Monthly Archives: March 2021

Remembering Preston Jones

Posted on March 25, 2021 by dgsweet

In the mid-1970s, I was assigned a piece by an in-flight magazine distributed on American Airlines. The story focused on three playwrights who first came to the theater community’s attention in regional theaters. The three playwrights were David Mamet, Marsha … Continue reading →

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Encountering Rose Franken

Posted on March 11, 2021 by dgsweet

Continuing to wander through obscure corners of American playwriting, I have stumbled across a forgotten phenomenon.  A writer named Rose Franken created a character who appeared first in a series of stories for Redbook, then in a series of eight … Continue reading →

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