Highlights from the Public’s New Work Now! festival, which spotlights political plays by Israeli, Arab, and American playwrights.

After all the drama around My Name Is Rachel Corrie, what are we to make of the actual play?

Theater buzz and backlash report.

Picks from the semi-annual Emerging Artists Theatre’s EATfest, a showcase for new work from up-and-coming playwrights.

Shaw’s Heartbreak House gets a revival that shows off its talky brilliance. Plus: Cynthia Nixon, Neil LaBute, and more.

Q&A with the 'Heartbreak House' actress.

Yes, it’s a period piece. No, it’s not a jaw-dropping revival. But A Chorus Line still has that hard-to-define something.

Stranger Than Fiction, a triple bill by American playwright Norman Beim (best known for his comedies Success and Pygmalion and Galatea), includes three one- acts “based on fact”.

Ed Harris is not a control freak. Got that?

Being nine months pregnant won’t keep Heather Laws from doing Sondheim.