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 2010 US Theatre Series includes:
- Epic Theatre Ensemble
- The New Black? Contemporary Performance and Minstrelsy
- Intersection of Art and Performance
- America-in-Play's CROSSING OVER: A Medicine Show Entertainment
- Illuminating the Science: Art and Climate Change
- The CUNY/DTSA Edwin Booth Award: Charles Mee
- 25 Years at BAM: An Evening with Joe Melillo
- Playwright Marcus Gardley’s ...And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi