US Theatre
Theatre in the United States is as various as the country's people. Recognizing that diversity wears many faces, the Center organizes readings, performances, and panels that address the question of how artists make theatre in this country. The focus can be on playwrights as different as Mac Wellman and Clifford Odets, on companies as cutting edge as the Civilians or Elevator Repair Service, and on established directors of the stature of Hal Prince and Jerry Zaks. Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, Richard Maxwell, the Wooster Group, and the Builders Association have been guests at the Center. As a matter of course, the Center seeks out highly individual points of view and features risk-takers and innovators.
Spring 2009 US Theatre Series includes:
- Celebrating the Living Theatre with Judith Malina
- The Edwin Booth Award Ceremony
- Iraq Veterans Playwright Workshop: Joshua Casteel/ Returns
- Helena Modjeska: Commemorating a 19th Cen. American Theatre Icon
- Esther K. Chae/Otherland
- Towards a Sustainable Green Theatre in NY/Earth Week
- Watermill-A Laboratory for Performance
- 13 Playwrights: Lucy Thurber/ Monstrosity
- Carl Hancock Rux/ Talk + Smoke, Lillies & Jade + The Blackamoor Angel