November 28, 2017Warrior of Change: The World of Dominique Morisseau In October 2017, we were proud to honor Dominique Morisseau with the Impact & Activism Award. Don’t miss Kamilah Forbes’ tribute to her here.Community/
November 28, 2017Sustained Excellence in American Theatre: A Tribute to Ken Ludwig In October 2017, we were proud to honor Ken Ludwig with the Sustained Excellence in American Theatre Award. Don’t miss Emily Mann’s (Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre) tribute to him here.Community/
November 27, 2017From the Artistic Director: A Life Adam Bock looks life straight in the eye. The truth has got to be there somewhere, doesn’t it?Titles/
November 20, 2017Making the Connection: A Chat with Samuel French’s Social Media Manager In this piece, we chat with our Social Media Manager about all things social, nationwide collaboration with theaters, and how we want to work with you in the future.Community/
November 20, 2017#ThankfulForTheatre: Our Staff Shares Their Stories We’re thankful for theatre all year round, but this November we took a moment to ask our staff just why they are grateful for this art form we love so dearly.Community/
November 15, 2017Carrying the Torch Ryan McGlone discusses the enduring relevance of Harvey Fierstein’s unflinching Torch Song Trilogy.Titles/
November 14, 2017Submitting Works to OOB Festival: A Chat with the Festival’s Literary Manager As submissions for the 43rd annual OOB festival prepare to open on November 18th, we sat down with Festival Literary Manager Garrett Anderson to hear all things short play.Community/
November 10, 2017Surviving by The Skin of Our Teeth Artistic Associate of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Nick Sandys, discusses the series of events that oddly aligned with a production of The Skin of Our Teeth and reminds us of the wisdom of Thornton Wilder.Productions/
November 9, 2017Eternally Urgent: Thornton Wilder’s Plays in 2017 Arib Arbus observes Wilder’s prescience in 2017.Titles/
November 9, 2017Every Good and Excellent Thing Lives on the Razor Edge of Danger In this reprint from Wilder Moments, director, Dámaso Rodriguez, discusses how he encountered The Skin of Our Teeth and the challenges & surprises of wanting to direct it.Productions/
November 2, 2017Tuning Into Gender Equality Through THE ADDING MACHINE As revelations of abuses by men with disproportionate power make national headlines, the cast and production team of ADDING MACHINE ponder a telling and troubling comment expressed by a man following one of their performances.Community/
November 2, 2017Cardboard Piano at Park Square Theatre A play set a world away has themes that ring true to audiences in Saint Paul Minnesota where Park Square theatre works towards their mission of serving broader audiences with a variety of different viewpoints.Productions/
November 1, 2017The 5 Things I Learned From Writing A Play About Online Dating Jenny Rachel Weiner reveals what she learned writing Kingdom Come.Titles/
October 31, 2017Producing 26 Pebbles at The Human Race President and Artistic Director of The Human Race Company, Kevin Moore, discusses their production of 26 PEBBLES by Eric Ulloa.Productions/
October 27, 2017Write More: How The Dramatists Guild Foundation Can Help You The Dramatists Guild Foundation has programs that are designed to help theatre thrive by giving playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters what they need to make their best work. Learn more.Community/
October 27, 2017The Humanity of Athletes in King Liz Very few plays come to mind that explore the professional world of sports, even fewer that delve into the specifics of the business poised on making money off of the literal blood and sweat of other people. Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz does just that, without pulling any punches.Titles/
October 26, 2017Playwright Rosary O’Neill Discusses Her New Play, Wishing Aces The latest play by acclaimed playwright Rosary Hartel O’Neill, Wishing Aces, was performed via a workshop reading at the Gallery Players theater in Brooklyn, New York, on October 9th, 2017. Rosary recently discussed this play and her anticipations regarding its future via an exclusive interview.Titles/
October 25, 2017The Limbic Zone Diep Tran discusses Jiehae Park’s Hannah and the Dream Gazebo.Titles/
October 11, 2017K-Lud, or The Story of Ken Ludwig’s MIDSUMMER/JERSEY Learn about the experience of creating a show with Ken Ludwig at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia. This article is part of our Samuel French Awards Series honoring several playwrights, including Ken Ludwig.Productions/
October 5, 2017COLOSSAL: A Playwright and An Actor Toss the Ball Back and Forth Ben Coleman interviews Andrew Hinderaker, playwright of Colossal.Titles/
October 2, 2017Pittsburgh Public Theater on Making Theatre More Accessible Learn more about the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s efforts to make theatre more accessible through I-Caption and D-Scriptive services.Community/
September 29, 2017The Essential Truth of A Raisin in the Sun and Theatre in Our Time Cynthia P. Schneider discusses the importance of art in today’s society, A Raisin in the Sun and, how this play connected people across the world.Community/
September 29, 2017An Analysis of Othello in RED VELVET by Christina Malcolmson, Professor Emerita of English at Bates College.Titles/
September 27, 2017Playwright Feature: A Chat With Jiehae Park Learn more about the playwright behind the words of PEERLESS and HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO.Authors/
September 27, 2017Company One Theatre & Unconventional Spaces Company One’s partnership with, and celebration of the purpose of the Library as a public good, is tied up in the ideas at the heart of Peerless: that the scarcity of access to information — to education — is like a social cancer.Community/
September 25, 2017Top 10 Plays About Family Did you know today is #FamilyDay? In celebration, we’ve compiled a Top Ten list of our plays and musicals that capture the complex, tumultuous, and beautiful relationships that come with being a part of a family.Titles/
September 19, 2017Getting the Dirt on Sweet Smell of Success Scott Miller at New Line Theatre, St. Louis talks about their experience performing The Sweet Smell Of Success.Titles/
September 18, 2017Top 10 Female-Driven Musicals We’ve created a list of 10 musicals that are each a perfect, and unique, showcase for your school or community’s most talented leading ladies!Titles/
September 12, 2017Fun Home Is The Story Of Our Home Heather Akers, partner at Iowa’s Giving Tree Theatre, finds her own home in FUN HOME.Community/
September 11, 2017Thespian Identity Blazing: My Experience at International Thespian Festival A dedicated Thespian shares her love for summers in Nebraska at the International Thespian Festival.Community/
August 31, 2017#ReadABookDay: Our Staff Shares Their Reads! Check out our staff’s current reads on National Read A Book Day!Community/
August 31, 2017Get Smart What’s the first step to producing SMART PEOPLE by Lydia Diamond? Getting smart.Productions/