'Snow White' with only two actors? Challenge Accepted!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, how will merely two actors play seven dwarfs in all? This was the question Greg Banks mulled over for months, drawing from his extensive experience adapting classic stories for small casts (including the three-person production of Huck Finn, the four-person shows Robin Hood and Pinocchio, and the 5-person play The Jungle Book). He remarked, “If I’ve done a small cast production, this is tiny and a challenge.” In fact, he originally started writing the show with a cast of three actors. One was to play Snow White for the entirety of the story, but Banks was looking for a way...
Advice for Young Playwrights
At Plays for New Audiences, we want to empower young people to write for the stage and tell the stories they are passionate about. To help, we sat down with playwright, Ashley Griffin, to talk about her writing process and what advice she had for young writers and aspiring playwrights. As a writer, Ashley's work has been produced/developed at New World Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T. and more. Her debut novel The Spindle was recently released. Your titles include A Little Princess, Ever After, The Snow Queen, and The Jungle Book. What inspired you to write these scripts? These scripts were initially...
Celebrate Snow!
Snow is just starting to fall as many places around the world prepare for the winter holidays. To celebrate, below is a list of plays that are sure to add some frosty fun to your upcoming season! A Spell of Cold Weather by Charles Way Betty and Bob have lost touch with each other, their farm, their animals and their own culture. In the time between Christmas and New Year, Betty and Bob get a surprise. Their little niece Holly needs to come and stay because her Mum is having an operation. When Holly arrives she feels very alone in...
Introducing Ashley Griffin!
Plays for New Audiences is excited to welcome playwright, Ashley Griffin, to the PNA catalogue! To celebrate, we sat down with Ashley to learn more about her career, upcoming work, and inspiration for the 4 new large-cast plays that are joining the catalogue. Ashley Griffin is a Broadway writer/performer. As a writer, her work has been produced/developed at New World Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T. and more. Ashley won the WellLife Network Award and a county commendation for her off-Broadway play Trial (directed by Lori Petty at the American Theatre of Actors, NYC) and has been nominated for...