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May 22, 2018

Singing With Vampires: 10 Songwriting Lessons We’ve Learned from Working in TV Animation

What happens when two songwriters are given the chance to pen songs for a Disney animated series? Check out Kooman & Dimond’s story here.
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May 8, 2018

A Closer Look: Interview with Playwright Dominique Morisseau

Playwright Dominique Morisseau talks about her path to writing, inspirations and influences.
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April 11, 2018

Notes to the Note-Givers; or, Embracing the Paradox

An insightful look at giving notes and feedback
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April 4, 2018

Playwright Lauren Yee: From SCR’s CrossRoads Project to the CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND World Premiere

Learn about Playwright Lauren Yee’s writing process and experience.
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March 15, 2018

Playwright’s Perspective: Adam Bock

Playwright Adam Bock’s perspective on the presence of life
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February 28, 2018

Playwright’s Perspective: For Peter Pan

Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s personal experience with Peter Pan
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February 5, 2018

Be the Funny! A Brief Primer on Writing Comedy

Playwright Diana Amsterdam breaks down writing comedy.
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February 1, 2018

A. Rey Pamatmat: The Theatre People’s Playwright

When you pick up a play by A. Rey Pamatmat, it won’t take long for you to become fully engrossed by his characters. Learn more here.
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January 29, 2018

Hannah Moscovitch: Premiere Canadian Playwright

We are delighted to share an interview with one of Canada’s most sought-after playwrights, Hannah Moscovitch, who speaks about her life experience, womanhood and the three plays she has written so far…
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January 18, 2018

Teenage Girls on Stage: Young Women Who Do Things

Helen Schultz observes the disparity between unproduced and produced plays by women, about young women, and envisages a future filled with “bustling teenage brilliance”.
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January 9, 2018

On Happy Endings

In this beautiful, thought-provoking piece, playwright Sarah Ruhl discusses the search for a “happy ending” as well as the eternal plight of women writers who have children sharing their journey with the world.
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September 27, 2017

Playwright Feature: A Chat With Jiehae Park

Learn more about the playwright behind the words of PEERLESS and HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO.
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August 29, 2017

Playwright Feature: Mac Rogers

Learn more about playwright Mac Rogers in this interview with Adam Szymkowicz.
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August 16, 2017

An Artist Celebration: The Impact of Joe Orton

2017 marks the 50th Anniversary of the untimely death of playwright Joe Orton.
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July 25, 2017

Expanding Upon the Canon of Latinx Plays: Spotlight on Tanya Saracho

Check out our latest playwright feature on Tanya Saracho!.
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July 21, 2017

Getting Ready to GLOW

GLOW, one of the summer’s biggest TV hits, has audiences digging into the nostalgia of the 80’s and cheering for women that kick butt.
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June 9, 2017

Can You Actually Get Your First Play Published?

“No one ever has their first play published. It just doesn’t happen.” Kris Vosler, author of A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas, defied the odds and proved the axiom wrong.
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June 6, 2017

A New Kind of Epic: A Chat with Mac Rogers

What does an epic play look like in 2017? Mac Rogers’ three-part play has the answer.
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May 18, 2017

In Conversation: Rosary O’Neill’s DEGAS IN NEW ORLEANS

Degas in New Orleans is a powerful play by Rosary O’Neill that delves into the life of famous painter, Edgar Degas, during the years he spent in New Orleans.
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April 21, 2017

Traveling Master: A Chat with Playwright Steve Yockey

Learn more about Dramatists Guild Fund’s Traveling Masters Program with the talented, and humorous, playwright Steve Yockey.
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April 4, 2017

Forces of Nature, Family, and Faith

Playwright Clare Barron discusses the development of BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE and the search for meaningful things in life.
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March 24, 2017

An Exploration of Playwright Audrey Cefaly’s Work

Jack Cannon examines Audrey Cefaly’s gritty reality of the modern South and the universality of the Southern experience.
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February 27, 2017

Address to LEAP Playwriting Program (Learning Early About Playwriting) at Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre November 14, 2016

Beautiful address to playwrights from LEAP Playwright Program’s address in at November 2016.
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January 27, 2017

True and False: Harold Pinter’s HOMECOMING in a Post-Factual World

Harold Pinter was a playwright entrenched in politics, who held a firm view of truth and falsehoods. Knowing that, how do his plays hold up in today’s society?
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December 21, 2016

Writers Room with Topher Payne

Topher Payne is a playwright with complex truths that are often wrapped inside the crackling wit and slicing humor. Learn more about his style, work and 100-year-old house here.
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December 8, 2016

Playwright Rosary Hartel O’Neill Reflects on Paris

Learn more about playwright Rosary Hartel O’Neill’s recent visit to Paris, and her latest works DEGAS IN NEW ORLEANS and BECKETT AT GREYSTONES BAY.
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November 18, 2016

An Unrestrained Theatricality of Surprise and Delight: Yale’s James Bundy on Playwright Sarah Ruhl

We’re thrilled to share Yale Rep’s James Bundy’s beautiful remarks from the Samuel French Awards. A must read.
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November 18, 2016

We Write Because We Must: Remarks from Playwright Sarah Ruhl

We’re thrilled to share Sarah’s remarks from this past Monday night at the Steinberg Awards.. Don’t miss this read.
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October 20, 2016

Kooman & Dimond: A Writing Duo Unlike Any Other

In this beautiful piece, director John Simpkins describes his experience of working with Kooman & Dimond – and how it was unlike any other writer/director relationship he’s had.
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October 19, 2016

Leaving Us in the Light: The Power of Sarah Ruhl

What makes us clamor for Sarah Ruhl’s plays? In this touching essay, Profile Theatre explores why.
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October 19, 2016

A Sarah Rules Roundtable

Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s reach is far, from high school to community to professional theaters. Read more in this piece from our 2016 Samuel French Awards series.
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October 19, 2016

An Ode to Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE

How does the power of EURYDICE affect a high school? Read more in our 2016 Samuel French Awards series.
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