Families typically begin the day with a ritual bath before visiting temples to seek blessings. In many households, the entrance is decorated with elaborate kolams (rice flour patterns) with a 'lamp' ...

Jessie Jones, a theater playwright and TV actress known for roles on "Murphy Brown" and "Perfect Strangers," has died. She was 75. Jones' writing partner Jamie Wooten – who with Nicholas Hope formed ...

When: ThursdayApril 2 through SundayApril 5. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Where: The Blue Door Theatre, 319 S. Cedar St. Cost: $5-$15/community access ticket, $20-$150/general ...

Everybody gets frustrated when web apps are broken, but testing them thoroughly doesn't need to be a chore. Playwright, a new open-source browser automation tool from Microsoft, makes testing web apps ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The lawsuit objected to a “BIPOC night” program at Playwrights Horizons, an Off Broadway nonprofit. By Michael Paulson A prominent nonprofit theater ...

When Tracy Letts penned his play “Bug” 30 years ago, it seemed to come at a specific moment when conspiracy theories had become more integrated into mainstream society. Letts, who would go on to win a ...

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After a few false starts trying to dive into the play, I found a deeply satisfying solution: I retyped the play in its entirety: not just reading it passively and taking notes, but actually writing ...

The authors in the 39th Young Playwrights Festival, presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago. From L: Sophia Ponce, Clark Tavas, Lola Zimmerman, and Ashley Snyder Credit: Joe Gallagher In a world filled ...

Playwrights Horizons, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway theaters and producers, is being sued by a New Jersey musician who claims that the venue’s recent discount offered to people of color is ...