LGBTQIA

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May 16, 2024

Meeting Charles Ludlam: An Excerpt from Charles Busch’s Memoir, Leading Lady

In this excerpt from his memoir, Leading Lady (Smart Pop, 2023), playwright and actor Charles Busch recounts the moment when he first encountered groundbreaking writer/performer Charles Ludlam, marking the historical union of two theatre greats.
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June 9, 2023

Great Works of the LGBTQIA+ Canon

From uproarious comedies to harrowing dramas, these Concord Theatricals plays and musicals address the depth and breadth of human experience in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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May 16, 2023

BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Voices and the Queer Experience

The Concord Theatricals catalog is a tapestry of authors and the dynamic perspectives they bring to storytelling. We’re putting a spotlight on queer playwrights of color who explore the LGBTQIA+ experience.
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June 8, 2022

Pride Timeline: 50+ Years of LGBTQ+ Plays and Musicals

In celebration of Pride Month, here’s a timeline of influential and groundbreaking LGBTQ-themed plays and musicals, placed in the context of queer history.
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October 6, 2021

Plays & Musicals for Trans Awareness

Peruse these deep, nuanced stories centering trans experiences.
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June 25, 2021

Heathers The Musical: Reimagining J.D. as a Female Role

With the authors’ blessing, Stanford University’s Ram’s Head Theatrical Society revised Heathers The Musical to feature JD and Veronica as a same-sex couple.
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October 10, 2019

Playwright Interview: Bill Rosenfield

“If the play is played for truth, then humour, humanity and the emotional honesty of the characters will come through.“ Bill Rosenfield shares an insight into writing 46 Beacon.
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September 21, 2019

Musical Theatre and the LGBTQ+ Audience: An Interview with Patrick Pacheco

What is it about musicals like Gypsy, Cabaret, and Mame that seemed to empower the LGBTQ+ community? We sat down with theatre historian Patrick Pacheco to talk all about the musicals that helped us express our pride.
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September 6, 2019

From the Desk of Licensing: Collegiate Edition Vol. 2

Complete your 2019/2020 collegiate season with this list of four plays perfect for colleges and universities.
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May 30, 2019

Playwright Interview: Tabitha Mortiboy on The Amber Trap

Tabitha Mortiboy shares an insight into writing The Amber Trap.
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November 8, 2018

Having Our Cake and Eating It Too

Director Courtney Sale’s take on The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter.
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October 15, 2018

A Perfect Piece of Cake for All

Branden Huldeen, Artistic Producer and Director of New Play Development at Barrington Stage Company, reflects on his experience in presenting The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter.
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May 23, 2018

Music + Lyrics: Max Vernon

Lawrence Haynes interviews Max Vernon, the composer, lyricist, playwright, and performer behind Off-Broadway hits The View UpStairs and KPOP.
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May 11, 2018

Meet the Fellows: Sam Salmond

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.
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Featured image for “Who’s The Fairest at the Prom: How Mirror, Mirror Casts Snow White in a 21st Century Light”
October 11, 2016

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

Contributor Eliza Skidgel gives her take on Treem’s Mirror, Mirror.
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June 17, 2016

Top Ten Plays About LGBTQ+ Teens

Here are some of our top picks for plays featuring members of the LGBTQ+ community at their peaks of their self-discovery and sexual awakening — their teenage years.
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March 16, 2015

Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance: A GREAT WILDERNESS

Concord Theatricals playwright and former employee of Samuel French, Julia Izumi, breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness.
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