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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

A Space Where People Can Be Their Bravest Self by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Torange Yeghiazarian. In this installment of the Triple Play series, Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian shares Golden Thread Productions' process for creating space for conversations …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:39PM

New Plays, New Conversations by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Leda Hoffmann. In this installment for the Triple Play series, Director of Community Engagement Leda Hoffmann shares Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s process for curating dialogue about ne…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:19PM

Livestreaming The Crisis in Casting for Stage and Media on Fri Oct 14—Emerson College by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By HowlRound TV. Emerson College presents the panel discussion The Crisis in Casting for Stage and Media livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howl…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:57AM
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Creating Lasting Connections with "Radical Hospitality" by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Lisa Mallette. In this installment of the Triple Play series, Lisa Mallette writes about how City Lights Theater Company extends “radical hospitality” to all audience members.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:30PM

Dance the Vote: On Rapid Response, Performance, the Election, and Civic Engagement by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Joan Lipkin. Artistic Director Joan Lipkin discusses the inspiration and process for “Dance the Vote,” a voting registration campaign in St. Louis, Missouri that included performances…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:05PM

Apply for the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas Festival: Celebrating Dynamic Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Theatre / Someta su solicitud para by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Café Onda. Following the success of the 2014 Encuentro, the LATC and LTC are now accepting applications to the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas (“Encuentro 2017”): Celebrating Dynamic …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:25AM
Friday, October 7, 2016

Roads into Portrayals of Mental Health Onstage by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By verity healey. Frequent overseas contributor verity healey reports on the Belarus Free Theatre workshop exploring the intersection of how a true story about mental illness is portrayed on…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:35PM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Politics and Theatre: Does Each Serve the Other? Presidential Candidates on Stage by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell looks at some recent plays that explore this wackiest of election seasons in novel ways, and asks: Is mockery proper...or even possible?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00PM

Socially Responsible Theatre? by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Andrew Jacobs. Andrew Jacobs discusses his senior theatre project in college, sharing his observations about what it means to create and maintain a socially responsible theatre on a local…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:52PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

It Can Happen Here by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By David Dower. David Dower talks with Tony Taccone about his adaptation of It Can’t Happen Here at Berkeley Rep, and what it means for an institution to program a new work that speaks dir…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:30PM

A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights: Taylor Mac by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Todd London. Todd London writes about playwright and performer Taylor Mac, and looks forward to A 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:20PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Creative Commons, or “Commonly Creative” by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Cheryl Davis. Playwright and attorney Cheryl Davis delves into the legal specifics of Creative Commons and fair use, explaining how artists can use them to fit their needs.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:48PM

Getting Specific: One Playwright’s Complicated Casting Choices by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Larissa FastHorse. Kicking off #IdentityWeek, Playwright Larissa FastHorse discusses workshopping her play What Would Crazy Horse Do? at Santa Clara University, and advocates the playwrig…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:30AM
Monday, September 26, 2016

Speedo Activism: Intimacy and the Aesthetics of Resistance by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Priscilla Page. Priscilla Page on Ricardo Gamboa and Sean James William Parris’ Space Age at Free Street Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:45PM

Theatre History Podcast # 6: Diversifying the Classics with Barbara Fuchs by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger and Barbara Fuchs discuss the plays written during Spain’s theatrical Golden Age, and Barbara’s Diversifying the Classic project, which aims to bring th…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00PM
Sunday, September 25, 2016

A Tale of One Play in Two Cities by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Tammy Ryan. The trajectory of playwright Tammy Ryan’s play Lost Boy in Whole Foods about Sudanese refugees in America and how a play about refugees plays today.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:45PM

Staging Local, Staying Small by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Kyna Hamill, Brianna Randolph. Kyna Hamill and Brianna Randolph discuss crafting Letters to Medford, a theatre performance by Two Roads Performance Projects.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:50AM
Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Teachings of Treefall by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Stephanie Kerley Schwartz. Scenic Designer Stephanie Kerley Schwartz shares her process for designing Henry Murray’s Treefall, which inspired her to work on HeatWave, a project connecti…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:00PM

The ATC Youth Ensemble Deconstructs This Beautiful City by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Neal Reynolds. Neal Reynolds writes on the power of This Beautiful City , performed by high school students at American Theater Company.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:30AM
Friday, September 23, 2016

Recipe for Change by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Julia Levine. Director Julia Levine discusses how she approaches her process, and examines the relationship between food and theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:57PM

After Orlando: An International Theatre Action by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Blair Baker, Zac Kline, Caridad Svich. Blair Baker, Zac Kline, and Caridad Svich discuss how they decided to take action and mobilize artists to create theatre pieces after the Pulse Nigh…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Theatre in the Age of Climate Change: An Educator’s View by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Elspeth Tilley. As part of the Theatre in the Age of Climate Change, playwright and educator Elspeth Tilley discusses the benefits of bringing collaborative creative activism into the cla…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:25PM

The Effect, or the Need for Love by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By David Dudley. David Dudley on Lucy Prebble’s The Effect , directed by David Cromer at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:21AM
Monday, September 5, 2016

Theatre History Podcast # 3: Eric Swanson Discusses New Musical Edwin: The Story of Edwin Booth by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Michael Lueger. Eric Swanson and Michael Lueger discuss actor Edwin Booth, the brother of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:18PM

Lighting and Media Design Part 1 by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Daniel Fine. In this installment, Daniel Fine discusses working with lighting designers, explaining how color temperature and palette, and brightness of projections impact the media desig…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:06PM
Sunday, September 4, 2016

On Directing Andrea Dworkin's Aftermath by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Tracey Houston, Rob Langford, Helena Levitt. Tracey Houston and Rob Langford, founders of Montréal company Waterworks, describe their experience working on the play Aftermath by Andrea D…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:05PM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Broadway Plays Contradict #TonysSoDiverse by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Caitlin Crombleholme. Caitlin Crombleholme discusses diversity at the 2016 Tony Awards, taking a look at Broadway’s 2016-17 Season and reflecting on August Wilson’s “The Ground on W…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:39PM
Sunday, August 28, 2016

El Paso Blue Rides Again by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By José Carrasquillo. Director José Carrasquillo shares his first encounter with Octavio Solis’ El Paso Blue and his journey to directing the piece.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:49PM

Theatre DIY Don’ts: Don’t Get Too Complicated by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Ricky Young-Howze. In this installment, Ricky Young-Howze discusses the complex nature of producing and shares what he learned about the art of delegation.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:31PM
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Interview with Andréa Burns by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Gregory Ramos, Andréa Burns. Gregory Ramos interviews On Your Feet actor Andréa Burns about her career playing Latina women in Broadway musicals.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:30PM
Monday, August 15, 2016

Afro-Latin@ Series: Actor and Activist Gustavo Melo Cerqueira by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jelisa Jay Robinson. In this installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson profiles Gustavo Melo Cerqueira, a Brazilian arts activist based in Austin, Texas.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:12PM

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