Volume 5.1 (February 2007)
Cover Photo: Shiv Raj

3 - Theatre and Human Rights.
In his editorial, Edward Little contemplates lessons learned while training in Indian street theatre during Phase 1 of the Rights Here! Theatre and Law for Human Rights Project.

6 -"Adding It Up:" (En)Gendering (and Racializing) Canadian Theatre.
Rebecca Burton summarizes the disheartening findings of "Equity in Canadian Theatre: The Women's Initiative" and underscores the imperative of working towards achieving actual equality.

9 - Collectif Moncton-Sable: New Visions of Acadian Theatre.
Glen Nichols examines how Collectif Moncton-Sable uses the freedom of postmodern performance to open new discursive spaces for their visions of a post-nationalist Acadie.

12 - Cultural Diversity and the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.
Myrna Wyatt Selkirk chats with Mary Vingoe, Artistic Director of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.

15 -The Ethos of Storytelling and How the Tortoise Shattered his Shell.
John Poulsen and Abdulrasheed Yaro Lecky talk about the cultural power of story-telling—and tell us a story.

18 - "Finally Awake:" Rachel Corrie and the Politics of Coming of Age.
David and Donna Kornhaber defend My Name is Rachel Corrie as a personal journey from innocence to experience rather than a political statement.

21 - The Politics of Play: Welfare State's Swan Song.
Clarke Mackey reflects on Longline: The Carnival Opera—Welfare State International's last show—and traces the company's roots back to the political power that emerges through the vernacular culture of play.

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