By Myles Ludwig I’m not surprised that Franz Kafka woke up one morning and imagined he was some kind of giant beetle. He needed someone to talk to. A writer’s life is a lonely life, particularly a writer who makes fiction or poetry. There you are with a world in your head, struggling with near impossibility of describing it perfectly, not only to yourself, but to someone … [Read more...]
‘Standing on Ceremony’: The playwrights explain
The assignment was to write a 10-minute play about marriage equality, and nine nationally known playwrights ― from Moises Kaufman to Wendy MacLeod to Jose Rivera ― answered the call, turning out what collectively has become known as Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. After benefit performances around the country and a successful commercial run off-Broadway, the … [Read more...]