March 23, 2016Plays of My Life: Bekah Brunstetter To mark the world premiere of her upcoming play, GOING TO A PLACE WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE at South Coast Rep, Brunstetter shares her thoughts about her literary picks and what inspires her.Authors/
March 16, 2016Top 10 List of Cult Classics, Sci-Fi Spoofs and Quirky Adaptations We’ve created a list of the best stage adaptations of cult classics as well as some wacky spoofs and parodies of sci-fi films and horror movies. None of these shows take themselves too seriously, but all are sure to entertain and delight readers and audiences ready for a totally awesome time!Titles/
March 14, 2016Creating THE AWESOME ’80S PROM: A Trip Down Memory Lane “I lived through an era of movies like 16 candles and Pretty in Pink,” Davenport said, “And my prom was a very uppity, school tuxedos meet white gown kind of prom.” He did not want that; he wanted to “do something with no dress code and play the music we want.” And that is exactly what you see in The Awesome ’80s Prom.Titles/
March 10, 2016ADRIFT IN MACAO: A Testimonial to Rolling the Dice Theatre begets theatre. Learn more in this testimonial from Broadway Rose Theatre’s Dan Murphy.Productions/
March 9, 2016Photo Journal: ELEGIES Concert at Birdland Check out photos from a performance of Bill Russell’s ELEGIES at Birdland Jazz Club! The concert benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.Productions/
March 7, 2016Top 10 New Plays for High Schools We’ve created a list of ten new plays perfect for any kind of high school theater. These shows are perfect for creating new and exciting experiences for both students and teachers. Check them out!Titles/
February 26, 2016The Impossibility of Black Citizenship Marin Theatre Company recently produced August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN, and we are proud to share their dramaturg’s pieces on the impact and influence of Wilson’s work.Productions/
February 25, 2016Spirituality in GEM OF THE OCEAN Marin Theatre Company recently produced August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN, and we are proud to share their dramaturg’s pieces on the impact and influence of Wilson’s work.Productions/
February 25, 2016Top 30 Roles for Strong Leading Females (Part 2) We’ve compiled a list of over 30 plays with some of the strongest leading female characters. Grab a copy and join these women as they explore themselves, the world around them, and the many challenges that women have faced throughout history. (Part 2)Titles/
February 25, 2016Top 30 Roles for Strong Leading Females (Part 1) We’ve compiled a list of over 30 plays with some of the strongest leading female characters. Join these women as they explore themselves, the world around them, and the many challenges that women have faced throughout history. (Part 1)Titles/
February 24, 2016GEM OF THE OCEAN, Theatrical Jazz, and an Expansive Blackness Marin Theatre Company recently produced August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN, and we are proud to share their dramaturg’s pieces on the impact and influence of Wilson’s work.Productions/
February 23, 2016When You’re Here, You’re Family: Samuel D. Hunter’s POCATELLO Check out Contributor Garrett Anderson’s take on Samuel D. Hunter’s Pocatello.Titles/
February 10, 2016Writing About “It”: The Mystery of Love and Sex It only takes one small moment to make a large impact. In this beautiful and telling piece, Bathsheba Doran discusses how her journey as a woman, a lesbian and a writer led to her play.Authors/
February 4, 2016Adrienne Kennedy and Her Disavowal of Time and Space Writers often play with the constraints of time by creating warped worlds. Playwright Adrienne Kennedy does so by taking you into a character’s mind. Learn how.Productions/
February 3, 2016Not Just Another War Story: Romantic Comedy According to Qui Nguyen Dramaturg Andy Knight’s take on Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone.Titles/
February 2, 2016Smitten & Sweet: The Top 10 Love Plays To Read This Month This February, make time to choose a script from below, pour yourself a drink, curl up on the couch, and get ready to escape into a (sexy, hilarious, bittersweet) love story. And unlike all those bad dates, we promise you won’t be disappointed.Titles/
January 29, 2016Openhearted Deadpan: Director George Toles on Will Eno’s MIDDLETOWN Director George Toles describe Will Eno’s writing as “openhearted deadpan.” Read more to learn why.Productions/
January 28, 2016The Power of Storytelling: Sarah Ruhl’s PASSION PLAY Playwright Julia Izumi gives her take on Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play.Titles/
January 28, 2016What’s So Good About Good: Looking for Answers in Stoppard’s THE HARD PROBLEM In Tom Stoppard’s 1972 play Jumpers, a character asks, “What’s so good about Good?” Mentioning this line in a note on his new play, The Hard Problem, Stoppard writes “I haven’t gotten any further.”Productions/
January 26, 2016Re-Imagining The Musical: The Story of BIG NATE It’s no secret that there is a trend in musical theatre these days. Audiences love to see well-known movies, books, and stories re-imagined as musicals – and comic strips are no exception.Titles/
January 21, 2016From The Other Side Of The Casting Table: A Directorial Debut With August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS What’s the view like from the other side of the casting table? Especially when it’s your directorial debut, and your wife and brother are in the cast? Two River Theater Company’s Brandon J. Dirden tells all.Authors/Productions/
January 19, 2016An Epic Testament to Theatre: The Premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s PASSION PLAY Passion Play is an ambitious piece of theatre. We witness three passion plays (which are religious events that reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ) in three vastly different eras: Elizabethan England, Hitler’s Germany, and America at the height of the Vietnam War.Titles/
January 15, 2016Spectacle, Imagination & Vikings: The Making of an Adventure Musical Emma Katz is a fifth grader searching for her calling. When her teacher assigns her a project about Viking Erik the Red, Emma is gung-ho for an adventure.Titles/
January 12, 2016Life Isn’t The Things We Do, It’s Who We’re Doing Them With How often is it we take for the stars for granted? The vast, cosmic expanse of beauty that hangs above us in the night sky humming a symphonic soundscape of ideas, love, and above all, connection.Titles/
January 11, 2016Imagination, Desire & Getting Personal: Clare Barron, Jennifer Haley and Anne Kauffman in Conversation Clare Barron’s YOU GOT OLDER. Jennifer Haley’s THE NETHER. How do these contrasting plays connect? Three must-know women of the theatre sit down to discuss.Authors/
January 4, 2016To Read Or Not To Read: Top 10 Plays About Shakespeare For a fresh start on the new year, we’re taking a new look at the Bard. From parodies to Shakespearean characters changing up their stories, the below list of Shakespeare-inspired shows will provide endless entertainment during the cold winter months. Go forth and enjoy!Titles/
November 20, 2015Silence is Golden: The Electric Properties of Subtext in Playwriting The importance of silence in playwriting is often overlooked by noise.By all means, fill the page with words, but the real work begins in the removal process.Authors/
June 3, 2015Living on Avenue X John Jiler and Ray Leslee, co-creators of Avenue X, an a cappella musical addressing racism through the lens of Black and Italian neighbors in Brooklyn in 1963, discuss the show’s enduring relevance.Titles/
March 16, 2015Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance: A GREAT WILDERNESS Concord Theatricals playwright and former employee of Samuel French, Julia Izumi, breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness.Playwrights/Titles/
February 10, 2015A BRIGHT NEW BOISE: Questions of Ambition and Faith Concord Theatricals’ Vice President of Literary, Amy Rose Marsh, spotlights Samuel D. Hunter’s A Bright New Boise, unpacking the quiet beauty of the quintessentially American play.Authors/Titles/
January 22, 2015THE FEW: A Gritty, Moving Homecoming This 2015 article from the Samuel French archives breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s The Few, diving into what’s compelling about the play, and why you might want to produce it in this moment. Read on for a quick overview on the touching piece.Playwrights/Titles/
January 5, 2015Mammoth and Moving: The Elephant Man on Broadway Bradley Cooper takes on the title role in the Broadway revival of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play.Productions/