In “I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home,” the writer slices through the conventions of literary form with violent precision, carving out new possibilities.
In Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play, at Signature Theatre, friends gathering for their twenty-year high-school reunion are each inhabited by the Reaper himself.
Moms and dads, please note that utterances beginning with “Back in my day . . .” or “I remember the time . . .” or “Do they still . . .” are strictly prohibited.
Open-air performances and social-dance evenings take over the plaza at Lincoln Center, starting with salsa to 8 y Más and the Barcelona-based singer Lucrecia.
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