“Theater in the Open is a national treasure. As an artistic space the company’s work is on par with that of global theater leaders. As a center for community and education I have never seen another place like it. I grew up at Theater in the Open [and] now work as a theater-maker and researcher internationally and I can tell you that in all my years working in Moscow, London and Sofia, I have found very few theater groups that are so successful at inspiring civic responsibility in both audiences and artists.”