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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 26: Jack Viertel Introduces the New York City Center Encores! Revival of The New Yorkers by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger and Jack Viertel talk about The New Yorkers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:50AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Natasha’s Dream: a Foreign and Familiar Vision by [email protected] (ramona)

By Erik Nikander. Erik Nikander discusses Yaroslava Pulinovich's Russian play Natasha's Dream , presented in New Repertory Theatre in Massachusetts.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Monday, March 20, 2017

What Do We Really Want? Creating a union for actors in Romania by [email protected] (ramona)

By Theodor-Cristian Popescu. In this installment of a new series leading up to the IETM Plenary Meeting in Bucharest, Theodor-Cristian Popescu writes about being an actor in Romania.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Please Don’t Write This Press Invite by [email protected] (ramona)

By Natalie Sacks. Indie theatre reviewer Natalie Sacks outlines how to avoid common mistakes she sees in press invites.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Friday, March 17, 2017

Rumble Theatre's Living Room: engaging emerging artists with open discourse and cheap beer by [email protected] (ramona)

By Elizabeth Willow. Actor Elizabeth Willow writes about how Rumble Theatre’s Living Room program has helped her find community and inspiration among other artists in Vancouver, Canada.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:50PM
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Theatre as Family, or Pumping Across America by [email protected] (ramona)

By Aditi Kapil. Aditi Kapil reflects on her experience having and raising children as a freelance artist, and how residencies can alleviate certain challenges.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:14PM
Friday, March 10, 2017

An Arts and Military Community Challenge Coin by [email protected] (ramona)

By Nolen Bivens. Nolen Bivens challenges communities to set up a n Arts and Military Community Health and Wellness Ecosystem.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:24AM
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Communicating the Human Experience of War—Through Art by [email protected] (ramona)

By Arthur S. DeGroat. Dr. Arthur S. DeGroat writes about the power art has to accurately communicate the experience of war, and the importance of that in our current era.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:45AM

Theatre History Podcast # 24: Exploring Plays About Urban Ireland with Dr. Elizabeth Mannion by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Beth Mannion about plays depicting urban Ireland.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:30AM
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Letters from Canadians to Americans: Aislinn Rose by [email protected] (ramona)

By Aislinn Rose. In the final installment of this series—a collaboration with SpiderWebShow—Aislinn Rose describes her experience and revelations at the Women's March in Washington, DC.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:05AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Letters from Canadians to Americans: Majdi Bou-Matar by [email protected] (ramona)

By Majdi Bou-Matar. In the second installment of this series—a collaboration with SpiderWebShow—Majdi Bou-Matar writes about the power and relevance of a Canadian production featuring th…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:21AM
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Devising Ai Weiwei: The Seed for Brooklyn Museum: Techniques & Process for Ensemble Interdisciplinary Performance by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kelly Tsai. Writer and performer Kelly Tsai shares the process of devising Ai Weiwei: The Seed, which is based on the art and writings of activist-artist Ai Weiwei.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:25PM

It Happened Here: Looking Back on the Revivals of Sinclair Lewis’s Play During the Election of 2016 by [email protected] (ramona)

By Paul Gagliardi. Paul Gagliardi, a scholar of the Federal Theatre Project, considers recent productions of It Can’t Happen Here and why the play is resonating with both directors and aud…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:37PM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Teaching in the First Three Weeks by [email protected] (ramona)

By P. Carl. P. Carl considers how to teach theatre in the time of Trump.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:10AM
Monday, February 13, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 22: Dr. Mac Test’s New Translation of La monja alfèrez by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Dr. Mac Test about his new translation of La monja alfèrez , or The Lieutenant Nun.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:01PM
Friday, February 10, 2017

A conversation with director Garry Hynes by [email protected] (ramona)

By Ramona Ostrowski, Garry Hynes. Ramona Ostrowski speaks with director Gary Hynes about Druid Theatre Company, revisiting Beauty Queen of Leenane twenty years after its first production, an…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:08AM
Thursday, February 9, 2017

The N-Word on Stage by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jonathan Mandell. In light of a recent controversy at a New Jersey high school, Jonathan Mandell talks to theatre artists about their views on using or not using the n-word in shows.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:49PM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 21: Director George Drance on Calderon’s Two Dreams by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with George Drance about Pedro Calderon de la Barca.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:29PM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 20: Rediscovering the Lost Lope de Vega Play Mujeres y Criados with Dr. Alejandro Garcia-Reidy by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. A conversation with Alejandro Garcia-Reidy about discovering a previously-unknown work by Spanish Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:25AM
Sunday, January 29, 2017

More Than Booth by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Whatley. Michael Whatley makes the case why every theatre should have an active shooter policy.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM

Pedagogy Notebook: Student Performances in the Introductory Latinx Literature Classroom by [email protected] (ramona)

By Adrianna M. Santos. Professor Adrianna M. Santos writes about assigning a performance project to the undergrads in her Latina/o Literature survey class.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Imagining What You Think You Can’t Imagine: A Conversation between Morgan Jenness, Anne Hamburger, and Seth Bockley by [email protected] (ramona)

By Seth Bockley, Anne Hamburger. Morgann Jenness facilitates a conversation with Anne Hamburger and Seth Bockley on their collaborative development and production of Wilderness .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM

Standing with Saguaros: Radio Podcasting as Performance Research and Species Stewardship by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kimi Eisele. In this second installment of her series on the Standing with Saguaros project, Kimi Eisele writes about integrating radio into her performance project.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

#BreakingtheBinary: an interview with SK Kerastas and Lisa Evans by [email protected] (ramona)

By Regina V. Fields, SK Kerastas, Lisa Evans. Regina V. Fields interviews SK Kerastas and Lisa Evans about their work to make theatre institutions more accessible for trans* people, on and o…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:09PM
Monday, January 23, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017

Calling All Bad Hombres and Nasty Women for a Nation-wide Day of Performance Protest by [email protected] (ramona)

By Sara Warner, Holly Hughes, Lois Weaver, Mary Jo Watts. Sara Warner interviews performance artists Holly Hughes and Lois Weaver and social media coordinator Mary Jo Watts about their initi…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:19AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Matter and Myth: Rethinking the Body Onstage by [email protected] (ramona)

By Abbey Fenbert. Abbey Fenbert examines the intersection of theatre and physical discrimination, and considers what is the responsibility of artists interested in transcending, rather than …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:12PM

Toward Inclusivity: A message from the LTC by [email protected] (ramona)

By Café Onda. The LTC steering committee announces a name change.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00PM
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Creating Complex Female Characters by [email protected] (ramona)

By Catherine Weingarten. Playwright Catherine Weingarten writes about her fatigue with the Strong Female Character, and pushes playwrights to strive for real nuance.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:16AM
Thursday, January 12, 2017

The Ghostlight Project by [email protected] (ramona)

By Saheem Ali. Saheem Ali, a steering committee member for The Ghostlight Project, outlines the inspiration for and aims of the initiative, and suggests action steps for individuals and inst…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:24PM
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

How to Cure a Plague by [email protected] (ramona)

By Matthew Minnicino. Matthew Minnicino discusses what canonical works of theatre we can turn to in light of the current political situation in the US.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:50AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards