Plot Synopsis
Vanessa Severo, the writer and performer of the play, takes the stage and recalls how reading a quotation of Frida Kahlo’s led to her travelling to Mexico City, visiting La Casa ... Read More ›
The Life and Legacy of Frida Kahlo A Timeline
Jul 6, 1907 – Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón is born in Mexico City, Mexico.
Father (Guillermo) was a German immigrant and mother (Matilde) was ... Read More ›
Are you Team Flats or Team Drummies? What is your favorite part of a chicken wing? Many different relationships are depicted in the play: fathers and sons, uncles and nephews, romantic partners, friends. ... Read More ›
“Hot wings—the good ones anyway—are about the layers…balance…time.” – Cordell, The Hot Wing King
At a point in time not all that long ago, chicken wings were an undesirable cut of poultry, seen ... Read More ›
Twenty years ago, Katori Hall was an aspiring playwright who had just finished her undergraduate degree. Within ten years, she would have an Olivier Award and her break-out play running on Broadway. ... Read More ›
Get the post-show conversation going with these Discussion Questions for The Band’s Visit
In some ways, music is another character in the play, one that everyone interacts with at some point. How does ... Read More ›
Playwright Sarah Ruhl created these ten discussion questions when writing an afterword for a new published edition of Eurydice.
Who have you lost ... Read More ›
If you’ve never encountered the story of Orpheus and Eurydice before, you may want to stop here. And lucky ... Read More ›
Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, and professor. Her plays have been produced extensively over the past ... Read More ›
Ghormeh Sabzi
A traditional Persian stew ... Read More ›
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