May/June 2011

American Theatre September 2010

FEATURED CONTENT

The Americans Are Coming

By Eliza Bent

Yankee groups of different sizes and aesthetics find more than one way to reach international destinations


Up, Up, and Away? Not So Fast!

By Celia Wren

Money is one factor keeping artists stuck on their home turf, funders and foundation reps agree. But it's by no means the only one.


Great Exportations

By John Barry

What can we learn from the successful efforts of other nations to promote their theatre overseas?


From the Executive Director

Interconnectedness Is the Word

Editor's Note

from Jim O'Quinn

Strategies

Firing Up the Dialogue

Theatres can benefit by partnering with social-service organizations on relevant shows—as long as expectations are clear

By Eric Grode

IN PRINT for May/June 2011

The trials and triumphs of Austin Pendleton; a listing of international festivals; Armistead Maupin and Jeff Whitty tell Tales of the City; Michael Cristofer circles back to the stage; broadcasting theatre performances in movie houses; a report from the Colorado New Play Summit; reflections on the Great Plains Theatre Conference; Arms and the Man at the Guthrie