CONCORD THEATRICALS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE LICENSING RIGHTS FOR LINDSEY FERRENTINO’S “THE FEAR OF 13”
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CONCORD THEATRICALS
ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE LICENSING RIGHTS FOR
LINDSEY FERRENTINO’S
“THE FEAR OF 13”
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New York, NY (November 12, 2026) – Concord Theatricals is pleased to share that it has acquired English language worldwide licensing rights to Lindsey Ferrentino’s celebrated drama The Fear of 13 for its Samuel French imprint. For more information on the critically acclaimed play, visit concordsho.ws/TheFearOf13.
“When I was a kid growing up in Florida, Samuel French acting editions were my only contact with the world of new plays,” said Ferrentino. “They littered my room and lined my high school classrooms. I’m so honored that Concord is publishing not only The Fear of 13, but has been my publisher since I started writing ten years ago. My hope is that Nick Yarris’s true-life story will reach a wide audience—from high schools and universities to theaters and prisons—and open up conversations about criminal legal system reform and the death penalty across the country. But above all, it’s a story about radical optimism, and the determination to hold on to hope and humanity even in the face of profound injustice.”
“The team at Concord is honored to be shepherding Nick Yarris’ important, incredible story on to global stages through Lindsey’s Ferrentino’s powerful adaptation,” said Amy Rose Marsh, SVP Artistic Development at Concord Theatricals. “The Fear of 13 is the kind of theatrical work that resonates long after its final curtain and has the power to effect real social change. We are proud to be working with Lindsey on this magnificent drama.”
The Fear of 13 tells the extraordinary true story of Nick Yarris, who spends more than two decades on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit. Through a series of prison visits with a volunteer named Jacki, Nick traces a life shaped by impulse and consequence. As Nick and Jacki’s conversations deepen, the line between witness and participant blurs, forcing both to confront what justice demands, what belief requires, and the perilous distance between true freedom and the illusion of self-determination. By turns devastating, darkly funny, and life-affirming, The Fear of 13 is a powerful exploration of truth and trust, conscience and connection.
Variety reports that The Fear of 13 is “a deeply moving play about Yarris’ experience on death row, the woman who became his lifeline and his eventual exoneration after more than two decades behind bars.” What’s on Stage names it “one of the best new plays of the year,” while The Telegraph calls it a “gut wrenching tale of death row injustice, unmissable.”
The show made its world premiere in October 2024 at the Donmar Warehouse in London, directed by Justin Martin and starring two-time Academy Award®-winner Adrien Brody as Yarris. Both Brody and Ferrentino garnered Olivier Award nominations, for Best Actor and Best New Play, respectively. After its sold-out run in the UK, The Fear of 13 opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre in March 2026. This production was directed by Tony Award®-winner David Cromer and starred Brody and Golden Globe® nominee Tessa Thompson.
For more information on The Fear of 13 and to browse Lindsey Ferrentino’s moving collection, visit HERE.
BIOGRAPHIES
Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, plus over one hundred new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, James Graham, Katori Hall, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Marlow & Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Miller, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, and thousands more. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing. As a producer and record label, the company has won three Tony Awards and two GRAMMY Awards in the past seven years. Concord Theatricals is a part of BMG. concordtheatricals.com
Lindsey Ferrentino is a playwright who was named Variety‘s 2025 “Broadway Stars to Watch” as she premiered two shows on Broadway last season with The Fear of 13 and The Queen of Versailles. Her work includes the Olivier Award-nominated play The Fear of 13 (Donmar Warehouse, London); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre, New York; National Theatre, London, over 100 productions worldwide); Amy and the Orphans (Roundabout, The Arc Prize for Entertainment Excellence), This Flat Earth (Playwrights Horizons) and The Year to Come (La Jolla Playhouse). As a screenwriter, Lindsey has various projects in development with Netflix and Sony Pictures and was named “Hollywood’s Hottest Ticket” by The Hollywood Reporter.
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