Play review
‘Conscience’ play review: Great political art focusing on McCarthyism of past and present
August 31, 2026The play also deals with topics like homophobia, alcoholism, power discrepancies in relationships and feminism.
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‘Enemy of the People’ theater review: Topical adaptation loses none of its bite
August 25, 2026The new adaptation has much relevance in a world where those in power manipulate the truth.
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‘The Revolutionists’ theater review: An edgy guillotine-tinged satire
June 17, 2026A comedy about France’s Reign of Terror, with aristocrats and assorted enemies of the people quite literally laughing their heads off.
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Athenian violence and theatrical utopia
June 1, 2026Shakespeare's play is more political than you might think. The play’s enchantment and comic confusion emerge from a social order defined by violence, hierarchy, and coercion.
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Marc Blitzstein biographer’s play ‘Call It Day’ probes the reliability of memory
November 10, 2025Eric Gordon, longtime People’s World staff writer, now retired, who’s broken out into some new avenues for his writing.
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