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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 39 MIN

Playwriting: "A Work in Progress"

from Oh, the Drama! · host David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

A good script  is powerful: it can change hearts and open minds. The secret? Playwriting is a team sport. Learn how Yale playwrights like Sarah Ruhl, Marcus Gardley, and Interview with a Vampire showrunner Rolin Jones use workshopping and collaboration to sharpen their scripts and hone their artistic voices.***This episode features Emily Breeze (‘26), Marcus Gardley (‘04, Faculty), Rolin Jones (‘04), Nia Robinson (‘27), and Sarah Ruhl (Faculty).***Oh, the Drama! is written, produced, and edited by Zachary Goldberg and Isabel Robertson.Executive producers are Jill BC Du Boff and James Bundy.Episode art by Kiki Gordon.Original music by James Harrison Monaco.Additional music from Upbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/floor-model/hogeweykLicense code: WYYEPPFXBWCZQKEZhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/also-sprach-zarathustraLicense code: A3TWWW9HPGALRLUFhttps://uppbeat.io/t/tobias-voigt/particles-and-wavesLicense code: CDWT3UCCF4WMT29Yhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/summer-the-four-seasons-vivaldiLicense code: K75THUY0SYZUAFFJhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/dance-of-the-hours-ponchielliLicense code: TDCPTJTTGAZWSNEHhttps://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/lovely-waltzLicense code: YEQHKB6X2XQZVGIThttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/eine-kleine-nachtmusik-mozartLicense code: CRMMKRH2GKJRSJJShttps://uppbeat.io/t/theo-gerard/impressionistLicense code: SMBRMLKLWUMNHY6Uhttps://uppbeat.io/t/airstream/bashin-itLicense code: YEY2CZAJPRJCOVV8https://uppbeat.io/t/the-magical-egg/creeping-around-absurdlyLicense code: WLPOLX15GB9NEMNHhttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/planting-seedsLicense code: QJNDMRPLBXAZNDKThttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/vienna-blood-waltz-johann-strauss-iiLicense code: GSESNBWD51HKSHG3https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/chopin-nocturne-no-2-in-e-flatLicense code: WFXSR3OPXOUPPF1R

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A good script  is powerful: it can change hearts and open minds. The secret? Playwriting is a team sport. Learn how Yale playwrights like Sarah Ruhl, Marcus Gardley, and Interview with a Vampire showrunner Rolin Jones use workshopping and collaboration to sharpen their scripts and hone their artistic voices.***This episode features Emily Breeze (‘26), Marcus Gardley (‘04, Faculty), Rolin Jones (‘04), Nia Robinson (‘27), and Sarah Ruhl (Faculty).***Oh, the Drama! is written, produced, and edited by Zachary Goldberg and Isabel Robertson.Executive producers are Jill BC Du Boff and James Bundy.Episode art by Kiki Gordon.Original music by James Harrison Monaco.Additional music from Upbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/floor-model/hogeweykLicense code: WYYEPPFXBWCZQKEZhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/also-sprach-zarathustraLicense code: A3TWWW9HPGALRLUFhttps://uppbeat.io/t/tobias-voigt/particles-and-wavesLicense code: CDWT3UCCF4WMT29Yhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/summer-the-four-seasons-vivaldiLicense code: K75THUY0SYZUAFFJhttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/dance-of-the-hours-ponchielliLicense code: TDCPTJTTGAZWSNEHhttps://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/lovely-waltzLicense code: YEQHKB6X2XQZVGIThttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/eine-kleine-nachtmusik-mozartLicense code: CRMMKRH2GKJRSJJShttps://uppbeat.io/t/theo-gerard/impressionistLicense code: SMBRMLKLWUMNHY6Uhttps://uppbeat.io/t/airstream/bashin-itLicense code: YEY2CZAJPRJCOVV8https://uppbeat.io/t/the-magical-egg/creeping-around-absurdlyLicense code: WLPOLX15GB9NEMNHhttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/planting-seedsLicense code: QJNDMRPLBXAZNDKThttps://uppbeat.io/t/aura-classica/vienna-blood-waltz-johann-strauss-iiLicense code: GSESNBWD51HKSHG3https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/chopin-nocturne-no-2-in-e-flatLicense code: WFXSR3OPXOUPPF1R

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