Listen to the podcast On March 29, 2025, we celebrated Kasie Day in Cayce, S.C. and to get read for it took on the topic of naming characters for the show. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What’s in a Name Agenda Quick Catch Up Naming Characters Do’s and Don’ts Segment 1…
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Episode 298: The Proxy Character
listen to the podcast On February 8, 2025, Kasie and Rex had a special guest, Hollie Whitener, in the studio to discuss here suggested topic of the character that proxies for the audience. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Proxy Character Agenda Quick Catch Up What is a proxy character and…
Episode 295: Character Wants and Needs
listen to the podcast On January 11, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the “I Want” part of the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What Your Character Wants Agenda Quick Catch Up The “I Want” song in Broadway shows Why what the character wants matters How to match the obstacles…
Episode 287: Beneath the Surface
Listen to the podcast On November 9, 2024, Kasie and Rex took on subtext. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Subtext for the win Agenda Quick Catch Up What is subtext? How to successfully use subtext Segment 1 Some of the best scenes on stage or on film are ones where the…
Episode 256: The Ubiquitous 3 Act Structure (thanks, Aristotle)
On February 17, 2024, Kasie and Rex revisited the 3 Act Structure plot design with a new resource. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The 3-Act Plot Agenda Quick Catch Up Last week we talked about basic outlines What is the 3-act structure Listen to the podcast Segment 1 So last week…
