Word: playwright
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Referring to Moscow's evident relief at the dramatic turn in Prague, playwright Vaclav Havel, leader of Czechoslovakia's human rights movement, said wryly, "We cannot rule out the situation that all occupiers of this country will have renounced the occupation, and only the occupied will still stand behind it." Added Havel, who is known for his absurdist dramas: "It is like something out of my own plays...
...Boseman and lena, directed by Broadway actor Tazewell Thompson, the theater presents a harsh but realistic look at one night in the lives of two wandering South Africans who have been evicted from their home by the authorities. Written in 1967, the play originates from acclaimed playwright Athol Fugard's own experiences with the homeless and oppressed in South Africa...
Long before the first rehearsal of this Marine Corps thriller set at Guantanamo Bay, its author had exceeded the daydreams of almost any debut playwright. Not only was the show on its way to Broadway with a 20-member cast headed by erstwhile Oscar nominee Tom Hulce (Amadeus), but it had been bought for the movies by producer David Brown, whose credits include Jaws, The Sting and The Verdict. He made a deal that could bring creator Aaron Sorkin, 28, a sum well into six figures. By the time the show opened last week, however, the publicity about a wunderkind...
...observant of playwright Robert Harling to see that a small-town beauty parlor can function as a little lodge hall for women, a place where they can let their hair down while it is being put up. It was clever of him to stock Steel Magnolias with Southern belles, wicked of eye and tongue, though ultimately forgiving of heart. It was shrewd of him to work his successful off-Broadway drama around personal milestones (marriage, birth, death) that everyone shares. His characters may be exotics, but their situations are achingly familiar...
...relaxation-technique enthusiast, an Arab sheik and plates of sardines all contribute to the side-splitting humor of the Loeb Mainstage's play within a play, Noises Off. Written by Michael Frayn, Noises Off is really about a second-rate theater company's attempt to stage second-rate playwright Robin House-monger's Nothing On. This HRDC production employs skillful direction and great comic talent to focus on the onstage and backstage sexual politics of a group of British has-been actors...