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American Theatre
SENIOR EDITOR’S NOTE
CONTRIBUTORS
LETTERS
A Decade of Risk and Reward
Julia Jarcho Teacher and Maker
ALMANAC
ENTRANCES & EXITS
AWARDS & PRIZES
ROLE CALL
WATCH AND LEARN
WATCH THIS SPACE • AS PLAYWRIGHTS INCREASINGLY ALSO WRITE FOR ALL MEDIA, PLAYWRITING PROGRAMS ARE STARTING TO TEACH VERSATILITY
B-BOY AT YALE • RUDI GOBLEN, BREAK-DANCING CHAMP TURNED PLAYWRIGHT, ENTERS A SCHOOL THAT HAS DONE ITS OWN SHARE OF LEARNING
MFA OR THE HIGHWAY? • 7 PLAYWRIGHTS WHO’VE HONED THEIR CRAFT WITHOUT THE COVETED DEGREE TELL HOW THEIR ROADS DIVERGED
What Is the Question? • Watching John Guare build his plays inspired his erstwhile assistant to do the same
The NEA’s Gen Z Musicals Program • How the agency’s national musical theatre songwriting competition is nurturing a new generation of American creators
Theatre’s Sober Reality • Artists in recovery find the field alternately welcoming and excluding
Don’t Blame It on Their Youth • The problem with young adult shows on Broadway isn’t that they focus on teens—it’s which teens they focus on
With (Robot) Love From Korea • A new show at the Alliance in Atlanta puts a fresh East-West spin on the American musical
All Kenya’s a Stage • When Shakespeare Youth Festival LA taught drama to young people in Africa, the learning went in all directions
The Eyes Have It • Smart Caption Glasses, now being tested at People’s Light, offer a new way for hard-of-hearing patrons to fully enjoy the theatre
Theatrical Seekers and True Believers • New books document the processes and productions of 2 major New York companies
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