Table of Contents
SPECIAL SECTION: Portals to the Americas
Latin American theatre finds itself at the intersection of optimism and uncertainty
Forging Connections in a Fragmented Hemisphere
Searching for Latin American theatre at international festivals
can mean navigating an intricate maze
By Randy Gener
On Memory and Imagination
The burgeoning exchange between Mexican and U.S. writers is not a simple transaction
By Andrea Thome
A Flower in Havana
Flora Lauten and Cuba's Teatro Buendia make their U.S. debut
By Caridad Svich
5 Short Takes
Spotlights on Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba and Mexico
By Eliza Bent, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Carola Oyarzun, Caridad Svich and Aaron Mack Schloff
Features:
In Katrina's Wake
When the levees broke in August 2005, everything seemed lost.
But a jolt of new theatrical activity
is offering New Orleanians fresh perspectives on the disaster and its aftermath.
By Christopher Wallenberg
Departments:
From the Executive Director
Bogotá and Beyond
News in Brief
Plus: Entrances & Exits; Awards & Prizes; In Memoriam
Front & Center
Currents
The Tosca Project at ACT, by Daniel Sack
REDCAT is changing L.A., by Rebecca Kastleman
Production Notebook
Quartet 4.0 at WaxFactory
Postmark
Nicole Estvanik Taylor on the best of Bulgaria
Books
Han Ong and Gerald Weales tackle playwrights in one hour
Strategies
Eliza Bent on biking to the theatre
20 Questions
for Beth Henley