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Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl is a playwright, essayist, and poet. Her fifteen plays include Eurydice; The Clean House; and In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. She has been a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Tony Award nominee, and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Her book 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. An opera version of Eurydice was presented by LA Opera last year and opens at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23.
Learning How to Listen
Playwright Sarah Ruhl discusses how writing has helped her cultivate devotion and attention.
CultureMagazine | Parting Words
A Poem by Sarah Ruhl
From Love Poems in Quarantine
Haiku to Measure Time
Sarah Ruhl’s new book Love Poems in Quarantine documents the mundanity and weight of the first few months of the pandemic.
Polish the stone or the mind
A poem from Sarah Ruhl's Love Poems in Quarantine
How Imperfection—and Attention to It—Invites Care
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, playwright Sarah Ruhl shares her journey to acceptance and self-compassion following her diagnosis with Bell’s palsy.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
I Can Only Imagine
Adapted from Smile: The Story of a Face
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Facing The Four Noble Truths
How Tibetan Buddhism helped the playwright cope with Bell’s palsy and the coronavirus pandemic
Podcasts
Forever a Student
Playwright Sarah Ruhl discusses what her teachers have taught her from preschool to the present.
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Finding Beauty in Asymmetry
In today’s episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with Sarah Ruhl to discuss Zen koans, the overlooked beauty of asymmetry and imperfection, and how Tibetan Buddhism brought her back to her Catholic roots.
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Sarah Ruhl on Finding Her Original Face
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with playwright Sarah Ruhl to discuss the relationship between the face and the self, the role of theater in building empathy, and the power of not praying for outcomes.
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