“When people make lists of prominent, Chicago-spawned writers, the name Sarah Ruhl doesn’t typically appear. Even though it should… At the age of just 32, Ruhl already has become a leading American playwright — nationally known and widely admired for her ability to mix a warm, empathetic kind of realism with flights of post-modern fancy. She has rabid fans — especially among women — who happen to have some of the most powerful jobs in the American theater.” But success doesn’t come easy in Chicago, and Ruhl didn’t have much luck getting work in her hometown, to the extent that she eventually moved away. And became a star.