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What inspires a playwright to write a particular play? Wouldn’t we all like to know, to be privy to the initial creative sparks that formed the theatre’s great canon of dramatic literature – from the works of Sophocles and Shakespeare, … Continue reading →

LOCKED HOUSE: a tragicomic fairytale of indeterminate nature A NOTE FROM THE DRAMATURG “You have to kill your gods to go somewhere. You have to kill your ancestors! Because they’re imaginary! Ha Ha! I don’t have any ancestors! I just have … Continue reading →

1.  Estate is, in your words, a  “Variety Show.”  What appeals to you about that form?  How does it relate to the story of your play? Thinking about variety shows gave me an initial way into this material, particularly as … Continue reading →

At some point in each of our lives, there will come a time when those we love most will leave us. It is inevitable – flesh, no matter how loved, cannot remain. But often what does remain are an abundance … Continue reading →

On November 12th – 14th, the third VIP play of the season, ‘The Three Bears’, opens at Schapiro Studio at Columbia University. Set in a forgettable town in rural Southern France, ‘The Three Bears’ follows the banal yet brutally painful … Continue reading →

Interview by Tatiana Rivera The general public will look at your title and automatically think about the bedtime story they used to hear as children. But your play is clearly not an adaptation of that story. Why the title? Well… … Continue reading →

An Interview with Broken Wings creator, Marine Sialelli.  Broken Wings opens November 5th and runs through November 7th. Broken Wings grapples heavily with Greek mythology.  In your mind, how did the use of myth inform this piece? I lived most … Continue reading →

After the fabulous “Dreams”, the play by my estimated colleague, the Very Important Playwright David R. Stearns, comes “Broken Wings” the second play of VIP. “Broken Wings” is a play about dancers, mainly, but it is also a play about … Continue reading →

Hey there, Thanks for visiting the website for Very Important Plays, 2010-2011. We are working on adding content to this site; thanks for your patience and please check in again and/or subscribe to the blog for updates. Warmly, The Very … Continue reading →