Articles by Concord Theatricals

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April 9, 2026

Rajiv Joseph in Five Plays

Award-winning playwright and screen writer Rajiv Joseph often writes about complex social issues with a distinctly personal touch. Dive deeper into his work, which the L.A. Times called “daring, magnificent and virtuosic.”
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April 8, 2026

College Theatre: Picks for Your 2026/27 Season

This Concord Theatricals list has something for every college or university’s 2026/27 theatre program, with titles ranging from classic mysteries and romances to contemporary dramas and comedies.
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April 7, 2026

Gathering Around Stories: How Reading Plays Together Sparked Play Club

Play Club founder Amy Wheeler shares the inspiring story of the club’s genesis and celebrates the unifying power of reading plays as a community.
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April 6, 2026

The Play’s the Thing: Shows Inspired by Shakespeare

From William Shakespeare’s poems and stage works, contemporary theatremakers have taken the liberty of creating their own unique plays and musicals. Here’s a selection of brilliant and thrilling works inspired by The Bard of Avon.
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April 2, 2026

K-12 Theatre: Your 2026 Guide to Season Planning

It’s time to plan the next season for your school theatre program! Here’s an assortment of great plays and musicals for you to consider, from crowd-pleasing musicals to cutting-edge dramas.
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March 27, 2026

Absurdist Theatre: Works That Challenge And Inspire

What does it mean to be alive, day after day and hour after hour? Discover how many of the theatre’s most gifted playwrights have answered this universal question in this collection of moving, challenging, memorable plays affiliated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
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March 19, 2026

Newly Available for Licensing – March 2026 (US)

It’s a lucky month! Check out these titles, newly available as of March from Concord Theatricals in the US.
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March 19, 2026

Newly Available for Licensing – March 2026 (UK)

Spring forward with some stellar new shows! Check out these titles, newly available as of March from Concord Theatricals in the UK.
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March 2, 2026

Community Theatre: Your 2026 Guide to Season Planning

Need help planning your next community theatre season? This selection of celebrated and noteworthy Concord Theatricals titles – arranged by genre – is sure to include the perfect show for your theatre and your audience.
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January 28, 2026

UK School Musicals – Let’s Travel

Discover the latest musical selection from Concord Theatricals for school and youth group licensing.
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January 5, 2026

Newly Available for Licensing – January 2026 (UK)

Say cheers to a new year by licensing a new show! Check out these titles, newly available as of January from Concord Theatricals in the UK.
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January 5, 2026

Newly Available for Licensing – January 2026 (US)

New year, new shows! Check out these titles, newly available in January in the US from Concord Theatricals.
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December 17, 2025

Comedy Mysteries: Gasps, Laughs and Thrills

Featuring all the thrills of classic whodunits along with the jokes and lightning-quick pace of screwball farces, these comedy mysteries are sure to keep audiences spellbound.
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December 8, 2025

Inspired by True Events: A Conversation with Playwright Ryan Spahn

Ryan Spahn’s dark and delightful play brings audiences into the world of a community theatre production spinning rapidly out of control. The playwright discusses his inspirations and how he created this tense and thrilling mystery.
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December 6, 2025

Plays About Technology

Discover these brilliant plays – set in the past, present and distant future – exploring the impact of technology on human lives.
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December 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – December 2025 (US)

2025 may be coming to its close, but more shows are still opening up for licensing! Check out these titles, newly available from Concord Theatricals in the US.
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December 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – December 2025 (UK)

While the year 2025 nears its end, more shows are just beginning! Check out these titles, newly available for licensing from Concord Theatricals in the UK.
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December 1, 2025

Plays that Inspired Musicals

Some of our favorite musicals first began as groundbreaking plays. Explore these plays that inspired musicals in the Concord Theatricals catalog.
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November 26, 2025

QUIZ: Which Character from The Lightning Thief Are You?

Take this short quiz to find out which character from The Lightning Thief fits you. Are you as strong as Sally Jackson? Or as sassy as Percy himself? There’s only one way to find out…
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November 24, 2025

In the Spirit: Plays and Musicals Based on A Christmas Carol

These festive holiday plays and musicals – from faithful adaptations to creative reinventions – bring Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to vivid life, capturing all the merriment and cheer of the classic novel.
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November 19, 2025

Bon Appetit! Shows Set in Restaurants

From the innovative reimagination of classics to heartfelt contemporary stories, here’s a delectable feast of shows set in dining establishments.
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November 9, 2025

Plays Inspired by True Events

From inspiring tales of courage and morality, to somber investigations of the depths to which humanity can sink, reality has often formed the basis of some of Broadway’s greatest theatrical works.
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November 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – November 2025 (US)

We’re grateful to say that new theatre is headed your way! Check out these titles, newly available for licensing in November from Concord Theatricals in the US.
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November 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – November 2025 (UK)

We’re thankful for new theatre! Check out these titles that are newly available for licensing in November from Concord Theatricals in the UK.
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October 31, 2025

K-12 Spring Musicals 2026

It’s time to choose your spring musical! Where will you take your audience this year? Here’s a broad variety of exciting musicals for your school – from classics to the cutting edge – arranged by setting.
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October 21, 2025

Deliciously Evil: Fabulous Villains to Play on Stage

Sometimes it feels good to be bad! Delight in a little villainy with our list of the most deliciously devilish characters to play on stage.
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October 16, 2025

Community Theatre: Consider These Plays & Musicals, 2025-26

Need some new ideas for your community theatre? Here’s an assortment of great shows for you to consider, from thrillers to farces to crowd-pleasing musicals.
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October 15, 2025

Plays & Musicals for Spooky Season

Looking for campy chills, or do you prefer terrifying thrills? Discover hilarious haunts and seriously scary stories to celebrate Halloween and fall.
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October 6, 2025

Adaptations for Professional Theatres

Discover adaptations that are perfect for professional theatres, from stage versions of ancient myths or 18th-century novels to contemporary response plays that reimagine “the canon” from the perspective of women.
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October 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – October 2025 (US)

It’s time to “fall” for these titles, newly available for licensing from Concord Theatricals in the US.
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October 5, 2025

Newly Available for Licensing – October 2025 (UK)

It’s officially autumn! Check out these titles that are newly available for licensing from Concord Theatricals in the UK.
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October 4, 2025

Monstersongs and Monster Shows

Rob Rokicki’s musical Monstersongs is populated with frightening, if misunderstood, creatures. Check out these chilling beasts, along with other plays and musicals featuring characters often regarded as “monsters”!
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