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Tips for performing a fantasy play and making magic & special effects on a school budget

Tips for performing a fantasy play and making magic & special effects on a school budget

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...
Find Masks in Bullying, Ink. a brand new anthology from YouthPLAYS

Find Masks in Bullying, Ink. a brand new anthology from YouthPLAYS

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...
Pre-approved cuts and content edits for schools doing The Green Bird

Pre-approved cuts and content edits for schools doing The Green Bird

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...
High school friendly script for Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird available now from Playscripts!

High school friendly script for Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird available now from Playscripts!

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...
Last chance for the original edition of The Green Bird before it goes out of print

Last chance for the original edition of The Green Bird before it goes out of print

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 3, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

The Green Bird is going out of print very soon as it moves over to Playscripts so if you want your copy of the original edition with the pretty green feather cover, you’ve got to act quickly! The books will be listed for sale for mere days more before I have to...
Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 27, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

Now that my month of writing insanity is coming to a close, it’s time to start showing you the results of all my labors. I wrote A LOT of plays in the last few weeks and I’m pleased to finally share them with you! First up is Vardiello, a modern, commedia...
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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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