THE BASICS: EQUIVOCATION, a play by the impressive Bill Cain about Shakespeare set in 1606, directed by the brilliant Katie Mallinson, with a stellar ensemble of Guy Balotine, Arianne Davidow, ...

William Shakespeare was not one to mince words. Or maybe he was — at least in the sense of carving them and parsing them and filleting them into just the right form for the story and meaning he was ...

Ask me what the play “Equivocation” is about and I could give you lots of answers, including God, souls, religion, politics, theater, acting … and more! Bill Cain’s play, about a man named William ...

The line between lies and the truth is easily blurred. An extensive vocabulary and a deft use of syntax can muddy perception and call into question the very meaning of honesty. The artful use of ...

What is it like to write in a time of terror? That's the question that came to playwright Bill Cain after a visit to the Tower of London, Britain's notorious royal prison across the river from where ...

At a pivotal moment in “Equivocation,” a key figure in the Bill Cain play comes up with a succinct way to describe theater: “It’s not a way, to lie, you know. It’s a way of telling the truth.” The ...

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of the word “equivocate” was in 1590. The dictionary further states the word has a couple of meanings: To use language especially with intent to ...

Words, words, words -- they come at us from all directions in Bill Cain's "Equivocation," a passionate and boldly designed drama on the power of language to enlighten and elevate but just as ...