World Theater Day 2026. Willem Dafoe on Theater as Connection, not Commercial Corruption. Plus: 10 beautiful theaters, 10 great books, 10 facts
"Our challenge as theater makers," Willem Dafoe says in the official 2026 World Theatre Day message in the video below, "is to avoid the corruption of theater solely as a commercial enterprise dedicated to entertainment by distraction or as the institutional dry preserver of traditions, but rather to foster its strength, to connect peoples, communities,...