The nation-state of Singapore is a hybrid animal of many tongues. Multicultural and multilingual, it comes as no surprise that in order for communication to happen between all the races, we had to agree upon one language to converse in,— English — which is funny to note, because our national language is actually Malay.
Playscripts met with author, Jonathan Dorf, at Florida Thespians! Learn about Jonathan’s path to becoming a writer, about his work, and what aspiring writers can take away from his success.
I believe my first attempt at playwriting was an elementary school masterpiece called Superman at the Dry Cleaners which was exactly what it sounds like. (Yes, DC Comics, I am available.) I was always really into theatre and writing as separate pursuits as a kid, then when I was a teenager I found a way to merge the two things that I like geeking out about.
Ginna Hoben is an actor/writer based in Astoria, NY. Her most recent play, No Spring Chicken premiered at NextStop Theatre as part of D.C.’s Women’s Voices Theatre Festival in 2015, and evolved from a solo show to a two-hander when it was produced by Transylvania University and Project SEE Theatre in 2016. Ginna’s play, The Twelve Dates of Christmas has enjoyed over fifty productions nation and worldwide. Other produced plays include The Wind-chill Factor, Telephone, and Spit Spat Splendor Spite. She has also been a writer/producer for the Emmy nominated TV show, Brain Games.
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