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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Andrew Burnap as Troilus in "Troilus and Cressida" at the Delacorte Theater. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: 'Troilus and Cressida,' a Trojan War Love Story By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI Daniel Sullivan's staging of this relatively obscure Shakespeare play at the Delacorte Theater gets many things right. Get The Times for as low as 99¢. ADVERTISEMENT Brantley in Britain Johan Persson On the Stage, Love Doesn't Just Hurt, It Kills By BEN BRANTLEY Several shows offer grim but engrossing plots — even the farces, which are propelled by the characters' lies, adding a sting to the laughter. Oliver Rosser Surprising Success and Fresh Laughter for a Play By BEN BRANTLEY Jesse Eisenberg talks about his play "The Spoils" and the differences between American and British audiences. News and Features An Appraisal James Houghton, a Daring Champion of the American Theater By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Mr. Houghton, who died Tuesday, founded a Signature Theater whose seasons have focused mostly on a single playwright — a radical, fruitful approach. For a Breed of Actors, a Second Act Offstage By MICHAEL PAULSON "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is closing its Broadway run, but there is life after acting for the 21 puppies who have appeared in the show. Taking 'Fun Home' to Orlando, for a Catharsis Onstage and Off By MICHAEL CERVERIS The actor Michael Cerveris describes the resonance of a special performance the cast gave in Florida to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre. Now Playing in Chicago: 'Game' Shows By ERIK PIEPENBURG "The Last Defender" and "We Gotta Bingo" are among the many shows inspired by games. ADVERTISEMENT Reviews In 'Engagements,' Meet Me in the Gazebo for Spite and Hauteur By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The playwright Lucy Teitler brings tangy wit and barbed portraiture to this tale of multiple engagement parties. In 'Alice in Black and White,' a Pioneering Photojournalist By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI This biographical play at 59E59 Theaters profiles Alice Austen, a 19th- and 20th-century photographer who chronicled city life and defied conventions of her day. A Femme Fatale, a Private Eye and Dorm Mates, at Summer Shorts By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Uneasy relationships feature in the three one-act plays in Series B of this 59E59 Theaters festival. Critics' Picks A Journey Through Uncharted Waters in 'Men on Boats' By BEN BRANTLEY A Restaged 'Small Mouth Sounds' Still Sparkles By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'Quietly' Rivetingly Revisits the Troubles in Belfast By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES A Byzantine Path to Middle East Peace in 'Oslo' By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter.   (....)| Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018