A review by jill
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl

3.0

This is an unusual collection of brief (generally 1-2 page) essays about the theater, written by a playwright and mother. Ruhl approaches life, and plays, with a curiosity that is charming, and these essays are like little nibbles from her mind: this is what she thinks of plays with twins in them, this is why she doesn’t like the word “whimsy,” this is why play’s titles are too reductive, etc. I don’t recommend consuming them in 1-2 giant feasts, as I have done, lest they overwhelm you and leave you with no appetite for more. Also, they are probably best for theater buffs.