Obama's been talking about the value of art, too. Don Hall argues that all theater is political.

PS122 seeks new Executive Director. Maybe they could hire Mara Manus, who just stepped down as the Public's executive director. Or, maybe one the NYTW's soon-to-be-fired production staff could take the job.

Meanwhile, the new New York Theatre Review has been released, and the New York Innovative Theatre Awards released a massive study of the business of Off-Off-Broadway.