This week, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and DGF Traveling Master Jon Robin Baitz (Other Desert Cities, The Film Society) will be visiting Montana Repertory Theatre’s Missoula Colony to share a keynote address and a new play with local artists. Known regionally and nationally as a dynamic, professional touring company, Montana Rep’s vision of theatre is utterly holistic and inclusive. Their mission includes the wish “to celebrate the human spirit in an ever-expanding community.” The DGF Traveling Masters program brings luminaries of the modern stage to regional theatres for masterclasses on writing. To ensure the continued relevance of theatre throughout the United States, programs like Montana Rep’s Missoula Colony and the DGF Traveling Masters are important tools in strengthening and amplifying the voices of artists outside of New York City and other urban centers. The Missoula Colony, was founded in 1996 by Michael Murphy, Marsha Norman, and Montana Rep Artistic Director Greg Johnson. Convening annually at the University of Montana, where five gorgeous Rocky Mountain valleys and three stunning rivers converge, the Colony’s ongoing mission is to bring the Missoula theatre community a week of discussion, artistic exchange, and new play readings and workshops. Every summer, Missoulians and visitors alike congregate on