Presented by the Program in Arts Administration, Teachers College; Theatre Division, School of the Arts, Columbia University; National Arts Journalism Program

Theatre has always been a way to capture and explore our most vital experiences. In the space of half a century the American theatre has grown to include regional theatres, new playwrights, community-based efforts, university impresarios, off, off off, and off off off Broadway, as well as the Dying Invalid herself. Not only the State of the World but the neglected State of the Arts threatens to diminish our most essential experiences. Bring your own views and hear Robert Brustein and a panel of respondents answer the question, “Does theatre matter?”

Panelists include:
Robert Brustein, theatre critic, The New Republic, founding director, Yale Repertory and American Repertory Theatres, and NAJP senior fellow; Kathleen Chalfant, actress; Robert Marx, vice president, The Samuels Foundation; Joanna Settle, artistic director, Division 13 Productions; Joan Jeffri, director, Program in Arts Administration, Teachers College, Columbia University and discussion moderator

The event was held in the Lecture Hall of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism at 116th Street and Broadway, on Wednesday, April 23, from 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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