Illinois Theatre @ UIUC had a powerful reading of Katayoun H Salmasi's play, SAND, performed by Lisa Gaye Dixon and Melíza Gutierrez with media design by John Boesche. Wonderful talkback on the women-led protest movement in Iran with Dr. Asef Bayat (Sociology), social justice artist Nasrin Navab, and Mahbobeh Moghadam.

Months ago, I won this postcard and stamp set in an auction by Kherson’s Mikola Kulish Theatre. I told them don’t worry about sending to me, but as soon as the post office in Kyiv reopened, they were sent to me. I received them today. #KhersonisUkraine

Watched Dmitri Krymov’s ghostly, autobiographical elegy EVERYONE IS HERE before his talk sponsored by London’s Pushkin House and Stage Russia. Krymov is living in exile and setting up a studio in NYC. #Chekhov inside #OurTown (sort of)

I couldn’t resist and came back for the final performance in Boston. #baryshnikov #igorgolyak