plays
The socialist drama students who took on Tammany Hall in 1932
September 2, 2026Albert Maltz and George Sklar’s debut play “Merry Go Round” foretold the fall of a corrupt NYC mayor and gave a preview of their future greatness as writers.
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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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‘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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‘The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds’: A Black Honduran immigrant tells his story
April 30, 2025What emerges is a moving memoir of a young Afro-Latino immigrant who finds a home straddling the many communities he encounters in America.
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