
Marred Sophistication, Trapped DreamsBy Sarah Hanssen
Sam Mendes’s Revolutionary Roadwas one of the most highly-anticipated and critically acclaimed films of 2008. Sarah Hanssen weighs in with some thoughts on the film’s successes and deficiencies.

The Met’s recent production of Adriana Lecouvreur was a warmly updated version of this story of the theater.

Casey Downing reflects on the first staged reading to take place at the United Nations, and the significance of its message.