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A young Black woman reads the script for "John Proctor is the Villain" in a bookstore.
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Can’t catch a play in person? Read it instead: the case for plays as literature
Jude Cramer Feb 24, 2026 0

Reading plays makes a worthwhile pastime for theater fans and laymen alike. Here's why.

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The cast of "Burnout Paradise": (l-r) Dominic Weintraub, Claire Bird, Hugo Williams, and William Strom.
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‘Burnout Paradise’ stacks the odds against itself and wins anyway
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Lenin Izquierdo in Goodman's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."
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(l-r) "Miss Julie," "Here Lies Love," and "Chinese Republicans."
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"Blood/Love" now playing Off-Broadway.
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