by Hillary DePiano | Sep 30, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
Exactly a month ago, I told you about my new short drama, Masks, which is part of the new anthology Bullying, INK. from YouthPlays. While you can purchase the play or license it as part of that collection, for the first time, it’s now available as a standalone...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 12, 2016 | External Stimuli, Personally..., Uncategorized
It is my personal theory that everyone has one. “I can’t pick you up right now, bud. I’m already carrying 37 billion things.” “The doctor’s went fine apart from the fact that I had to sit in the waiting room for 37 hours before they...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 30, 2016 | Evergreen, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing, Uncategorized
I did a guest post for the Playscripts blog on Friday called Frugal Fantasy: Making Magic on a Less Than Fantastical Budget filled with tips for making magical effects happen on the stage even if you’re working on a school or community theatre budget. It’s...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 29, 2016 | Announcements, Uncategorized
My new short play, Masks, deals with bullying and I’m pleased to announce that it’s been included in the brand new anthology on that topic from YouthPLAYS called… (Not an official logo or image in any way, just something I threw together in five...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 22, 2016 | Evergreen, My Writing, Uncategorized
One of the challenges of an adaptation of The Green Bird is that I have to serve two masters (obligatory commedia reference!) which means that the sort of risque joke a commedia troupe or community theatre can do might be too much for a school. To that end, I’m...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 19, 2016 | Announcements, Evergreen, My Writing, Uncategorized
If you were inspired by the visual spectacle of Julie Taymor’s award winning Broadway production of Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird back in 2000 and wanted to perform it with your students, you were pretty much out of luck… until now! For the first...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
