www.broadwayworld.com: The Drama Book Shop has announced the launch of an e-commerce site, providing worldwide access to thousands of theatrical titles. The online store features all the titles available in the New York shop and will offer staff recommendations, new plays, monthly selects, indie titles, top picks for kids and more. Every month select titles will be highlighted supporting a theme of the month.
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I would LOVE to experience this space first-hand, and it makes total sense as a place in New York City, though I do not think it would see anywhere near the same amount of profit in a different location. The idea is rather tacky in my opinion, though the execution and history save it. I am not shocked at all to see David Korins's name on the design, he seems to be in a professional prime at the moment in the industry. All that being said, I do think there is a need that e-commerce sites fill. And that need is to advertise and create a stronger bond in the vocational side of the theater. If this inspires young artists and audience members, I have absolutely no problem with the shop itself, especially at this moment in time, we can use all the support we can get. I love the history behind the location, the aspect of the history of theater in NYC is something I would like to explore more in the future.
First of all, the Drama Book Shop in New York seems like a great venue to visit. I didn't know that such a place existed, but given that it has food, plays, and even a theatrical space inside it, it sounds like The Drama Book Shop must be a great asset to the community in New York. I'm interested to visit it in the future, and excited to check out their online store. In high school, I was interested in directing, but one strong barrier to entry was always finding new shows to produce. In our drama classes, we were never taught how to do good research to find plays that we resonate with. So, the shows that I ended up directing ended up being ones that I had heard of before, or else original student works. To have a resource like this where plays are categorized and well-catalogued, including a monthly feature of many plays according to a theme, sounds like it'll be extremely helpful to both students learning about theater and people making theater.
I’ve never heard of The Drama Book Shop before, but it sounds like a wonderful space to visit!! Recently, I’ve been finding myself in search of new plays to read, to expand my script-read library (and have found some super great databases and lists to help find playwrights to look into!), so this also sounds like a great opportunity to browse online to see what they are highlighting each month. There are so many plays and stories out there that would be amazing to see on stage, so I hope that The Drama Book Shop’s collection online and in person is helping and continues to help broaden the theater world’s horizons! The connection to In the Heights (and thus Hamilton too of course) made me laugh a bit, and the history of the shop was wonderful to learn about– next time I visit NYC, I hope to go visit the store!
Like Maureen, I have never heard of the Drama Book Shop before! It seems like quite a wonderful shop in a very ideal location, as New York is booming as a place for theater with broadway and off-broadway. However, because New York is not always accessible to everyone and there is plenty of theater all over the country and world, making the strides to make an E-commerce site was a wonderful decision. This will make theatrical works so much more accessible to people. Though it is sad to hear that its original owners sold their store, I think that it is in wonderful hands with Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hearing that David Korin will be designing the new location is very fitting and I am excited to see how it turns out. I hope that the shop becomes a feeling of theater brought to fans. It will definitely be on my list of places to visit the next time I go to New York!
Wow, this sounds like a wonderful place to visit! I had no idea this place existed until now, and I think I'll make this a stop whenever I visit new york. I definitely respect the decision too to branch out into E-commerce. I find that it's difficult sometimes for me to explore more plays just because of accessibility and budget, which is why I go PDF hunting so often for plays. The thing is though, budget would be much less of a concern for me if I were buying from a place like this.
I'm also fascinated by the history of this place. Knowing that Thomas Kali and Lin-Manuel Miranda are the new owners is great to hear, and this new location sounds quite wonderful. I'd like to visit!
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