The following manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute’s 21st Century Literary Office Convening that took place February 24 & 25, 2012 at …
Jamie Gahlon has asked theater artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Robert O’Hara continues this series. What makes an artistic hom…
Join the HowlRound team for our Weekly Howl! This week we are discussing Michelle Carter’s piece, “On Validation.” Â The twitter conversation starts Tuesday, February 28t…
Part I: What We Want Wake well-rested. Grains, fruit, wheat toast, no butter. Floss with confidence. Feel good about yourself and others will feel good about you. The phone rings, the new em…
Over the past few years in New York it has been difficult to not get swept up in the wave of passion and creativity that has come from the black theater community in response to not just the…
The "Sprawl" and the "Pile" The group reconvened this morning for a series of round table conversations. First up, a conversation titled "What's Literary in the 21st Century Literary Off…
Lauren Gunderson to thtrs: Involve the playwright in writing marketing copy. They know the tone, texture of their plays deeply #newplay — Charles Haugland (@charleswha) February 25, 20…
Day #1: Exploring the Past to Build the Future Where did we, as literary managers and dramaturgs, come from? And, more importantly, where are we going? Day #1 of the 21st Century Literar…
Glad @Pollykcarl is encouraging dissent and friction in discussion #newplay " Company1 Dramaturgs (@DturgsC1) February 24, 2012 @thomdunn But fave turg quote “When evryone else is up t…
Check out what's happening in the #NEWPLAY World:Â Newplay.us is a site driven by the #NEWPLAY Community on Twitter. Everyday people from all around post opportunities and news in the #NEW…
Phone Call #9: Â Morgan Jenness Grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit down with this call. It is a remarkable conversation with Morgan and I could have stayed on the line for hours. We talk …
Of late, there has been a great deal of conversation in the new play sector around the need to apply technology to solving the problems of both playwrights and literary departments: to addre…
Everyone knows some variation of the old joke: you take four Jews, you get five opinions. And if you take fifty Jewish theater makers, you get over a hundred opinions. The math may not be as…
On Friday, February 24 and Saturday February 25 we will be hosting an in-person convening of about forty literary managers, dramaturgs, and playwrights and simultaneously, hosting a gl…
Jamie Gahlon has asked theater artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Anna Ziegler continues this series. What makes an artistic home? On t…
The Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center looks like somebody crammed Universal Studios Hollywood into a computer lab in Pittsburgh. Between gleaming classrooms, the hallways are l…
Laley: Thank you for meeting with me, Jeff. I was inspired to talk with you after reading Miriam Weisfeld's article on Connectivity. Exciting ideas, but I’m curious about the pr…
The Weekly Howl: Join HowlRound.com for our weekly Twitter conversation. This week we are exploring “Technology and Theatre – Do they mix”. Check out the article by Miriam …
I'm scared that the regional theater, by the time it's matured, will have bored the shit out of millions of people all over the country."attributed to Andre Gregory, 1965 We all know that th…
After my article on playwriting and parenting got folks gabbing about the matter in the comments section, Polly Carl asked me to consider writing an advice column on the subject for HowlRoun…
Phone Call #8: Philip Bither I have been trailing around after Philip Bither for a decade at this point"ever since I first heard him thinking out loud at the New Works New Ways gathering in …
Once, in the lobby of the Public Theater, I was introduced to a New York playwright as being from Minneapolis. The fellow playwright's response was, "Why?" with a tone I can only describe as…
You read reviews anyway, why not strengthen American Theatre while you’re at it? The New York Times Critic Watch survey at nytcriticwatch.com takes 5 minutes and adds your voice to …
The Twin Cities might seem dormant; and indeed, they spend half the year frozen and buried under feet of snow. But these cities " my cities " are not sleeping. The art we make here is innova…
Watch all of these livestreamed events on #NEWPLAY TV’s channel page over here:Â newplaytv.info & Organize, host, or crash your own local community’s WATCH PARTIES for thes…