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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Livestreaming the 35th International Theatre Institute World Congress in Segovia, Spain—Tue July 18 – Sat July 22, 2017 by [email protected] (jamie)

By HowlRound TV. The International Theatre Institute (ITI), the World Organization for the Performing Arts presents events from the 35 th ITI World Congress in Segovia, Spain livestreaming f…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:40AM
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Dramatizing Faith in the Post-Trump Era: A Conversation between Director June Guralnick and Playwright Suzanne Bradbeer by [email protected] (jamie)

By Suzanne Bradbeer, June Guralnick. Conversation between director June Guralnick and playwright Suzanne Bradbeer about The God Game , plays about faith post-election, and the division of ch…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:11AM
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Articulating Content and Creating Familiarity for Audiences by [email protected] (jamie)

By Meghan Randolph. Meghan Randolph surveys theatregoers to consider best practices to market lesser-known plays.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:04AM
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Competitive Air Guitar on Stage at Humana by [email protected] (jamie)

By Eli Keel. Airness uses air guitar to ask what is real. The answer: the families we make.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The HowlRound Challenge: An Open Call for Convening Proposals by [email protected] (jamie)

By HowlRound. Through The HowlRound Challenge, we will produce and host up to five in-person convenings in Boston, from September 2017 to June 2019 that will incubate ideas and seed action t…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:14AM
Sunday, April 2, 2017

“How was Romania?”: Reflections on the Temps D’Image Festival in Cluj by [email protected] (jamie)

By Taysha Canales, Sydonia Lucchesi, Sam Silbiger. A report on the Temps D’Image Festival in Cluj, Romania, from the perspectives of “Surfing” fellows Sydonia Lucchesi, Sam Silbiger, a…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:29AM
Saturday, March 4, 2017

Encountering Eastern Europe by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jamie Gahlon. Jamie Gahlon, Senior Creative Producer of HowlRound, reports on a trip she took in fall 2016 to explore, deepen, and build partnerships with theatremakers and organizations …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:00PM
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Theatre-ing While Disabled: Intern Edition by [email protected] (jamie)

By Kate Langsdorf. Kate Langsdorf writes about why she never took an unpaid internship.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Parenting and Playwriting: Boundaries, Please by [email protected] (jamie)

By Catherine Trieschmann. Catherine Trieschmann sets rules to govern her daily news consumption.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:33PM
Sunday, January 22, 2017

The “Next Wave” of Theatre? Reflections on Avant-Garde Adaptations by [email protected] (jamie)

By Derek McCormack. Derek McCormack reports on the ongoing trend in productions that are avant-garde reimaginings of old texts in particular at BAM’s New Wave Festival.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:05AM

Rules of Engagement for New Play Development by [email protected] (jamie)

By Heather Helinsky, Jeni Mahoney, Christy Montour-Larson, Tira Palmquist. Tira Palmquist, Christy Montour-Larson, Heather Helinsky, and Jeni Mahoney share their insight and lessons learned …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Saturday, January 21, 2017

A Creative Compass: How Documentary Theatre Can Lead Us Forward Post-Election by [email protected] (jamie)

By Melissa Bergstrom. Documentary theatre artist Melissa Bergstrom advocates using documentary theatre practices to listen and create new work in today’s social climate.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:05AM

Mutual Duality: Making The Work Matter with Double Edge Theatre at Boston Conservatory at Berklee by [email protected] (jamie)

By Mark Krawczyk. Mark Krawczyk writes about the experience his students at Boston Conservatory at Berklee had during a semester of working with artists from Double Edge Theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Staged Resistance by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jonathan Mandell. On the eve of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, Jonathan Mandell looks at how the political resistance of theatre artists is playing out on and off stage in New York.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:28AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Elements of Oz: Pay Attention to the Men Behind the Curtain by [email protected] (jamie)

By Amelia Parenteau. Amelia Parenteau deconstructs the use of technology in The Builders Association’s production of Elements of Oz , an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz , presented at 3LD i…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:12PM
Friday, December 23, 2016

Parenting and Playwriting: The Birth of an Actor at Bethlehem by [email protected] (jamie)

By Catherine Trieschmann. Catherine Trieschmann’s daughter is mis-cast as the lead in the Christmas pageant.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:14PM
Sunday, December 18, 2016

A Celebration of Life for Zelda Fichandler, Arena Stage, October 24, 2016 by [email protected] (jamie)

By Teresa Eyring, Laura Penn, Tazewell Thompson. Remarks by Laura Penn, Teresa Eyring, and Tazewell Thompson at A Celebration of Life for Zelda Fichandler hosted by Arena Stage and the Ficha…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:17AM
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Where Are the Disappeared Women of the Theatre? by [email protected] (jamie)

By Rachel Spencer Hewitt. Rachel Spencer Hewitt talks to members of Mothers Artists Makers, a collective of feminist mothers in Irish theatre with children.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Thursday, December 15, 2016

One Queen’s Highly Personal/Subjective Reaction to Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music by [email protected] (jamie)

By CJ Byrd. CJ Byrd on Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, a “communal, intelligent, erotic, participatory, spectacular performance art concert; a marathon survey dedicate…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:27AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Trump Effect by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell asks how perceptions of theatre have changed since November 8 and if and how theatre itself will change as a result of the new regime.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Friday, November 25, 2016

Me Too Monologues and Four Principles of Community-Based Performance by [email protected] (jamie)

By Matt Błażejewski. Matt Błażejewski discusses the Me Too Monologues and its impact as a community-based theatre project that spreads awareness of mental health issues to college studen…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016

What The Commons Stands For by [email protected] (jamie)

By HowlRound. Read the community responses to our questions, “What do you stand for? What does your art stand for?”

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Death and Disenfranchisement: Anna Deavere Smith’s Notes from the Field by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell reviews Anna Deavere Smith’s latest solo performance piece, which presents seventeen real-life characters to establish a connection between school fai…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:30PM
Sunday, October 16, 2016

Producing Advice from the Company that Named Themselves Team Awesome Robot: Part Two by [email protected] (jamie)

By Christopher Diercksen, Yvonne Hartung. The second dispatch from Team Awesome Robot on producing independent theatre in New York City.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Saturday, October 15, 2016

The Religious Nature of Theatre, the Theatrical Nature of Religion by [email protected] (jamie)

By Hannah Sachs. Hannah Sachs considers the intersection of theatre, religion, and spirituality.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM

Interview with Thando Doni by [email protected] (jamie)

By Paul Adolphsen, Thando Doni. In this last installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews South African theatremaker Thando Doni about his artistic use of language and physical theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Toward a Sensory Theatre by [email protected] (jamie)

By Beatriz Afonso Santos. Beatriz Afonso Santos describes her process of exploring theatre and theatremaking processes that involve all the senses.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:56PM

Roe and the American Revolutions Cycle at OSF: Dramatic, Present, and Human by [email protected] (jamie)

By Holly L. Derr. In this cultural moment of divisiveness, how is one of the true stories of abortion theatricalized? Holly Derr considers Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s co-production of Ro…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:56AM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Black Fringe by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell on the wealth of offerings of African-American theatre at the twentieth New York International Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:59PM
Sunday, August 7, 2016

The Women of Summer by [email protected] (jamie)

By Carey Purcell. Carey Purcell looks at female artistic leadership of summer companies at New York Stage and Film, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:07AM
Saturday, August 6, 2016

Pedagogy Notebook: Better Up: A Learning Process in Teaching Latina/o Theatre Creatively by [email protected] (jamie)

By Teresa Marrero. Teresa Marrero writes about the successes and learning moments encountered while teaching a Latina/o Theatre Special Topics course.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:20AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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