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eBooks of The Green Bird are available for pre-order now, acting editions to follow

eBooks of The Green Bird are available for pre-order now, acting editions to follow

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...
Make it easier to add a new habit by fitting it into the life you’re already living

Make it easier to add a new habit by fitting it into the life you’re already living

by Hillary DePiano | Jun 23, 2015 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

There’s something right now that you want to be doing but you can’t seem to fit it into your life. Maybe it’s more writing time or maybe it’s something else but, whatever it is, the secret to forcing a new habit into your life is to line it up...
Daddy Issues will have its World Premiere on April 30th, 2015 at SCSU

Daddy Issues will have its World Premiere on April 30th, 2015 at SCSU

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...
The Love of Three Oranges and that citrus smell gag: sixth scents?

The Love of Three Oranges and that citrus smell gag: sixth scents?

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 27, 2015 | My Writing, Uncategorized

Scratch and sniff opera: At “Love for Three Oranges” in 1998, patrons received a scratch and sniff card. During the production someone would hold up a number and audience members would scratch off the corresponding number on their card and be...
Happy New Year! Quotes about New Year’s Eve from New Year’s Thieve

Happy New Year! Quotes about New Year’s Eve from New Year’s Thieve

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 30, 2014 | External Stimuli, In Their Words, Uncategorized

New Year’s Thieve is currently free on Amazon until January 1st, 2015 and since this is the very last time I’ll be able to offer the eBook for free, I’m trying to get it in front of as many eyeballs as possible. To that end, I’ve taken some of...
From the Mailbag: What’s the relationship between King Silvio and Pantalone in The Love of Three Oranges?

From the Mailbag: What’s the relationship between King Silvio and Pantalone in The Love of Three Oranges?

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized

Hello, I am directing your wonderful play, The Love of Three Oranges. We have just begun rehearsals and are enjoying the process greatly. I want to ask you about the relationship between Pantalone and the King. What character in our world would you liken Pantalone...
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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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