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Book Review: John Guare’s Funhouse Mirror: The Playwright Joins the Library of America
October 23, 2025
A generous serving of what theater critic John Lahr calls playwright John Guare’s “funhouse-mirror reflection of American life’s caprice and chaos in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.”
Read MoreHis Girl Friday is a stirring celebration of the power of journalism that not only amuses but manages to be troubling as well.
Read MoreEvery September proffers an explosion of productions; as usual, my eclectic picks, driven by my prejudice for the new. There are few world premieres among the openers this season, aside from the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival’s “Once in a Lifetime” and Arts Emerson’s presentation of The Foundry Theatre’s “How Much is Enough.”
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Theater Commentary: Does Playwriting Have a Future?
To mark the dedication of the New College Theatre at Harvard on October 17, a panel of four playwrights gathered to address the question “Does Playwriting Have a Future?” To allay suspense, the answer is yes (whew, that’s a relief).
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