COVER STORY
When is it Done?
Kurt Andersen and the playwright Tony Kushner talk about knowing when a work of art is finished. The author of Angels in America, Kushner spent several years re-writing his play Homebody, Kabul, continuing to revise throughout its two separate runs.

Albee & Me
When Edward Albee added a whole new act to his classic play the Zoo Story, he horrified one of his diehard fans. Sarah Lemanczyk tracked down the playwright to ask him how he could make such a drastic change to her favorite play, which he wrote 44 years ago.
Go to the website of the University of Houston School of Theatre website
Go to the Boston Globe review of “Zoo Story.”
Purchase The Zoo Story here

Fighting Windmills
The legendary perfectionist Orson Welles spent 30 years on his epic film of Don Quixote, but he never finished it. So who did? Gregory Warner went to find out.
Go to Wellesnet, an Orson Welles fan website
Purchase Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles here

On the Record
Pop music is often endlessly toyed with, tweaked and layered before being released on CD. But producer Ethan Johns’ process is much cleaner without a lot of fuss. Trey Kay observed Johns at the helm while he produced an album for the rock band The Kings of Leon.
Go to the Trampoline Records website on Ethan Johns
Listen to the Kings of Leon
Purchase the Kings of Leon CD here

SPECIAL GUEST
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner is one of the greatest living American playwrights. His plays such as Angels In America, Homebody/Kabul, and Caroline, or Change, have earned him numerous accolades including a Pulitzer and multiple Tony nominations and awards. In December of 2003 HBO presented a 6 hour version of Angels in America, directed by Mike Nichols, which won 11 Emmy awards. And Tony Kushner has published several books including Brundibar, a book for children which he wrote with Maurice Sendak (Hyperion Books).
Go to the Steven Barclay Agency website on Tony Kushner
Purchase Homebody/Kabul here

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Centarommy
Formula for a Hit
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Design for the Real World
Tsunami Shelter
One of the most urgent design problems on the planet is how to shelter the millions of people displaced by the tsunami disaster in South Asia. When resources for construction are limited, refugee camps can easily turn into semi-permanent cities where survivors spend years under tents in awful conditions. But while the UN's refugee agency is still distributing plastic tarps for emergency shelters, committed designers are trying to figure out how to rebuild homes that last. Dave Johns has the story.
Visit the Architecture for Humanity website Visit the website for Global Village Shelters
Visit the website for the International Rescue Committee

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