Reaching [for] Perfection with Laura Zlatos

We’re back this week with Laura Zlatos for Episode 7 of Season 2. Laura is a playwright and librettist. She’s written many plays and has won many awards for her work. She’s a graduate of both NYU Tisch and Columbia University.

Today, Laura talks to us about her start as a writer, inspired by her journalist father and several influential instructors. We get to experience a table read with professional actors of an opening scene from her play, The Blue Whale, and Laura tells us about how she interweaves research into her creative work. She also likes to incorporate contemporary culture and vernacular into her plays and musicals.

Thank you to actors Lacy Allen (Sydney), Madeline Mahoney (Emily), Dana Brooke (Lori), and Teddy Canez (Keith) for their performances.

PWN's Debut Review is hosted by Project Write Now, a nonprofit writing studio. Learn more at projectwritenow.org.