Endorsement excerpts
This book is an important window into one of the most visionary people in theater history.
—Jane Alexander
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It’s a magnificent book, and an outstanding achievement.
—Tazewell Thompson
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Zelda’s unique mind and personality spring to life through this riveting oral history,
—Howard Shalwitz
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To Repair the World is a fascinating and clear-eyed look at an artist who was as inspirational as she was complicated.
—Carey Perloff
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To Repair the World humanizes Zelda Fichandler in surprising, complicated, unexpected, resonant, deeply moving ways.
—Ben Cameron
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This is an important book, and a gift to the field.
—Emily Mann
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To Repair the World feels like a work of theater itself—built before our eyes, revealing its truths in real time.
—Todd London
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It’s truly brilliant, and nothing short of miraculous. I couldn’t put it down.
—Mark Lamos
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Robinson succeeds in capturing the power, the humor, and the fleeting magic of the art Zelda Fichandler created and inspired.
—Helen Sheehy
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To Repair the World allows us to revel once again in the electric energy that was Zelda Fichandler.
—Laurence Maslon
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The myriad interviews generate thrilling insights, and their deft assemblage makes for a compelling read.
—David Chambers