Relaxed Performances: The Nuts and Bolts of Offering Sensory-Friendly Experiences to Your Audience

Over the past few years, the topic of accessible theatre has risen to the top of our collective conversation. How do we, as an industry, include more performers…

Why Produce HEATHERS, or We Gotta Do Something to Stop Bad Behavior and Violence Everywhere

As a member of the high school class of 1987, you would think by now that I’d be over the days of teen angst. Remarkably, I’m not in many ways, which I will explain later…

A Sarah Rules Roundtable

I have had the pleasure, both as an executive and artistic director of two separate organizations, to produced Sarah Ruhl’s work. Her accolades certainly speak for themselves. The distinguished venues and performance companies that have played roles in her accomplishments are pinnacle…

Top Ten Spooky Titles For Halloween

Grab your ghouls and ghosts, and gear up for a night of horror!

The cold fall weather has us craving to curl up with a good read, whether it be a classic horror tale or a ghoulish comedy. Just make sure you leave your lights on and glance…

Who’s The Fairest at the Prom: How MIRROR, MIRROR Casts Snow White in a 21st Century Light

Every high school prom is the same: fancy dresses, prom kings and queens, and, of course, drama. For Rose White, things are a little different when she arrives to the prom and…

Getting Specific: One Playwright’s Complicated Casting Choices

We are thrilled to kick off #IdentityWeek with a feature on the very idea that prompted this year’s panel event: the discussion around playwrights and their identity. Do they have a responsibility to write for their…

PLAYWRIGHTS WELCOME: A NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO THEATRE FOR PLAYWRIGHTS, COMPOSERS AND LYRICISTS

The launch of Playwrights Welcome, a new program developed for Dramatists Guild of America members by Samuel French along with…

Theatrical Licensing By Day, Playwrighting By Night: A Discussion with David Kimple

We’re proud that Samuel French totes a robust staff of theatre lovers, advocates, and practitioners who have a theatre life as active outside the office as they do in. Our Literary…