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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The Sensitive Artist: Insult Turned Asset by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore discusses different definitions of the word “sensitive,” and how understanding and embracing your own sensitivities can be beneficial to your art.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:48PM
Sunday, June 26, 2016

A Meditation on the State of Diversity in The American Theatre by a Straight White Man by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jack Serio. Making a career as a young, white male theatre director.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:30PM
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Who Designs and Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Phase Two by [email protected] (ramona)

By Porsche McGovern. Porsche McGovern unveils the results of the latest phase of her study of LORT theatre designers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:24PM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Myths and MFAs: Jon Klein, Catholic University of America by [email protected] (ramona)

By Izzi D'Esposito, Jon Klein. This is the third installment of Isabella D’Esposito’s Myths and MFAs series , in which she interviews the heads of MFA writing programs in order to d…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:32PM
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Benefits of Not Being a Guest: How being a Playwright In Residence affected the World Premiere of My Latest Play (I think.) by [email protected] (ramona)

By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb reflects on the production process of his play A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Finding the Core of My Tempest by [email protected] (ramona)

By Cristy Andrea Altamirano. Director Cristy Andrea Altamirano seeks thoughts on an upcoming production of The Tempest .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:34AM

Sans Everything but the Essential: Shakespeare, Space Suits, and the Power of the Human by [email protected] (ramona)

By Shari Caplan. Shari Caplan on Sans Everything by Strange Attractor Theatre at the Charlestown Working Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:37AM
Monday, May 30, 2016

Making Queer Theatre with Young People…in Texas: The Project by [email protected] (ramona)

By Briandaniel Oglesby. In the first installment of his series, Playwright Briandaniel Oglesby discusses his adaptation project of Romeo & Juliet with queer youth playing the title chara…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Manifesto: Why Writing a Play Is Like Living in France by [email protected] (ramona)

By Miranda Rose Hall. Playwright Miranda Rose Hall considers how writing a play is like living in a foreign country.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:41AM
Saturday, May 28, 2016

But Really, How Was the Play, Mrs. Lincoln? by [email protected] (ramona)

By Michael Lueger. In this installment of his Strange Eventful History series, Michael Lueger discusses the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the comedy Our American Cousin at Ford’s…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:15AM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Theatre-ing While Disabled: Contracted Artist Edition by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kate Langsdorf. Kate Langsdorf writes about the joys and hardships of working on a project as a dramaturg.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:41PM
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Mi tierra, my testimony: a #HamilTestimonio by [email protected] (ramona)

By Rebecca Martinez. Rebecca Martinez writes about how Hamilton changed her personal relationship to her country.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:26AM
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Bro Theatre: A Dangerous Dynamic by [email protected] (ramona)

By Holly L. Derr. Holly L. Derr deconstructs a new dynamic in her theatre department.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:14PM

Zahdi Dates and Poppies: Noh Drama at Boston University by [email protected] (ramona)

By Ty Furman, Carrie Preston. A conversation with Theatre Nohgaku members about noh theatre and their production of Zahdi Dates and Poppies.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:33PM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Holding On to Creative Control: Can the Playwright be Wrong? by [email protected] (ramona)

By Alex Goldberg. Alex Goldberg wonders if it's possible for a playwright to be wrong about an aspect of his or her own play, and describes a fraught production process.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:07AM
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Dweepa (The Island): A play with beginnings in the questions of Climate Change by [email protected] (ramona)

By Abhishek Majumdar. Playwright Abhishek Majumdar describes the creation of his play Dweepa , inspired by eco-philosophy.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:59AM

The Dangerous Old Ladies of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Ripcord by [email protected] (ramona)

By Ellen Mareneck. Ellen Mareneck on David Lindsay-Abaire’s Ripcord , directed by David Hyde Pierce at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:28AM
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Democratizing the Arts, Aesthetic Practice, and the Relationship to Community Change: A Conversation with Roberta Uno by [email protected] (ramona)

By Roberta Uno, Polly Carl. An interview with Roberta Uno, director of Arts in a Changing America, by Polly Carl.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:33AM

Meta: A Quiet Theatrical Revolution by [email protected] (ramona)

By verity healey. verity healey on Cardboard Citizens’ Meta in London, England, and theatre for social change.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:41AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Que Onda? Interview with Nelda Reyes, Rose Cano, and Carmen Aguirre by [email protected] (ramona)

By Christopher Goodson, Nelda Reyes, Rose Cano, Carmen Aguirre. Christopher Goodson interviews Latina theatre artists Nelda Reyes, Rose Cano, and Carmen Aguirre about their thoughts on the c…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:51PM

Theatre-ing While Disabled: Actor Edition by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kate Langsdorf. Kate Langsdorf describes her experiences as an actor with a physical disability.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:59PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Servant Economy by [email protected] (ramona)

By Todd London. The keynote address delivered by Todd London at the Association of Performing Arts Service Organization on April 6, 2016.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:18PM

“Something Perversely Pure”: The Resurrected Corpus of Ivo van Hove’s A View From the Bridge by [email protected] (ramona)

By Olivia Rubino-Finn. Olivia Rubino-Finn on the Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge , directed by Ivo van Hove.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:10PM
Monday, April 11, 2016

Skin in the Game—Staying Curious by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore writes about the importance of maintaining and embracing creativity in creative work and education.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:54PM
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Street Harassment of Outdoor Performers by [email protected] (ramona)

By Carey Purcell. Carey Pucell reports on the harassment faced by women street performers in NYC and the preponderance of street harassment of women in our society.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:54PM
Friday, April 8, 2016

The Time #DeafTalent Willed Reality by [email protected] (ramona)

By DJ Kurs, Leah Katz-Hernandez. Leah Katz-Hernandez, Receptionist of the United States (ROTUS), writes about the power of having Deaf characters represented in narratives.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:20AM
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

American Sign Language in Theatre and Its Impact or, Why We Need More Deaf Actors Onstage by [email protected] (ramona)

By DJ Kurs. Series curator DJ Kurs writes about the history of ASL and Deaf actors.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:09AM
Sunday, April 3, 2016

More than Applause: Deaf Art Needs Deaf Ed by [email protected] (ramona)

By Sara Nović. Author Sara Nović writes about the state of Deaf education, and its implications for the theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:40PM

Making Theatre in the Season of Trump by [email protected] (ramona)

By Marshall Botvinick. Marshall Botvinick contemplates how the theatre community can respond to Donald Trump’s political rise.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:35PM
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Diversifying the Classical Canon by [email protected] (ramona)

By Barbara Fuchs. Scholar and translator Barbara Fuchs discusses the opportunities and challenges of diversifying the classical canon to include Spanish-language Hispanic classical theater.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:24PM

Your Guide to Theatre Education: Make Trouble: A new training program in Shakespeare, Ensemble, and Devising by [email protected] (ramona)

By David Dudley. David Dudley interviews the founder of Make Trouble, a new training program in Staunton, Virginia.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:31PM

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