Where the play is everything.

THEATERS; THEATER education; ADULT education workshops

CONNECTICUT; WATERFORD (Conn.); UNITED States

Profiles the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. An open-field laboratory for the theater, where writers see their works in progress on stage; Public performances of new works; The unusual tradition of allowing the public to attend all rehearsals; The number of playwrights and composers who are invited each year. INSET: What's on and how to find it.