Table of Contents
Features:
You Can
See
America
From Here
Molly Smith puts Arena Stage and the nation face to face
By Celia Wren
Loving
One Great
Writer
at a Time
For James Houghton and the Signature, serial monogamy has paid off—in artistic acclaim and a flashy new permanent home
An interview by Carol Rocamora
Ideas, Actions, and Finding the New Mop
Theatremakers at this year's TCG National Conference gathered
to face today's challenges much as its host city, Chicago, always has—by getting down to business and building from below
By Rob Weinert-Kendt
Departments:
From the Executive Director
Back-to-School Musings
Playscript
The Train Driver, Athol Fugard's hauntingly personal tale of trauma and reconciliation. Plus: an interview with the playwright by Susan Hilferty
News in Brief
Plus: Entrances & Exits; Awards & Prizes; In Memoriam
Front & Center
Production Notebook
Galileo at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Currents
Rob Weinert-Kendt on baby theatre
Brad Hathaway on smoking bans' effect on theatres
Postmark
Lisa Schlesinger on puppet theatre in Palestine
People
Ray Shepardson's life of theatre restoration, by Christopher Johnston
Strategies
Randy Gener on North-South collaborations
20 Questions
for Yoshi Oida