How I did it - Lawrence Harbison

For this book
Lawrence Harbison has interviewed successful playwrights who have developed relationships with theaters that regularly produce their plays
have had at least one major New York production
have their plays published by a licensor such as Dramatists Play Service or Samuel French
have received commissions
and have an agent. Harbison asks each of them the same question: How did you do it? How I Did It features an introduction by Theresa Rebeck and interviews with David Auburn
Stephen Belber
Adam Bock
Bekah Brunstetter
Sheila Callaghan
John Carlani
Eric Coble
Jessica Dickey
Kate Fodor
Gina Gionfriddo
Daniel Goldfarb
Kirsten Greenidge
Rinne Groff
Lauren Gunderson
Michael Hollinger
Rajiv Joseph
Greg Kotis
Neil LaBute
Deborah Zoe Laufer
Wendy MacLeod
Itamar Moses
Bruce Norris
Lynn Nottage
Aaron Posner
Adam Rapp
J.T. Rogers
Lloyd Suh
Carl Thomas
Sharr White
and Anna Ziegler.A valuable tool for playwrights daunted by the extremely difficult task of getting their work produced
as well as to playwriting students
How I Did It is full of stories of how it's done.