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Daddy Would Be Proud
Judy Bram Murphy ’81 became a September 11 widow after her husband, Brian, was killed in the World Trade Center attacks. Two years later, life for her and her daughters has in many ways returned to normal. But what’s normal has changed forever.
The Play’s the Thing
Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel and renowned director Oskar Eustis are as passionate about teaching drama as they are about creating it. Now, along with past and present students, they’re leading a charge to blend popular theater with the avant-garde.
Still Wanting After All These Years
Forty years after Betty Friedan wrote <i>The Feminine Mystique</i>, Caroline Knapp ’81 and Meg Wolitzer ’81 find women just as adept at self-denial.
Critic’s Corner
Jewish Surf Music, Roomful Redux
Skating on Thin Ice
A frightening look inside the U.S. nuclear establishment by a twenty-five-year veteran of it.
Recycled Jewels
Two alumnae find new uses for old beads and glass shards.
Telling the Truth As it Suits Her
Deb Talan joins the ranks of folk musicians writing and producing their own songs.
Cracking the Code
The enigmatic scrawl in John Eliot’s Indian Bible.
Playing the Kosher Card
Pembroke in the late 1950s, from a Jewish woman’s point of view.
Under the Northern Lights
What is science? Chattering teeth, muddy clothes, and cringing feet.
Evolution of the Bears
Brown football turns 125
Poetry in Motion
Nilo Cruz ’94 M.F.A. won the Pulitzer on the strength of his words alone.
The Call
For Bridget Carpenter ’92, ’95 M.F.A., rejection was key.
Rescue Worker
For Lynn Nottage ’86 playwriting is all about reclaiming history.
Location, Location, Location
Director Peter DuBois A.M. ’97 makes all-American plays in Alaska.