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April 8, 2019

Top 15 Plays and Musicals About Siblings

Celebrate this Siblings Day with Concord Theatricals’ list of 15 shows all about brothers and sisters.
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April 3, 2019

Who Is The Stranger?

SPOILER ALERT: Artistic Director Mary Jane Hansen muses on Enid Bradshaw, and the central debate in Agatha Christie’s The Stranger.
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April 3, 2019

Playwright Interview: Phil Porter

Playwright Phil Porter shares an insight in his creative process writing Blink and rewriting Roman comedy in classical farce Vice Versa.
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April 1, 2019

Stephen Dolginoff on writing Thrill Me and other musicals inspired by historical fact

An interview with the writer and composer behind Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story.
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March 27, 2019

Our Picks for 2019 Fall Plays

Spring musicals season is winding down, which means it’s time to kick back, open a script, and start thinking about your fall dramas. Take a look at our picks for 2019.
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March 14, 2019

Playwright Rosary O’Neill Connects with the Art of Edgar Degas in Paris, France

Playwright Rosary O’Neill talks Degas, New Orleans, and Paris.
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March 13, 2019

Monica Dolan on writing and performing The B*easts

Monica Dolan discusses writing and performing in her one-woman play, The B*easts.
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March 12, 2019

Censorship, Art & the Elizabethan Era

Get ready to debate in this in class exercise from the Shakespeare in Love Production Handbook.
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March 12, 2019

The Structure of a Sonnet

Unleash your inner poet in this excerpt from the Shakespeare in Love Production Handbook.
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March 12, 2019

Shakespeare in Love from Screen to Stage

Take a journey across the sea in this excerpt from the Shakespeare in Love Production Handbook.
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February 28, 2019

Creating Community Connections

A discussion where you will hear from three of the many people who came together to make Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau a success:
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February 26, 2019

Murder in the Studio: Staging a Radio Play

Jenni Rushton and Keith Beattie share their experiences of directing an amateur production of Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Studio.
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February 21, 2019

Playwright Interview: Bekah Brunstetter

A conversation with playwright Bekah Brunstetter on the opening of The Cake at MTC, all things playwriting, working on This Is Us, and about her upcoming project The Notebook Musical.
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February 21, 2019

How Does Theatre Centered on the Black Experience Hold Up with Predominantly White Audiences?

“How would this play centered on the Black experience hold up with a predominantly white audience? Would the jokes land and appropriate emotions be stirred?” In this article, director Reginald Douglas discusses fostering empathy and conversation with August Wilson’s Two Trains Running at Weston Playhouse.
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February 20, 2019

From the Desk of Licensing: February Edition

Here are hot titles straight from our licensing team that you need to know this month.
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February 20, 2019

Raymond Allen on Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em

Raymond Allen discusses his hit sitcom Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em, which has recently been adapted for stage by Guy Unsworth.
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February 13, 2019

Javaad Alipoor on directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Javaad Alipoor shares an insight into directing One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
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February 4, 2019

What About Pierre?: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Contributor Katie Coryell shares 10 things you might not know about The Great Comet.
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January 28, 2019

Wherefore Art Thou? 10 things you didn’t know about Shakespeare in Love

The much beloved 1988 film turned stage adaptation has audiences clamoring into theatres across the country. Here we share 10 facts only a true fan would know!
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January 7, 2019

Our Picks For The 2019/20 Season

We chatted with our Professional Licensing Team, Theresa Posorske and Zach Kaufer, about their suggestions for plays and musicals that could round out your season planning.
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December 3, 2018

5 Things I Learned from Performing in Peerless by Jiehae Park

ArtsWest production of Peerless.
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November 27, 2018

25 Years Later: Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Alley Theatre’s Associate Director for Design Kevin Rigdon revisits Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
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November 16, 2018

Lucy Bailey on Witness for the Prosecution

Director Lucy Bailey’s take on Witness for the Prosecution.
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November 15, 2018

An Introduction to “The Collection” – Agatha Christie’s Lost Plays

Discovering Agatha Christie’s lost manuscripts.
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November 8, 2018

Playwright Interview: Jiehae Park

A conversation with Jiehae Park on writing Peerless and Hannah and the Dread Gazebo.
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November 8, 2018

Having Our Cake and Eating It Too

Director Courtney Sale’s take on The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter.
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October 31, 2018

Don’t Dream It, Be It: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Rocky Horror Show

The 1975 screen adaptation of Richard O‘Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is a undeniable cult classic. Here are our top 10 freaky and fabulous facts about the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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October 22, 2018

Teen Representation Onstage, or Why The Secret Garden is Perfect for Educational Theatre

The Secret Garden is the perfect musical to direct at a middle school level
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October 22, 2018

The Secret Garden We’re All Searching For

Honoring The Secret Garden at Hershey Area Playhouse.
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October 22, 2018

Timeless Magic: How The Secret Garden Transformed One Theatre Community

Get to know our 2018 Samuel French Awards honorees through this weeklong series.
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October 22, 2018

Boldly Necessary: The Voice of Antoinette Nwandu

Get to know Antoinette Nwandu, a 2018 Samuel French Awards honoree.
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October 22, 2018

Artist and Artist’s Advocate: An Appreciation of Playwright Doug Wright

Get to know our 2018 Samuel French Awards honorees through this weeklong series!
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