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By Jonathan Mandell. The artistic director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University asked us to consider the history of theater to realize how much more theater can be"and sho…
By Tenara Calem. The idea that there are profound plays of political content, and then there are "relationship plays" is an attitude I have encountered many times in many places. It seems to…
By Alice Stanley. In a city that provides tough soil for any theater, how does an experimental company navigate creating something that is both innovative and accessible? The answer: remarka…
By Jeffrey Mosser. How do you work as a group? How do you work without a script? How do you ask someone to fund a group without a script? And how are you still together"financially, artistic…
By HowlRound TV. ArtPlace America hosts the 2014 Creative Placemaking Grantee Summit in Los Angeles livestreaming on the commons-based, peer produced HowlRound.TV network this Monday, March …
By HowlRound TV. Join Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area as they host a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what mo…
By Holly L. Derr. Today, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, local artists are again asserting control over the means of production and claiming American theater for themselves…
By Srila Nayak. In his autobiography, Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934, describes a stunned moment of self-discovery after reading a poem in the New Yorker. Baraka, then a 22-y…
By HowlRound. This week's conversation topic is "How Universal is Your Writing?" and will be moderated by Ross Howard @rhplaywright and Samuel French, Inc. @mrsamuelfrench"who like all of ou…
By Polly Carl, Lear deBessonet. Director Lear deBessonet dazzled audiences and critics with her direction of the Foundry Theatre's production of Brecht's "Good Person of Szechwan" first pres…
By Dara Weinberg. This period of shared, relaxed time puts the performers in harmony with the theater, the rehearsal, and their fellow actors. It's like musicians tuning in the same room tog…
By David Dower. Listen to audio podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. Subscribe in Apple iTunes or via R…
By HowlRound TV. The Dramatists Guild of America with Harvardwood present a livestreaming conversation with André Bishop, Producing Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater in New York C…
By Jon Wojciechowski. Cape May Stage is a small Equity theater in Southern New Jersey"about as far south as you can go before your hat floats. Geographically, we are isolated from our collea…
By Kate Homan. When we do a talk back after our public performances of a Shakespearean play, there's a particular question that frequently comes up. This one question does a fair job of iden…
By Allison Vanouse. "Conspiracy" is an adaptation from the only surviving transcript of the Wannsee Conference, a secret meeting at a villa north of Berlin where Nazi officials and high-rank…
By Tom Horan. Phoenix Theatre seemed like one those theater companies that could teach a thing or two to the business world about efficiency and sustainability. For over thirty years the Pho…
By Ben Asaykwee. We often discuss originality at Q Artistry, an Indianapolis based new works theater organization. We debate it and comb over it with dirty, bloody brushes or pluck at it wit…
By Bertie Ferdman. As the performing arts continue to expand and broaden, it is exciting to hear a curator (Marc Bamuthi Joseph) speak about creating art as opposed to witnessing it, openly …
By Lou Harry. Indy Actors' Playground also gives working actors a chance to see their peers at work, a chance for theater professionals in the audience to see other sides of these actors, an…
By HowlRound TV. Emerson College presents a lecture entitled MarÃa Irene Fornés: America's Greatest Living Playwright by Dr. Scott Cummings, Chair of the Theatre Department at Boston Col…
By Diane Timmerman. Our Shakespeare productions have become beloved Indianapolis events that draw over one thousand people per evening. We offer pre-show bands, food trucks, and beer and win…
By Gwydion Suilebhan. The truth is, I'm a sucker for the well-timed arrival of useful data: just the right information, just when you need it. It's the surest way, if you ask me, to make any…
By HowlRound. This week's conversation topic is "How Can Theater Get Political Influence?" and will be moderated by Alan Katz @dcdramaturg"who like all of our moderators, authors, and conten…
