With the congenial Lives of the Saints–now playing the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street through March 27–short-play maestro David Ives returns to the format (if not the form) for which he’s best ...

In “Lives of the Saints,” David Ives has gone from Venus in Furs to Polish Church Ladies in Housedresses. Those dear old things show up in the title piece, which ends this evening of one-acts ...

Lives of the Saints’ is my favorite play of all I’ve ever written,” he says. “It’s hard to describe but it’s very close to my heart.” He grasps for the right words. “It’s a ...