will put off producers. Your job is to find the one theater/producer that thinks it rocks.
All plays turn off most producers for all sorts of reasons -- too long -- too short -- the wrong casting requirements -- too many locations -- the list goes on an on.
If you believe in the work, then stick to it.
This is just one play. You will write others.
Challenge yourself with the next play to make a whole new template.
Create a diverse body of work. You never know which one will open the door. When one does, you can introduce the others that may have "turned off producers" in the past.
Your career is about more than one play. That's why you must write as many as you can.
--KatoLast edited on Tue Apr 1st, 2008 03:21 am by katoagogo
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