Thespis 2001: The Jerusalem International Festival of University Theater was held in Jerusalem from April 28 to May 3. This was the eighth year for the festival, which is run jointly by the Hebrew University Theater Studies Department and the Jerusalem municipality, and with the support of the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport. Originally, the festival was organized for the benefit of university theater departments and theater schools in Israel, but since its internationalization, it has attracted groups from Europe, Latin America, South Africa and the Middle East. This year Britain, France, Holland, Mexico and Venezuela were among the participating countries, as well as university theater companies from Israel. Dr. Isaac Benabu of the Hebrew University Theater Studies Department is the director of the festival.