Episode 33: Katori Hall, "P-Valley"

<p>Kaitlin speaks with writer <strong>Katori Hall</strong> – the creator and showrunner of the Starz drama series P-VALLEY – about the show's journey from theater to TV, the showrunner as changemaker, how creating a show is like climbing a pole, and much more.</p> <p><strong>Katori Hall</strong> is an acclaimed playwright whose stage credits include <em>Hurt Village</em>; <em>Tina</em>; and <em>The Mountaintop –</em> a fictionalized account of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night alive, for which she received the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Play.</p> <p>P-VALLEY is an adaptation of Katori's play <em>Pussy Valley</em>. The series centers on a strip club in the "Dirty Delta" of Mississippi and the people whose lives—and secrets—revolve around it. The show premiered on Starz in July 2020, and was recently renewed for a second season.</p> <p>--<br /> <strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:<br /></strong><a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org/<br /></a><strong>--<br /> Follow Kaitlin on Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/kaitlinfontana">@KaitlinFontana</a><strong><br /> Follow the Guild on social media:<br /></strong>Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></p>