The Public Theater Launches New Collaboration with Local Communities

ArtsFwd: Lear deBessonet – a director known for fable-inspired theatrical pageantries – is busily executing a 100-year-old scheme. It’s a populist charge subverting how New York City experiences theater. The idea isn’t new, but it is major. The concept is that anyone can and should make theater. It isn’t just for those who can afford expensive tickets. It isn’t for only a privileged few who attend prestigious acting conservatories. It is for everybody. And when everybody joins in, it can be radically transformational.