There are many ways to practice one’s faith. Bill Cain has chosen an unusual way, at least for a Jesuit priest. He pens thought- provoking dramas for stage and screen, including “Equivocation,” his ...

Bill Cain's new play set in 1606 England begins when King James’ right hand man commissions William Shakespeare to write a new play about the Gunpowder Plot, a recent failed attempt to blow up ...

At a pivotal moment in “Equivocation,” a key figure in the Bill Cain play comes up with a succinct way to describe theater: “It’s not a way, to lie, you know. It’s a way of telling the truth.” The ...

Widespread acclaim greeted the world premier of Equivocation, a new play by Bill Cain, S.J., that opened in April at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore., where it runs until Oct. 31. The ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. It’s 1605 and a well-known local playwright named Williams Shagspeare (Christian ...