Ian Thal
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Ian Thal
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Playwright and theater critic based in Washington, DC.
You can read Lisa's plays on NPX at newplayexchange.org/users/38716/...
Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend | New Play Exchange
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November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Didn't Spike Lee have to reedit his 9/11 documentary for HBO after it was criticized for promoting truther conspiracy theories?
September 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I am also fond of Diamond's play, ALICIA, which is about another dancer, Alicia Alonso. newplayexchange.org/script/31794...
Alicia | New Play Exchange
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September 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
You can check out Danielle Wirsansky's plays here:
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Danielle Wirsansky | New Play Exchange
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June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This was done last season, as I recall.
May 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It never occurred to me since all those Christianities looked alike to me, so I was very surprised in 7th grade when some of my Protestant classmates were insistent that Catholicism wasn't just a different flavor of Christianity but "not-Christian."
May 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Not quite. It's because the British and Dutch colonies in the Americans were (with the exception of Maryland where English Catholics were allowed to settle) were various strains of Protestant, and they brought their anti-Catholicism over with them. The US inherited that prejudice at its founding.
May 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Just finished listening to the discussion, as Sergi was describing how these troupes were constantly modifying their plays to fit the venue and environmental factors, it reminded me of how my former mime/performance troupe operated.
May 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Saw the film a few months ago, very enjoyable in its own right.
May 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I don't know what you're talking about! He's never seen himself falling asleep on the job!
April 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Non-topologist/non-knot theorist figured it out!
April 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
However much classic Doctor Who kept the children watching with monsters, robots, and spaceships, the best stories kept the adults watching with dramatic (or satiric) underpinnings, well-sketched supporting characters and smart dialogue.

It works best when adults aren't embarrassed to watch it.
April 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ironically, I first heard of Doctor Who several weeks prior from another kid who, in retrospect, must have been recapping "The Ark in Space" so when I turned on "The Brain of Morbius" what I was getting was not remotely what I was expecting.
April 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My first Doctor Who story was "The Brain of Morbius" which was that weird mixture of grotesque gothic horror, humor, space-opera, and deep mythology of the series that was meant for the initiated. It was weird and I was hooked.
April 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I go back to the the Doctor Who serials I grew up with and I usually find that the stories I enjoyed the most from my childhood are far more adult than most of the 21st century incarnation of the show.
April 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You're welcome!
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please don't put antisemitism in scare-quotes. Trump and his allies may be cynical and hypocritical, but as your own magazine has documented, the antisemitism is real.
April 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Kerr Lockhart | New Play Exchange
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April 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM