Werqing It with Ed Sylvanus Iskandar by Gabriel Jason Dean by HowlRound

Regardless of discipline or geographical location, we all come to know this about show business: without friends in the right places, it can be difficult to advance your career. The need for…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 6:13pm on October 31, 2012☆⚑

New York One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV Sunday, Nov 4 by HowlRound

The One-Minute Play Festival & INTAR Theatre present: The New York One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices livestreaming direct from INTAR Theatre on #NEWPLAY TV" Watch it live here at…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 3:30pm on October 30, 2012☆⚑

Live on #NEWPLAY TV: Book Launch of "In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector" on Thursday, Nov 1 by HowlRound

To celebrate the publication of In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector, join HowlRound / The Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College for a conversation with: Dian…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:52pm on October 30, 2012☆⚑

Watch a 5-camera live feed of "City Council Meeting" by Mallory Catlett, Jim Findlay, Aaron Landsman on #NEWPLAY TV Saturday, Nov 3 by HowlRound

On Saturday, November 3, watch the livestream of City Council Meeting on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info. The show begins at 5:30pm PDT (San Francisco) / 7:30pm CDT (Houston) / 8:30pm ED…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:52pm on October 29, 2012☆⚑

Stats about Knoxville, Tennessee's Arts & Culture Scene by HowlRound

(This is part of a series of posts coming out of the Network of Ensemble Theaters’ MicroFest USA: KY/TN that happened on October 25-28, 2012.) Knoxville’s home to 300 artists and…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 1:48pm on October 29, 2012☆⚑

Beauty and the Decline of the Theater Professional by Polly Carl by HowlRound

It is surprising how dramatic the fight for your measly soul turns out to be. I ended the very first essay I wrote for HowlRound with this quotation from Zadie Smith's On Beauty. If we think…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 28, 2012☆⚑

Learning to Embrace Appalachia by Ada Smith by HowlRound

"The definition of Appalachian art isn't so much about, or it shouldn't be so much about, the medium as it is about the experience of this place and how you choose to express it." "Joy Gritt…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00am on October 27, 2012☆⚑

They Carry the Flame: An Interview with Barry Andelman and Larry Stark by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary by HowlRound

In the spring of 2008 I finished graduate school at Boston University and had just gotten hired at New Repertory Theatre, right outside of Boston. Not really knowing anything about theater i…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 26, 2012☆⚑

The David Dower Friday Phone Call # 49: Robert Orchard, Executive Director of ArtsEmerson by HowlRound

Today I talk with my boss, friend, colleague, and mentor Rob Orchard, Executive Director and Founder of ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage. Rob has been a contributor to the Boston theater comm…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 3:40pm on October 25, 2012☆⚑

New York One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV Sunday, Oct 28 by HowlRound

The One-Minute Play Festival & INTAR Theatre Present: The New York One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices livestreaming direct from INTAR Theatre on #NEWPLAY TV" Watch it live here at…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 1:00pm on October 25, 2012☆⚑

Interview with Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass by Jessie M. Baxter by HowlRound

Dramaturg Jessie M. Baxter sat down with playwrights Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass; all three writers bridge the space between practice and academia. At a recent repast…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 24, 2012☆⚑

The Portfolio Career by Julie A. Hennrikus by HowlRound

A few weeks ago I was talking to three members of the Boston theater community about having a sector-wide conversation on best practices for stage combat. We moved onto how many shows they w…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:00pm on October 24, 2012☆⚑

In Search of the Artistic Home: a Manifesto by Summer Williams by HowlRound

What makes an artistic home? People, transparency, conviction and commitment! We build the community and change the landscape simultaneously by bringing artists and audiences together"an art…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 23, 2012☆⚑

NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky / Tennessee on #NEWPLAY TV Fri-Sat, Oct 26-27 by HowlRound

What is the impact of art in your community? The challenges facing America are immense…and the solutions will involve art. The Network of Ensemble Theaters’ MicroFest USA: Revital…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:29pm on October 23, 2012☆⚑

Postcard from Boston's Small and Fringe Theaters by Meg Taintor by HowlRound

I’m writing this article from my rehearsal hall. I meant to write it sooner and elsewhere, but here I am: on the due date and between my day job, my rehearsals, and seeing a show on ev…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 4:36pm on October 22, 2012☆⚑

Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct 25: Theater in Boston by HowlRound

Join us every Thursday at 18:00 GMT / 7pm BST / 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 12pm MDT / 11am PDT for the Weekly Howl, an open discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that hap…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 2:30pm on October 22, 2012☆⚑

The Empty Nest Tour by Evelina Fernandez by HowlRound

Going on tour seemed like the natural progression of things for the Latino Theater Company. We didn't know that it would lead to action for change in the American Theater. After twenty-seven…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:59am on October 22, 2012☆⚑

A Decade in the Trenches, and a 30,000 Foot View by Ilana M. Brownstein by HowlRound

Before we begin, let's get something out of the way"there's no use in pretending I can achieve objectivity here. I've lived in the Boston Metro area for ten years, which makes me practically…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 21, 2012☆⚑

Parenting & Playwriting: The Shitstorm by Catherine Trieschmann by HowlRound

This post is the ninth 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 and…

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

Ciphers, Freestyles, and Posse Cuts: The Parallels of Ensemble/Devised Theater and Hip-Hop by Clyde Valentin by HowlRound

"…everyone starts vibing off each other and contributing bits and pieces of each other to make something new…" "Javier Reyes from “Colored Ink” as featured in Total Chaos, th…

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

The David Dower Friday Phone Call # 48: Quita Sullivan of the National Theater Project, New England Foundation for the Arts by HowlRound

Today there’s a bit of a reversal on the David Dower Friday Phone Call. Y’all already know that I don’t even record them on Friday’s, generally. And today, I am not e…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 18, 2012☆⚑

A Craft Workshop Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV: "Improvising Your Play with Jeffrey Sweet" at Dramatists Guild on Tues, Oct 23 by HowlRound

Watch this workshop live on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info on Tuesday, October 23 at 2:30pm PDT (San Francisco)/ 4:30pm CDT (Chicago)/ 5:30pm EDT (New York)/ 21:30 GMT / 10:30pm BST (Londo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 4:49pm on October 18, 2012☆⚑

Conceptual Artist duo Sean Fletcher & Isabel Reichert present "The Artist is Elsewhere" Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV Fri-Sat Oct 19-20 by HowlRound

Watch the livestreaming performance on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info on Friday, October 19 at 8pm PDT (San Francisco)/ 11pm EDT (New York), (Saturday, October 20 at 03:00 GMT / 12pm JST (…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 4:15pm on October 18, 2012☆⚑

Interview with Alison Carey & UNIVERSES by Quita Sullivan by HowlRound

One of the important pieces of learning from the National Theater Pilot has been the role of developmental partners on the shape and success of productions. Quita Sullivan (NEFA's National T…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 5:00pm on October 17, 2012☆⚑

Panel Discussion: "A Culture for New Work" Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV from The Playwrights' Center"Sun, Oct 21 by HowlRound

A Culture for New Work This is a panel discussion produced and livestreamed on #NEWPLAY TV by The Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis as a part of PlayLabs, their national festival of n…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 4:00pm on October 17, 2012☆⚑