Playwrights

Blank Theatre's young playwrights' festival turns 20

25 May 2012

For two decades, the small, Hollywood-based company has presented plays and musicals by students 19 and younger. A previous participant was just a finalist for a Pulitzer. Playwright Stephen Karam has made a splash off-Broadway with one play and been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize with another. But for memorable moments in his stage career, he says there's nothing quite like his teenage ...

Theater producers seek directors, playwrights, actors, techs for BoxFest Detroit 2012

25 May 2012

DETROIT— The producers of BoxFest Detroit are looking for volunteers to help with BoxFest Detroit 2012, an annual theater festival that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors.

Fledgling Playwrights Debut Original Show of One-Acts

25 May 2012

TWIN FALLS • From the first stroke of the writer’s pen to the audience’s applause, a play morphs as directors and designers interpret the script and actors bring life to the characters.