Articles by Concord Theatricals

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July 14, 2016

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS Completes Its Journey

In a first-ever collaboration by three professional Vermont theaters, Alan Ayckbourn’s THE NORMAN CONQUESTS will be produced in rotation this spring and summer. Learn more!
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July 11, 2016

Celebrate TUCK EVERLASTING Album Release with Cast, Creators at Barnes & Noble on 7/14

We are thrilled to welcome Tuck Everlasting into the Samuel French family, and can’t wait to celebrate their album release this Thursday!
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June 28, 2016

ANTHONY ROSENTHAL, TRACIE THOMS, BRANDON URANOWITZ AND BETSY WOLFE TO JOIN “FALSETTOS”

FALSETTOS will begin previews Thursday, September 29, and run for 14 weeks only at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48 Street). Opening night will be Thursday, October 27.
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April 26, 2016

RUTHLESS!, GLORIA and More Nominated for 2016 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 6th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards.
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April 8, 2016

UGLY LIES THE BONE: A Story of Healing, Small Town America and Magical Realism

“Ugly Lies the Bone is the perfect story to tell during a time when America is trying to heal. Communities all over the country have been slowly but surely climbing out of a deep hole created in the last ten years and Jess’s unique rehabilitation serves as a perfect parallel of this. “
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February 2, 2016

Smitten & Sweet: The Top 10 Love Plays To Read This Month

This February, make time to choose a script from below, pour yourself a drink, curl up on the couch, and get ready to escape into a (sexy, hilarious, bittersweet) love story. And unlike all those bad dates, we promise you won’t be disappointed.
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January 21, 2016

From The Other Side Of The Casting Table: A Directorial Debut With August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS

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.
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January 15, 2016

Spectacle, Imagination & Vikings: The Making of an Adventure Musical

Emma Katz is a fifth grader searching for her calling. When her teacher assigns her a project about Viking Erik the Red, Emma is gung-ho for an adventure.
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January 11, 2016

Imagination, Desire & Getting Personal: Clare Barron, Jennifer Haley and Anne Kauffman in Conversation

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.
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June 3, 2015

Living on Avenue X

John Jiler and Ray Leslee, co-creators of Avenue X, an a cappella musical addressing racism through the lens of Black and Italian neighbors in Brooklyn in 1963, discuss the show’s enduring relevance.
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March 16, 2015

Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance: A GREAT WILDERNESS

Concord Theatricals playwright and former employee of Samuel French, Julia Izumi, breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness.
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February 10, 2015

A BRIGHT NEW BOISE: Questions of Ambition and Faith

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.
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January 22, 2015

THE FEW: A Gritty, Moving Homecoming

This 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.
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