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For the World Traveler

Letters from Max

Jessica Hecht as Sarah Ruhl and Ben Edelman as Max Ritvo in Letters from Max.

Feb 7 – Mar 19, 2023
480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, United States

In 2012, when Sarah Ruhl was teaching creative writing at Yale, she became particularly close to the student Max Ritvo, a poet. When Ritvo began in the MFA program, he was in remission from pediatric cancer. But within a short time the cancer returned. Over the course of his illness, as his health declined, Ritvo exchanged letters with Ruhl. In 2018, two years after Ritvo died, Ruhl compiled their correspondence into a book. Now she’s adapted the book into a play. The premiere production is onstage at the Signature Theatre. —Jensen Davis

Photo: Joan Marcus

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