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SHOWDOWN IN AMHERST Behind the Scenes: Thurber House and Thomas Tracy Tress

Emily Dickinson was one of the most innovative and prolific poets in American history. Unfortunately, Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, her…

Feb 2

SHOWDOWN IN AMHERST Behind the Scenes: Thurber House and Thomas Tracy Tress

Feb 2

Amy Drake

The Bridge Between Broadway and Silent Film

Did you know that the stage version of The Wizard of Oz premiered on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on January 20, 1903? Two silent film…

Dec 28, 2022

Dec 28, 2022

Amy Drake

What Drove Emily Dickinson to Write Poetry?

What force drove Emily Dickinson to compose over 1700 poems in an age when few women were acknowledged for their writing ability and one of…

Feb 19, 2022

What Drove Emily Dickinson to Write Poetry?

Feb 19, 2022

Amy Drake

The Peacock Dress Through the Ages

My mother had a brilliant turquoise dress with fuchsia and bright green bands near the hem which she always referred to as her Peacock…

Feb 11, 2022

The Peacock Dress Through the Ages

Feb 11, 2022

Amy Drake

Playwriting and The Power of Positive Thinking

What do playwriting and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s 1956 book, The Power of Positive Thinking, have in common?

Feb 7, 2022

Playwriting and The Power of Positive Thinking

Feb 7, 2022

Amy Drake

Do You Need an MFA to Succeed in Theater?

I put this survey question to colleagues and members of Facebook groups of theater professionals for my forthcoming book on the topic…

Feb 4, 2022

Do You Need an MFA to Succeed in Theater?

Feb 4, 2022

Amy Drake

Longing for New York

I recently watched the repeat of Megan Hilty’s (Wicked) December 2018 Live from Lincoln Center concert. It was wonderful to hear her…

Jan 28, 2022

Longing for New York

Jan 28, 2022

Amy Drake

Napoleon Hill’s Other Book

Did you know that Napoleon Hill wrote a sequel to Think and Grow Rich? In the book, Outwitting the Devil, Hill opens up about his own…

Jan 18, 2022

Napoleon Hill’s Other Book

Jan 18, 2022

Amy Drake

Theater: Writing Better Together (Even During a Pandemic)

Now is a great time to write your next play or musical. The pandemic will end. Writing can seem like a lonely task. Creating can be more…

Jan 1, 2022

Theater: Writing Better Together (Even During a Pandemic)

Jan 1, 2022

Amy Drake

Holidays on Broadway

As we face another round of theater closings due to the virus, I fondly look back on Decembers past, when I enjoyed Broadway shows and the…

Dec 22, 2021

Holidays on Broadway

Dec 22, 2021

Amy Drake

Amy Drake

Playwright, Kilroys List, Kennedy Center Playwrights Intensive, Yale Writers’ Workshop, League of Prof Theatre Women, Theater Makers Studio, Dramatists Guild

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