Alexander Zeldin’s play at the Shed obliquely draws on ‘Antigone’ in telling its story of a young woman, her uncle and the death of a family member.

Why The West Came To Hate Queer Love by Harry Tanner, available now from Bloomsbury Continuum. In the early days of anc ...

Victorious man strides forward with raised arms; at left, a bound kneeling figure pierced by an arrow. An Egyptian boat signifies dominance. Inscription reads: God Min, ruler of copper region. Credit: ...

The Rated Red Crew unpacks the military’s search for playwrights who can also shoot straight, because that’s apparently a thing. Video shows attack on Ilhan Omar during town hall Trump triggers flight ...

The Cherry Lane Theatre has announced its Playwrights Collective, a nine-month developmental program under the direction of playwright Annie Baker, designed to support rising playwrights through ...

Celebrate new voices, ideas, and works in Asian American theater at Theater Mu's free play-reading festival. On Jan 23 & 24, join us for a 10-Minute Playfest ft. nationally submitted scripts that ...

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don’t just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found. Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances in archaeology, materials science, and experimental reconstruction, several ...