It's a lucky life to be a playwright. John Guare More Quotes by John Guare More Quotes From John Guare To stay around any place you love, you have to have a job. In college at Georgetown in the fifties, I got my first theater job checking coats at the National, which was Washington's main theater. John Guare place job you love You must keep people happy backstage because that affects what's onstage. During a run, the playwright feels like the mayor of a small town filled with noble creatures who have to get out there and make it brand new every night. When a production works, it's unlike any other joy in the world. John Guare you happy night people I've had students at Yale: my main task with them in drama school was not helping them with their writing but showing them how valuable they were. Because they're ready to give it up and go into teaching or television. John Guare go writing television school I like to ground plays in reality so they can jump higher. So we can account for the trampoline, so we can account for the leap. John Guare jump ground like reality
