Plays

Peruse an array of two-handers from Concord Theatricals that feature only women pairs.

Peruse three plays by the great dramatist Theresa Rebeck and consider telling her stories onstage.

Get to know a selection of those theater pieces whose inspiration came from comic strips and consider producing one of them with your troupe.

Planning your next community theatre season can be challenging, so Concord Theatricals is here to help! Here’s an exciting selection of celebrated and noteworthy titles – arranged by genre – that are sure to fit your needs and thrill your audience.

Rachel Bonds’ brilliant plays – including Jonah, Anniversary, Five Mile Lake, Swimmers and Sundown, Yellow Moon – explore themes of growth, moving on, and a universality of space. In this exclusive interview, the playwright discusses her work and its inspiration.

These dynamic plays and musicals feature older women and younger women interacting – as mothers and daughters, mentors and students, or friends and colleagues.

Concord playwright Rosary O’Neill and her daughter and collaborator, Rory O’Neill Schmitt, discuss their recent residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Ireland, their new book, and several upcoming projects.

Here’s a look at each of the characters in Christie’s masterful suspense thriller, set on a remote island. All are potential victims, but which of them is the killer?

Need some fresh show ideas for your community theatre? Concord Theatricals is here to help! Find your next hit in this dynamic selection of celebrated and noteworthy titles for your next season.

Flying peaches! Witches! Dragons! Aesop’s Fables! Commedia dell’arte! We’re highlighting some TYA plays featuring wonderful characters, unique experiences and a variety of styles to delight your young audiences.

These Concord Theatricals titles featuring the great detective offer suspense, chills and surprises – all the thrills associated with great mystery theatre.

Miller’s dark, moving one-act, which follows the relationship between hostages Lali and Beng, has reached the hearts of an array of theatergoers.

As the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival fast approaches, here’s a quick guide to Concord Theatrical shows for you to discover.

Ahead of the next school year, here’s a look at the things that students (and teachers) learn from putting on a show! These marvellous Concord Theatricals plays and musicals are sorted into categories focused on learning.

Get into vacation mode with the three iconic “Suite” plays by award-winning playwright Neil Simon, who was born on the Fourth of July.

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of this uproarious farce, we spoke to co-author Billy Van Zandt — and the directors of a few recent productions – to explore the show’s continued success with audiences and creatives alike.

The prolific playwright discusses Curtain Up!, Glorious, The Actress and End of the Rainbow – four unique plays exploring the lives of strong leading women in show business.

Hasna Muhammad, daughter of playwright/actor Ossie Davis, reflects on her father’s play Purlie Victorious and its connection to food and sustenance.

Peruse the Concord Theatricals shows that have been honored over the years on Broadway’s biggest night.

Playwright Emily Feldman discusses her play The Best We Could (a family tragedy), a very funny, achingly sad and inexplicably familiar play about a father and daughter’s search for meaning as they travel cross country to adopt a rescue dog.

In Richard Conlon’s dynamic play Hope Springs, rebellion breaks out at a privately run youth correction facility located on a remote island. We sat down with the playwright to discuss his play for young actors.

In this excerpt from his memoir, Leading Lady (Smart Pop, 2023), playwright and actor Charles Busch recounts the moment when he first encountered groundbreaking writer/performer Charles Ludlam, marking the historical union of two theatre greats.

In search of inspiration for your next K-12 theatre season? Concord Theatricals has got you covered! We’ve created a hand-picked selection of plays and musicals to fit a variety of needs.

Playwright John J. Caswell, Jr. made a splash off-Broadway with Man Cave, a horrifying look at four Latinas who barricade themselves in the basement of a Republican congressman’s home, and Wet Brain, a family drama about three adult siblings who struggle to care for their alcoholic father. We reached out to John to discuss both plays.

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Noël Coward’s birth, here’s a look at the many places visited by the globetrotting playwright, interspersed with brief summaries of the classic stage works he created while traveling.

Playwright Rosary Hartel O’Neill (author of Degas in Paris, The Awakening of Kate Chopin and other plays) and her daughter Rory O’Neill Schmitt discuss their latest collaboration, the nonfiction book Kate Chopin in New Orleans.

Agatha Christie’s classic mystery is chock-full of delicious roles, providing ample opportunity for actors to stretch their wings. Here’s a look at the play’s dynamic cast of characters.

The Glad Game is the late Phoebe Frances Brown’s story; a story of finding yourself in the darkest moments and finding reasons to be glad. Three people who knew and loved Phoebe celebrate her work and honor her memory.

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Soprano matches his hit Lend Me a Tenor in its doses of comedy while offering a feast of complex comedic roles for female actors.

Planning your upcoming community theatre season? Concord Theatricals has you covered! Here’s an exciting selection of celebrated and noteworthy titles that would be perfect for your theatre.

From heartwarming family drama to charming romantic comedy, these titles from the Concord Theatricals catalog are sure to leave audiences feeling warm and fuzzy. Snuggle up and peruse these comfort shows for the stage!

Take a dramatic tour around the globe with this dynamic list of Concord Theatricals plays that take place in locations all over the globe.