by Hillary DePiano | Sep 23, 2014 | My Writing, Uncategorized
Look what I just got in the mail! It’s… not orange! I feel like that’s kind of a plot twist… Anyway, now that you’ve seen the cover, go ahead and read all but the last few scenes of the play for free here....
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 9, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
I started an adaptation of Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird* back in 2002 but abandoned it… only to pick the project back up again this year. There are three big reasons why I walked away and ultimately came back to this play and I’m going to devote a...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 3, 2014 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
Not to get all clickbait on you but you won’t believe what just happened… You know how I told you last Friday that I sent my final edits on the one-act version of The Love of Three Oranges to Playscripts on 8/20? Check this out… Well, golly! That was...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 29, 2014 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
A couple of quick updates on The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version): I received the final proof from Playscripts and gave my approval on August 20th. They are trying to fast track this play to be out as soon as possible so, while I don’t have a firm...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 26, 2014 | My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
When I was writing The Love of Three Oranges, I kept coming to moments in the writing process when I would hit a cross-roads between staying closer to the original text and playwright’s intent or to the play I was writing. Was I writing a faithful scholarly...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 14, 2014 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
Christmas in July… er, August! Planning your holiday show? Consider Polar Twilight, a Christmas show with a bite. #ifyouknowwhatImean Here’s the thing. Playscripts did this big Christmas in July promotional push and was tweeting links out to all their...