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After the fall: Oscar Wilde's only grandson, Merlin Holland, wants to shed light on the years that followed his grandfather's infamous imprisonment. Charpentier, Julia Ann Interview Jul 15, 2008 822
Playwright David Mamet wrote an election-season piece for the Village Voice, provocatively titled "Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal.'". Brief article Apr 7, 2008 156
Two plays, two directors: Rock 'n' Roll and The Season at Sarsaparilla. Connor, Michael Apr 1, 2008 2931
Chekhov's tears. Sandall, Roger Oct 1, 2007 2584
Constructive intersections: white students meet black history in August Wilson's the Piano Lesson. Kildegaard, Lise Sep 22, 2007 3899
The fate of the other in Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Omer-Sherman, Ranen Jun 22, 2007 8731
Reimagining the Melting Pot and the golden door: national identity in gilded age and progressive era literature. Prchal, Tim Mar 22, 2007 8648
Transition and transformation in John Everett Millais' Ferdinand Lured by Ariel. Hottle, Andrew D. Jan 1, 2007 6731
Moorish dancing in the Two Noble Kinsmen. Iyengar, Sujata Jan 1, 2007 9969
Racial impersonation on the Elizabethan stage: the case of Shakespeare playing Aaron. Habib, Imtiaz Jan 1, 2007 13222
'A word by which you will be revealed': the problem of language in Will Eno's monologues. Silverstein, Marc Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 10717
Death of a giant. Darwish, Adel Obituary May 1, 2006 547
Super powered: with his newest play, the gifted Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa works emotional territory all his own--painful gay romance, the strain of success, and a lasting love of comics. Goldberg, Isa Apr 25, 2006 346
Romp and roll. Raymond, Gerard Brief article Feb 28, 2006 166
Wilde, Synge & Orpen. Tillinghast, Richard Critical essay Feb 1, 2006 3278
Wal-Mart send-up. DiNovella, Elizabeth Feb 1, 2006 902
Arthur Miller's outtakes. Meyers, Jeffrey Interview Jan 1, 2006 1096
A. R. Ammons and Arthur Miller: unexpected metaphysical connections. Castellitto, George P. Jan 1, 2006 3435
Tennessee Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth and William Inge's Bus Riley's Back in Town: coincidences from a friendship. Voss, Ralph F. Jan 1, 2006 4138
Wilder's dramatic landscape: alientation effect meets the Midwest. Radavich, David Biography Jan 1, 2006 6188
David Auburn's Proof: Taming Cinderella. Schafer, Carol Jan 1, 2006 5434
The victim of fashion? Rereading the biography of John Lyly. Scragg, Leah Critical essay Jan 1, 2006 8329
"The power of woman's influence": nineteenth-century temperance theatricality and the drama of Nellie H. Bradley. Beard, Deanna M. Toten Jan 1, 2006 7011
A paradigm for new play development: the Albee-Barr-Wilder Playwrights Unit. Crespy, David A. Jan 1, 2006 9017
Remembering Spalding Gray. Helm, Charles R. Jan 1, 2006 2600
How low can they go? II: Harold Pinter wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Pryce-Jones, David Nov 7, 2005 1482
Latina rising: writer-director-star Odalys Nanin gets fresh with the ladies again in her new play. Abley, Sean Brief Article Oct 11, 2005 301
Justin's time: Justin Tanner's outrageously hilarious plays--including Zombie Attack! and Oklahomo!--have made him an L.A. cult phenomenon. And now he's got an entire season of shows to play with. Hensley, Dennis Oct 11, 2005 691
Underworld hero. Raymond, Gerard Brief Article Oct 11, 2005 154
Speechmarks. Brief Article Oct 1, 2005 74
Catch him if you can: Terrence McNally speeds into the fifth decade of his illustrious career with new works premiering in New York, San Diego, and San Francisco. Raymond, Gerard Sep 13, 2005 705
Jon Robin Baitz. Brief Article Jul 19, 2005 196
Inspiration for drama: playwrights ponder the literary influences that inform their work. Blake, Joseph P. May 1, 2005 788
Catch the keynote, Ossie Davis: a mighty laborer in the field of the arts, a majestic voice for integrity has gone on ahead. Madhubuti, Haki R. Obituary May 1, 2005 1406
The word workers: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee shared many things, among them a reverence for seeing language breathed into life. Johnson, Sharon D. Cover Story May 1, 2005 2600
The cost of justice: John Patrick Shanley's 'doubt'. Gallicho, Grant Apr 22, 2005 1311
Is it politics or art that sustains some literary reputations? Goodden, Herman Column Apr 1, 2005 869
"Attention must be paid," said Willy Loman's wife of her husband in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Brief Article Mar 14, 2005 121
Arthur Miller's conscience. Obituary Mar 1, 2005 786
Acts of grace: faith, God's will, and time. An interview with Craig Wright. Davis, Deryl Interview Feb 1, 2005 1417
Ireland in two minds: Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson. Grene, Nicholas Critical Essay Jan 1, 2005 6610
Expressing "the misery and confusion truthfully": an interview with Beth Henley. Bryer, Jackson R. Interview Jan 1, 2005 6865
David Mamet's Old Neighborhood: journey and geography. Pearce, Howard Jan 1, 2005 6075
From ethnic to mainstream theater: negotiating 'Asian American' in the plays of Philip Kan Gotanda. Dunbar, Ann-Marie Jan 1, 2005 5408
Peter Pan at 100: one of the great destructive myths of our time. Goodden, Herman Dec 1, 2004 1012
Peachtree's players: the gay couple behind the Atlanta stage phenomenon Peachtree Battle cast a satiric eye in every direction. Behrens, Web Interview Oct 26, 2004 393
William Branch: (a conversation) reminiscence. Nesmith, N. Graham Interview Sep 22, 2004 7492
This torch still burns: Harvey Fierstein revisits the movie version of Torch Song Trilogy with a new DVD commentary. Duralde, Alonso Interview Jun 22, 2004 581
Found in translation: Chekhov revisited by Reza de Wet and Janet Suzman. Keuris, Marisa Jun 1, 2004 7109
His own Pulitzer: out playwright Doug Wright reflects on winning the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his Broadway hit I Am My Own Wife. Raymond, Gerard Brief Article May 11, 2004 302
Becoming her mother: Lisa Kron's new show reaffirms her gift for turning family drama into universal comedy. Giltz, Michael Apr 13, 2004 466
Culture clunk: the Stendhal Syndrome artlessly revives two Terrence McNally playlets about our reaction to art. Shewey, Don Mar 30, 2004 444
The trouble with Big Bill: tennis great Bill Tilden was disgraced because of his sexuality. Now playwright A.R. Gurney and star John Michael Higgins are telling his story. Drake, David Feb 17, 2004 740
Political theater. Brief Article Feb 2, 2004 37
Finding Nilo: the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Nilo Cruz opens Anna in the Tropics in New York. Stevenson, Bill Interview Dec 9, 2003 657
Faces of angels: conversations with the stars of HBO's Angels in America. Cover Story Dec 9, 2003 6849
Tony Kushner: Man of the year: December 28, 1993. Romesburg, Don Brief Article Dec 9, 2003 164
Springer fever: trust a team of gay men to dazzle London with a stylish little romp called Jerry Springer--the Opera. Giltz, Michael Interview Nov 25, 2003 976
Puppets and politics: set at Christmas, Paula Vogel's new play focuses on three children, played at times by puppets, but its real target is homophobia. Raymond, Gerard Interview Nov 25, 2003 600
The guy called Herbie with a thousand friends. Albom, Mitch Oct 6, 2003 670
USC School of Theatre. Brief Article Sep 1, 2003 30
The day the door to the U.S. closed in my face. Sep 1, 2003 818
Charlotte light and dark: the indomitable German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf comes to life in a new play by Doug Wright. (theater). Che, Cathay Interview May 27, 2003 611
Mother and child reunion: lesbian mom and playwright Kate Moira Ryan talks about transforming Dorothy Allison's Cavedweller from page to stage. (theater). Raymond, Gerard Interview May 13, 2003 619
Pulitzer surprise. (the Buzz). Brief Article May 13, 2003 201
Reviving Rita: inspired by screen goddess Rita Hayworth, out playwright Edwin Sanchez crafts a play to honor her Latina sex appeal. (theater). Koland, Trent J. Interview Apr 29, 2003 481
No stranger to controversy: gender outlaw Kate Bornstein returns with Strangers in Paradox, an outrageous new play about death. (theater). Raymond, Gerard Interview Apr 1, 2003 577
It's a gay world after all: Tim Acito, the creator of Zanna, Don't!--a new musical set in a world where everyone's gay--reflects on the ups and downs of fantasy fulfillment. (theater). Raymond, Gerard Interview Mar 18, 2003 552
A tale of two Tonies. (London journal). Gross, John Mar 1, 2003 1761
Championship season: playwright Richard Greenberg talks about bringing his hot-button gay baseball play, Take Me Out, to Broadway. (theater). Raymond, Gerard Interview Feb 18, 2003 645
His big fat Canadian hit: Montreal writer Steve Galluccio's gay family comedy Mambo Italiano is a runaway success onstage--and the movie version is due out soon. (theater). Hays, Matthew Interview Feb 4, 2003 529
Fresh stage directions: a new year brings a wealth of new theater choices of special interest to lesbian and gay audiences coast-to-coast. (theater preview). Raymond, Gerard Calendar Feb 4, 2003 1456
Show by show by Sondheim: with all the Sondheim revivals this summer, here's a primer for those unfamiliar with the works of this out theatrical genius. (theater). Abele, Robert Jul 9, 2002 1592
Just the Phacts. (the Buzz). Brief Article Jun 25, 2002 130
Excerpts from Black Medea. Enoch, Wesley Excerpt Jun 22, 2002 1560
The Moscow Art Theatre's stepdaughter: Stanislavsky and Olga Gzovskaya. Ignatieva, Maria Jun 1, 2002 5864
The voices of Bang, Bang You're Dead. Witham, Barry B. Jun 1, 2002 5054
Family follies: with his latest production, Boys and Girls, out playwright Tom Donaghy takes an unflinching look at the pitfalls of gay parenting. (theater). Bahr, David Brief Article May 14, 2002 402
Tennessee Williams and the South. (Southern Scrapbook). Brief Article May 1, 2002 391
Brixton Stories: Beverley Andrews on Biyi Bandele's new play set in London. (The Arts). Andrews, Beverley Brief Article Apr 1, 2002 604
Ben Jonson, Revisited. (Review Essay). Brady, Jennifer Critical Essay Mar 22, 2002 6514
Reclaiming McCullers: with her new play on author Carson McCullers, Sarah Schulman brings her empathetic outsider's eye to New York's mainstream theater scene. (theater). Shewey, Don Brief Article Feb 5, 2002 567
Paul Zindel: The shouting play, the whispering novel. (Special Feature). Fischer, David Marc Interview Feb 1, 2002 2026
Eugene O'Neill in Buenos Aires. Graham-Yooll, Andrew Jan 1, 2002 2169
Apocalypse when? Robert Lepage's Zulu Time featured terrorists and exploding airplanes--and was set for a New York opening on September 21. A report from the premiere that never happened. (theater). Hays, Matthew Brief Article Dec 25, 2001 581
Uganda: 'To write is to live'. (Arts and Culture). Andrews, Beverly Brief Article Oct 1, 2001 762
Moises Kaufman. C.C. Brief Article Aug 14, 2001 193
Ryan Landry. B.H. Brief Article Aug 14, 2001 130
Isolation from larger centres breeds innovation. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 504
Passed Over: The Tragic Mulatta and (Dis)Integration of Identity in Adrienne Kennedy's Plays. Brown, E. Barnsley Critical Essay Jun 22, 2001 9174
Theater in America: An Interview with Stanley Kauffmann. CARDULLO, BERT Interview Jun 22, 2001 4292
Wilde stories. Brief Article Jun 19, 2001 189
Books Received. Bibliography Jun 1, 2001 1694
The seeds of the syrigna tree. Gien, Pamela Brief Article Jun 1, 2001 1154
A WOMEN FOR ALL SEASONS. Joffe, Lawrence May 1, 2001 1459
David Auburn. Brief Article Apr 23, 2001 30
Sharp Wit. Brief Article Mar 27, 2001 124
Harold Pinter. Cusac, Anne-Marie Interview Mar 1, 2001 4499
From the streets to the stage. Miles, Kenneth Brief Article Mar 1, 2001 681
Towards a New Version of D. H. Lawrence's The Daughter-in-Law: Scholarly Edition or Play Text? WORTHEN, JOHN Jan 1, 1999 8750

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