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Players Upon the Page: How Directing Plays Taught Nicole Galland to Write Novels

Players Upon the Page: How Directing Plays Taught Nicole Galland to Write Novels

The Author of “Boy” on Scripting, Literary Dress Rehearsals, Story Props, and More

By Nicole Galland | April 17, 2025

Ten books that get the theatre world right.

Ten books that get the theatre world right.

By Brittany Allen | April 8, 2025

A Deal With the Devil: What the Age-Old Faustian Bargain Reveals About the Modern World

A Deal With the Devil: What the Age-Old Faustian Bargain Reveals About the Modern World

Ed Simon on "The Most Important Story Ever Told," That of Humanity's Transactional Relationship With Evil

By Ed Simon | July 9, 2024

What to read next based on your favorite Tony nominee.

What to read next based on your favorite Tony nominee.

By Brittany Allen | June 14, 2024

The most stressful weddings found in fiction.

The most stressful weddings found in fiction.

By Brittany Allen | May 24, 2024

Saying the Unsayable, and Listening to Silence: Jon Fosse on How Writing Plays Transformed His Craft

Saying the Unsayable, and Listening to Silence: Jon Fosse on How Writing Plays Transformed His Craft

From the Author’s Nobel Lecture in “A Silent Language”

By Jon Fosse | May 13, 2024

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Farah Karim-Cooper on Analyzing and Appreciating Shakespeare Through the Lens of Race

By Farah Karim-Cooper | August 15, 2023

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

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By Stephen Abbott | June 9, 2023

The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

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Olivia Wolfgang-Smith Explores Metadrama, Defying Genre, and the Performances We Do On and Off the Page

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | May 16, 2023

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

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Isabella Hammad Reflects on How Art Can Still Effect Change

By Isabella Hammad | April 4, 2023

On Reimagining the Infinite Dramatic Scope of Shakespeare and His Immortal Characters

On Reimagining the Infinite Dramatic Scope of Shakespeare and His Immortal Characters

Kathryn Barker Recommends Five Cracking Titles That Rework the Bard's Famous Plays

By Kathryn Barker | January 6, 2022

“Cut, Cut, Cut, Until the Spirit Shines Through.” Sarah Ruhl on Craft and Catharsis

“Cut, Cut, Cut, Until the Spirit Shines Through.” Sarah Ruhl on Craft and Catharsis

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By Beth Henley | October 19, 2021

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By Emily Temple | May 28, 2021

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