David Edgar (b. February 26, 1948) is a Britishplaywright particularly active since the late 1970s. His best-known play is Pentecost, which takes place in Eastern Europe during the early 1990s and concerns the discovery a mural in a small church. In 2003 his two-play epic Continental Divide, which is about Americanpolitics, was commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California and performed at both theatres with mixed reviews. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange) and other former communist regimes (light orange). ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is an annual festival held from February to October in Ashland, Oregon, near Oregons border with California. ... The Plaza Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, near Interstate 5 and the California border. ... Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a regional theater company located in Berkeley, California. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon reserve Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. ...