Transforming Albee

Edward Albee died this week. He was never one of my favourite playwrights, but I felt like I had a unique relationship to his work, partly because he’s the only Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright with whom I’ve had direct contact. It made him feel more real to me than other legendary playwrights, even those I’ve seen…

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Transforming Fortysomething Wunderkinds

Last week, I did drinks and a show with DD, an friend from undergrad. 20 years since we hung out. 20 years of grad studies, calamities, marriage, kids, divorce, novels published and plays produced, and now we’re here—reminiscing, flirting, joking, eager to erase the decades of uncomfortable maturity. After I dropped her at home, she…

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