Hillary DePiano
  • Home
  • About
  • Works
    • Performance Inquiries
    • Script Sort! Find stage plays for schools, community theatre and more
  • Blog
  • Writing Workshops
  • Contact
Select Page
Love it! The Love of Three Oranges as training for the slapstick comedy of Mel Brooks

Love it! The Love of Three Oranges as training for the slapstick comedy of Mel Brooks

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,...

Photos from Imagination Stage’s production of The Love of Three Oranges

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 14, 2013 | My Writing, Uncategorized

I’ve been meaning to post these great photos that Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD was kind enough to share of their production from late 2012. What a gorgeous...
Over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges but how many performances?

Over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges but how many performances?

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 27, 2013 | My Writing, Uncategorized

Just a quick addendum to this post. As I mentioned, there have now been over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges since I wrote it in 2002. But nearly productions did multiple performances of the show during their run so you may be wondering, how many...
Celebrating over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges

Celebrating over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 3, 2013 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

People often ask how different writing prose is from stage plays and, to me, the biggest difference is what happens once they are finished. Whenever you finish any writing and publish it, it goes out into the world without you and that’s always a strange...
Polar Twilight featured for Middle School, High School and Community theaters in Playscripts 2013-2014 Play Catalog

Polar Twilight featured for Middle School, High School and Community theaters in Playscripts 2013-2014 Play Catalog

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 9, 2013 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

The 2013-2014 Playscripts Catalog will be coming to a subscriber’s mailbox near you soon but, in the meantime, you can grab an electronic copy right now here. Though Polar Twilight was actually released before the 2012-2013 catalog was released, it was out just...
The Love of Three Oranges: just your typical “fairy tale on crack”

The Love of Three Oranges: just your typical “fairy tale on crack”

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...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

About the Author

Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

Get new posts in your email

Upcoming Events

03 Aug
Unlock the Power of Action and Reaction (Understanding Scene and Sequel)

Recent Posts

  • Sorry about that, Jetpack is freaking out
  • Teaching schedule changes and I broke myself
  • Start reading Make Ready to Write here now!

Books and Plays by Hillary DePiano

Trending

  • Kanban for writers: organize book releases, revisions & more with project management boards
  • Review: Can 4TheWords, the fantasy game for writers, be used for editing and other off-site writing?
  • Should you write by hand? Handwriting pros and cons

Join My Newsletter

Be the first to know about world premiere opportunities, new releases, upcoming workshops and special offers!

  • X
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Copyright © Hillary DePiano 2026