Striking Distance: The Violence We See, and Don’t See, Onstage
From the Greeks to ‘Disgraced,’ direct violence has been a theatrical staple. Structural violence, though harder to stage, is also the stuff of drama.
All Stories About Disgraced
New American Plays Are Focus of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s 2015–16 Season
The slate includes plays by Ayad Akhtar, Ken Ludwig, Ike Holter, Laura Eason and Lucas Hnath.
The Personal Is Political in Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author talks about unsettling his audience and repainting the Muslim image in the West.
Letters to the Editor (October 2013)
Readers respond to our stories about immersive theatre, new work from Ayad Akhtar, and ‘Chance’ magazine.
