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September 13, 2018

Meet the Fellows: Eric Micha Holmes

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.
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September 6, 2018

How Heathers: High School Edition is helping difficult discourse on teen issues in Johnson County, Kansas (and how it can help you, too).

As students and the local community of Johnson County, Kansas struggled to confront issues of teen suicide, violence and bullying, a local high school ignited the conversation with Heathers – The Musical: High School Edition.
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September 6, 2018

Playwright Interview: Jaki McCarrick

Jaki shares the inspiration behind Belfast Girls, offers an insight into her writing routine, and gives some advice for aspiring playwrights.
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September 6, 2018

Playwright Interview: Gracie Gardner

An interview between playwright Gracie Grander and director Emma Miller about the return of Athena to JACK.
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August 27, 2018

43rd OOB Festival Announces Six Winning Plays

Samuel French has announced the winners of the 2018 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation’s premier short play competition.
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August 22, 2018

Debunking the Myth – Why Rock of Ages CAN work for your group.

Are you interested in a more modern musical with a rock feel, but have several hesitations that prevent you from considering this option?
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August 22, 2018

Getting Away With Murder in Newfoundland

Why produce Chicago: High School Edition? As an educator, I am always looking for growth opportunities for my students.
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August 15, 2018

My Life Is More Than The Eight Years I Fight: A Perspective on My Experience Playing Quang in The Unicorn Theatre’s Production Vietgone

QUANG. Why you so serious? PLAYWRIGHT. Because, Dad, I’m trying to do something important here. Something about you, about Mom, about Vietnam. In the for…
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August 14, 2018

City Theatre Gets Big Results from Little Shorts, with an Assist from Samuel French

It was just an idea in 1996: to introduce the little known genre of ten-minute plays, shorts, to the South Florida community. 
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July 30, 2018

The Five Things I Learned from Producing and Directing The Sparkley Clean Funeral Singers

In 2016, I took over as the producing director/CEO of the Cumberland County Playhouse from longtime producing director Jim Crabtree. Jim’s parents, Paul and Mar…
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July 30, 2018

How a Director/Writer Collaboration all Started in a Diner Decades Ago

Director Martha Banta discusses an enduring playwright-director relationship with Lori Fischer.
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July 19, 2018

Putting the High School Voice in the High School Story

Who could forget the iconic lines of the movie Heathers? In 1988, the movie premiered to surprisingly giant audiences nationwide and garnered a cult following f…
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July 19, 2018

I Wanna Rock!

Since the beginning of my teaching career, I have always been on the search for the perfect musical that fits my students, my music director, and the community….
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July 19, 2018

Writing Great Characters

Playwright Lori Fischer talks about writing great characters
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July 19, 2018

Playwright Interview: Nathan Alan Davis

Nathan Alan Davis is the author of Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, and many others, sat down with Samuel French Professional Licensing Representative Nikki Przasnyski to discuss his work
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July 12, 2018

The Theatricality of “Sideways”: An Interview with Rex Pickett

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the film Sideways (coming up in 2019), we sat down with Rex Pickett, author of the novel on which the screenplay was based.
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July 12, 2018

Doing The Lambeth Walk: 5 Things I Learned From Producing Me And My Girl

British agent Alex Armitage shares invaluable advice from a career producing Me and My Girl.
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July 9, 2018

Here’s What Happens When You Fall In Love With Tuck Everlasting

Not for nothing, I jumped for joy the day I learned Tuck Everlasting was going to be the next musical my students and I got to work on.
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June 19, 2018

Adapting “Sideways” for the Stage: An Interview with Rex Pickett

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the film Sideways (coming up in 2019), we sat down with Rex Pickett, author of the novel on which the screenplay was based.
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June 18, 2018

Music + Lyrics: Todd Almond

In this interview, we chat to Todd about his life, his work, and what’s next for one of theatre’s most diverse creatives.
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June 14, 2018

Design, Development & Dedication: Creating Samuel French’s New Website

Breaking Character Magazine Editor, Courtney Kochuba, sits down with Samuel French’s Marketing Director and one of Engine Digital’s Interactive Designer to talk about the drive behind building Samuel French’s new website
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June 12, 2018

Impacts on Racism

Samuel French is proud to support the August Wilson Monologue Competition, which was created by Kenny Leon and True Colors Theater Company in 2007 to carry on the legacy of August Wilson through the next generation of theatre artists. In 2017, the Dallas Competition expanded to include essays written about Mr. Wilson’s work.
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June 11, 2018

Integrating Deaf Performers into Live Musical Theatre

Fun Home’s assistant director Elisa Hoover discusses integrating deaf performers in live musical theatre performance, to educate theatergoers and increase opportunities for deaf performers.
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June 11, 2018

The Endearing Relevance of Tuck Everlasting

Finding titles that resonate with high school-aged actors can be an arduous prospect.
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June 7, 2018

The Vital Role of the Missoula Colony

This week, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and DGF Traveling Master Jon Robin Baitz (Other Desert Cities, The Film Society) will be visiting Montana Repertory Theatre’s Missoula Colony to share a keynote address and a new play with local artists. Known regionally and nationally as a dynamic, professional touring company, Montana Rep’s vision of theatre is utterly holistic and inclusive. Their mission includes the wish “to celebrate the human spirit in an ever-expanding community.” The DGF Traveling Masters program brings luminaries of the modern stage to regional theatres for masterclasses on writing. To ensure the continued relevance of theatre throughout the United States, programs like Montana Rep’s Missoula Colony and the DGF Traveling Masters are important tools in strengthening and amplifying the voices of artists outside of New York City and other urban centers. The Missoula Colony, was founded in 1996 by Michael Murphy, Marsha Norman, and Montana Rep Artistic Director Greg Johnson. Convening annually at the University of Montana, where five gorgeous Rocky Mountain valleys and three stunning rivers converge, the Colony’s ongoing mission is to bring the Missoula theatre community a week of discussion, artistic exchange, and new play readings and workshops. Every summer, Missoulians and visitors alike congregate on
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June 6, 2018

The Soaring Blues of Seven Guitars

The strength of music will not be suppressed. Read about August Wilson’s Seven Guitars here.
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June 6, 2018

Two Trains Running: The Realities of the Civil Rights Movement

Samuel French is proud to support the August Wilson Monologue Competition, which was created by Kenny Leon and True Colors Theater Company in 2007 to carry on the legacy of August Wilson through the next generation of theatre artists. In 2017, the Dallas Competition expanded to include essays written about Mr. Wilson’s work.
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June 6, 2018

Runaways: A Conversation with Jeanine Tesori and Sam Pinkleton

Jeanine Tesori and Sam Pinkleton discuss the making of Runaways.
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June 6, 2018

Runaways by Elizabeth Swados Four Decades Later

Theatre writer Jonathan Mandell shares the revelation that is experiencing Runaways four decades after its creation.
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June 6, 2018

Wakey, Wakey: How Will Eno’s Work Brings Joy to Theatre

Director and Actor Ken Webster shares the joy of Will Eno’s contributions to theatre.
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May 25, 2018

Meet the Fellows: Oliver Houser

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.
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May 23, 2018

The Dynamics of Character in Joshua Harmon’s Work

Producer Jeremy Wechsler discusses the significance of Joshua Harmon’s recent work, Significant Other. 
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