Explore the Art

What a year! We’re thrilled that we’re making an appearance on several publications’ “best of theatre” lists for 2014. Here’s a roundup of these mentions. We hope at least one Writers Theatre ... Read More ›

Since our very first production in Tudor Court— Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, in the fall of 2003— the performance space within the Woman’s Library Club has allowed Writers Theatre to produce stories of a scale that ... Read More ›

“Oh, well, love. No wonder it’s so complicated. These days especially. With what we all know now what we’ve come to know.” – Summertime by Charles Mee

America has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, as anyone ... Read More ›

THE LIFE OF DAYS LIKE TODAY, FROM CONCEPTION TO PREMIERE

June 2009 – While performing in the world premiere of A Minister’s Wife at Writers Theatre, Alan Schmuckler begins exploring the works of playwright Charles Mee in the ... Read More ›

Members of the 2013/14 Writers Theatre Youth Council

“The Writers Theatre Youth Council is an artistic leadership advisory board for high school students interested in a unique exposure to arts administration. As ... Read More ›

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 ›