Table of Contents

Features:

The Singular Laura Eason
How the many facets of one theatre artist—adaptor, actor, artistic director—have forged a major playwriting voice
By Rob Weinert-Kendt

50 Ways to Leave Your Torvald
As times change, so does Ibsen's landmark vision of the clash between the sexes
By Toby Zinman

Departments:

Editor's Note

From the Executive Director
Repression and How to Fight It

News in Brief
Plus: Entrances & Exits; Awards & Prizes

Front & Center

Production Notebook
Ferdinand the Bull at Virginia's Theatre IV

Currents
Southeast Michigan's thriving theatre scene, by Davi Napoleon

First Person
Bryce Pinkham discovers Horton Foote's hometown

Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder in cahoots with history plays

Paul Meier on original Shakespeare pronunciation

Critic's Notebook
Pamela Renner on plays by Amy Herzog and John Osborne

Books
Playwrights writing fiction, by Caridad Svich

Strategies
Lemons-to-lemonade marketing, by Eliza Bent

Global Spotlight

February On Stage

20 Questions
for Mercedes Ruehl