plays
‘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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‘Just Like Us’ centers four Latina girls, their immigration status, and chronicler
April 24, 2025As the play unfolds, we witness the specifics of the immigration dilemma for these four girls.
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‘Jane Eyre’: Charlotte’s web captures Me Rochester, You Jane on stage
April 8, 2025Jeanne Syquia embodies the title character’s intensity, integrity, intellect and sensitivity with her finely etched portrait of the 19ish-year-old governess yearning to breathe free.
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