December 1, 2009
A scene from Check Please: Take 3 is included in the Smith & Kraus anthology 2009: The Best Men's Stage Monologues and Scenes. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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October 5, 2009
In a national survey of high schools, five plays by Jonathan Rand ranked among the top ten most produced: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World was the 10th most produced; Check Please: Take 3 and Hard Candy tied for 6th; Check Please: Take 2 ranked 3rd; and Check Please topped the list as the #1 most-produced short play for the fifth season in a row. Click here to view the top-ten list. |
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September 3, 2009
The brand-new comedy How To Succeed in High School Without Really Trying has been published. Read the script, purchase books, or secure performance rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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September 2, 2009
Jonathan Rand is on Twitter. Follow his feed here. |
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August 25, 2009
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
Jonathan Rand is on Facebook! |
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October 7, 2008
In a national survey of high schools, three plays by Jonathan Rand ranked among the top ten most produced: Check Please: Take 2 was #5, Hard Candy was #2, and Check Please topped the list as the #1 most-produced short play for the fourth season in a row. Click here to view the top-ten list. |
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September 19, 2008
Two scenes from Check Please: Take 2 are included in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Stage Scenes 2007. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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August 15, 2008
Two new comedies have just been published: Check Please: Take 3 and the one-act version of Murder in the Knife Room. |
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March 2, 2008
Monologues from Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit and The People vs. Spam are included in the anthology Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens. Buy the book at Amazon or Playscripts, Inc. |
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October 15, 2007
In a national survey of high schools, four plays by Jonathan Rand ranked among the top ten most produced: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World was #8, Hard Candy was #6, Check Please: Take 2 was #2, and Check Please topped the list as the #1 most-produced short play for the third season in a row. Click here to view the top-ten list. |
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August 14, 2007
The brand-new large-cast comedies Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit and Murder in the Knife Room have been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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May 4, 2007
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
 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
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
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 17, 2007
Jonathan Rand is now on MySpace. Add yourself at myspace.com/jonathanrand |
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January 10, 2007
A monologue from Romeo To Go is included in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2006. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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January 1, 2007
Dramatics magazine publishes Check Please: Take 2 as the featured play in their January issue. |
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October 3, 2006
In a national survey of high schools, three plays by Jonathan Rand ranked among the top ten most produced: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World was #9, Hard Candy was #2, and Check Please topped the list as the #1 most-produced short play for the second season in a row. Click here to view the top-ten list. |
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September 2, 2006
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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August 22, 2006
The sequel Check Please: Take 2 has been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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October 14, 2005
In a national survey of high schools, three plays by Jonathan Rand ranked among the top five most produced: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World was #5, Hard Candy was #3, and Check Please topped the list as the #1 most-produced short play during the 2004-2005 season. More information about the milestone can be found on the official top-ten list and in a press release. |
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October 1, 2005
A monologue from The People vs. Spam is included in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2005. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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August 4, 2005
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
A scene from Check Please is included in the Smith & Kraus anthology The Best Stage Scenes 2004. Click here to order the book at Amazon. |
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October 11, 2004
In a national survey of high schools, Check Please and Hard Candy tied each other as the second most-produced short plays during the 2003-2004 season. View the full top-ten list here. |
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August 9, 2004
The new short comedy, The People vs. Spam, has been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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March 12, 2004
The new one-act comedy, The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World, has been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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February 25, 2004
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
Drugs Are Bad was selected by the Actors Theatre of Louisville as a finalist for the 2003 Heideman Award. |
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June 12, 2003
Two new one-act comedies, Check Please and Drugs Are Bad, have been published. Read free samples and purchase books and rights at Playscripts, Inc. |
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May 17, 2003
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
Finishing touches are being made to the new one-act comedy Check Please. Stay tuned for more info. |
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April 23, 2003
JonathanRand.com is now available to the public. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter. |
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