Joel Z. Cornfield Archives

We see what appears to be an apartment setting, with four people. There is a man on the far left, bald with a dark beard, who is wearing an athletic shirt and blue jeans. He is looking down at a bottle of what looks like whiskey. Next to him is another man with long dark hair, wearing a T-shirt and some kind of cardigan. In the foreground are two women. At the far right is a woman seated on a couch. She has reddish hair pulled into a ponytail and wears a white T-shirt and jeans. Standing on the left of the couch is another woman, who also has light-colored hair pulled into a ponytail. She wears a short-sleeved blue knit sweater, a blue denim miniskirt, and pattered tights. She is looking out and holds a multicolored backpack in one hand.

Too soon?

by Marissa Oberlander April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

It feels early to stage a play set during, and concerning the effects of, the early days of COVID-19 on its characters. We can still feel those days intimately, given the short passing of time, and the degree of veracity required to make this a world we want to and can meaningfully revisit is high. […]

Arts & Culture

Shadows of Birds shows how addiction casts a pall on entire families

by Marissa Oberlander September 11, 2019August 18, 2021

Glass Apple Theatre’s production localizes and humanizes the opioid epidemic.

Arts & Culture

Edge of Life offers a heartfelt investigation into the American way of death

by Dmitry Samarov October 17, 2018August 18, 2021

Joel Z. Cornfield’s drama uses humor to avoid getting maudlin.