Henrik Ibsen | Ryan C Tittle

Sep 206 min read

On Learning and Teaching

Early on, I was a poor learner. I really was. The sort who liked to have books around me but couldn’t get through them. It wasn’t the...

Mar 227 min read

Cancellation or Practicality: The Life and Death of a Play

I rather enjoy publishing a blog post that announces a new publication. It is rather another thing to write one about the revocation of a...

Nov 24, 20236 min read

Native Children

In the early 2000s, I inherited a book collection from my former theatre teacher. It was a virtual treasure trove of hardcover and...

Jun 16, 20235 min read

Dedications: Writing for Others

I recently got the exciting news that a short play of mine, Approaching the Summer Sun, is slated for publication in the first issue of...

May 12, 202322 min read

David Henry Hwang, pt 1: More Than M. Butterfly

For the next few weeks, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I will celebrate my mentor and teacher David...

Apr 28, 202310 min read

A Quarter Century at the Table Writing Plays

On March 28, 1997, I sat down at my desk and wrote a one act play. It wasn’t the first play I wrote exactly, but it was the first one to...

Dec 9, 20223 min read

Favorites Part 5: Television/Theatre/Opera

For the last few weeks, I've been sharing my favorite works of art. These were not necessarily my answers to "What is the best movie/tv...

Sep 2, 202216 min read

On (Not) Being Influenced by Tennessee Williams

I don’t know whether I’ve always championed small town papers because I value their content or whether it was because I happened to be...