Ruby Marez spends most of her time, not at a desk writing, but jotting notes down on her phone in her car (pictured above)!

 

 

 

 

What thing do you have to have to start writing / working?

Coffee. Probably a common answer but that’s my “go go gadget” writing juice!

What’s your favorite thing in your desk area?

Post it notes and whatever notebook I’m currently writing ideas in! I get inspired a lot and have to write the idea down immediately before I forget it. So I always keep post-it notes and my notebook on my desk area to catch whatever idea flies in!

What was your first solo show called and what’s your favorite line that you wrote from that show?

My first solo show was originally called “Hot Mess! ” which I then changed to “Excessively, Obsessively!” because it was more specific to the struggles of the character in the show.

Hard to pic my most favorite. But one of my favorite lines that I think of frequently, comes when my character goes to an open mic to perform a song she wrote about her O.C.D., and sings the following verse:

DIDJA KNOW A SNEEZE CAN TRAVEL 20 FEET?/

AND THERE’S OVER 90 STRAINS OF HPV.

IS MY NEUROSIS STILL TURNING YOU ON?/

OH MY GOD-I LEFT MY OVEN ON!

Thanks for chatting with us Ruby! And to learn more about Ruby’s class tap here!