by Hillary DePiano | Jan 7, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
I just love it and had to share. The Love of Three Oranges By Ryan Yamaguchi on December 5, 2013 “The Love of Three Oranges” by Hillary De Piano is described as a “fairy tale on crack.” It consists of many puns and is interactive with the audience. This play is a...
by Hillary DePiano | Dec 31, 2013 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
Performing in this piece will also prove useful for the younger set, she explained, because they will become accustomed to extreme slapstick comedy, which will be needed in the school’s spring presentation of ‘Young Frankenstein.’ Yes, ladies and gents,...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 13, 2013 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Me: This book is depressing me. Long Suffering Husband: What’s it about? Me: It’s not what it’s about that’s the problem. It’s how well it’s written. I’ve heard people talk about getting intimidated by really good writing but...
by Hillary DePiano | Jun 8, 2013 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
I don’t share every review of The Love of Three Oranges because there are just too many of them but, every now and then, one catches my eye and this one by Margaret McNamara may be my new favorite. It’s just peppered with jokes and references from the show...
by Hillary DePiano | May 25, 2013 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
Someone brought this great review of The Love of Three Oranges to my attention and, while the whole thing is both raving and well written, I especially loved the last line from the reviewer: “The Episcopal Academy Domino Club proved that audiences...
by Hillary DePiano | May 19, 2013 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre
I’m not going to lie to you guys, I wrote a sequel to Guys and Dolls in high school. It will never see the light of day because it’s terrible but I wrote it because I wanted to see more of those characters and see where they ended up after the curtain fell. I guess...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
