Award-winning playwright Jonathan Spector discussed his writing process and defined success.
Spector just won the 2025 Tony Award for “Best Revival of a Play” for “Eureka Day.”
Last week Spector chatted with this journalist on the red carpet of the Drama Desk Awards, which were held at the NYU Skirball Center in Manhattan. “It is very exciting to be here,” Spector said.
Speaking of the Drama Desk Awards, “Eureka Day” also won the Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Revival of a Play.”
Advice for hopefuls who wish to go into theatre
For hopefuls that wish to go into theatre, Spector said, “I’m a writer, so I don’t know if I have the best advice for performers, but the general advice is to find the work and the artists that are speaking to you and are exciting to you, and find a way to be around them.”
Spector on his writing process
When asked if he writes with the end in mind, he responded, “It depends on the play… never in a very specific way. Sometimes, in a generalized way. It’s always a process of discovery.”
Success
Regarding his definition of the word success, Spector said, “Success is getting to keep doing the work… then, you get to do the next play, and the play after that.”
