TONI HANDCOCK DOWNS & D. STEPHEN DOWNS formed HANDS DOWN PRODUCTIONS when they began writing together two decades ago. Their theatrical output is impressive and varied, ranging from traditional musicals like THE MAJOR & THE MINOR, to groundbreaking musical plays like IN THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON, and family shows like JOANNA’S DAY — The Musical.
Toni & Stephen also write books, two of which — THE HIDDEN LIE and JOANNA’S DAY — are on sale in the Amazon.com Kindle library. Two of their plays, THE TUDOR WOMEN and THE DIARY OF LADY ANNE HASTINGS, are available for regional and community theaters.
In 2012, Toni & Stephen’s master work, GHOSTS OF THE TITANIC, will available on CD in the spring in time for the centennial of the sinking. The CD will be sold in the Titanic Museums all across the United States and Canada, and in the UK and Ireland.