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August 10, 2010 |
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A scene from Check Please has been published in the anthology Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens. Also included in the book are scenes by Pulitzer- and Tony-winner David Lindsay-Abaire, Naomi Iizuka, Alan Haehnel, Jon Jory, Melanie Marnich, and Don Zolidis. The collection can be purchased at Amazon or Playscripts, Inc. |
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December 1, 2009 |
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A scene from Check Please: Take 3 has been published in the Smith & Kraus anthology 2009: The Best Men's Stage Monologues and Scenes. Also included in the book are scenes by Sam Shepard, Terrence McNally, Adam Rapp, Naomi Iizuka, Steven Dietz, Nicky Silver, and A. R. Gurney. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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August 25, 2009 |
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The brand-new one-act comedy How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying will be available soon. Sign up to be the first to know when it's released. |
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January 10, 2009 |
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Jonathan Rand is on Facebook! |
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May 4, 2007 |
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The Drama Book Shop in New York City held an autograph signing event for the recently released Random House anthology Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays. The event included several authors featured in the book, including Jonathan Rand. |
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April 10, 2007 |
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 Check Please has been published in the Random House anthology Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays. Also included in the book are plays by Steve Martin, Elaine May, Christopher Durang, David Auburn, Alan Ball, David Lindsay-Abaire, Shel Silverstein, and others. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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March 31, 2007 |
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The International School of Hamburg produced Check Please and Check Please: Take 2. Jonathan was flown to Germany to meet the students, teach playwriting workshops, and attend the production. It was the first time Check Please: Take 2 was performed in Germany. |
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February 24, 2007 |
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McDonough High School of Charles County, Maryland commissioned Jonathan to write a brand new full-length play for their students. The school produced the World Premiere of this brand-new, full-length murder mystery parody Murder in the Knife Room. Jonathan spent several days workshopping the play with the students and rewriting the script prior to its debut performance. |
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January 10, 2007 |
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A monologue from Romeo To Go has been published in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2006. Also included in this collection are monologues by Theresa Rebeck, A. R. Gurney, Dale Wasserman, Caridad Svich, Rinne Groff, Jane Martin, Paul Weitz, and Terrence McNally. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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January 1, 2007 |
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Dramatics magazine publishes Check Please: Take 2 as the featured play in their January issue. |
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September 2, 2006 |
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Jonathan Rand and his brother Doug were interviewed on National Public Radio. Click here to listen online. (After clicking, scroll down to the "Playscripts" link.) |
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October 1, 2005 |
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A monologue from The People vs. Spam has been published in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2005. Also included in this collection are monologues by Nilo Cruz, Jules Feiffer, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Jane Martin, John Belluso, Craig Lucas, Ken Ludwig, and Richard Greenberg. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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August 4, 2005 |
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The new large-cast one-act comedy, Romeo To Go, has been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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November 15, 2004 |
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A scene from Check Please has been published in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Stage Scenes 2004. Also included in the collection are scenes by Eve Ensler, Adam Rapp, Naomi Wallace, Richard Greenberg, John Patrick Shanley, Donald Margulies, Rinne Groff, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Richard Dresser, and Paul Rudnick. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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February 25, 2004 |
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Finishing touches are being made to the new one-act comedy The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World. Stay tuned for more info. |
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September 15, 2003 |
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Drugs Are Bad has been selected by the Actors Theatre of Louisville as a finalist for the 2003 Heideman Award! |
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May 17, 2003 |
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The new OnStage section is launched. This feature allows you to find out where and when Jonathan Rand's plays will be produced next. |
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April 24, 2003 |
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Finishing touches are being made to the new one-act comedy Check Please. Stay tuned for more info. |
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