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Concord Theatricals is proud to represent plays by Black authors that grapple with current themes and the history of the Black community. To commemorate Juneteenth, we’ve pulled a selection of titles.

“I seemed to be drawn to works that I already knew were explorations of crisis situations, possibly looking for answers there.” Award-winning writer Jaki McCarrick discusses her go-to artworks during the lockdown period.

Charles Dickens died while writing Edwin Drood, and the story of his unfinished novel’s development is almost as intriguing as its contents.

Discover more about the writer and composer team behind musicals such as Mrs Beeton Says… and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Rosary O’Neill’s play Degas in New Orleans is making its way to the silver screen. Read more about its journey from stage to screen.

“We used to gather round a single light / To tell a lie so true it could ignite.” Writer Kait Kerrigan shares her thoughts on theatre and the pandemic.

Find out more about the Miss Littlewood, written and composed by Sam Kenyon!

Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney discuss writing My Left Nut and The Alternative.

Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, looks back on the development of the groundbreaking musical.

“I hope that whatever this gestation brings is better than what came before.” Award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl shares her thoughts and wishes.

Open your mind to new ideas with a selection of stimulating reads!

Lisa Kron, Tony-winning librettist/lyricist of Fun Home, hopes theater will “gather our losses into collective experience and imbue them with meaning.”

Explore our collection of brilliant shows featuring strong female voices!

These great musical comedies will whisk you away to a trouble-free world of love, laughter, song and dance.

Tony-winning playwright Ken Ludwig addresses our questions about the power of art during this challenging time.

Stamp your passports and celebrate World Book Night with these Agatha Christie titles sure to take you on a thrilling vacation from the comfort of your home.

“Dramaturgs are beleaguered. They are bashed, silenced; they are badly paid. And still, they persevere.” Read this love letter to dramaturgs from Sarah Ruhl.

Keep things simple with these dynamic plays and musicals featuring two characters!

Be transported around the world with shows that let you travel from the comfort of your own home!

Author Rabiah Hussain shares the inspiration behind Spun, a story the evolution of a friendship, and also offers a few tips to those wanting to stage it!

Put an instant grin on your face with these bubbly, bouncing, happiness-inducing plays and musicals.

These exciting plays and musicals were adapted from youth literature, from heartwarming children’s classics to edgy teen novels.

Dust off the old hairbrush-microphone and get ready to sing along with these Broadway hits from the classic to the contemporary.

Get relaxing with these long shows to help fill your afternoons with theatre magic.

When Britt Hancock saw Barbara’s Blue Kitchen for the first time, he was immediately transported to his childhood. From inspiration to mounting the production, his journey with this diner musical would remind him and his audience of the hometown humanity they all love.

Playwright Martin Casella discusses rewriting his play, The Irish Curse, for more diverse casting and a wider audience. The raucous five-character comedy deals with male body image, what makes a man a man, and what the hell masculinity really is.

Bella: An American Tall Tale began as a response to the erasure of African Americans in the history books that turned into a celebration of Black women and people of color in the American West. Read more about this joyful musical and its beginnings.

Playwright Emily Jenkins discusses working with students to create COOKIES and gives advice for anyone wanting to license the play too.

Let the women take center stage with these 30 plays for leading ladies.

Billie Holiday, Lady Thiang, Diana Morales, Nina Rosario, Effie White. Explore musicals featuring some of the complex and compelling roles created specifically for female actors of color.

A matriarch from Chicago’s South Side; an undocumented maid at an El Paso home; two twin girls determined to win a coveted early admission minority scholarship. Delve into plays featuring some of the gripping and gutsy roles written specifically for female actors of color.

Comedian, author, actor and playwright Katy Brand talks about her debut play.