Celebrating World Theatre Day for The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, March 27 #wtd12 @TCG by HowlRound

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of World Theatre Day, we will be discussing the idea of “A Generation Without Borders” for The Weekly Howl, our weekly conversation on Twitter. C…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:29pm on March 26, 2012☆⚑

The Here & Now Project: A Call for Submissions by HowlRound

Growing up in New York, I was privileged to see my hometown represented, mythologized and eulogized in movies, plays and TV shows on a regular basis. As a child, I imagined everyone had this…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 1:49pm on March 26, 2012☆⚑

What Good Is a Playwright in Antarctica? Mat Smart by HowlRound

So a playwright walks into a bar in Antarctica (usually Gallagher's, the largest of the three bars at McMurdo Station) and has this conversation over and over: A: What do you do back home? B…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:22pm on March 25, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV Tuesday, March 27: Dramatists Guild's DuoLogue with Michael Weller and Richard Nelson by HowlRound

Dramatists Guild’s DuoLogue with Michael Weller and Richard Nelson will livestream on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info on Tuesday, March 27 at 2:30pm-4pm (Los Angeles) / 4:30pm-6pm (Ch…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:23am on March 25, 2012☆⚑

Little Boxes: A playwright's notes on quantified identities by Saviana Stanescu by HowlRound

Two weeks ago I did a Google search on down coats. The sunny day after my virtual search, I found a cute red down coat on sale in a downtown shop and bought it. Great, good for you, you'd sa…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:53pm on March 24, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV Sun, March 25: Humana Festival Panel "The Scribes Speak: A Playwrights' Forum" by HowlRound

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the third of four panel discussions webcast live on #NEWPLAY TV will kick off on Sunday,…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 3:16pm on March 24, 2012☆⚑

Newplay.us: Crowdsourced Opportunities from the #NEWPLAY Community! by HowlRound

Check out what's happening in the #newplay world: Newplay.us is a site driven by the #newplay community on Twitter. People from all around post opportunities and news from the #newplay secto…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:37pm on March 23, 2012☆⚑

There was no Duncan to slay: Comments on Mike Daisey by David Dower by HowlRound

Reposting a comment from Polly Carl’s What's Done Cannot be Undone: Lies in the Theater and Some Thoughts on Mike Daisey I have been sitting this one out because I haven’t fou…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:27am on March 23, 2012☆⚑

The David Dower Friday Phone Call # 15: Josh Kornbluth by HowlRound

Josh Kornbluth and I have made a bunch of pieces together over the past fifteen plus years. He's created 10 monologues and made four films based on them"all of them autobiographical. I wante…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 3:55pm on March 22, 2012☆⚑

Mac Wellman: Pushing Boundaries by Hayley Finn by HowlRound

I think it's very social. If you embrace it, it will take you out of your selfishness."Mac Wellman on theater When I had just left college and moved back to New York, I had the great fortune…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 7:32pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Erik Ehn: In Search of the Artistic Home by HowlRound

Jamie Gahlon has asked theater artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Erik Ehn continues this series. What makes an artistic home? A bed, a…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

What's Done Cannot be Undone: Lies in the Theater and Some Thoughts on Mike Daisey by Polly Carl by HowlRound

For better or worse I have always had a passion for justice. This was not a lip service passion, it was one I tried to live out. I intended to graduate from college and change the world, to …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:06am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

The Weekly Howl Tuesday, March 20: "Separating Fact From Fiction"The Role of Docu-Drama" w/ Co-Host @playwrightsteve by HowlRound

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SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV March 22 10am EDT: "Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art" by HowlRound

Join arts researcher Alan Brown and project director Clayton Lord as they discuss Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art, a new book that examines the ways theater artists…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00pm on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Havel, Powerlessness, and Us: An appreciation by David F. Chapman by HowlRound

You mustn't take theater seriously. You must do it seriously."Jan Grossman (1925"1993), Czech dramaturg and director and frequent Havel collaborator I think theater should always be somewhat…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:40pm on March 18, 2012☆⚑

Parenting & Playwrighting: When do you write? by Catherine Trieschmann by HowlRound

This post is the second column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwrighting. Find the first column here. Here's what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask questions and sha…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 8:00am on March 17, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV Sun, March 18: Humana Festival Panel " "How Artistic Thinking Inspires New Ideas" by HowlRound

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the second of four panel discussions webcast live on #NEWPLAY TV will kick off on …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:00pm on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Newplay.us: Crowdsourced Opportunities from the #NEWPLAY Community! by HowlRound

Check out what's happening in the #newplay world: Newplay.us is a site driven by the #newplay community on Twitter. People from all around post opportunities and news from the #newplay se…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:12pm on March 16, 2012☆⚑

The David Dower Friday Phone Call # 14: Kwame Kwei-Armah by HowlRound

Kwame Kwei-Armah is the relatively new Artistic Director at Center Stage in Baltimore. He's a playwright and an actor. We talk about the challenges of being a playwright and an Artistic Dire…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:39pm on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Let's Change our Mental Map: A Call to Co-Develop a Theater Commons by HowlRound

Are you on the Map? The New Play Map is a project that seeks to change the mental map we have of the theater field. Community-generated and designed, open-access and open-source, it…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:29pm on March 14, 2012☆⚑

The Weekly Howl Tuesday, March 13: "Bound By Broadway: The State of the American Musical" by @RyanBogner by HowlRound

Join the HowlRound team for our Weekly Howl on Twitter! This week we are discussing “Bound By Broadway: The State of the American Musical” by Ryan Bogner. This Twitter convers…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 4:34pm on March 12, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV March 13: "DuoLogue with Lynn Ahrens and Sheldon Harnick" at The Dramatists Guild 5:30pm EDT by HowlRound

The Dramatists Guild is proud to present two of the most respected and honored lyricists in musical theater, Sheldon Harnick and Lynn Ahrens, sitting down to discuss the ups and downs of bei…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:40am on March 12, 2012☆⚑

Bound By Broadway: The State of the American Musical by Ryan Bogner by HowlRound

It is no secret that Broadway is the driving engine behind the development of new musical theater, largely because it's one of the only ways a musical can be profitable. When musicals succee…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:31pm on March 11, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV March 12 at 12pm EST: Ten-Minute Plays from @ArenaStage Student Playwrights by HowlRound

  The Student Playwrights Project (SPP) is the education component of Arena Stage’s commitment to new American voices. This year, the annual Ten-Minute Play Competition receive…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:25pm on March 11, 2012☆⚑

Don't Call it Sweet by Sarah Coleman by HowlRound

  Recently, I told a well-respected artistic leader in the theater community about the MFA graduate program I am currently enrolled in – Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communitie…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:08pm on March 10, 2012☆⚑