Things felt as though they were shifting this year, in the theater and, to be sure, in the world at large. The biggest seismic shock was the demise of Theatre de la Jeune Lune; to these eyes and ears and heart, the loss still stings. But we're still sitting pretty, says the optimist in me. From the humblest small stage to the Guthrie thrust, we're awash in all manner of stories, expressions, thoughts—those precious diversions that, in their paradoxical way, bring us closer to the reality just... More >>>