Writing History

Mark Spina sits down with members of our playwrights group, Joe Vitale and Lynn Marie Macy, to discuss the challenges when writing about historical events or people, what drew them to that genre and the various approaches a writer can take when doing so.Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:The Lost Patrolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Patrol_(1934_film)Peter Shafferhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_ShafferThe Royal Hunt of the Sunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Hunt_of_the_SunPizzaro Brothershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizarro_brothersAmadeushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(play)Dragons in the Creasehttps://newplayexchange.org/plays/105516/dragons-creaseThe Fourth State of Matterhttps://www.josephvitale.net/plays-1The Interpreterhttps://www.josephvitale.net/plays-1Richard Sonnenfeldthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_SonnenfeldtHermann Göringhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_G%C3%B6ringNuremberg Trialshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trialsVile Things in Dark Corners (still a work in progress, but here’s Lynn Marie’s website)https://lynnmariemacy.com/Nellie Blyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_BlyJack the Ripperhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_RipperJane Austin at Prinny’s Palace from Hearthside Reading Series by Theater 2020, co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights LibraryPart 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqdhTs5mOE8Part 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlKIqsdFv2sHenry VIIIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIIIMadame Henriette Campanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_CampanHamiltonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)1776https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)Martin Luther Kinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.