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"I'm not some kind of intellectual who's importing very special ideas into the unfamiliar terrain of the theater. I don't see it like that at all," he said. "There's something about the way the plays ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tom Stoppard, frequently hailed as the greatest British playwright of this generation, had both a remarkable life ...

In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. Editor Tom Stoppard, often hailed as one of the greatest ...

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic. By Bruce Weber Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born ...

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 ...

Cults have seldom been so robustly represented in popular culture. We have the Zizians, the Sarah Lawrence sex cult, Nxivm, and the cult of Mother God, with each dutifully unpicked in articles and ...

Cleage is known for her transformative plays centering on Black women's experiences. Pearl Cleage, an acclaimed writer known for her emphasis on Black feminist ideology, now reigns as a 2025 recipient ...

Playwrights’ Center celebrates a new, bigger space at the border of St. Paul and Minneapolis to house internationally acclaimed writers and nurture their work to the stage. For 46 years, Playwrights’ ...

After years of planning and construction, the nationally recognized Playwrights’ Center has officially moved to St. Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone and is ready to open to the public this weekend. The ...

Theatre Week is underway, which means you can snag cheap tickets to a number of local plays and musicals. To help you choose, we’ve compiled a preview of some of the top productions you can see around ...