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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Harry Bainbridge as Chapman and Tom Martin as Salinger in A Life In the Rye. (Photo by Dallas Phelps)

Inside J.D. Salinger’s ‘Life in the Rye’

A timely production in anticipation of the centennial of J.D. Salinger’s birth, Claude Solnik’s newest play gives audiences a closer look at the writer’s life.
Dani Herrera, Staff Writer November 21, 2019

When J.D. Salinger first published “The Catcher in the Rye,” many readers saw themselves in the young and dissatisfied narrator, Holden Caulfield. Some of these readers were...

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Dining With Ploetz: Food For Thought

Richard Ploetz’s dark comedy, which just completed its run at Theatre for the New City, is comprised of three one-acts centered around hunger, both literally and metaphorically.
Julianna Bjorksten, Contributing Writer September 24, 2019

Written and directed by Richard Ploetz, “Dining With Ploetz” presents three one-act plays tied together by a common theme: food.  A contender for this year’s New York...

Mark Solari, David Mckittrich and Christopher Lowe (L to R) in “Catapult!” at Theater for the New City. The new play lampoons the hypocrisies of New York Citys fine art scene. (Photo courtesy by Theater for the New City)

‘Catapult!’ Tackles ArtSpeak, #MeToo and the Dissolution of Privacy

Theater for the New City’s premiere of this subversive comedy struggles to balance several big ideas, but still delivers a thought-provoking commentary on New York City’s high society and gallery scene.
Julie Goldber, Staff Writer February 27, 2019

What happens when a workaday plumber becomes the hottest new artist in New York City? And just how readily will a downtown gallery’s posh patrons be convinced that a slipshod...

Justin Foster as Charley Cade (right), and Brian Christopher Scott (left) as his father in One Drop.

‘One Drop’ and the Politics of Passing

Jessica Xing, Staff Writer February 6, 2018
Andrea J. Fulton's "One Drop" explores ancestry, family and the politics that surround them.