John Schoenherr, 74, Prizewinning Illustrator Of Children’s Lit And Sci-Fi

“A highly regarded nature artist, Mr. Schoenherr illustrated more than 40 children’s titles. He won a Caldecott Medal in 1988 for Owl Moon … [He] had a parallel, equally prominent career as a science-fiction illustrator. He was the first artist to depict the world of Frank Herbert’s Dune stories … [and] is widely credited with helping shape midcentury America’s collective image of alien landscapes and their occupants.”

LAByrinth Finds Public Theater Too Expensive To Collaborate With

“One of New York’s most fruitful recent theatrical collaborations has been between the LAByrinth Theater Company and the Public Theater … But with LAByrinth’s last major show at the Public, The Little Flower of East Orange in 2008, costing about $600,000 to mount, LAByrinth leaders concluded that the partnership had become financially unsustainable.”