Playwright News--4.26.12

Purchase Featured Books NPR A provocative assessment of the controversial playwright challenges the opinions of her detractors while exploring contradictions in her character, from her non-practice of Judaism and her impassioned but nonpartisan political views to her sexual ... See all stories on this topic »

A great playwright, a great star, and a great subject aren't enough to keep ... Capital New York Broadway's latest effort, the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Columnist, would seem to have the right ingredients: thoughtful playwright David Auburn (Proof), charismatic star John Lithgow, and source material that's rich with possibilities. See all stories on this topic »

Playwright John Guare in Princeton NJ Today His new play centers around a character called Mundie, a playwright about 70 (Guare's age). The play begins with Mundie telling a story about events that happened years before when he was going through a mid-30s crisis – as Guare describes it, ... See all stories on this topic » NJ Today

Did Shakespeare Have a Co-Writer? TIME According to Oxford researchers, the bard may have collaborated with another playwright on at least one of his works. By Anoosh Chakelian | @anooshchakelian | April 26, 2012 | + Perhaps, when Shakespeare wrote in Sonnet 85, "I think good thoughts ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

Arts Review: Eight playwrights wrote 10-minute plays, and the audience lived ... Austin Chronicle By Jillian Owens, Fri., April 27, 2012 Once upon a time, there was a playwright who struggled to make ends meet, crushed by the decline in live theatre attendance and her inability to brand herself. But fortunately, this starving artist lived in Austin ... See all stories on this topic » Austin Chronicle

Gurudev: Poet, Playwright, Painter and Philosopher Indo American News (33.6 x 25.1 cm) Rabindra Bhavana, 00-2514-16 Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), a transformative figure in the modern cultural history of India, is remembered as a poet, playwright, musician, and philosopher, and is also recognized around the world as ... See all stories on this topic »

Lillian Hellman: A 'Difficult,' Vilified Woman NPR Hellman was the most famous American female playwright of the 20th century, a celebrity that was vastly extended when she began publishing her memoirs. She was an icon for women of my generation, coming to feminist consciousness in the 1970s. See all stories on this topic »

Playwrights' Arena Honors Theresa Chavez et al. at HOT NIGHT IN THE CITY, 5/8 Broadway World Playwrights' Arena with Artistic Director Jon Lawrence Rivera, the only theatre dedicated to discovering, nurturing and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with their annual ... See all stories on this topic »