Playwright News--4.9.12

Playwright Ford debuts first mystery, "Fall of the House" The City Wire Playwright Bob Ford's interest in Eliza Poe, mother of writer Edgar Allan Poe, led him to write his first mystery, "The Fall of the House." "We really have been testing the limits of our space, and this once again really pushes the envelope," ... See all stories on this topic »

Family Ties: An Interview with Playwright Amy Herzog slantmagazine by Gerard Raymond on April 9th, 2012 at 2:15 pm in Interviews The most dramatic thing that happens in playwright Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles occurs at the beginning of the play. That's when 21-year-old Leo, all grimy from a cross-country bike ride, ... See all stories on this topic » slantmagazine

Letter: 'John Arden was a fine radio playwright as well as a stage dramatist ... The Guardian John Arden (obituary, 31 March) was a fine radio playwright as well as the stage dramatist of towering achievement described by Michael Coveney. After he had been frozen – or had frozen himself – out of the British theatre, and many colleagues were ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Review: Comedy brings a strain of humor Philadelphia Inquirer By Wendy Rosenfield Don't Talk to the Actors marks the third time playwright Tom Dudzick visits Montgomery Theater's stage. This time, he's also in the wings, as the show's director. Following 2009's Over the Tavern- the company's all-time best-seller ... See all stories on this topic »

Anne Commire, whose plays explored 'breaking points of women,' dies at 72 Washington Post Playwright Anne Commire wrote about subjects certain to make her audience squirm, repeatedly confronting what she called "the breaking points of women." "The idea of someone who's continuously being pushed to the edge is what fascinates me," she once ... See all stories on this topic »

Theater review: The Real Thing at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth Pegasus News In nearly 45 years of dramatic writing, the legendary playwright re-imagined the role of Hamlet's best friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, placed turn-of-the-century cultural figures in a facsimile of The Importance of Being Earnest, ... See all stories on this topic »

Drena De Niro, Lois Markle and Rosemary Prinz Will Be Women of a Certain Age ... Playbill.com By Michael Gioia Cause Célèbre, in association with Mary J. Davis, will present the world premiere of Women of a Certain Age, written by award-winning playwright Susan Charlotte, beginning April 26 at the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row. See all stories on this topic »

Theater Review: Why The Real Thing Is Tom Stoppard's Most Feeling Play D Magazine By Liz Johnstone The Real Thing is arguably one of the cerebral playwright Tom Stoppard's most feeling plays. When it was first performed, the emotional depth astounded as much as Stoppard's more characteristic tricky wordplay and the shifting worlds ... See all stories on this topic »

Berkeley Rep announces artists for Summer Lab San Francisco Chronicle The roster of artists announced Monday for the inaugural Summer Lab of the Rep's Ground Floor program combines such established figures as English playwright David Edgar, hip-hop theater pioneer Danny Hoch and playwright Octavio Solis with noted ... See all stories on this topic »

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Anne Commire, playwright, author and editor, dies at 72 - Los ... Playwright Anne Commire wrote about subjects certain to make her audience squirm, repeatedly confronting what she called "the breaking points of women. articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/.../la-me-anne-commire-201204...