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The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) cover reveal

The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) cover reveal

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....
The Green Bird and the specter of Julie Taymor’s Broadway production

The Green Bird and the specter of Julie Taymor’s Broadway production

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...
The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is now available through Playscripts, Inc

The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is now available through Playscripts, Inc

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...
The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is available for perusal by request

The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is available for perusal by request

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...
Faithful to the original: Adapting something that goes against your beliefs

Faithful to the original: Adapting something that goes against your beliefs

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...
Santa Claus is a Vampire and other shocking holiday truths found in Polar Twilight!

Santa Claus is a Vampire and other shocking holiday truths found in Polar Twilight!

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...
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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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