September 2008
FEATURE ARTICLES
Up from the
Mississippi Delta
By Carl Hancock Rux
The brutal 1955 murder of Emmett Till, which helped
spark the Civil
Rights Movement,
casts long, dark
shadows on three
new
theatre works
Dream Team of Disciplines
By Jim O'Quinn
Can NPAC's ambitious agenda for action make a difference? That all depends on a less-than-perfect union of performing arts constituencies
From the Executive Director
Democracy in Action
Editor’s Note
from Jim O'Quinn
IN PRINT for September 2008
Frame by Frame
5 photographers contemplate the move from film to digital in documenting theatrical moments
By Kevin Berne, Michal Daniel, T. Charles Erickson, Rivka Katvan and Joan Marcus
String Theory
A puppetry summit down under displays the potential and the pitfalls of the form
By Eileen Blumenthal
Toward a More Sustainable Theatre
Why theatre artists should be concerned about pollution, global climate change and the sustainable future
By Mike Lawler
PLAYSCRIPT: Stunning
David Adjmi's searing drama looks at an insular Syrian-Jewish Brooklyn community rarely represented in literature. Plus, an interview with the playwright by Marian Seldes
PLUS - Articles by and about Banana Bag & Bodice, Robert Brustein, Ron OJ Parson, Portland Center Stage and True Colors Theatre Company.
