Soon after meeting Dustin, I met the whole Open Theatre Project (OTP) Board. They were enthusiastic about my play, but had one question: was I open to continue working on it? Sure, I said. I was open. Though, I didn’t know how or how much more I could be. Over three years, I had written in, then written out sixteen characters, different beginnings and endings, different ways to use time, and more. Soon, OTP organized a table reading, with a talented group of actors assembled

After that first, critical meeting with Beth , I plunged into writing what would eventually become An Education in Prudence. With a day job and three young children, I woke at 5, and worked until one of them tumbled downstairs. Those early days, I was excited, hopeful, optimistic – the way I always am beginning a new project. That October, I organized a reading at the Playwrights’ Platform – a tough love group that doesn’t hesitate to say what’s working and what isn’t. It was

Get to know how OTP's An Education in Prudence came to be with this 3 part blog series from Playwright, Stefan Lanfer. In March, 2013, I was at a work event at the Barr Foundation – when a complete stranger crossed the crowded room, making a beeline for me. “ “Hi, I’m Beth,” she said, “I hear you’re a playwright.” “I am,” I said. “How can I help?” “There’s this story,” she said, “that has gripped me since grad school. I’ve always imagined it on stage. Can we talk?” “OK,” I sa