Author Archives: Michael Q Fellmeth, Executive Director

Hear Play Audio Production of THREE WISE GUYS

Check out the Hear Play audio production of THREE WISE GUYS by Scott Alan Evans and Jeffrey Couchman, based on the stories “Dancing Dan’s Christmas” and “The Three Wise Guys” by Damon Runyon: https://www.hearplayaudiotheatre.com/three-wise-guys

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How Megan Terry and Jo Ann Schmidman Made Magic in Omaha

How two veterans of New York’s 1960s-’70s avant-garde theatre made edgy, alternative theatre in a conservative state, and what enduring lessons their example may hold out for others.

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Jonathan Norton: A Sense of Place

The marvelously talented Dallas playwright Jonathan Norton, whose play penny candy has just been published, talks about his city, his writing, and the busy intersection of the two in the latest issue of American Theatre.

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Tony Kusher, Oracle of the Upper West Side

When Steven Spielberg asked Kushner, America’s most important living playwright, to take on WEST SIDE STORY, he thought, “He’s lost his mind.” But he dared.

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Jonathan Reynolds, Playwright and Food Columnist, Dies at 79

His plays tended to parody American institutions. His food writing tended to be full of humor.

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Micki Grant: “I Wanted to Open Eyes”

The composer and lyricist, who died at 92, was a trailblazer in virtually every field she touched.
Theater in Manhattan was bristling with Black voices in the early 1970s, but these tended to be heard in smaller spaces like the New Federal Theater, the Negro Ensemble Company and the Urban Arts Corps. Micki Grant’s “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope” spent time in such theaters before winding its way to Broadway in 1972, making it the first time a woman had written the book, music and lyrics to a Broadway musical.
The result — four Tony Award nominations, a run of…

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Are Streamed Plays Theater or TV? Unions Settle a Dispute – The New York Times

Are Streamed Plays Theater or TV? Unions Settle a Dispute — Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA’s agreement clears the way for more entertainment during the pandemic winter.
Source: Are Streamed Plays Theater or TV? Unions Settle a Dispute – The New York Times

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Author and Master Translator Eric Bentley Has Passed

Author, master translator, and longtime friend of Broadway Play Publishing, Eric Bentley has passed away at the age of 103. Eric remained exceptionally sharp, spirited, and congenial to the end, frequently firing off emails to us from the iPad he learned to use to check on this or that production of an original play or translation or to convey that a producer had expressed interest in one of his titles, and we should follow up! In 2017, as we worked closely with him to republish his definitive English translation of Eduardo De Filippo’s classic Italian romantic comedy FILUMENA MARTURANO, sometimes…

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Kermit Frazier’s KERNEL OF SANITY

“With its themes of white privilege and black rage, Kermit Frazier’s KERNEL OF SANITY resonates powerfully today. That’s why Paula Vogel is giving it a boost.”
A 1978 Play Plucked From the Slush Pile Gets a Timely New Reading – The New York Times

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Naomi Wallace’s Theatre Of The Plague: More Riveting And Relevant Than Ever

Naomi Wallace’s Theatre Of The Plague: More Riveting And Relevant Than Ever by Giovanni Rodriguez
Exactly five weeks ago and one day, I posted the following on Facebook: “Now would be a good time to restage ONE FLEA SPARE.” I did this with three objectives in mind. First, I wanted to see what some of my theater friends thought about the story, which I believe is more relevant today than ever. The award-winning 1995 play was set in 1665, the first year of the great plague of London, and told the story of four people quarantined together for a month…

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