Pam MacKinnon on ACT, Isaac Butler on the NEA

American Theatre's Offscript by American Theatre magazine

Jun 5, 202651:58Arts

ACT's outgoing artistic director talks about the joys and challenges of an artistic home, and an author/critic explains how yesterday's culture wars paved the way for today's.

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