Apr 15, 2016 | Interviews, Press
by Kenneth Jones | April 15, 2016 A hike along the Appalachian Trail is more fraught than expected for a grieving man in Chelsea Marcantel’s new play Even Longer and Farther Away, getting its world premiere April 15-May 15 by The New Colony in Chicago. A snow storm...
Apr 16, 2014 | Articles, Interviews, Press
My hometown paper, the Jennings Daily News, ran this interview and article (written by Glenetta Shuey) on April 16th. Very complimentary. Here is a picture of the first page. For the complete story and more local news, please subscribe to Jennings Daily News by...
Mar 30, 2014 | Interviews, Press
I was recently interviewed by performer Parris Cromer for her 26 Questions podcast. We chatted about writing, teaching, artistic goals, and even my time at French Camp as a teenager. You can download the podcast on iTunes, or listen online by clicking here. A sample:...
Jul 20, 2013 | Interviews, Press
Writing History: Hatfield-McCoy Feud Takes Local Stage Next Week by Mary Meadows • July 19, 2013 MCCARR — Playwright Chelsea Marcantel has written historical plays before, but this year marks the first time that the history she’s writing about is still entwined in the...
Mar 9, 2013 | Interviews, Press
The Acadiana Repertory Theatre world premiere production of A Place to Land is coming up later this month, and I chatted with them about the writing process and history of this particular play for their “Tales from the Script” video series.
Mar 3, 2013 | Interviews, Press
I interviewed myself on my blog, www.ChelseaDays.com, as part of the Next Big Thing blog chain. Check it out below. I was recently tagged by the all-around amazing Megan Stielstra in the Next Big Thing blog chain, in which writers answer ten questions about a...
Feb 13, 2013 | Interviews, Press
Barter Theatre’s submissions window is open for the 2013 Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights. This annual festival of new plays presents fully staged readings of new work by Appalachian playwrights, or new plays dealing with Appalachian themes. I sat down...
Nov 1, 2012 | Interviews, Press
I Interview Playwrights Part 519: Chelsea M. Marcantel Published November 1 2012 || http://aszym.blogspot.com Chelsea M. Marcantel Hometown: Jennings, Louisiana Current Town: Abingdon, VA (by way of Chicago) Q: What are you working on now? A: I’m editing one of...
Aug 3, 2012 | Interviews, Press
Long Distance: Chelsea Marcantel-Polaski By Benjamin Leger Published Jul 31, 2012 || Baton Rouge, Louisiana Writer and consultant Chelsea Marcantel-Polaski enjoys outdoors in Baton Rouge when she returns to visit. Here: LSU student There: Playwright and new media...
Aug 2, 2012 | Interviews, Press
This is the final installment of my NYC interview with Sheena LaShay, in which I discuss having it all as a playwright, and letting others have just as much.
