260 stories by "Ramona@howlround.com (ramona)"
By Ricky Young-Howze. Ricky Young-Howze writes about Neil Simon's influence on pop culture comedic tropes.
By Basil Kreimendahl. In this #IdentityWeek blog, playwright Basil Kreimendahl discusses the representation of trans characters on stage.
By Wael Qadour. Wael Qadour describes creating a piece of theatre with young people living in northern Jordan.
By Amanda Prahl. Amanda Prahl analyzes the different forms and purposes of the conditional love song in historical and contemporary musicals.
By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger kicks off a new Theatre History podcast series with an interview with Max Shulman, discussing drugs in American theatre at the turn of the twentieth century.
By Sumru Erkut, Ineke Ceder. The American Conservatory Theater with Wellesley Centers for Women present findings on a three-year study on the gender equity of leadership opportunities in the…
By Mona Merhi. Lebanese journalist and advocate Mona Merhi writes about the history of censorship in Lebanon and its current state of play.
By Neal Reynolds. Neal Reynolds discusses how a play's subject matter may increase the potential for an abusive production process.
By Amber Robinson. Chicago-based theatre practitioner, Amber Robinson, reflects on the polyphonic nature of The Goodman Theatre's adaption of Roberto Bolaño's novel 2666 and other multi-n…
By Madeline Easley. Madeline Easley describes how an assignment inspired her to create a platform where people can share stories and write monologues.
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.
By Jack Serio. Making a career as a young, white male theatre director.
By Porsche McGovern. Porsche McGovern unveils the results of the latest phase of her study of LORT theatre designers.
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 demys…
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…
By Cristy Andrea Altamirano. Director Cristy Andrea Altamirano seeks thoughts on an upcoming production of The Tempest .
By Shari Caplan. Shari Caplan on Sans Everything by Strange Attractor Theatre at the Charlestown Working Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
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…
By Miranda Rose Hall. Playwright Miranda Rose Hall considers how writing a play is like living in a foreign country.
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 T…
By Kate Langsdorf. Kate Langsdorf writes about the joys and hardships of working on a project as a dramaturg.
By Rebecca Martinez. Rebecca Martinez writes about how Hamilton changed her personal relationship to her country.
By Holly L. Derr. Holly L. Derr deconstructs a new dynamic in her theatre department.
By Ty Furman, Carrie Preston. A conversation with Theatre Nohgaku members about noh theatre and their production of Zahdi Dates and Poppies.
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.
