February 28, 2020COOKIES: Q&A with playwright Emily JenkinsPlaywright Emily Jenkins discusses working with students to create COOKIES and gives advice for anyone wanting to license the play too.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/UK/
February 17, 20203Women: a Q&A with Katy BrandComedian, author, actor and playwright Katy Brand talks about her debut play.Playwrights/Productions/UK/
February 17, 2020Little Miss Burden: Q&A with Matilda Feyiṣayọ IbiniWriter Matilda Ibini chats to us about bringing her own poignant and incredibly funny story to life on stage.Playwrights/Productions/UK/
December 3, 2019Edgar Degas, New Orleans, and Germany: Playwright Rosary O’Neill Lectures via FulbrightPlaywright Rosary O’Neill discusses her recent trip to Bonn, Germany as part of her work with Fulbright and discusses Degas’ shrouded ties to The Big Easy.Authors/Playwrights/
September 23, 2019Playwright Interview: David WoodDavid Wood talks about writing for young audiences and young performances, adapting Roald Dahl’s tales for the stage, and working on the West End production of The Go-Between with Richard Taylor.Authors/Playwrights/UK/
September 10, 2019The In-BetweennessOctavio Solis, born in El Paso, Texas, to two Mexican immigrants, is quintessentially American — except he isn’t. Solis explores the “in-betweenness” of his Mexican-American identity and its impact on his storytelling.Authors/Playwrights/
September 10, 2019The Biograph Girl: Warner Brown on Bringing Hollywood to the StageWarner Brown talks about the inspiration and productions of his musical, co-written with David Heneker, The Biograph Girl.Playwrights/Titles/UK/
July 30, 2019Judy and End of the Rainbow: Playwright Peter Quilter from Stage to ScreenPlaywright Peter Quilter chats about his first Broadway play, End of the Rainbow, and its journey to the silver screen in Judy.Playwrights/Titles/
April 6, 2017Award-Winning Playwright, 17, Shines Spotlight on Marginalized People17 year-old Phanesia Pharel was a first-place playwright at the Florida State Festival and has won some of the biggest awards for playwriting.Community/Playwrights/
March 16, 2015Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance: A GREAT WILDERNESSConcord Theatricals playwright and former employee of Samuel French, Julia Izumi, breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness.Playwrights/Titles/
January 22, 2015THE FEW: A Gritty, Moving HomecomingThis 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/
November 2, 2014Murder with Grace: A Jane Austen InspirationPlaywright Leon Kaye explains the genesis of his dark comedy, in which two women plot to murder an insufferable girl who hopes to marry into their family.Playwrights/