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Explore the plays of Ken Ludwig

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“America’s most celebrated comic playwright.”

Linda Loomis, syracuse.com

 

Production Highlights

 
 
 

“Ludwig is a giant of the American theater.”

Patric Maley, newjersey.com

 
 
 
 

Shakespeare Made Fun

A foolproof, enormously fun approach to introducing your children and yourself to the world of William Shakespeare.

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Videos

Tony Award-winning set designer Eugene Lee discusses his set model for the world premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Treasure Island at the Alley Theatre.

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“Ken Ludwig is one of the premier playwrights in the world today.”

Broadway World

 
 
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The joy of reading plays begins now!

Plays are like short stories--you can read them in an hour or two before bedtime and engage in a whole work of literature in a single gulp. In this series, we’ll explore not only my own plays, but many of the masterpieces that make up the great comic tradition in English Literature.

Our next Comedy Play Club, Murder on the Orient Express will take place this fall. Details to be announced soon!

New play club recordings now available!

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View fullsize This is the last weekend of Dear Jack, Dear Louise @peninsulaplayers and I’m sending congratulations to the cast and crew for a terrific run! This production is directed by Scott Weinstein and stars Emma Rosenthal and Luke Nowakowski who are p
View fullsize How much do you know about my play Leading Ladies? Let’s see ... Leo and Jack, two Shakespearean actors who are so down on their luck that they’re doing “Scenes from Shakespeare” at a Moose Lodge in Pennsylvania, have come to
View fullsize Happy Opening Week to the cast and crew of The Three Musketeers @theatresquared in Arkansas! This production, directed by Rick Sordelet, runs through September 7. Theatre Squared has some very funny reels on social media of the Mustketeers in costu
View fullsize What am I reading right now? I am always on the lookout for comic novels - there aren’t really that many of them, and Whiskey Galore by Compton Mackenzie is one of the best.  It’s set in Scotland during a drought of whiskey, until
View fullsize Recently people have told me they’ve had a lot of fun performing in my play Leading Ladies. This play is a screwball adventure filled with bad behavior, romantic entanglements, high heels and a world of comedy - think Some Like it Hot meets Tw
View fullsize I am raising my glass to the cast and crew of DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE @metropolisarts in Arlington Heights, IL at the beginning of their run! Break a leg!!
View fullsize A new week and a new book! I’m reading Lawrence Ellsworth’s translation of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. This is my favorite translation of my favorite adventure story. Michael Dirda of the Washington Post calls this transla
View fullsize Who doesn’t love a great comedy?! Can you recognize universal themes in some famous plays? Lets see... The story of Shakespeare’s As You Like It exhibits this kind of universal comic theme: The escape into the country. Gender confusion.