Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2010
It may be obvious to some, but Palestinians aren't the only people upset about Israel's settlement activity. More than 60 Israeli theater professionals have joined a boycott against a new West Bank cultural center in Ariel, an Israeli settlement 12.5 miles within Palestinian territory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJun 14, 2010
Theater, which at its best makes us more human and humane, has become increasingly mediocre, produced as spectacle or driven by the presence of Hollywood celebrities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigAug 19, 2009
“Life and Fate” by Vasily Grossman is one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. A new theatrical adaptation is innovative, but ultimately loses the epic's profound meditations on good and evil.A theatrical adaptation of one of the great works of the 20th century falls short of the original epic. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2008
Just in time for Election Day, actors David Strathairn and Paul Giamatti are resurrecting the formidable historical figures of Abraham Lincoln and his rival for the Senate in 1858, Stephen A. Douglas, respectively, in L.A. Theatre Works' production of "The Rivalry," Norman Corwin's play about the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigSep 19, 2007
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" seems, at first, to be merely a skillful and familiar rendition of a masterpiece. But like many great works of art, the power of this production is cumulative. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 9, 2007
You've heard the hype, now see the show -- or at least its standout number, if you're not currently in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, we present footage of foolhardy star Sorab Wadia as self-styled megalomaniac Hussein Al Mansour, singing "I Wanna Be Like Osama" in "Jihad The Musical," playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival until the last week of August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 13, 2007
Students at Wilton High School in Connecticut weren't allowed to discuss the war, unless it was with a military recruiter, so they wrote a play about it. "Voices in Conflict," which was quickly banned by the school, has made it to New York where it brought the audience to tears. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigMay 30, 2007
In her first Truthdig theater review, actor and writer Eunice Wong takes in director David Hare's stage production of "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion's haunting memoir about the sudden death of her husband (she would also later lose her daughter) and the heartbreaking mind tricks she used to try to conjure him back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigMay 30, 2007
In her first Truthdig theater review, actor and writer Eunice Wong takes in director David Hare's stage production of "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion's haunting memoir about the sudden death of her husband (she would also later lose her daughter) and the heartbreaking mind tricks she used to try to conjure him back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2006
Acclaimed actor and progressive activist Ed Asner played the lead in the first reading of a new play that dramatizes the perfidy of the Bush administration's push for continued war in Iraq. Check out this behind-the-scenes description by writer Jayne Stahl. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 10, 2006
Tales of Mary Magdalene and a 21st-century stripper hooked on heroin; Jesus Christ doing time at Guantanamo for aspiring to be a martyr; they're just a few of the plays taking place at the Scottish festival. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 24, 2006
Just before the start of a theater show in the East Village of New York, a woman on stage extols the virtues of London honeymoons. It's an advertisment that is itself advertised as the first live theatrical commercial.
Are those the four horsemen of the apocalypse I see yonder? Dig deeper
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