David Kaplan

Theater Interview: Tennessee Williams and Censorship

September 2, 2021
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“A lot of censorship in America has to do with the impulse to shut down what women have to say, literally hanging and burning them as witches to shut them up.”

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Theater Review: Penny Arcade — Provincetown, Puritans, and the Pandemic

September 29, 2020
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I’ve hated enough people,” Penny Arcade confessed, “I can’t hate anyone new until 2022.”

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Theater Review: Tennessee Williams’ “Talisman Roses” — Early Healing

September 30, 2018
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This is an opportunity to take in the early stirrings of Tennessee Williams’ talent as a playwright.

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Theater Preview: Homage to Federico García Lorca

August 2, 2018
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A newly published book of translations and two upcoming Boston-area stage productions confirms the enduring elemental power of Federico García Lorca.

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Theater Preview: The Bard and Tennessee Williams

September 17, 2017
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“Both poet/playwrights wrote with the same swings between tragedy and farce we live with now in America.”

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Stage Feature: TW Festival’s David Kaplan on Beyond Success — Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams

September 17, 2016
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Once Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams achieved success, they wanted to take on themes in their plays that challenged audiences.

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