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Richard Weill tells the story of his play Framed, and its eight-year journey from conception to the page to the stage. A stage thriller, Framed was Weill’s ninth full-length play, but his first full production. Read the story, then the play - in one volume. Weill provides detailed and fascinating insight into precisely how he set out to tackle what Ira Levin (author of Deathtrap, the longest running thriller in the history of Broadway) called that trickiest and most demanding of genres, and create a thriller that was credible and meaningful as well as original. Relive the exact moment he conceived the ironic, shocking, yet inevitable ending to Framed. See how Weill implemented an off-Broadway director’s advice that he play with time. And once production begins, witness how a playwright negotiates the delicate balance between maintaining the integrity of his work and serving as a cooperative collaborator with his play’s director, cast, and production team. What the critics said about Framed Ventura Breeze The script is engaging, entertaining, highly credible, and well worth your time. … the script bears an uncommon authenticity, as well as being literate, concise and cogent. Ventura County Star Framed offers a killer performance that will keep audience guessing.
Framed was a hit. … No play on our South Stage has received the standing-room-only audience numbers that Framed delivered. - Tom Eubanks, Artistic Director, Elite Theatre Company, Oxnard, California