Interview

Samuel French is America’s oldest dramatic publishing company; but we do not draw the line with exclusively American pieces of theatre. Hardly! Our catalog contains a variety of works across the western world, and today we are delighted to share…

In Baby Screams Miracle, a young woman journeys across a mountain pass to see her estranged family after they have been beset by a strange storm. As the storm returns and wreaks further damage on their house, they seek shelter in their fragile bonds and faith…

Renowned playwright Rosary O’Neill is known for penning plays that feature famous — and deceased — cultural icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Samuel Beckett, and Marie LaVeau. Her latest play, The Awakening of Kate Chopin, focuses on…

When I started working on the play that became Marjorie Prime, I wanted it to be a collaboration with an artificial intelligence program. The idea was that I would have an extended conversation with a computer — a chatbot — and our exchange would become the…

This past January, the women of the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility put on a production of The Wiz, managed and produced by Rehabilitation Through the Arts. In the first article of this series, Anne Lloyd and Michael…

This past January, around 150 people gathered together for an evening performance for invited guests of The Wiz. Most, if not all, of the actors were new to the stage. The cast was made up of only women.

Kent Nicholson takes a moment to think about the nearly four-decade popularity of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus: “While the play is epic in scope, it’s also a very personal story,” he says. “And I also think passion, lust and lust for power…

In September of 2015, Two River Theater Company brought one of August Wilson’s acclaimed plays, Seven Guitars to the town of Red Bank, NJ. What’s more, the…

Playwrights and theatre practicioners are no stranger to Adam Szymkowicz. Adam electrifies the stage with his unique plays, and he engages with other writers online in his blog series “I Interview Playwrights.” Adam has taken a special interest in…