Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, written in the run-up to his murder in 1593 at the tender age of 29, was and still is a notorious and influential work. “These metaphysics of magicians, / And necroma …Read more

Audiences have the opportunity to become voyeurs at The Qualms, an uproarious one-act comedy at Playwrights Horizons. Written by Bruce Norris, author of the Tony, Olivier, and Pulitzer Prize winning Clybourne Park, The Qualms is a compelling, thought …Read more

There is a scene in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria that perfectly encapsulates its nihilistic worldview, as we see a group of television executives asking a character what famous actor would play a person he once knew. As the character being interrog …Read more

“I fear I am not in my perfect mind,” says King Lear in Act 4, Scene 7, but one can read William Shakespeare’s most perfect tragedy as one in which insanity leads to clarity. When Lear disowns Cordelia, his closest advisor Kent warns him, “see better …Read more

Let’s talk about racism.  No, let’s really talk about it. Let’s look at racism in America through the eyes of the corporate boss, the elitist, the slightly self-righteous and the masses apathetically do nothing to promote love and healing. Tall order …Read more

Two-handers surrounding taboo, cultural and generational crossed-lines and a bit of frothy spectacle and are on order for the last installment of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Marathon of One-Act Plays. Now boasting a special Drama Desk for supporting ne …Read more

War between the sexes has been raging since the beginning of time, and with the proliferation of technology and the rampant narcissism that comes with it, things have not necessarily advanced for the better. In fact, they’ve gotten a whole lot messie …Read more

The close relationship between creation and destruction is at the center of Rajiv Joseph’s provocative Guards at the Taj, which chronicles humanity’s historical need to wreak havoc as the aftermath, or justification, of grand displays of greatness. S …Read more

  More than a year after his death, legendary playwright, poet, and activist Amiri Baraka is proving that he still has the ability to unite and educate through the arts. To envision Most Dangerous Man in America (W.E.B. Du Bois), Baraka’s final …Read more

It’s been said that if William Shakespeare had written no other play other than A Midsummer Night’s Dream he still would be one of the most admired and often-performed playwrights in the world.  This is a testament to the beauty and sheer entertainme …Read more