Tony Kushner to Receive PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at April 29 Literary Awards
Tony Kushner said, “It’s intimidating enough that this honor is named after Mike Nichols, no one ever understood better than him the ways words can be made to perform.… More
Open Letter to Michael Lynton, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO re: The Interview
If the decision to pull The Interview from all platforms stands, it will represent a lasting blow for free expression, emboldening would-be censors the world over. Impoverishing creative freedom,… More
PEN Urges CUNY Trustees to Grant Honorary Degree to Tony Kushner
PEN American Center has sent a letter to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York urging the body to review a decision to remove playwright… More
Support for Belarus Free Theater Includes Rally, Benefit, and Chicago
On December 19, a presidential election in Belarus that international observers said was fraudulent sent protesters into the streets, including members of the Belarus Free Theater. The troupe managed… More
Homophobia’s Reach
American democracy provides inspiration by example (rather than by military occupation) to people all over the world who are seeking justice and freedom. And it is important to note… More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
