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I am apparently incapable of writing a play for adults that doesn’t contain a scene in a subway

I am apparently incapable of writing a play for adults that doesn’t contain a scene in a subway

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 13, 2012 | Living the Writing Life, Uncategorized

Over the summer, I took a playwriting class. One week, for our assignment, I handed in a scene from The Muppet Play which happens to take place in a subway car. The instructor praised this scene as being an unusual setting, one you didn’t often see in plays,...
Daddy Issues’ dramatic female monologue for auditions or competition

Daddy Issues’ dramatic female monologue for auditions or competition

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

I covered my picks for monologues out of The Love of Three Oranges in this post so I thought it would be a good idea to do the same for my newest play. If you’re a young woman looking for a dramatic monologue, I’d suggest checking out Daddy Issues where...
Need a two person scene for a drama competition or acting class? Daddy Issues. 1 male, 1 female.

Need a two person scene for a drama competition or acting class? Daddy Issues. 1 male, 1 female.

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized

It’s coming up on that time of year again. You need a scene for you and  your partner to do for your acting class final project. Or you really want to wow them in competition this year but you want something that hasn’t been done a billion times before....
Giveaway Alert! Download Daddy Issues completely free for a limited time

Giveaway Alert! Download Daddy Issues completely free for a limited time

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 9, 2012 | Announcements, Uncategorized

I know how it is. You’ve been meaning to grab a copy of my newest play, Daddy Issues, but you kept forgetting. Well, now you really have no excuse. While the play is normally a mere 99 cents, from January 9th through 13th, you can grab the whole thing completely...
Adjusting to life after NaNoWriMo aka reclaiming your life but still making writing a priority

Adjusting to life after NaNoWriMo aka reclaiming your life but still making writing a priority

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 5, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

I promised everyone in my NaNoWriMo area that I’d take requests if there was a topic they wanted a blog post about. So, one intrepid Wrimo asked: Adjusting to life after NaNo is HARD. I’ll have to remember this icky feeling I’ve had all December for...
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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

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