262 stories by "Stokely@howlround.com (jdstokely)"
By Sylvia Botella, Olivier Neveux. Sylvia Botella interviews Belgium-based theatre historian Olivier Neveux about his thoughts on populism, decomocratizing access to culture, and the politic…
By Olga Sanchez Saltveit. Olga Sanchez reflects on Day Four of the Encuentro de las Américas International Convening on 12 November, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
By Maureen White. Maureen White shares what emerged at the March 2017 arts and military convening "Art in the Service of Understanding," produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts a…
By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell looks at the Future of Storytelling festival in Staten Island, which featured exhibits, productions, and performances using virtual reality, augmented r…
By Michael Lueger. Dr. Sharrell Luckett joins us to discuss her new book Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches.
By Lydia Stryk. Lydia Stryk adds to the conversation on sexual harassment by people in power, speaking up about her experiences with sexual harassment and humiliation in the theatre.
By Jose Luis Valenzuela. Jose Luis Valenzuela delivers an Encuentro de las Américas Manifesto as a part of the 2017 Latinx Theatre Commons International Convening in Los Angeles, California.
By Yo-EL Cassell. Movement director and professor Yo-El Cassell reflects on how movement should help people access playfulness and joy, regardless of ability.
By Katherine McGerr. What are female acting students learning in the classroom? Educator and director Katherine McGerr discusses how gender parity in theatre starts in the classroom.
By Michael Lueger. Dr. Erin Mee of New York University joins us for the second part of our series on Indian theatre. In this episode, she explains how modern Indian theatre developed in the …
By Kate Langsdorf. Kate Langsdorf finishes the series by reflecting on her experience attending different shows as an audience member in Los Angeles, California.
By Thomas Schmidt. Thomas Schmidt talks about the recent protest at the Berlin Volksbühne over the change of leadership and immersive theatre in Germany.
By Derek McCormack. On a dark and stormy night, individuals sporting full-body ponchos and broken umbrellas traverse to the far edge of a wizened wharf. A wharf unpretentiously covered with …
By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell takes on two recent plays based on real events, considering productions of Ferguson and The Siege .
By Meghan Randolph. In a second installment about results of a survey of theatregoers to consider best practices to market lesser-known plays, Meghan Randolph discovers commonly held assumpt…
By Michael Lueger. Dr. Erin Mee of New York University joins us to discuss kutiyattam, a style of theatre from southwestern India that brings ancient Sanskrit dramas to life.
By K. Woodzick. K. Woodzick talks about creating The Non-Binary Monologues Project, and the need for more resources for non-binary theatremakers.
By Randy Wyatt. Randy Wyatt examines how Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, explored the question of mounting contemporary work in a diverse world with limited resources and within a…
By Brendan McCall. In the fifth installment of this series, Brendan McCall reflects on the work of Norwegian American vocalist Kristin Norderval, and how her art transforms listening into a …
By Jim O'Quinn. Theatre journalist Jim O'Quinn writes about eighty-three year old Yvonne Bechet, whose life and work inspired a new play about policing and racial justice in her hometow…
By Sara Brookner, Trip Venturella. Dramaturg Sara Brookner interviews playwright Trip Venturella about his experiences as a theatremaker with epilepsy.
By Cassidy Dawn Graves. Is sexual assault a daring subject for satire? Cassidy Dawn Graves considers Michael Yates Crowley's The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Grace B. Matthias and how satire…
By Michael Lueger. Dr. Paul Walsh of the Yale School of Drama joins us to discuss his work translating Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People for the opening production of the Yale Repertory …
By Amy Brady. Enterprise is a satire of American business-speak that is also a critique of capitalism.
By Ivan Talijancic, Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. Multidisciplinary artist and cultural producer Ivan Talijancic interviews New York based duo Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya about LEIMAY…
