Gruesome Playground Injuries

Even by Woolly Mammoth standards, Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is a strange little play. A potent mixture of the hapless and tragic, Gruesome has you chortling at poked-out eyes and busted teeth, and swallowing back tears at the cosmic unfairness of soulmates who are perennial victims of mismatched timing. [Read more...]

Outrageous Fortune: The Life and Times of the New American Play

Here’s a fascinating report on an interesting and important project undertaken by the Theatre Development Fund. I guess, however, that before we get to the book, it is true confession time: As a former Federal Government official, I am one of those strange people who enjoy reading a lengthy report [Read more...]