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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 ›

Writers Theatre Recognized with Communities in Schools of Chicago’s Al Ward Spirit of Giving Award

Education Department Members are “Heroes” for Arts Education

Communities in Schools of Chicago (CISC) ... Read More ›

After receiving its world premiere at Writers Theatre in 2009 and its east coast premiere at Lincoln Center Theater in New York, A Minister’s Wife receives its west coast premiere at San Jose ... Read More ›

Well, hello again!

When last you heard from me, The Liar was fully staged and running full steam ahead into final rehearsals. And now we have audiences! Let’s do ... 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 ›

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely liars…” – Dorante – Act 2, Sc. 1

Hey there, Writers’ Theatre patrons! My name is Chris ... 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 ›

Introducing the actors featured in the current Writer’s Theatre production of Yellow Moon…

Ashleigh LaThrop (Leila) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. Chicago credits include Metamorphoses (Lookingglass Theatre Company), In the Continuum (Pegasus Players), The ... 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 ›