May 6, 2016
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Collaborating to Inspire and Create
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!
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.
October 13, 2015
The Gin Game’s D.L. Coburn on Revivals, Interpretations & The Center of the Universe
Playwright D.L. Coburn, author of The Gin Game, discusses the play’s journey, why this story continues to resonate today, and how Broadway still dazzles him.
August 28, 2015
Dark, Perverse and Immensely Fascinating: The World of The Nether
Jennifer Haley’s haunting and timely play is an absolutely chilling look at virtual reality.
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.
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.
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.
January 5, 2015
Mammoth and Moving: The Elephant Man on Broadway
Bradley Cooper takes on the title role in the Broadway revival of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play.
November 2, 2014
Murder with Grace: A Jane Austen Inspiration
Playwright 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.
October 16, 2014
Backing Into a Premiere
College 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.
September 10, 2013
The Tangled Skirt: The Heart of Noir
Playwright Steve Braunstein explores the mysterious and dangerous world of Noir in his two-person suspense thriller The Tangled Skirt.