Do No Harm by Larissa Fasthorse

I am writing my first play for Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. For those who don’t know (they do exist) Cornerstone literally wrote the book on community engagement in thea…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 2:49pm on June 8, 2014☆⚑

Lessons from The Gogol Center by Julia Bumke

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Survive | Thrive} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) When American theater legends Margo Jones and…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:22pm on June 7, 2014☆⚑

Offense-Defense by Jonathan Kalb

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.)  Not long ago, malicious hackers and an unrele…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 1:52pm on June 6, 2014☆⚑

In Eldersfield and Kings of England's Collective Attempts at Writing a bit of History by John Pinder

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) Since 2011, UK based theatre company Kings of Eng…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 5:07pm on June 5, 2014☆⚑

En Garde Arts Redux by Anne Hamburger

(Image from En Garde’s BASETRACK, photo by Balazs Gardi) I’m sitting on the floor of the Lambs Club with two wonderful part time interns, surrounded by a pool table that looks…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 2:16pm on June 5, 2014☆⚑

Found My Way, That Way by Reneltta Arluk

(This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series.) I chose to cross borders. I had to. Borde…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 6:01pm on June 4, 2014☆⚑

Merging styles for true collaboration by Helen Goalen

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.)  Before we started working with playwright Ali…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:33pm on June 4, 2014☆⚑

Gender vs. Race: A False Dichotomy by Carmen Morgan

It’s interesting. I’ve never really thought of myself as just “woman” or just “black."  Long before I ever had a feminist or womanist thought, I knew myself …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:13pm on June 4, 2014☆⚑

Wayfinding in Canada and the U.S. by Elaine Avila

(This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series.) (PHOTO:  Arvaarluk: an Inuit Tale, pla…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 5:01pm on June 2, 2014☆⚑

Theatre as a First Resort by Brendan McCall

(This post is part of the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series. More than a choreographer or a teacher, Mary Overlie is a philosopher.  When I got to study with her at …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 8:37am on June 2, 2014☆⚑

The Pasadena Playhouse's Bold Vision: Community Organizers in the Artistic Department by Nijeul Xaviere Porter

(Pictured, from left: Nijeul X. Porter, Victor Vazquez, Sheldon Epps, Alison De La Cruz, Peter J. Harris, Seema Sueko. Photo by Kareem Cervantes. This post is part of the 2014 TCG Nati…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 6:17pm on June 1, 2014☆⚑

Searching for Democracy: An Act of Civil Obedience by Beth Grossman

(Beth Grossman scribing at the New York Stock Exchange, © Beth Grossman 2013. This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} bl…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 5:18pm on May 30, 2014☆⚑

The African American Theater History Project Seeks Participants by Cecily Marcus

Over 300 years of African American theater history, from its earliest influences to its current artists and leaders, is too often inaccessible and inadequately represented. The political and…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 4:41pm on May 30, 2014☆⚑

Digital Acting in A Killing Game by Melanie Harker

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) When dog & pony dc director Co…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 2:02pm on May 30, 2014☆⚑

Is Our Inherent "Weakness" Actually Our Greatest Strength? by Sage Lewis

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Survive | Thrive} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) Since we live in a globalized world, there is…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:23am on May 30, 2014☆⚑

Relaxed Performances, "Crip Time," and Access for All by J.j. El-far

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) In case you missed it in your Facebook newsfeeds,…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 8:31pm on May 29, 2014☆⚑

A book group, for theatre by Maddy Costa

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) You saw the show " the one with the rave reviews …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:17am on May 29, 2014☆⚑

The Incubator Arts Project Says Goodbye by TCG News

(The following post is adapted from an email sent announcing the closing of the Incubator Arts Project. We publish it here with their permission.) As of July 1 2014, the Incubator Arts Pr…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 1:52pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

Working With Our Neighbors by Park Krausen

(This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series.) The first time I went to Montreal, the sn…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 1:35pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

Crowdfunding Your Art by Anu Yadav

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) I launched an Indiegogo campaign a…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:34pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

"Why Not Us?": Lisa Kron on 9/11 and In the Wake by Julie Haverkate

(Photo by Joan Marcus) Back in March, TCG published In the Wake by the Obie award-winning playwright of 2.5 Minutes and the book writer for the recent hit musical, Fun Home. In her newest…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:11pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

How will this gender disparity affect the future? by Eleanor Holdridge

(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline'…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:05pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

Uncle Vanya by TCG News

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov A New Version by Annie Baker Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, in a new version by Annie …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 7:29pm on May 27, 2014☆⚑

The Fifth Wall by Tammy Ryan

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) "Bricolage," a term coined by Levi-Strauss means …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 5:24pm on May 27, 2014☆⚑

Borders by Kevin Loring

(This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series.) Underneath the odd lines separating state…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:45pm on May 27, 2014☆⚑