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 ...

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"Why me?" William Shakespeare (or Shagspeare, as playwright Bill Cain spells it) asks when he's given an assignment -- by the king, no less -- to write a play about a hot-button political matter. Sir ...

Just when you thought nothing more could be said about the origin of Shakespeare's plays comes "Equivocation," Bill Cain's exhaustive and exhausting philosophical fantasia about authorial truth, ...

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 ...

History. Mystery. Humor. An inside look at theater. Contemporary relevance. Oh, and Shakespeare. These are a few of director Pug Bujeaud’s favorite things about “Equivocation,” the political thriller ...