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Beyond the Musical: TYA Plays from Concord Theatricals

Flying peaches! Witches! Dragons! Aesop’s Fables! Commedia dell’arte! We’re highlighting some TYA plays featuring wonderful characters, unique experiences and a variety of styles to delight your young audiences.
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Inspiration and Transformation: My Experience at The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival

Playwright Peighton Robinson recounts her experience at LWNAPF, a weeklong event for college-aged writers, filled with workshops and seminars on playwriting and new play development.
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Magnifying Theatrical Mysteries: Plays and Musicals Featuring Sherlock Holmes

These Concord Theatricals titles featuring the great detective offer suspense, chills and surprises – all the thrills associated with great mystery theatre.
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QUIZ: Which Character from Heathers The Musical Are You?

Ms. Fleming might think that all teenagers are the same, but we know that each student at Westerberg High is beautiful in their own way! Take the quiz below to find out which iconic character from Heathers The Musical is most like you.
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Surrendering to Connection: A Conversation with No One Is Forgotten Author Winter Miller

Miller’s dark, moving one-act, which follows the relationship between hostages Lali and Beng, has reached the hearts of an array of theatergoers.
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Sarah Ruhl’s Becky Nurse of Salem at Trinity Rep Shines a Light on the Marginalized in America

Director Curt Columbus and lead actor Angela Brazil discuss Sarah Ruhl’s brilliant dramatic comedy Becky Nurse of Salem, which they recently presented at Trinity Rep in Providence, Rhode Island.