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Cheyenne Blood. Brief article Oct 1, 2009 158
Country ham: after a series of reinventions, actor--carpenter--porn star--playwright Tom Judson pulls up stakes and heads west. Judson, Tom Essay Oct 1, 2009 837
After many a season dies the Oscar Wilde. Stone, Martha E. In memoriam Jul 1, 2009 545
"These Three": the influence of William Wyler and Gregg Toland on Lillian Hellman. Critical essay Jul 1, 2009 3973
Harold Pinter 1930-2008 - a tale of two lives. Karwowski, Michael In memoriam Jun 22, 2009 4914
Tarell Alvin McCraney. Brief article Jun 1, 2009 275
Foote's feat. Burkhart, Marian May 8, 2009 638
Obituary limerick. Morice, David Brief article May 1, 2009 77
Cultural memory and circular time in Suzan-Lori Parks's betting on the dust commander. Kolin, Philip C. Critical essay May 1, 2009 1265
A Hunkier Shakespeare. Brief article Apr 20, 2009 143
He's not bad, he just writes that way: on the eve of his Broadway debut, playwright and screenwriter Neil LaBute takes on his critics' charges that he's a misogynist, a homophobe, and an embodiment of the worst aspects of male behavior. Voss, Brandon Apr 1, 2009 1372
Reclaiming Shakespeare in the north woods. Woodard, Joseph K. Essay Apr 1, 2009 1267
Walden in the woods (and onstage). Mar 22, 2009 410
Yasmina Reza: from 'Art' to 'The God of Carnage'. Karwowski, Michael Biography Mar 22, 2009 4143
Bigamy in Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. Meyers, Jeffrey Critical essay Mar 1, 2009 873
The lost manuscript: Oscar Wilde's ode to a grande dame is unearthed after 50 years. Brief article Mar 1, 2009 132
The playwright Harold Pinter was widely referred to as "the Shakespeare of our time" and his obituaries certainly treated him as such. Brief article Jan 26, 2009 122
The last word. Darwish, Adel Jan 1, 2009 712
Kaos, Pirandello and the mother: questions of Identity in the Tavianis Sicily. Cadel, Francesca Critical essay Dec 22, 2008 7356
John Glines: engine and booster of GLBT theatre. McDonald, Natalie Hope Interview Nov 1, 2008 1837
A Preacher of Spiritual Non-Commitment. Robinson, Besty Brief article Nov 1, 2008 294
Fanfare for an uncommon man; 'A Man for All Seasons'. O'Reilly, Mollie Wilson Oct 24, 2008 1420
Ireland Honors Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi. Susoyev, Steve Sep 1, 2008 1043
Was he or wasn't he? Noonan Jr, John T. Jul 18, 2008 808
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
'I'm just too busy to look back'; Michael Ehrhardt queries the playwright at eighty. Albee, Edward Interview Jul 1, 2008 3567
Tennessee Williams' women in a man's world. DiSchiavi, Michael Critical essay Jul 1, 2008 1301
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
Renouncing liberalism. Scanlon, Christopher Apr 1, 2008 507
Writing in America. Shaw, Irwin Excerpt Mar 22, 2008 268
"Somewhat like war": the aesthetics of segregation, black liberation, and A Raisin in the Sun. Gordon, Michelle Critical essay Mar 22, 2008 7526
The Marlowe in Edward II. Ellenzweig, Allen Critical essay Mar 1, 2008 2553
Foul papers, promptbooks, and Thomas Heywood's The Captives. Purkis, James Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 13844
The defence of religious orthodoxy in John Heywood's The Pardoner and the Frere. Caputo, Nicoletta Jan 1, 2008 7378
'Whosoever resisteth shall get to themselfes dampnacioun': tyranny and resistance in Cambises and Horestes. Ward, Allyna Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 8874
'A world of ground': terrestrial space in Marlowe's Tamburlaine plays. Jones, Emrys Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 6976
Christopher Marlowe and the succession to the English crown. Hopkins, Lisa Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 7755
Reading Tudor writing politically: the case of 2 Henry IV. Burrow, Colin Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 9077
Re-imagining the female hysteric: Helene Cixous' Portrait of Dora. French, Sarah Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 5906
Las visitas en Dona Rosita la soltera: ?ambientales o reflejos? Brakel, Arthur Report Jan 1, 2008 3553
A linguagem obscena do parvo no Auto da Barca do Inferno de Gil Vicente: uma luta de palavras pelos espacos divinos. Martinez, Monserrat Bores Report Jan 1, 2008 3928
Star-crossed something-or-others. Lemay, Eric Dec 1, 2007 5159
Constructive intersections: white students meet black history in August Wilson's the Piano Lesson. Kildegaard, Lise Sep 22, 2007 3899
Pagan beliefs in The Serpent's Tooth. Christopher, Joe R. Sep 22, 2007 5224
Encountering Plautus in the Renaissance: a humanist debate on comedy. Hardin, Richard F. Sep 22, 2007 13249
Money and merit in French Renaissance comedy. Parsons, Jotham Sep 22, 2007 14502
A modern Orpheus descends. Canning, Richard Sep 1, 2007 2137
Guare's "The Talking Dog": an adaptation that only partially adapts. Andreach, Robert J. Critical essay Sep 1, 2007 987
Shakespeare, Marlowe and Blair. Berry, Ralph Jun 22, 2007 2360
Adapting The Revengers Tragedy. Cook, Patrick J. Apr 1, 2007 3752
"All our lives we'd looked out for each other the way that motherless children tend to do": King Lear a melodrama. Griggs, Yvonne Apr 1, 2007 3555
Wartime Shakespeare: the strange case of Bataan (1943). Melnikoff, Kirk Apr 1, 2007 7230
Sterling Houston, walkin' his blues. Paddie, Dennis Biography Mar 1, 2007 2441
Terrence McNally: dramaturgist of a gay century. Whittington, Lewis Interview Jan 1, 2007 1513
The threat of rape in Leonor de la Cueva's La firmeza en la ausencia. Aronson, Stacey L. Parker Critical essay Jan 1, 2007 4490
The politics of folklore in Abdou Anta Ka's La Fille des Dieux. Walker, Martha Critical essay Jan 1, 2007 3528
Racial impersonation on the Elizabethan stage: the case of Shakespeare playing Aaron. Habib, Imtiaz Jan 1, 2007 13222
Moorish dancing in the Two Noble Kinsmen. Iyengar, Sujata Jan 1, 2007 9969
Oscar Wilde: a celebrity in the making. Frigo, Nick Essay Jan 1, 2007 6550
The time of Shakespeare's Jewry. Harris, Jonathan Gil Jan 1, 2007 2997
Utopian cosmopolitanism. Bartolovich, Crystal Jan 1, 2007 4112
THWS, CWWS, WSAF, and WSCI in the Shakespeare book biz. Smith, Bruce R. Jan 1, 2007 10920
'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
Wal-Mart send-up. DiNovella, Elizabeth Feb 1, 2006 902
Wilde, Synge & Orpen. Tillinghast, Richard Critical essay Feb 1, 2006 3278
The victim of fashion? Rereading the biography of John Lyly. Scragg, Leah Critical essay Jan 1, 2006 8329
Back on the beach: Michael Ehrhardt talks with a newly revived playwright. Albee, Edward Interview Jan 1, 2006 1771
David Auburn's Proof: Taming Cinderella. Schafer, Carol Jan 1, 2006 5434
Wilder's dramatic landscape: alientation effect meets the Midwest. Radavich, David Biography Jan 1, 2006 6188
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
A. R. Ammons and Arthur Miller: unexpected metaphysical connections. Castellitto, George P. Jan 1, 2006 3435
Arthur Miller's outtakes. Meyers, Jeffrey Interview Jan 1, 2006 1096
How low can they go? II: Harold Pinter wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Pryce-Jones, David Nov 7, 2005 1482
Craig Lucas: playwright with a movie in him. Esther, John Interview Nov 1, 2005 1510
Underworld hero. Raymond, Gerard Brief Article Oct 11, 2005 154
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
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
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
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
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
Inspiration for drama: playwrights ponder the literary influences that inform their work. Blake, Joseph P. May 1, 2005 788
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
From ethnic to mainstream theater: negotiating 'Asian American' in the plays of Philip Kan Gotanda. Dunbar, Ann-Marie Jan 1, 2005 5408
David Mamet's Old Neighborhood: journey and geography. Pearce, Howard Jan 1, 2005 6075
Expressing "the misery and confusion truthfully": an interview with Beth Henley. Bryer, Jackson R. Interview Jan 1, 2005 6865
Discordia concors: characterization problems of two Shakespearean gentlewomen. Yu, Sheng-yen Critical essay Jan 1, 2005 9358
Ireland in two minds: Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson. Grene, Nicholas Critical Essay Jan 1, 2005 6610
Some time in Strindberg. Swanson, Alan Dec 22, 2004 6181
Peter Pan at 100: one of the great destructive myths of our time. Goodden, Herman Dec 1, 2004 1012
William Branch: (a conversation) reminiscence. Nesmith, N. Graham Interview Sep 22, 2004 7492
Jovan Sterija Popovic (1806-56). Brief biography Jan 1, 2004 292

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