Monique Alexander is the noted playwright, Sarah Ruhl, a Tony Award nominee and the. Sarah Davidson // December 7, 2012 // JOUR 321 Magazine Feature Writing. Meanwhile, Ted has settled into the persona of a professor, often wearing a tweed jacket, even at MacLaren's. Happily for him, he didn't have to suffer a lot to reach his goal. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sarah Weinman about her new book The.