Jean-Claude van Itallie Made Adventures Possible
Among the doors the playwright and teacher opened: to the power of words, to the world of theatre, to the possibilities of meditation.
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Among the doors the playwright and teacher opened: to the power of words, to the world of theatre, to the possibilities of meditation.
For artists like Double Edge Theatre, Jean Claude van Itallie, and Bread & Puppet Theatre, theatrical protest is a tradition, not a trend.
From the first interracially cast ‘Othello’ to the founding of our longest-running queer troupe, this was a memorable month for theatre.
Theatrical milestones of Septembers past range from the start of van Itallie’s relationship with the Open Theater to the launch of the Arden.