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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
Monday, December 19, 2016

Theatre History Podcast # 16: Exploring the Surprising—and Disturbing—Origins of “Jingle Bells” with Kyna Hamill by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Dr. Kyna Hamill about her research into the background of the holiday carol "Jingle Bells."

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:20AM
Friday, December 16, 2016

Hashtag Fair Wage in the Offices Near the Stage; Or, Wacky Ideas for Finding More Money So We Can Pay Theatre People More by [email protected] (ramona)

By Rosalind Grush. Rosalind Grush discusses why salaries for many arts administrators are lower than they should be, and offers some solutions.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:02PM

Livestreaming The Fatherkillers—a Debate with Five Polish Women Theatre Directors—Paris, France—Fri, Jan 16 by [email protected] (ramona)

By HowlRound TV. The Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Poland), Alternatives théâtrales: La revue du théâtre contemporain (Belgium), and Galerie Hus (France) present The Fatherkillers— a deba…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:17AM
Monday, December 12, 2016

Theatre History Podcast # 15: Fiona Coffey on Women in Northern Irish Theatre During The Troubles by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Fiona Coffey about women theatre artists in Northern Ireland

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:35AM
Monday, December 5, 2016

Theatre History Podcast # 14: David Mandelbaum Talks About New Yiddish Rep’s Revival of God of Vengeance by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with David Mandelbaum about a new production of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:58PM
Saturday, December 3, 2016

Artistic Identity in the Age of Fascism (or: You don’t bring nuance to an iron fistfight) by [email protected] (ramona)

By Abbey Fenbert. Playwright Abbey Fenbert on the new mandate for theatre artists.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:13AM
Monday, November 28, 2016

A Snapshot of Latinx Theatre in NYC by [email protected] (ramona)

By Café Onda. The Café Onda Editorial Board and New York City theatremakers talk about the Big Apple’s landscape of Latina/o/x theatre, in anticipation of the Latina/o Theatre Commons’…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:28PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

A Sound Designer on The (Remarkable) Encounter by [email protected] (ramona)

By Victoria (toy) Deiorio. Sound designer Victoria Deiorio reflects on her experience of Complicite’s The Encounter and its ingenious use of sound.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:30AM
Monday, November 21, 2016

The Art of the Impossible by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore encourages artists not to limit their thinking to what may seem “possible.”

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:33AM

Theatre History Podcast # 13: Staging a Medieval Play in the 21st Century with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes about why medieval theatre is more relevant than ever.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:22AM
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Challenging Perspectives on Auditions for the Differently Abled by [email protected] (ramona)

By Aaron Sawyer, Sidney T. Smith. Aaron Sawyer and Sidney T. Smith write about Unified Access Auditions at Red Theater in Chicago, IL.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:30AM

A New Model of Female Producers: The WP Lab by [email protected] (ramona)

By Liz Olson, Pearl Hodiwala, Kristen Luciani, Rachel Karpf Reidy, Rachel Sussman. Five of the women producers from the 2014–2016 WP Lab report on producing the Pipeline Festival in partne…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:25AM
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Saved by my Audience by [email protected] (ramona)

By Sean Daniels. Sean Daniels writes about the successes and challenges of his first year as Artisitic Director of Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM

SitRep Notes from the Field by [email protected] (ramona)

By Maurice Decaul. In this first installment, Maurice Decaul discusses the inspiration and beginning stages of Veterans and Theatre Institute, a program that trains military veterans in the …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:31AM
Friday, November 18, 2016

A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights: Sarah Ruhl by [email protected] (ramona)

By Todd London. Todd London’s ode to Sarah Ruhl, on the occasion of her winning the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:27AM

Alienating Our Audiences Early by [email protected] (ramona)

By Mia McCullough. Playwright Mia McCullough discusses how teaching classic plays in high school alienates future young audiences, and advocates for contemporary playwrights to craft compreh…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:12AM
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The Complexities of You: a binary battle by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore invites us to push beyond binary thinking to uncover the rich complexity in ourselves, our art, and our world.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:14PM
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Inside the Culture Wars Maelstrom of the 1990s by [email protected] (ramona)

By John Killacky. John R. Killacky discusses his time as curator of Performing Arts at Walker Arts Center, and the controversy caused by featured works.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:40AM

Parenting and Playwriting: Killer Clowns, Donald Trump, and Other Ghouls by [email protected] (ramona)

By Catherine Trieschmann. Catherine Trieschmann on her children’s fears and the importance of Halloween.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:00AM
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Better Up: "Aquatic Thought" and Reflections on a Fornesian Playwriting Workshop by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kevin Howard. Pedagogy Notebook is a monthly blog series that serves as a pedagogical resource for educators and scholars looking to incorporate Latina/o theatre into the classroom. In Pe…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:31PM

Better Up: Fur Cornell Box—The Process by [email protected] (ramona)

By Enrique Granado. Enrique Granado continues the Better Up Cafe Onda series, describing his process for creating a Cornell box about Migdalia Cruz's Fur .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:52AM
Friday, October 28, 2016

Better Up: Gray, a Sexual POV by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jose Rodriguez. Jose Rodriguez continues the Better Up Cafe Onda series, expressing his feelings about a Latino Theatre Topics course at the University of North Texas.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:47PM

Better Up: Discovering Latina/o Theatre by [email protected] (ramona)

By Courtnie Alvarado. Courtnie Alvarado writes about her experience in a Latino Theatre Topics course at the University of North Texas.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:34PM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Chisa Hutchinson by [email protected] (ramona)

By Chisa Hutchinson. Chisa Hutchinson writes about her residency at Second Stage.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:06PM

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Jenny Rachel Weiner by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jenny Rachel Weiner. Jenny Rachel Weiner writes about her residency at Roundabout Theatre Company.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:59PM

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Caroline V. McGraw by [email protected] (ramona)

By Caroline V. McGraw. Caroline V. McGraw writes about her residency at Page 73.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:53PM

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Jaclyn Backhaus by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jaclyn Backhaus. Jaclyn Backhaus writes about her residency at Clubbed Thumb.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:48PM

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Rachel Bonds by [email protected] (ramona)

By Rachel Bonds. Rachel Bonds writes about her residency at Ars Nova.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:43PM

Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence: Paola Lázaro by [email protected] (ramona)

By Paola Lázaro. Paola Lázaro writes about her residency at The Atlantic.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:38PM
Sunday, October 16, 2016

In Our House: Breaking Open Marcus Gardley’s The House That Will Not Stand through Public Programs and Community Partnerships by [email protected] (ramona)

By Isaac Gomez. Isaac Gomez, Director of New Play Development at Victory Gardens, shares the engagement programs around their production of Marcus Gardley’s The House That Will Not Stand.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM

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