Acting On The World Stage: Theatre and Peace Building In Conflict Zones
by Theatre Without Borders
September 23 - 26, 2010
Ellen Stewart Theatre/The Annex & The Club

Theatre Without Borders is a grass-roots volunteer virtual community of individual theatre artists around the world who are interested in international exchange.  As individuals we are working in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Sudan, South Africa, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Cambodia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru, Argentina, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine and many other countries.

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