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Amanda Cooper, Associate General Manager of 59E59 Theaters
October 14, 2025
I was watching Muppet Treasure Island the other night, an annual tradition in my household, and I found myself asking the age-old question, “Where is the modern puppet content?”

Val Day, Artistic Director of 59E59 Theaters
October 1, 2025
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest performing arts festival in the world, and this year’s edition showed once again why it matters to the industry at large.
Pictured: Alexandra Fortin and Michael Liebhauser in Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE (2025) directed by Stephen Nachamie. Presented by Penguin Rep Theatre. Photo by Dorice Arden Madronero.