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The Power of Four: Small-Cast Plays as a Strategic Weapon
For the 2026 producer, the small-cast play is not a compromise—it is a strategic weapon. Learn how to master the “Human Scale,” redirect your capital into the audience experience, and utilize “Space-Resistant” scripts to create a year-round revenue stream.
The End of the Script Rental
Tired of erasing pencil marks and paying return shipping? We officially ended script rentals. Here’s why your actors should keep their books.
WE WON – Liverpool International Theatre Festival
The Gypsy Stage Company, under the direction of Internationally acclaimed director, Ruth K. Brown, took Sapperstein & Murway’s work, Women are from Venus, Men are from Uranus, to the Liverpool International Theatre Festival in Liverpool Nova Scotia Canada.
Behind the Scenes – Creating Nora Swan
In England, nearing the end of World War II, Richard Swan and his wife Nora were in a terrible car accident that claimed his life and left her blind. It is now 1951, Nora lives in New York City, and an old friend of Richard's comes into her life with the shocking...
Behind the Scenes – Fractured Follies
By special request from The Rosarito Theatre Guild, we created a Vaudeville style "Follies", added our own wacky sense of humor,and created wonderful new scenes and scenarios featuring music from musicals written by Sapperstein and Murway and voila!... The "Fractured...
Behind the Scenes – Unthinkable!
This is the story of a family with a history steeped in the fire of war and the heartache of loss as they discover the importance of learning who they are by coming to know and understand who and where they came from...No matter how UNTHINKABLE it may be! UNTHINKABLE!...
Methacton Performs The Irish Wake of Patty O’Toole
What an amazing performance by Methacton Community Theatre who put the Sapperstein & Murway comedy, The Irish Wake of Patty O'Toole on stage from March 6 through 16. Stage Magazine wrote their performance up, two times, found here: http://bit.ly/1d436ww....
Crane Point Museum in Marathon Florida Performs Mother Truckers
Mother Truckers hits the road in Florida with the Crane Point Museum and the audience laughs all the way to "Rosie Mae's Truck Stop" where they "eat here and get gas." Loretta Geotis of Crane Point shared her input on what she and her group did: "I had the pleasure of...
TANYS – Community Theatre Excellence
Well, here we are driving home from the TANYS Festival of 2013 with smiles on our faces, great memories from an amazing event, and a plethora of fabulous new friends and acquaintances. Although our intention was to introduce the plays and musicals we represent to the...
Applause Theatrical School to perform Dancer the Footloose Reindeer
The Applause Theatrical School & Group signed to perform Dancer the Footloose Reindeer December 6, 7 & 8, 2013.
Rosarito Theatre Guild does Dancer the Footloose Reindeer
The Rosarito Theatre Guild of Baja California signed to perform Dancer the Footloose Reindeer December 6, 7 & 8, 2013. my "Dancer" Director is anxious to start working on his production yesterday. I must admit that he & I have giggled over Dancer's...
Sapperstein & Murway’s Venus is a Hit – From the Award Winning Director, Ruth K. Brown
As a director I appreciated the fact that with my recent production of Women are from Venus; Men are from Uranus, J&G provided flexibility in casting, script usage and script changes to accommodate my vision and the limitations of the venue. Royalty fees are on a...