It seems to me that everybody who's a success has made a decision to put themselves in a situation that eats away at their privacy. Their hours just don't end. Now, with actors it's extreme, because their privacy is almost nonexistent.
Peter StoneFor writers that rehearsal period is death. It is the most destructive thing of all to a script.
Peter StoneBelonging to the Dramatists Guild Council where, with my fellow dramatists, I can directly affect (and protect) the professional lives of all American Playwrights has always made me feel that I am returning as much to the theatre as I withdraw. Because only playwrights can ensure the well-being of playwrights. No one else will do it for us.
Peter StoneMusicals are written and then rewritten. Those things used to happen on the road. Now they are done in New York during preview performances.
Peter Stone