Now we are two…and blogger is not a dirty word

In her Elliot Norton acceptance speech last spring, Kate graciously included me in her thank-yous as BPT’s blogger. After the ceremony, she asked if that bothered me. I think she wanted to know because I’m supposed to be a playwright. Did it bother me? The truth? No way. Because I am one. Right here, right now, with you. It’s unavoidable, really: I’m writing, you’re reading…and here we are on a blog. Sure, I came to BPT to learn more about being a playwright, but if I somehow managed to emerge both a playwright AND a blogger that is more than fine by me. (Although, for those of you at home who have blogging aspirations, a more direct -- and less expensive -- route is here. Or here. Just for the record.)

On Playwrights' Perspective's second birthday, here are some of the things I love about managing this blog:

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BPT Friends Near and Far –

The first Playwrights’ Perspective post was one year ago today. Read it. It’s Jake waxing poetic about the promise of a new school year, and me (in the comments) being a smartass. In other words, not much has changed.

But since I’m forever interpreting our hits and misses by monitoring the blog’s statistics, what does a year look like in numbers? How about 188 (and this is number 189) posts about last season’s six BPT productions and the endeavors of its four staff and 38 alums (a number we need to grow, so keep us posted on all your doings, people) including reports of nine awards, three Off-Broadway productions, and one Broadway production. How’s that?