ABOUT: Matthew Arkin

Losing Louie
A gimmick does not a play make. The central conceit of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie is that two generations of a family enact their angst in the same bedroom.
October 12, 2006 | Back Stage
'The Jesus Hickey' Wins by a Neck
The Jesus Hickey by Luke Yankee has won the first annual Joel and Phyllis Ehrlich Award for a promising new play that focuses on timely subject matter.
July 05, 2007 | Back Stage
Indian Blood
Having taught literature at M.I.T. for many years, playwright A.R. Gurney surely knows what an elegant proof is-a mathematical construct that's both
August 09, 2006 | Back Stage
Men of Clay
In his program bio, playwright Jeff Cohen dedicates Men of Clay to his father, but if this is filial devotion, you'd hate to see filial disloyalty.
April 05, 2006 | Back Stage

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