by Hillary DePiano | Oct 22, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
It’s hard to say exactly what draws me to adaptation. Most of the time, I like something in it but hate the rest of it and I end up adapting it to “fix” whatever’s annoying me about the original. But every now and then, I read a story that just...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 13, 2015 | Announcements, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing, Uncategorized
In all the hubbub lately, I forgot to share that my play, Weak Days, won in the one-act category of The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 16th Annual New Play Contest. They’ll be a reading of the play with minimal staging at The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 27, 2015 | Announcements, Evergreen, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre
The end of summer is coming up and teachers other educators are looking for plays to do in the coming school year. Many of my plays are school friendly, The Love of Three Oranges is even a bestseller for high school theatre, so here’s a quick overview of...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 6, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
Playscripts has been doing this neat thing where they feature a different play each week and this week the spotlight’s on my adaptation of The Love of Three Oranges! That means you can read the entire play, for free, right here until next Wednesday,...
by Hillary DePiano | Jul 16, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
My adaptation of Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird is done and I’m incredibly excited to share it with you. There’s  a lot to debrief after this massive project but I want to get some business out of the way first. While I may someday pursue traditional...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 21, 2015 | Announcements, Uncategorized
Here’s some exciting news I’ve been keeping under my proverbial hat. Daddy Issues, the play I wrote by hand in a fit of madness in the middle of the night several years ago, has steadily been building up steam since I released it in 2011. There were...