Among American playwrights whose plays were first produced in the 1960s, Lanford Wilson deserves close study for several reasons. First, Wilson has been unusually prolific. In less than twenty years, from 1963 until 1980, over thirty of his plays were pr...

The Great Falls Players are presenting "The Hot l Baltimore," by Lanford Wilson. The title is a slice of neon America - the "e" is not functioning in the second word, "hotel" - dilapidation has set in. This is what we see in...

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (ADAMS MEMORIAL THEATER, WILLIAMS COLLEGE; 520 SEATS; $40 TOP) WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. A Williamstown Theater Festival presentation of a play by Lanford Wilson in two acts. Directed by Joe Mantello. Set, John Lee Beatty; costumes, Laura Bauer; lighting, Kenneth L....

Veteran character actor Lee Bergere, who appeared in more than 200 television shows, including an original "Star Trek" episode in which he played Abraham Lincoln, has died. He was 88.Bergere died Wednesday at the Colonial Poplin Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Fremont, his daughter said....

In the following essay, Schvey examines the thematic unity in Wilson's plays from The Hot l Baltimore through Talley's Folley.

Coming immediately after The Hot L Baltimore, which won the 1973 Drama Critics Circle 'best play' award, Lanford Wilson's The Mound Builders was … a disappointment, not to mention a considerable bore. Seemingly, [the play's plot] would contain ample opportunities to explore each character's nature and attitudes, their approaches to life and their ideas concerning Man's destiny. Seemingly, it would also offer the occasion for major conflicts and confrontations...