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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is celebrating its 30th anniversary! Creators Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts discuss the show’s creation, history and enduring success.

Since its introduction as a novella in 1843, Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of greed, ghosts and growth has become a holiday classic and creatives continue to adapt it, whether performed with Dickensian costume and dialogue or in a contemporary context.

Whatever your personality, there’s sure to be a Shakespeare heroine that speaks to what makes you, well, you. From sharp-tongued lovers to dutiful daughters, proud and independent nobles to gifted artists, the Bard’s leading ladies shine with intelligence and wit.

One of the American theatre’s most psychologically exacting and sharp playwrights as well as one of only two playwrights to win three Pulitzer Prizes in Drama, Edward Albee created an enduring body of work whose legacy has stood the test of time.

From classics to brand-new works, here are some great ideas for every community theatre, including gut-busting comedies, heart-stopping dramas and crowd-pleasing musicals.

Ambition, power, justice. In this edition of the “In Conversation With…” series, Breaking Character explores work that delve into political systems across the world and the often-polarizing figures that inhabit them.

June is jam-packed with new plays and musicals to license – some might even say it’s bustin’ out all over! Check out these titles, newly available as of June from Concord Theatricals in the US.

Just because it’s June, here are some new plays and musicals to license! Check out these titles, newly available as of June from Concord Theatricals in the UK.

The Laramie Project remains one of the most moving and heart-rending theatrical experiences in recent memory. Explore the history of the play’s creation and its storied legacy with this next entry in Breaking Character’s “The Truth Behind…” series.

The Concord Theatricals Concert Library is the proud home of the songs that have anchored us through graduations, funerals and moments of political change – songs that endure because they strive for mutual connection.

In this edition of the “In Conversation with…” series, Breaking Character presents a sampling of shows that respond to a kind of tragedy that has sadly become a common reality and the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States: gun violence.

A playwright, screenwriter and TV writer adept at balancing the intimate with the universal, Lauren Yee is an accomplished and widely produced voice in American theatre. Here’s a selection of five of Yee’s celebrated plays.

Hot people read plays! This summer, infuse your reading list with plays, and find your perfect read (or two or three) for a summer of adventure, intrigue, laughs and/or relaxation.

Classic or contemporary, silly or serious, comedy or drama, find out which musical best suits your personality.

Check out these titles, newly available as of May from Concord Theatricals in the US.

Bask in the vitality of spring – and also these new plays and musicals to perform! Check out titles newly available to license as of May from Concord Theatricals in the UK.

Since its 1945 premiere in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” has continued to inspire. We explore the song’s cultural impact through the world of football and charity singles.

David Henry Hwang speaks to issues of race, culture and self-image with sharp wit and deep intelligence. Explore this sampling of his challenging, engaging work.

Peruse our shows that have been selected for the distinguished Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

These plays examine how humanity makes sense of grief through moving character portraits and dynamic narrative choices. From trauma to the healing process, every facet of grief is explored and brought to vivid theatrical life.

This Earth Day, plant some story seeds with a cultivated collection of plays about the environment.

Award-winning playwright and screen writer Rajiv Joseph often writes about complex social issues with a distinctly personal touch. Dive deeper into his work, which the L.A. Times called “daring, magnificent and virtuosic.”

This Concord Theatricals list has something for every college or university’s 2026/27 theatre program, with titles ranging from classic mysteries and romances to contemporary dramas and comedies.

Play Club founder Amy Wheeler shares the inspiring story of the club’s genesis and celebrates the unifying power of reading plays as a community.

From William Shakespeare’s poems and stage works, contemporary theatremakers have taken the liberty of creating their own unique plays and musicals. Here’s a selection of brilliant and thrilling works inspired by The Bard of Avon.

Lauren Gunderson is one of America‘s most-produced living playwrights. Get a glimpse of her passionate work with these five plays, exploring science, humanity, overlooked women, human nature, feminism and theatre.

It’s time to plan the next season for your school theatre program! Here’s an assortment of great plays and musicals for you to consider, from crowd-pleasing musicals to cutting-edge dramas.

Playwright Kate Douglas talks about her new dark comedy, an unsettling and sharp-witted cautionary tale about death, the planet, women, power and bees.

What does it mean to be alive, day after day and hour after hour? Discover how many of the theatre’s most gifted playwrights have answered this universal question in this collection of moving, challenging, memorable plays affiliated with the Theatre of the Absurd.

Tennessee Williams has a decades-spanning legacy of incredible plays with complex and challenging roles for all actors, but especially leading ladies. Discover more about an American master with this sampling of five plays.

It’s a lucky month! Check out these titles, newly available as of March from Concord Theatricals in the US.

Spring forward with some stellar new shows! Check out these titles, newly available as of March from Concord Theatricals in the UK.