The Newsletter
A short letter, twice a year, when a play is finished, when a production opens, or when new classroom material becomes available. Nothing else, ever.
What the letter contains
Three things, and only threeA new play finished
When a script reaches the point where a company could stage it, the letter says what it is about, how many actors it needs, and how long it runs.
A production opening
Where and when one of the plays is being staged, whether by Arizona Theatre Matters or by a company that has licensed it.
New classroom material
Scene packets, monologue collections and discussion guides, as they are written and made available to teachers.
How often it arrives
Twice a yearFrequency
Twice a yearOccasionally once, never monthly
Length
A few paragraphsRead in two minutes
Written by
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What past letters have said
A sample of subjects- The second edition of When Churchyards Yawn and Other Plays is in print
- Even Unto Death is finished, and what it asks of a company
- HERETIC, The Mary Dyer Story closes after eight years on the road
- New scene packets for classrooms, drawn from four plays
- A residency at a university, and what the students made of it
- Lear, a solo adaptation, receives its first staged reading
Read something now
The next letter may be months away. When Churchyards Yawn and Other Plays is available today, four plays in one volume with a foreword by Chuck Fager and contextual material for actors, directors and educators.
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New plays, new productions, twice a year
A short letter when a play is finished, when a production opens, or when new classroom material becomes available. Nothing else.