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Creative Process

What drives cultural practitioners to experiment, discover, and create?

John Schaefer, 1982. Photo courtesy of WNYC.

American Impresario: John Schaefer

The premiere *American Impresario* article comes from one of the nation's most adventurous radio producers, WNYC's John Schaefer, host of *Soundcheck*, *New Sounds*, and the *New Sounds Live* concert series.

From left to right: Jiri Zizka, Tom Sellar, Václav Havel, and Paul Wilson at The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, May 26, 2010. Photo by Karl Seifert.

Václav Havel on Theater-Making

*Leaving*, the first play written in 20 years by former Czech Republic President Václav Havel, made its American debut at The Wilma Theater in 2010, giving local audiences the first chance to see this new work by an international artist and champion of human rights.