Astronomical spring began yesterday, but the actual change of season is more gradual, a halting and nonlinear progression.

Mary Agria writes that "the blossoms of spring tend to be pastels or even white, a lingering homage to winter's monochrome palette." "Fruhlings erwachen," the Germans call it — Spring’s awakening.

Why after thousands of years do people continue to create and attend dramatic works of art? What is it about theater that is so powerful and compelling? Last weekend, All About Theatre’s new ...