In Conversation: Theatre, Hope, & Democracy (Part 4)
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Channel: American Theatre Wing · 2018 · Entertainment
“Hope is not a choice, it’s a moral obligation,” says Tony Kushner a friend and collaborater of Eustis. In this segment, he goes on to explain why creating work that gives hope without lying to people is crucial to the integrity and honesty of life and art. Stay tuned for more in this series as we examine how new work in the theatre reaches an audience through empathy and hope and what the work can ultimately do to fix our democracy (just as it has done in the past). Oskar Eustis is a director, dramaturg, and Artistic Director of The Public Theater (and Advisory Committee member of the American Theatre Wing). Natasha Katz is a 6 time Tony Award winning Lighting Designer and Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees at the American Theatre Wing. To read the article mentioned click here - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/theater/oskar-eustis-public-theater.html #InConversation
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