By Dave Andrusko So a local British newspaper calls it “A ‘hard-hitting’ play,” but, geez, enough for a guy to keel over?! Yup, according to the London Evening Standard, last night at 9:20 pm, to be exact. Here’s how Matt Watts’ story starts: The curtain fell halfway through the performance of Dry Land at the …
Continue reading "Man passes out in London theatre (hint: at Ruby Rae Spiegel’s play)"By Dave Andrusko Last August we wrote about Ruby Rae Spiegel, who, although only a recently turned 21 year old at Yale, was the recipient of gushing praise from the New York Times for her play “Dry Land.” Spiegel’s play is about a popular teenager [Amy] who has a DIY (Do It Yourself) abortion, the …
Continue reading "“Pro-toys,” “Pro-Choice,” and Pro “Do-It-Yourself Abortions”"By Dave Andrusko So the headline in the New York Times reads “Young, Fearless and Not Into Dragons: Ruby Rae Spiegel’s Play ‘Dry Land’ Confronts Abortion.” You know the Times would drool over any play about abortion (unless, of course, the mother chooses not to abort). Add to this that the playwright is a …
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