

Interview with "Love All" writer, Lojo Simon
Q: Your plays have the quality of fine short stories, with strong and intriguing themes and compelling characters taking us into distinct worlds. Do you have particular storytelling goals in mind when you write a play - what the story should be, how it should unfold - or do you let the voices of the characters guide you? A: I often start with a question or subject that intrigues me, such as what would it be like if I found out the person closest to me was hiding a big secret,

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2016 OC-CENTRIC FESTIVAL!
Tickets for OC-centric are now on sale!
They can be bought online at Brown Paper Tickets, as follows: FULL LENGTH PLAYS Love All Night Moths on the Wing ONE ACT PLAYS Kill a Better Mousetrap & Left Behind, Waiting You can also make ticket reservations through our website or by calling our box office at 714-902-5716.
The $12 tickets available to Chapman students, staff and faculty (and students at other campuses) must be reserved through the website or over the phone with


Interview with "Kill A Better Mousetrap" writer, Scott K. Ratner
Q: Miles Merbinoe, the protagonist of Kill a Better Mousetrap, has a love-hate relationship with the work of Agatha Christie, of which he is obviously a scholar. What is your relationship with Agatha Christie's works, and the detective fiction genre? A. The pure puzzle plot detective story-- the type of story for which Agatha Christie was famous-- is one of my key passions, and Dame Agatha has been a major influence on my life since childhood. I do think she was fully deservi

Tickets on sale soon!
Mark your calendars! Tickets for this year's OC-Centric New Playwrights Festival will be going on sale soon! July 15 will be the first day they are available!