Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp
Adam Rappis an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play, Red Light Winter, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth15 June 1968
CountryUnited States of America
couple writing games
I try not to write more than two or three, I try to just write one if possible, I write till the end at least a draft of a play or a novel; but sometimes, I'll take a break for a couple weeks for a project that is paying me money like a television project which I try to stay away from just to stay financially ahead of the game.
rooms directors type
I don't like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in.
fighting thinking play
I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, "well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct".
ideas directors stealing
I began stealing a lot of ideas from other directors I had worked with.
brother thinking saws
I think because my brother was an actor and I just saw how he struggled through, I guess I'm sensitive to it.
writing
When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.
fun laughing rehearsal
Whenever I've been in rehearsals, it's really fun, there's always laughing.
people schedules answers
It's strange, people have asked me what my schedule is and what is my process like, and I can't even answer it.
challenges pay bills
My life has been in shambles, like my personal relationships, my laundry, paying bills now I have someone who pays my bills and it's always been a challenge because it overwhelms me.
writing needs speak
It's been hard for me to not write, and that's the only process I can speak to I guess, it's so compulsive and I need to do it all the time that sometimes I make myself not do it so I can actually tend to my life.
couple rooms actors
When it's just a few scenes and a couple of actors behaving in a room, I feel very confident with that.
thinking play littles
I think I'm a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge.
together rooms actors
I don't put big concepts on my work, and it's all often about keeping actors in a room together and not letting them leave.
thinking authorship working-it
I think, for me, when I direct my own work it's just an extension of the authorship.