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Letters From Max 2023

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl’s Letters from Max, directed by Kate Whoriskey, based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo (Milkweed Editions ...
The New York Times

With ‘Letters From Max’ Onstage, Sarah Ruhl Again Mourns a Poet’s Death

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Through dialogue, poetry and ritual, the playwright revisits her correspondence with her former student, who died at the age of 25. By Kate Dwyer ...
The New York Times

Review: ‘Letters From Max’ Is a Sacrament of Grief, and a Comedy

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The Signature Theater production is based on correspondence between the playwright Sarah Ruhl and a student of hers, who died of cancer ...
TheWrap

‘Letters From Max’ Off Broadway Review: Death Becomes Them

You know you’re in for a long haul as soon as the piano player takes to the stage to begin pounding out a series of ponderous Rachmaninoff-esque chords. He is Ben Edelman, and when he isn’t playing ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: LETTERS FROM MAX, A RITUAL at The Theatre Centre

I’ve been thinking about many lines from Sarah Ruhl’s autobiographical play about her friendship with student Max Ritvo, LETTERS FROM MAX, A RITUAL, over the past couple of days, but none more than ...