Episode 55
“Advice that I got as I was developing my career was, if you’re a writer, write every day. And that could be anything.
So I wake up in the morning on weekdays and sit down with coffee and just write whatever’s on my mind. So it’s often a chronicle of what happened the previous day. It could be what I’m concerned about in my work life, or any number of things. It doesn’t really matter. I’m not one who say, needs a prompt or it needs to be in a certain direction. I just think it’s a way of opening that channel between yourself and the page.”
Naveen Kumar is the theater critic for The Washington Post. Previously, his work as a critic and journalist was published by The New York Times, Variety, them.us, Town & Country, and more.
He has twice served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Prior to journalism, he worked on the agency side of the entertainment business, including in the theatrical literary department at CAA. He earned his BA from Vassar College and an MA in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
It was our pleasure to be able to speak to Naveen about his writing process, advice he would share with budding theater or performing arts reviewers, and what it was like being on a Pulitzer Prize jury — and more!
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