American Theatre
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Articles in May 2004 issue of American Theatre
- All night long: Joyce's Ulysses, in Irish Rep's eyes, is simpler and funnier than you'd expect.(Faultlines)(Dermot Bolger)(Irish Repertory)(Interview)
by Reid, Kerry - May/June: theatre almanac.(Front and Center)
- Jerome Lawrence.(In Memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Biography)
- Chicago: just how bad were the Shaggs?(Front and Center)(The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World)
by Hickman, Christopher - San Diego, Calif.: a Mayan romance.(Front and Center)(Earthquake Sun)
by Schloff, Aaron Mack - Aloha tales.(Trends & Events)(Honolulu, Hawaii)(Brief Article)
- May/June on stage.(Calendar)
- Davey Marlin-Jones.(In Memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Biography)
- Money talks.(Roaming Spotlight)(Treasure)(Brief Article)
by Wren - Shanghai surprise: a People's Art Theatre emerges in a futuristic setting.(Shanghai China International Arts Festival)
by Hamilton, Del - Saints, sin and Erik Ehn: mysticism ignites the plays--and theories--of a theatrical visionary.(Cover Story)(Biography)
by Wren, Celia - William Mastrosimone return to Kabul: an outspoken playwright realizes his fate is in Afghanistan.(Profiles)(Interview)(Biography)
by Evered, Charles - Are we dancing to our own beat? How hip-hop theatre conforms to categories--including race; the second part in a series on the convergence of hip-hop and theatre.
by Cortinas, Jorge Ignacio - Wanted: performers who stutter; Taro Alexander's company nurtures creativity and confidence, on stage and off.(Connections)(Our Time Theatre Company)(Biography)
by Bracco, Tara - Willkommen multimedia: in the birthplace of Buchner, an overload of multimedia effects creates a technical breakdown.(Darmstadt, Germany)
by McGrath, Bob - An African Oedipus in Athens: on the second anniversary of 9/11, an American troupe finds itself ensconced in the very bosom of democracy and drama.(Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, D.C.)
by Kahn, Michael - 8 companies selected for extended collaborations.(News fromTCG)(Theatre Communications Group)
- Summer fever.(Trends & Events)(Adirondack Theatre Festival)(Great River Shakespeare Festival)(Nevada Shakespeare Company)
- Magno Rubio's Rap.(The Romance of Magno Rubio)(Brief Article)
by Gener - That renaissance feeling.(Trends & Events)(Stafford Centre)(Hippodrome Theatre)(Brief Article)
- Women and exile: in Kabul, a U.S.-Afghan theatrical collaboration places women and men on stage together.(Exile Theatre)
by Sherman, Joanna - A Tokyo story: after decades of trying to be produced in Japan, a questing Japanese-American playwright comes upon an oasis.
by Gotanda, Philip Kan - Editor's note.
by O'Quinn, Jim - Knoxville, Tenn., and Avignon, France: are you talking to me?(Front and Center)(Babel)
by Grode, Eric - Curse of the gendered class.(Trends & Events)(True West)
- John Randolph.(In Memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
- Short takes.(Trends & Events)(Pacific Playwrights Festival)(International Festival of Arts & Ideas)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
- TCG and Dance/USA Co-host institute.(News fromTCG)(Theater Communications Group)(New Artistic Leader Institute)(Brief Article)
- Manila notes: women playwrights--including four from a highland tribe in the Philippines--gather to preserve their voices.(Women Playwrights International Conference)
by Tuan, Alice - Another openin'.(Trends & Events)(Theatre @ Boston Court)(Brief Article)
- A rage in Harlem.(Previews Coming in July/August)
by Rux, Carl Hancock - A year of disaster and grace: the survival of act.(Previews Coming in July/August)
by Trapnell, Susan - 10 playwrights and theatres win residency grants.(News fromTCG)(Theater Communications Group)
- A reversal of intimacies: Vietnam savors the hybrid flavors of French rule, ancient Chinese tradition and Western kitsch.
by Block, Erika - Global viewpoints.(From the Deputy Director)(arts and government)
by Channick, Joan - Awards & prizes.
- Entrances & exits.(personnel)
- Havana especial: an Asian-American troupe discovers a vibrant city where time stands still.(Havana Theatre Festival)(Pan Asian Repertory Theatre)
by Chang, Tisa - Remus (Lex) Monson.(In Memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
- It's a hard luck life: a tell-all memoir about one playwright's wholly unromantic career spouts fear and loathing.(New Books - Best Revenge: How the Theater Saved My Life (And Has Been Killing Me Ever Since))(Book Review)
by Mayer, Oliver - Habeas theatre: a Boston program aims to educate young citizens by impaneling history-based plays.(Blueprints)
by Shandell, Jonathan - The art of CompuPlay.(Trends & Events)(Technology Play Project)
by Gener, Randy - En garde!(InternationalSummerFestivals)(Calendar)
by Karabell, Jacob - Call board.
- Foreign affairs.(Special Section)
by Gener, Randy - Providence, R.I.: TV in the barnyard.(Front and Center)(Rinne Groff)(Interview)
by Renner, Pamela - Charleston, S.C.: spinning Griffiths in his grave.(Front and Center)(D.W. Griffiths)
by Hostetter, Martha - Out of Buryatia: New York City--based artists open the floodgates to a new appreciation of Eastern Siberia's culture and shamanism.
by Tkacz, Virlana - Inside Cyrano's head.(Roaming Spotlight)(Cyrano de Bergerac)(Brief Article)
by Karabell, Jacob