Feb 19th, 2010 · Novelist and playwright Dan Fante writes about alcoholism, drug addiction and failed attempts at literary success — all of which he has experienced himself. He discusses his novel, 86'd, battling his own emotional demons, and the process of reliving his past on paper.
Dec 7th, 2009 · Have You Seen Us? is set in San Diego — a first for playwright Athol Fugard, a South Africa native and one of the English theater's great humane bards. It's having a world premiere production at the Long Wharf Theatre, with Sam Waterston as the embittered, alcoholic academic at the center of the story.
Nov 20th, 2009 · Any short list of important young American playwrights would have to include Sarah Ruhl, who at age 35 has had work performed at major theaters around the country. She made her Broadway debut Nov. 19, with a period drama called In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play. But as Jeff Lunden reports, it's as much about intimacy and honesty as about sexuality.
Sep 29th, 2009 · Novelist and playwright Dan Fante writes about alcoholism, drug addiction and failed attempts at literary success — all of which he has experienced himself. He discusses the process of reliving his past on paper.
Sep 13th, 2009 · Paul Rudnick is a screen writer, playwright and humorist whose work appears frequently in The New Yorker. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would shy away from fame. But Rudnick ended his first foray into making a major Hollywood movie by politely asking that his name be removed from the credits. Guest host Lynn Neary talks to humor writer Paul Rudnick about his new collection of essays, called I Shudder.
Sep 1st, 2009 · The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland bills itself as the world's biggest arts festival. The Fringe is the place where comedians, actors and playwrights go to be discovered. Each year there tends to be one play that grabs the headlines and awards. This year it's Precious Little Talent by 24-year-old Ella Hickson. Last year, it was her play Eight that got her noticed.
Jul 14th, 2009 · The play may be the thing, but the hard truth is that theater isn't particularly lucrative. Acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck is just one of many dramatists who pay the bills by writing for television.
Jul 6th, 2009 · Playwright Anna Deveare Smith has been hailed as the "most exciting individual in American theater". Smith talks about her extraordinary career and her latest project, a play about change in Washington, DC, called The Americans .