More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hate…
The One-Minute Play Festival and Passage Theatre present: The 3rd Annual New Jersey One-Minute Play Festival Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV Sunday, January 20 at 4pm PST (San Francisco) …
First, a personal story: Last year in March I was in tech for Kiss Kiss Julie, ArtSpot Productions latest devised work for which I provided text, outdoors at the Joan Mitchell Center on Bayo…
We have had a hell of a wild year at Southern Rep Theatre: In January 2012 we lost our venue when our lease wasn't renewed after nineteen years, our budget cuts caused by the loss of venue p…
It's hard to pin down why over twenty young theatrical ensembles have formed in New Orleans since 2006, still stand, and are growing when there is exceptionally little money, venue, educatio…
Tune in this Friday through Sunday to get a glimpse of the Network of Ensemble Theaters’ MicroFest USA: New Orleans, live on #NEWPLAY TV! Since Katrina, much has happened in New Orl…
See these children are like clay in our hands / we be the masters of this ceremony / the crafters and creators / and every time we step in that classroom you best believe Their Eyes are Watc…
The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* In tandem with this week’s New O…
Warning: the theories you are about to read are not scientific. Not even close. They are opinions that I've developed over several decades of making and attending theater in New Orleans. Occ…
The costume making skills of the average New Orleanian are astonishing. As I write, thousands of people in our fair city are busy sewing, beading, bedazzling and thrift store hunting. Today …
October 2, 2012"3:30pm I'm standing in the St. Louis airport this Tuesday afternoon, exhausted. I'm trying to decide if I walk straight to my gate or stop for some airport food. Maybe a Five…
The Center for the Theater Commons (CTC) will track and document the activities of the recently announced National Playwright Residency Initiative over the next three years. We will work …
This is a post about defining success. On Sunday night, as Polly Carl's post about defining success was landing on HowlRound, the Arts news of the New York Times broke the story of the Andre…
Under the Radar at The Public Theater in New York City is an annual theater festival that spotlights international artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. The…
The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* Join us this Thursday, January 10th fo…
So it's New Year's resolution time and I'm thinking about mine. I'd like to save more money this year. I have this obsession with men's fashion and too much of my budget is going toward J.Cr…
This post is the twelfth column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwriting. Find the previous columns here. Here's what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask questions a…
Got issues? Of course you do. Keep'em coming"write to me at [email protected]. For previous Holler columns, go here. Dear Holler, I’m in a jam … I’ve been in the field ab…
This post is a response to Jody Christopherson’s recent interview and continues a partnership between HowlRound and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). For man…
The One-Minute Play Festival and Boston Playwrights' Theatre present: The 2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV on Sunday, January 6th at 5pm PST (San Fr…
This piece continues a partnership between HowlRound and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). For many years, LPTW has been publishing an annual magazine, Women in Th…
The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* Join us this Thursday, January 3rd for…
January 2013 marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of HowlRound. Since our beginning, we have published nearly 300 theater artists who have contributed a journal article or blog post,…
I am an emerging theater director, which means I am in the stage of my profession where I am cultivating and creating relationships with directors, producers, and theaters through fellowship…
This summer, I spent a week at the Kennedy Center developing a new play with the MFA Playwrights' Workshop where I functioned as workshop's assistant director helmed by Southern Rep's Aimee …