Dec 19, 2013 | Articles, Press
VI to showcase ‘Mountains: Great and Small’ Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013 11:54 am Bristol, VA — Virginia Intermont College’s theater department will present the world premiere of “Mountains: Great and Small”, an original piece created during...
Aug 9, 2013 | Articles, Press, Reviews
Crowds watch the Hatfield – McCoy feud on stage by Rebekah Pewitt • August 4, 2013 MCCARR, Ky. (WYMT) – A crowd gathered at Sunday’s showing of “Blood Song: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys.” With the pull of the trigger, you’re...
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...
Jun 15, 2013 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
Collaboraction’s Sketchbook could use a little curation A program of shorts is the standout at the annual theater fest’s bloated 13th incarnation. by By Justin Hayford • June 13, 2013 What you want is to see “The Shorts: 9 Destinies,” a program...
Jun 15, 2013 | Articles, Press
Experience Pike County “Blood Song: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys” by J. Shepherd • June 15, 2013 The Hatfield and McCoy feud has captured the interest of America since the History Channel debuted its’ miniseries last year. Thousands...
Jun 4, 2013 | Articles, Press, Short Plays
Sketchbook Festival Just the Ticket by Hedy Weiss • May 29, 2013 Chicago commuters are familiar with the eight color-coded routes of the trains that comprise the CTA system. And now, for its 13th annual Sketchbook festival of new plays, Collaboraction has charted its...
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...
