Husband of jailed Russian playwright keeps lonely vigil in exile

To the casual eye, there was nothing unusual about the bearded young Russian man sitting on a bench in the ​German city of ...
InfoQ

Hardwood Promises High-Speed JVM Apache Parquet Processing with Zero Mandatory Dependencies

Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...
Backstage

Free to Perform: 15 of the Best Public Domain Plays for Actors and Theaters

Ever wonder why certain classic works continue to appear everywhere, from regional theaters to black-box experimental spaces? While their exemplary writing doesn’t hurt, it’s also because these plays ...
MyCentralJersey

Middlesex Plays-in-the-Park returns with musicals, tickets start at $8

For generations, Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park has been a summer tradition, offering residents Broadway-caliber performances in a county park setting. This season, audiences will see American ...
The New York Times

New York Theater Settles Case That Argued Discounts Were Discriminatory

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The lawsuit objected to a “BIPOC night” program at Playwrights Horizons, an Off Broadway nonprofit. By Michael Paulson A prominent nonprofit theater ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Playwrights Project to bring teen-written plays to life this week

This week, San Diego’s Playwrights Project presents its 41st Plays by Young Writers festival, with readings of five plays written by California middle and high school students from San Diego to ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
BroadwayWorld

Review Roundup: THE DINOSAURS at Playwrights Horizons

3 Video: Kerry Washington & More Explain What THE WHOOPI MONOLOGUES Is All About Every week at the same time, in the same place, a group of women share their stories of recovery. As weeks slip into ...
Yardbarker

Lions give a big promotion to coach who help Ben Johnson install trick plays

Not long ago, when Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was Detroit Lions offenisve coordinator Ben Johnson, he gained a lot of popularity for the trick plays that he was calling. The thing about that ...
Hosted on MSN

Cat hilariously plays dead while frozen mid-play in Bekasi, Java, Indonesia

On January 7, 2026, in Bekasi, Java, Indonesia, @Unexpectedcloud shows a funny video of their pet cat, 1 year old. In the video, while playing, the cat suddenly freezes, holding her body completely ...
Asia Society

Storied Women: Asian American Playwrights in Conversation

New York City welcomes a bountiful gathering of Off-Broadway stage productions this Spring, focusing on sisterhood, motherhood, and family: Chinese Republicans (Alex Lin, Roundabout Theatre), Meat ...