March 12, 2019Censorship, Art & the Elizabethan Era Get ready to debate in this in class exercise from the Shakespeare in Love Production Handbook.Uncategorized/
February 26, 2019Murder in the Studio: Staging a Radio Play Jenni Rushton and Keith Beattie share their experiences of directing an amateur production of Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Studio.Community/Productions/UK/
February 20, 2019Raymond Allen on Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em Raymond Allen discusses his hit sitcom Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em, which has recently been adapted for stage by Guy Unsworth.Titles/UK/
February 13, 2019Javaad Alipoor on directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Javaad Alipoor shares an insight into directing One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.Productions/UK/
February 4, 2019What About Pierre?: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Contributor Katie Coryell shares 10 things you might not know about The Great Comet.Titles/
November 8, 2018Playwright Interview: Jiehae Park A conversation with Jiehae Park on writing Peerless and Hannah and the Dread Gazebo.Authors/
October 22, 2018Artist and Artist’s Advocate: An Appreciation of Playwright Doug Wright Get to know our 2018 Samuel French Awards honorees through this weeklong series!Community/
September 13, 2018Meet the Fellows: Deborah Yarchun This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.Community/
September 13, 2018Meet the Fellows: Keelay Gipson This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.Community/
September 13, 2018Meet the Fellows: Jeremy J. King This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.Community/
September 13, 2018Meet the Fellows: Morgan Gould This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.Community/
September 13, 2018Meet the Fellows: Eric Micha Holmes This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows.Community/
September 6, 2018Playwright Interview: Jaki McCarrick Jaki shares the inspiration behind Belfast Girls, offers an insight into her writing routine, and gives some advice for aspiring playwrights.Authors/UK/
August 27, 201843rd OOB Festival Announces Six Winning Plays Samuel French has announced the winners of the 2018 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation’s premier short play competition.Uncategorized/
July 19, 2018Playwright Interview: Nathan Alan Davis Nathan Alan Davis is the author of Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, and many others, sat down with Samuel French Professional Licensing Representative Nikki Przasnyski to discuss his workUncategorized/
July 12, 2018The Theatricality of “Sideways”: An Interview with Rex Pickett In honor of the 15th anniversary of the film Sideways (coming up in 2019), we sat down with Rex Pickett, author of the novel on which the screenplay was based.Authors/
June 14, 2018Design, Development & Dedication: Creating Samuel French’s New Website Breaking Character Magazine Editor, Courtney Kochuba, sits down with Samuel French’s Marketing Director and one of Engine Digital’s Interactive Designer to talk about the drive behind building Samuel French’s new websiteCommunity/
May 25, 2018Meet the Fellows: Oliver Houser This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.Community/
May 11, 2018Meet the Fellows: Sam Salmond This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.Community/
May 8, 2018Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Failing Up: An Excerpt An excerpt from Leslie Odom, Jr.’s new memoir, Failing Up.Titles/
April 26, 2018Meet the Fellows: Janine McGuire & Arri Lawton Simon This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.Community/
March 22, 2018Finn and Lapine’s A New Brain is Filled with Heart & Music Contributor Katie Coryell describes her connection to the title character, Gordon, and how, with Lapine and Finn, lightning can strike twice.Titles/
March 20, 2018A Toast to Samuel French at Royal Court Last Friday, Samuel French’s London Bookshop officially opened at the Royal Court Theatre! Douglas Schatz, Managing Director of Samuel French Ltd, toasted the Bookshop and its creation during the evening’s event. Below, you’ll find his inspiring remarks.Community/
March 20, 2018Sam Shepard’s TRUE WEST Revival Announced with Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play True West will be back on Broadway later this year, starring Tony and Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke and Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano.Community/
March 19, 201869th New Dramatists Luncheon to Honor Denzel Washington New Dramatists, Tony Honor recipient and the nation’s premier playwright development laboratory, willhonor Tony and Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington at its 69th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute.Washington, currently starring on Broadway in The Iceman Cometh, directed by George C. Wolfe, will receiveNew Dramatists’ 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award on Tuesday, May 15 at the New York MarriottMarquis.Community/
February 12, 2018Quirky & Epic: 24 Shows That Are All About Love Just in time for Valentine’s Day, contributor Katie Coryell shares her favorite shows about love.Titles/
February 1, 2018Searing the Consciousness of America: A Look Into FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3) Communications director of Intrepid Theatre Company Tiffany Tang discusses a production of FATHER COMES HOME COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3) and how they created an environment where dialogue could be developed, encouraged, and introduced in a safe way.Productions/
February 1, 2018This Play Is Called Our Town: 75 Years in Grover’s Corners Kate Powers speaks with several directors who have worked on the play, focusing on their collaborations with Wilder, their production experiences, and why they feel this play remains one of the most universal texts in the American theatre canon.Titles/
December 18, 2017Top 10 Reads to End 2017 As the year quickly comes to a close, we’ve chosen some of our favorite new plays that Samuel French has published over the past 12 months.Titles/
November 20, 2017#ThankfulForTheatre: Our Staff Shares Their Stories We’re thankful for theatre all year round, but this November we took a moment to ask our staff just why they are grateful for this art form we love so dearly.Community/
September 27, 2017Company One Theatre & Unconventional Spaces Company One’s partnership with, and celebration of the purpose of the Library as a public good, is tied up in the ideas at the heart of Peerless: that the scarcity of access to information — to education — is like a social cancer.Community/