Molly Smith comes by way of Juneau, Alaska...where she nurtured the career of her old friend Paula Vogel, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "How I Learned to Drive." NPR's Susan Stamberg talked with Molly Smith about the state of American theatre and what Smith hopes to accomplish in her tenure at Arena Stage. They also discuss the kind of artistic, financial, and creative commitment required to sustain regional theatre these days.
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