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At our most recent Making Of… event, we hosted a full house for a lively discussion about the language of The Liar. Originally written in French by Corneille, translated & adapted ... Read More ›

David Ives, renowned playwright and translator/adaptor of The Liar, answers some of our questions about his influences, career and approach to writing.

Bobby Kennedy, Writers’ Theatre‘s Producing and Literary Associate: You ... Read More ›

In Yellow Moon,  the characters of Leila & Lee adventure through Scotland. Playwright David Greig’s writing expertly describes many actual locations. We’ve put together a photo tour of Leila & Lee’s journey featuring ... Read More ›

Pierre Corneille, while lesser known than his younger contemporaries Molière and Racine, had just as great an impact on the development of classical French drama.

 In the 17th century, the French theatre had yet to truly flourish ... Read More ›

Our latest Making Of… event featured a conversation with voices from around the world– all coming out of one mouth.  Eva Breneman, Dialect Coach for Yellow Moon, demonstrated a variety of dialects ... Read More ›

Almost all of David Greig’s work, on some level, has a connection to his homeland of Scotland, and the Scottish presence in his work has only intensified in recent years, ... Read More ›

“I love language. I really like it. And I think I’d always been a little embarrassed about that and always felt that maybe I should write a bit more naturalistically in ... Read More ›

David Greig might very well be the most prolific contemporary playwright Americans have never heard of. The 43-year-old Scot has written over 40 plays, adaptations and experimental pieces to this point in ... Read More ›

Question #1: Ian was as complex a character as Trevor.  How did Colburn manage to make him at once seductive, sad, manipulative, lonely, heartless and frightened?

Randall: “Trick and Ian are both human ... Read More ›

Anish Jethmalani is currently appearing on the Books on Vernon stage as Aston in The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Jethamalani–who was last seen at Writers’ in 2005’s To the Green Fields Beyond–chatted with ... Read More ›