People say nice things about There Must Be Happy Endings: On a Theater of Optimism and Honesty
“A poignant, intimate, stunningly honest book, both method and memoir… that reveals how a thoughtful, socially committed life arrives at thoughtful, socially committed art.” - Jill Dolan, author of Utopia in Performance: Finding Hope at the Theatre, Princeton University
"A personal odyssey through the American theater landscape. Megan Sandberg-Zakian eloquently & generously shares her experiences, her insights & associations, weaving together perspectives on artistic process with performance theory, history with aesthetics, philosophical & ethical conundrums with lived experience." - Anne Bogart
**Purchase There Must Be Happy Endings: On a Theater of Optimism and Honesty - now in both e-book and gorgeous analog form
**Read excerpted chapters in The SDC Journal (page 63) and American Theater Magazine
I got to chat with Molly Smith about being a book parent and why the revolution will be intersectional
I love podcasts and now I'm on one! In which Andy Boyd and I discuss Brecht, Lisa Kron, Hedwig, theater as activism, and how to build happy endings together. Also, I cried twice.