Mary Iannelli sits down with Playwright and Screenwriter, Sarah Congress to discuss the role of the script doctor.  What do they do?  What value do they add to a project, the skills needed to do the job and the pitfalls you may encounter.

Credits:

Audio Engineer Gary Glor

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou 

References:

Sarah Congress

https://sarahcongress.com/

Playwrights Horizons

https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/

Downtown Urban Arts Festival

https://www.duafnyc.com/

Jersey Shore Film Festival

https://jerseyshorefilmfestival.com/

Nabisar Films

https://www.nabisarfilmsus.com/

SUNY Purchase College

https://www.purchase.edu/

Caryn Whitman

https://www.crunchbase.com/person/caryn-whitman

Vasana Ventures

https://vasanaventures.com/

"Delulu" by Sarah Congress

This play was a semifinalist in a new play festival and was scheduled for a reading in October 2025. Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor, but her professional websites and social media do not offer the full script for public access. It is a new work still in the process of development and production.

Centre Stage

https://centrestage.org/

Actors Guild 

https://www.actorsguild.org/

Ego Actus

https://egoactus.com/