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Articles in May 2003 issue of American Theatre

• Playwright Louis LaRusso II died in February in New Jersey of cancer at the age of 67. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• Three theatre notables--actress and teacher Uta Hagen, caracaturist extraordinaire Al Hirschfeld and influential stage designer Ming Cho Lee--are among the 10 recipients of the 2002 National Medal of Arts. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• Up against a wall. (Front and Center: Philadelphia).
  by Klein, Julia M.
• American Stage of St. Petersburg, Fla., has chosen Todd Olson to take on its artistic directorship. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• Drama Klatch. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• Zero sum art. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• Show and tell. (Trends & Events).(Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
• Athens festival.(Athens, Greece)(Calendar)
• Twenty questions: Jules Feiffer is a New York-based dramatist and cartoonist whose plays include Little Murders and Knock Knock. His latest play, A Bad Friend, premieres at Lincoln Center Theater in New York on May 15.(Interview)
  by Feiffer, Jules
• Huck Finn. Huck Finn. (Previews Coming in July/August).(the musical Big River, in song and sign language)(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Wada, Karen
• Actress and longtime associate of American Conservatory Theater Ruth Kobart died in December of cancer, at the age of 78, at her home in San Francisco. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• Think local. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
• Frankie Hewitt, founder and producing artistic director of Ford's Theatre Society in Washington, D.C., died in February of cancer at the age of 71. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• Hosting a hemisphere.(Peforming arts festival, Mexico City)
  by Zesch, Lindy
• Theatrical luminaries Laura Pels, the French-born producer and arts patron, and playwright, director and drama critic Robert Brustein will add new trophies to their shelves May 19. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• The American Theatre Critics Association bestowed its Steinberg New Play Award on Nil Cruz's Anna in the Tropics in a ceremony at the Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival in April. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• Rhapsody in G. (Front and Center: Syracuse, N.Y.).(Brief Article)
• Austerity blues. (From the Executive Director).
  by Cameron, Ben
• San Diego's Globe Theatres have a new general manager: Michael Murphy, who comes to the Globe by way of Austin Lyric Opera, in Texas, where he served as managing director. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• Following the death of Frankie Hewitt, founder and producing artistic director of Ford's Theatre, Brian J. Laczko has taken on the title of acting executive producer for the Washington, D.C.-based company. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• Actors' Equity gave its Rosetta LeNoire Award to Los Angeles's Deaf West Theatre this year. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• Race matters. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• Angels in Manhattan.(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Wolf, Matt
• For institutions, is Art the bottom line? Eight theatre professionals consider the question.(Panel Discussion)
  by Mayeda, Cynthia
• Shaking a stage: a Shakespeare scholar shows how the world makes claims on the Bard. (New Books).(Shakespeare: For All Time, by Stanley Wells)(Book Review) (book review)
  by Coonrod, Karin
• Big bruder is watching.(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Langworthy, Douglas
• Salvation in the City of Bones: Ma Rainey and Aunt Ester sing their own songs in August Wilson's grand cycle of blues dramas.(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Gener, Randy
• Tony-winning actress Lynne Thigpen, 54, died suddenly in March at her home in Los Angeles. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• Studio Theatre has announced several promotions and title changes to round out its leadership team. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• Picture perfect. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
• Comic relief.(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Sampson, Benjamin W.
• Tanya Moiseiwitsch: 1914-2003. (In Memoriam).(Obituary)
  by Ruta, Ken
• Correction.
• No Yanks took home staruettes this year from the 27th annual Laurence Olivier Awards. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• New York's City Center has appointed Arlene Shuler as the performing arts complex's new president and CEO, following the retirement of Judith E. Daykin. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• 54th annual Southeastern Theatre Conference, held in Arlington, Va., Michael Kahn received the SETC Distinguished Career Award. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• And the bands played on. (Trends & events).(Brief Article)
• Sunday in the park with. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• On art and institutions. (Special Section).
  by Cameron, Ben
• 6 companies selected for Extended Collaborations. (News From TCG).(grants awarded)
• The business of theatre. (Letters to the Editor).
• On the training ground. (Commentary).(Training of actors)
  by Bundy, James
• In colder blood. (Front and Center: Chicago).(Play)
  by Goddu, Jenn Q.
• At New York's Signature Theatre Company, Kathryn Lipuma has been promoted to executive director after five years as director of development and director of external affairs. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• The longtime producing director of Stage One in Louisville, Ky., Moses Goldberg, retired at the end of March with plans to continue directing, writing and teaching. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• I was a celebrity playwright. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• Five fingers, one hand: a unique international project melds far-flung performance styles. (Connections).
  by Quick, Robyn
• Whither (or wither) art? A resident theatre pioneer gauges the artistic pulse of the contemporary American theatre.(Critical Essay)
  by Fichandler, Zelda
• A world on stage. (International Summer Festivals).(Calendar)(Calendar)
• American dreamer: David Edgar's yank epic. (Previews Coming in July/August).(Continental Divide, by David Edgar; part 1, Mothers Against; part 2, Daughters of the Revolution)(Theater Review) (theater review)
• Editor's note.
  by O'Quinn, Jim
• Robot or real boy? (Roaming Spotlight).(Pinocchio 3.5, by Eric Cable)(Theater Review) (theater review)
  by Hart, Sarah
• A turn in the tide for Asian women: productions staged in New Delhi crest the wave of modern theatre. (Connections).
  by Donohue, Maura
• Atlanta's Actors Express has tapped Jasson Minadakis to be its new artistic director, replacing Wier Harman, who stepped down in April. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• May/June theatre almanac.
• The French evolution. (Front and Center: Minneapolis).(Mozart's Marriage of Figaro)(Brief Article)
  by Weisman, Wendy
• Chris Smith will be the new artistic director for San Francisco's Magic Theatre, replacing Larry Eilenberg. (Entrances & Exits).(Brief Article)
• With multiple wins in each category, the Los Angeles Critics Circle honored 22 productions at a ceremony in March at the Colony Theatre. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• Three new musicals hooked awards--and the promise of production at a nonprofit theatre in New York City--in March from the American Academy of Arts and Letters's Richard Rodgers competition for musical theatre. (Awards & Prizes).(Brief Article)
• A view on the hill. (Trends & Events).(Brief Article)
• More stately Tao House. (Trends & Events).
  by Grant, John Angell
• Puppets in the line of fire.
  by Blumenthal, Eileen
• Girls just want to write plays: reflections on the theatre's double-x chromosome history. (First Person).
  by Son, Diana
• Maskers dance to a tribal beat.
  by Whittington, Lewis
• A sometime thing. (Letters to the Editor).
• Hair today, gone tomorrow. (Roaming Spotlight).(Bad Axe)(Theater Review) (theater review)