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Prepare yourselves for a barrage of new one acts as I chop up my Tale of Tales full length play

Prepare yourselves for a barrage of new one acts as I chop up my Tale of Tales full length play

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 20, 2015 | My Writing, Uncategorized

It’s been 13 freaking years since I decided to read the Tale of Tales. Almost three years since I actually started reading it and realized I wanted to adapt, like, all of it. Nearly a year since I had to read it all over again because I realized I was reading an...
My play, Weak Days, to be featured in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Festival this November

My play, Weak Days, to be featured in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Festival this November

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...

I accepted the #NaNoSelfieSprint Writing Challenge! (and it’s FUN, yo!)

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 9, 2015 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

How many words can you write in a 1 minute sprint with a random prompt? Because it’s one thing to talk a good game but when you’re under the pressure and the camera is rolling… can you deliver? Want to know how many words I can write in a minute?...
Tale of Tales adaptation update and more in this State of the Writer post

Tale of Tales adaptation update and more in this State of the Writer post

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 15, 2015 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing

Here’s what I’ve been working on since we last checked in… Remember last year when I had The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version), Sell Their Stuff, New Year’s Thieve and the paperback of Beyond Amazon, eBay and Etsy all coming out within a...
On that mysterious “NaNoWriMo book” entry you spied on my list a few weeks ago…

On that mysterious “NaNoWriMo book” entry you spied on my list a few weeks ago…

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 8, 2015 | Announcements, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

While I never officially announced anything, some of you glimpsed the phrase “NaNoWriMo book” on my project list in this picture and I wanted to explain what that was about.  I’ve written a ludicrous amount of content about NaNoWriMo over the years....
School friendly TYA plays by Hillary DePiano, a guide for drama teachers and other theatre educators

School friendly TYA plays by Hillary DePiano, a guide for drama teachers and other theatre educators

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...
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