June 16, 2016Director’s Notes: Kent Nicholson Talks About AMADEUSQ&A with AMADEUS director Kent Nicholson, who takes a moment to think about the nearly four-decade popularity of Peter Shaffer’s hit play.Productions/
June 15, 2016Mystery, Memory and Music in Peter Shaffer’s AMADEUSIt may not be a musical, but Peter Shaffer’s AMADEUS certainly performs as one. Learn more through this insight into South Coast Rep’s recent production.Productions/
June 15, 2016THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: A Historic CollaborationIn a historic collaboration, three Vermont theaters have banded together to bring theatre-lovers across the state beloved British playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy trilogy.Productions/
May 17, 2016The Receipt on Our Commercialized Life: SHOPPING AND F***INGWhen who we are and what we do has been reduced to a transaction, the receipt on our commercialized life is Mark Ravenhill’s SHOPPING AND F***ING.Productions/Titles/
May 6, 2016THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Collaborating to Inspire and CreateIn 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!Productions/
January 21, 2016From The Other Side Of The Casting Table: A Directorial Debut With August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARSWhat’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.Authors/Productions/
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/
February 10, 2015A BRIGHT NEW BOISE: Questions of Ambition and FaithConcord 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.Authors/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/
January 5, 2015Mammoth and Moving: The Elephant Man on BroadwayBradley Cooper takes on the title role in the Broadway revival of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play.Productions/
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/
October 16, 2014Backing Into a PremiereCollege theatremaker Michael Williams Jr. describes the experience of premiering Murder With Grace, Leon Kaye’s delightful dark comedy inspired by the work of Jane Austen.Titles/