September 2, 2010

Table of Contents

Features:

Michael Wilson Knows What He Likes
His penchant for classic Americana suits audiences in Hartford, and beyond
An interview by Frank Rizzo

SPECIAL SECTION

Europe's Wild Wild East

Fomenting a Denim Revolution
The guerilla artists of Belarus Free Theatre perform underground while arguing openly for regime change
By Randy Gener

The Grotowski Constellation
In this, his designated year, artists inspired by Jerzy Grotowski gather to celebrate his legacy in Poland and the U.S.
By John Freedman

Tales from Terra Incognita
A kindred spirit of commonality, irony and internalized trauma hovers over the unknown worlds of recent Balkan drama
By Ioana Ieronim

The Tradition of the Non-Traditional
Bulgaria's National Theatre may represent the establishment, but it still leads the experimental pack
By Kalina Stefanova

Letter from Latvia
In the Baltic nation, directors mull on the everyday for spiritual effects
By Eliza Bent

Departments:

Editor's Note

From the Executive Director
Going International

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

Front & Center

Production Notebook
Next to Normal at Arena Stage

People
Marin Ireland
by Sarah Hart

Critic's Notebook
Amy Freed's You, Nero
by Karen D'Souza

Currents
New York City's Clubbed Thumb
Interviews by Eliza Bent

San Francisco's PlayGround
by Sam Hurwitt

Strategies
Ex-convicts tell their stories
by Eliza Bent

Festival Hunting

May/June On Stage

20 Questions
for Tovah Feldshuh