“The Oldest Boy,” a play about a family whose son is identified as the reincarnation of a high Buddhist lama, premiered at Lincoln Center Theater last week
Sarah Ruhl. Photo by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.Sarah Ruhl. Photo by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In celebration of its new play about reincarnation, Manhattan’s Lincoln Center is hosting two talks on Tibetan Buddhism. The play, by Sarah Ruhl, is called, The Oldest Boy. It tells the story of an American toddler recognized as the reincarnation of a great Buddhist […]
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