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Rosary has many projects slated for the future and she intends for her work to promote international cooperation and world peace. See how her trip to Paris amazed and influenced her all the more

The balance of a day job and night job in the theatre has long been a challenge for many. Here, our Literary Supervisor sits down to chat with Samuel French’s Licensing Manager to discuss just how he keeps it all up.

In her beautifully lyrical prose, playwright Adrienne Kennedy describes her experience with the great Edward Albee.

How does a writer crack into the industry? Audrey Cefaly offers some wise (and hilarious) advice.

Why should playwrights care about one-acts? How do you break into the playwrighting world? Audrey Cefaly has had these same questions, and in this piece, she answers them.

The much loved children’s author, Roald Dahl, would have been 100 on September 13. This month, we celebrate his contribution to theatre.

How do writers transition from stage to screen? How about maintaining both careers? Learn more in our latest series.

How do writers transition from stage to screen? How about maintaining both careers? Learn more in our latest series.

How do writers transition from stage to screen? How about maintaining both careers? Learn more in our latest series.

In 2015, Mike Leigh was honored with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship, a lifetime achievement award and the highest honor bestowed by the organization. Learn more about his life and work here.

SAN SEBASTIAN is a prequel to THE FRONTIER TRILOGY, three plays by Jethro Compton which debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer.

Why write a play using characters from an earlier written play? Ken Ludwig tells all, and shares how, in fact, it proved to be a complete joy.

Where are the limits to what technology can replace? In this series from Playwrights Horizons, explore Jordan Harrison’s newest play, MARJORIE PRIME.

Award winning playwright, Rosary O’Neill discusses her experience at FringeNYC and the reasons why she chose to enter Plane Love.

THE SECRET GARDEN co-authors Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman sat down with stars Rebecca Luker and Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan to look back at the birth of a contemporary classic.

Ben Coleman interviews Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, writers of The Secret Garden.

Dominique Morisseau discusses writing for Keith Josef Adkins’ New Black Fest’s Facing Our Truth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Playwright Diana Amsterdam gives insight on the importance of structure in playwriting.