On Leaving the Theatre
From ‘Theatre Poems and Songs,’ published by Methuen, London.
Huck’s in Trouble Again
Mark Twain’s classic encompasses the suffering which at once splits and joins a whole continent, but some can’t see that through the pain.
The Budget Brouhaha
Sharp talk in the media about arts funding, pro and con. Plus: global arts cuts, and tax code changes.
A New Role for Richards
On the National Council for the Arts, he’ll speak for the ‘tough, ephemeral’ art of theatre.
Watchful Eyes
TCG Observerships, the Roundabout’s new space, and comings and goings nationwide.
Notes From Europe
Issues of identity animate new stagings of Jean Genet’s ‘Les Negres’ and Joshua Sobol ‘Ghetto.’
Folger’s Reprieve
A closure announced and averted.
A Devotee’s Vision of Martha Graham
A review of ‘Deep Song: The Dance Story of Martha Graham’ by Ernestine Stodelle, Schirmer Books, New York, N.Y. 320 pp, $25.95 cloth.
Recent Journals
New editions of theatre and performance journals.
Montreal’s Giant Fest
And other noteworthy gatherings and festivals.
