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The cast of Days Like Today discusses how their characters’ experiences in the musical resonate with their own lives. Hear from 3 more of the cast members…

Susie McMonagle – Maria When I began to work through the ... Read More ›

The cast of Days Like Today discusses how their characters’ experiences in the musical resonate with their own lives. Hear from 4 members of the cast now and the 3 additional cast members in ... Read More ›

With The Dance of Death, two Writers Theatre veterans, Larry Yando and Shannon Cochran, return to Books On Vernon for the first time in many years. Joining them for his first bookstore production is Philip Earl Johnson, ... Read More ›

In 2009, Writers Theatre gained national attention with a critically acclaimed production of the new musical A Minister’s Wife, which went on to multiple productions nationwide, including at Lincoln Center Theater in ... Read More ›

With The Dance of Death, Composer/Sound Designer and Writers Theatre Associate Artist Joshua Schmidt returns to the Theatre for the first time since 2010. In the past few years, Schmidt has been composing and ... Read More ›

Hello from Doug Peck, the musical director and co-orchestrator of Days Like Today. It’s a very exciting time at Writers Theatre! It’s been a great pleasure for me to work alongside my ... Read More ›

In preparation for the World Premiere of this new musical, Producing & Literary Associate Bobby Kennedy talked with bookwriter Laura Eason and composer Alan Schmuckler. The three discussed how Schmuckler and Eason collaborated over the course ... Read More ›

August Strindberg

Where Ibsen’s plays ... Read More ›

Originally written by Ibsen in Norway in 1893, the text of Hedda Gabler includes a variety of terms that may be unfamiliar. This glossary serves as a quick reference to many of the European ... Read More ›

In the weeks leading up to first rehearsal, we asked the cast and director of Hedda Gabler how the play—written in 1890 and with a continuous presence on stages ever since—was still resonating with them ... Read More ›