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TheaterApril 20, 2021
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Books and IdeasDecember 17, 2020
Shakespeare’s Contentious Conversation With America
James Shapiro’s recent book looks at why Shakespeare has been a mainstay of the cultural and political conflicts of the country since its founding.
Alisa Solomon
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CultureJune 4, 2020
Larry Kramer’s Righteous Rage
His jeremiads against the state and those complacent during the AIDS crisis galvanized generations of activists.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterOctober 28, 2019
Tony Kushner on Making Serious Political Theatre in 2019
In a conversation with The Nation, Kushner discusses the first major revival of A Bright Room Called Day, his Reagan-era political drama set in Weimar Germany.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterAugust 6, 2019
The Play Challenging Us to See the Rot at the Heart of Our Democracy
As its New York run ends, What the Constitution Means to Me remains an urgent and salient critique of the country’s foundational document.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterMay 28, 2019
Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head
In her recent play White Noise and a new film adaptation of Native Son, Parks probes the terrible truths of the American imagination.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterApril 10, 2019
In Claudia Rankine’s ‘The White Card’, Timely Questions of Race and Representation Take Center Stage
The poet’s debut play addresses appropriation, cultural ownership, and dirty money in the art world.
Alisa Solomon
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisSeptember 11, 2018
Young Jean Lee’s Domestic Surrealism
In her newest play, Lee offers us a look at the straight white man as a specimen.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterMay 30, 2018
Adapting Ibsen for Our Times
Along with opportunity, recent revivals of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play An Enemy of the People bring much risk.
Alisa Solomon
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TheaterMay 24, 2018
Broadway’s Golden-Age Shows and #MeToo
A certain critical consternation awaited the current productions of My Fair Lady and Carousel—and with good reason.
Alisa Solomon