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Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a stunningly original book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. The titles themselves speak to the volume's uniqueness: "On lice," "On sleeping in the theater," "On motherhood and stools (the furniture kind)," "Greek masks and Bell's palsy."100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write is a book in which chimpanzees, Chekhov, and child care are equally at home. A vibrant, provocative examination of the possibilities of the theater, it is also a map to a very particular artistic sensibility, and an unexpected guide for anyone who has chosen an artist's life.
About the Author
Sarah Ruhl is an award winning playwright and essayist. Recipient of a MacArthur "genius" award, a two time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a Tony nominee, her plays include The Clean House, In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play, and Eurydice, which was named one of the most significant plays of the last twenty-five years by the New York Times. Her plays have been translated into over twelve languages and are produced across the country and internationally. Her collection of essays, 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write, was named a Times Notable book. She recently co-authored Letters from Max, a book of poems and songs with Max Ritvo. She teaches at Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family. For more information, www.sarahruhlplaywright.com
