To Repair the World

Zelda Fichandler and the Transformation of American Theater

By: Mary B. Robinson

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Hardcover | 5 April 2024

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This book is a biography in the form of an oral history about a woman whose founding of Arena Stage in Washington, DC in 1950 shifted live professional theater away from Broadway and inspired the creation of non-profit theaters around the country. Dianne Wiest, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, and Jane Alexander, among many others, share their memories of this intrepid pioneering woman during Arena Stage's early years.

As Head of New York University's Graduate Acting Program for 25 years, Zelda Fichandler also trained a younger generation of gifted actors. Marcia Gay Harden, Rainn Wilson, Mahershala Ali, and other developing actors who became "artist-citizens" under her guidance, talk about the ways in which she transformed their lives.

Theater practitioners who have lived during Zelda Fichandler's time will find this book a fascinating and entertaining read--as will all theater lovers, especially those in Washington, DC. And through this vivid and compelling oral history, students and aspiring artists will come to grasp how the theatrical past can shed essential light on the theater of today and tomorrow.

Industry Reviews

"Zelda Fichandler's mind and personality spring to life in To Repair the World, a riveting oral history filled with moving recollections and surprising anecdotes on every page. Zelda's path-breaking career and tenacious vision continue to inspire."

--Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director Emeritus, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

"Zelda curated an environment for growth and self-reflection, and I'm deeply grateful for that. She inspired you on your journey to find your life tools."

--Mahershala Ali, Academy Award-winning actor

"To Repair the World deftly weaves together interviews with Zelda Fichandler's own writing to provide an invigorating, nuanced, and timely look at the birth of a movement that changed the way Americans think about theater."

--Carey Perloff, former Artistic Director, American Conservatory Theater

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