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JUNE 2012

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Theater
In Dialogue

How to be a Feminist and Still Get Laid: Gina Gionfriddo’s Rapture, Blister, Burn

by Kathryn Walat

Theater

In Gina Gionfriddo’s new play Rapture, Blister, Burn, Catherine’s got the sexy academic career that every Ph.D. dreams about: another book out, TV appearances on Bill Maher, and an upcoming speaking engagement in Italy.

So. Seven playwrights, five directors, and four producers sit down to write a play…

by Various Authors

Theater

If the demands of collaboration are infinite and unpredictable, so are the rewards.

Web Exclusive

Noor Theatre Blazes New Light: Food and Fadwa at NYTW

by Ginny Mohler

Theater

How often do you hear of a dream come true from an open call to “be the next Food Network Star!”? It’s like winning the lottery. Or Arab Idol.

Web Exclusive

At Wrest in the Middle of Time with Will Eno

by Ben Gassman

Theater

“So, there’s birth and death, but, really, another way to say that is that there’s this one event we probably don’t remember, and this other one we may not really experience. Described like that you sort of wonder why we put so much emphasis on those two points.”

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Chimichangas and Zoloft with Fernanda Coppel

by Cusi Cram

Theater

I came across Fernanda Coppel’s play Chimichangas and Zoloft two years ago while reading plays for a foundation that honors the memory of my friend and fellow writer, Leah Ryan.

 

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