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Apr 4, 2018

Playwright Lauren Yee: From SCR’s CrossRoads Project to the CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND World Premiere

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Mar 28, 2018

From the Perspective of a Female Fight Captain

Shakespeare in Love, one of the most regionally…

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Mar 22, 2018

Finn and Lapine’s A NEW BRAIN is Filled with Heart & Music

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Mar 19, 2018

Samuel French Bookshop Opening at the Royal Court Theatre in London

The official opening of the Samuel French Bookshop took place at the Royal Court Theatre on Friday, March 16, 2018.

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Feb 28, 2018

The Journey of O BEAUTIFUL

On November 18 at 9:15 p.m., the curtain came down on our high school’s 2017 fall play, O Beautiful, by Theresa Rebeck. The curtain marked the end of a six-month odyssey containing many high points and a few struggles. Overall, the feeling this production elicited was pride. Pride…

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Feb 12, 2018

Quirky & Epic: 24 Shows That Are All About Love

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ve curated a list of several Samuel French titles centering around the theme of love. Below you’ll find our staff’s hand-picked choices sorted into different categories, perfect for whatever kind of love you…

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Feb 1, 2018

Searing the Consciousness of America: A Look Into FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3)

As Communications Director at Intrepid Theatre Company, I’ve organized a lot of surrounding events for our mainstage productions. Because our mission statement is…

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Jan 21, 2018

Celebrating 80 Years of OUR TOWN

Thornton Wilder called the theater “the greatest of all the arts,” and many people have called his Our Town one of the greatest American plays of all time. 80 years after its premiere on Broadway, Our Town is still performed at least once each night somewhere in the…

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Jan 12, 2018

Silence is Key in Annie Baker’s THE FLICK

As actors, we are often told to “act faster” or to “act on the line, rather than in between the lines.” “Louder, faster, funnier” is a phrase that has infiltrated many rehearsal spaces, and it is one that has not always gained the desired effect from the…

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Jan 9, 2018

On Happy Endings

On happy endings

Happy endings are not in vogue.

I have noticed that ambivalent endings are in vogue — the equivalent of a character hopping on one foot as the lights go down.