Episode 73: Lindsey Ferrentino - Write Into Broadway
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Episode 73: Lindsey Ferrentino - Write Into Broadway
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Lindsey Ferrentino is a playwright, based in Brooklyn, NY.
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(00:00) Moving to NYU at 17
(02:18) Realizing acting isn’t the path
(04:35) Family of comedians, early writing habits
(07:20) Teaching herself screenwriting in Florida
(10:05) Copycatting influences before finding a voice
(13:12) Strasberg training reframed as writer training
(16:05) Grad school focus: Hunter MFA, then Yale
(18:55) Theater vs film/TV: money, control, reality
(22:10) Romantic New York “life in the arts” idea
(25:40) Teacher pushes Florida settings; authenticity clicks
(28:55) “Big break” mindset: relentless readings, submissions
(32:05) Off-Broadway launch: “Ugly Lies the Bone”
(35:10) Play premise: burn survivor, VR therapy, reintegration
(38:25) Lessons from productions: scale, staging, dialogue
(41:45) Post-break output: adaptations, multiple shows, pace
(44:12) Writing routine: sculpting in small blocks
(47:08) Current obsessions: Nick Yarris, justice system story
(50:36) Queen of Versailles musical: rights, satire, success definition
(52:18) Gratitude, “lucky life,” closing thanks