Audrey Cefaly

I tell "ache" stories. Native Alabama playwright/ screenwriter. #MaytagVirgin • #TheGulf • #Alabaster(#alabamagoatplay) • #LoveIsABlueTickHound BUY: concordtheatricals.com

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60…

This week I’m thrilled to share a guest essay from award-winning playwright, librettist, and poet @JacquelineGoldfinger. audreycefaly.substack.com/p/art-and-the-…

Here's a craft article on taking risks and talking goats. #AlabamaGoatPlay #Alabaster #writingtips #thursdayinspiration #craft #newplay #amwriting audreycefaly.substack.com/p/if-these-goa…

People: “Chekhov is all restraint and subtext.” Chekhov: “I shot a seagull and gave it to you. Here it is.” Bro.

“Nothing happens in this play.” Cool. That’s the point. Plot is overrated. Stakes live in what’s withheld. New Free Substack for playwrights: 👉 audreycefaly.substack.com/p/your-plot-is… #playwriting #theatre #amwriting

@BulwarkOnline As yes, when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

German Chancellor: "May I remind you that we are having June 6 tomorrow. This is the D-Day anniversary." Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day." German Chancellor:  "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."

@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump Are you saying he's a pedophile?

Sometimes we are so busy writing the lines that we forget the biggest thing of all: What the room is doing to the people in it. audreycefaly.substack.com/p/playwriting-… #playwriting #craft #amwriting #writingtips #writinghacks #subtext

Just made a one-sheet for artistic directors and literary managers and… wow. This play has been places! Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since I directed the world premiere for the Inaugural Women’s Voices Fest. Grateful! Still going. #maytagvirgin audreycefaly.substack.com/p/why-my-rom-c…

I don’t trust plays that beg you to cry. I don’t trust characters who “grieve” in tidy monologues about how much they miss someone. I don’t trust weepy music or lighting cues that whisper, now feel this. But reader: I used to. audreycefaly.substack.com/p/how-to-layer…

If you’ve ever written your way into a truth you didn’t know was waiting… this one’s for you. audreycefaly.substack.com/p/writing-from… #playwriting #memoir #twins #amwriting #mondaymotivation

@OliLondonTV Megyn Kelly: Jesus just IS white.

Adam Lambert set to play Judas in upcoming Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar while Cynthia Erivo will play Jesus.

My top 10 playwriting hacks. Happy writing! open.substack.com/pub/audreycefa…

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Had a blast recording this podcast w/ Dennis Hensley and my writing partner, #CarolynMessina. TOPICS: #AlabamaGoatPlay (aka #Alabaster), writing trauma, comedy, & what it was like getting published by @SamuelFrenchNYC . Have a listen! #playwriting #amwriting #dramaturgy

@HensleyDennis What a blast! Thank you for having us, Dennis!

Meshing a deadly tornado, lesbian love & a talking goat into one play! Having audience members ask for a post-show hug! The rush getting published by Samuel French! It's a Dennis Anyone podcast w/ ALABASTER playwright Audrey Cefaly & actor Carolyn Messina! bit.ly/4kZ1Nmx

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce PrideSquatch.org, where inclusion meets adventure! 🌈 Your journey starts now—let's make a difference! 🏳️‍🌈✨ #PrideSquatch #Pride #LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Equality #Visibility

For those of you that like to listen to me drone on about my writing world, here I am talking about the evolution of Alabaster (#AlabamaGoatPlay) with James Elden. TOPICS: stagecraft, theatricality, hypnotic language, playwright vocabulary, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jam…