Letters to the Editor
Danny Newman’s German, Eugene Lee’s concrete floor, and Dario Fo, pro and con.
January 1985
More Than a Warning
Oh, the humanities!
In Search of a New Mainstream
Peter Sellars & Des McAnuff offer combustible formulas for a theatre that matters.
From Broadway to Gorky Street (Or, What Would Lenin Say?)
American drama on the Soviet stage.
Asking for Trouble
How playwright Eric Overmyer and Baltimore Center Stage came together.
Stages
Openings, moves, recoveries, and more.
One Devil Too Many
The persistence, contra the puritans, of Marlowe’s ‘Doctor Faustus.’
Not Much Ado After All
On the evidence of their current showing on Broadway, the R.S.C. has fallen from its ensemble ideals into mere spectacle and showmanship.
Trends
Plays getting shut down, contracts renewed, blurbs contested, and more.
Open Warfare at UNESCO
Cultural concerns have fallen victim to a larger political struggle.
