Actors, colleagues and critics have weighed in on the Oct. 31 death of Gil Cates, the Geffen Playhouse's producing director, from an apparent heart attack. But many of America's A-list playwrights had a particularly special relationship with Cates, and found his theater to be a "home" — rare in an industry where "these managers of regional theaters are so worried about keeping their subscription audience happy, and [live in] fear of getting a bad review," says playwright Jane Anderson.... More >>>