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By Alice Stanley. Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the country, but in order for me to see a new piece of theater in late August, I had to travel twenty miles west of the metropolitan ar…
By Jorge Huerta. As a theater historian I am often asked "What is the state of US Latina/o theater today?" I look forward to this and many other questions, which will be explored, debated, a…
By HowlRound. The following videos were recorded in March 2013 when the steering committee of the Latino Theater Commons National Convening gathered at HowlRound, Emerson College for the fir…
By Anne GarcÃa-Romero. In August 2012, I wrote about the genesis of the Latina/o Theater Commons . Since that time, our initiative continues to grow and expand. As we approach our first n…
By HowlRound TV. The HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv will livestream The Latina/o Theatre Commons National Convening this Thursday, October 31 to Saturday, November 2, 2013 from Emerson…
By Todd London. Where innovation thinkers see ill-adaptive organizations, I see decades of unsupported art and artists, energy and money thrown at institutional issues, as if this can make t…
By Pearl Cleage. Even my relationship with the theater where I am now happily in residence began forty years ago in just such a confrontational moment when the place was picketed by some Afr…
By HowlRound TV. The Ladies of Teatro Luna"Chicago's All-Latina Theatre Company"invite you to participate in "Luna Unlaced", a choose your own adventure play, which will be performed at Emer…
By Srila Nayak. By 2003, Sophocles' Antigone, a fifth century B.C. tragedy about a violent confrontation between a defiant young woman and an arrogant ruler, was one of the most widely adapt…
By HowlRound TV. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents a panel discussion No Holds Barrio: Latina/o Theatre into the Future livestreaming on the global, commons based, peer produced HowlR…
By Carlton Turner. All of this work is exemplary. It follows the models set forth by southern artists historically working on the frontlines in aggressive and violent communities. Their prac…
By Holly L. Derr. According to the LA Stage Alliance, there are about 25 female artistic directors in the greater-Los Angeles area. Though I was initially cheered, that number, it turns out,…
By HowlRound TV. At a time when theaters are looking to cut costs and cast sizes, how do playwrights sustain the creation of epic theater"plays that are imaginative and large in scope"reachi…
By Amrita Ramanan. What are the points of intersection and interaction between artists and communities that create dynamic and culturally viable exchanges? When should community be a key pla…
By Jocelyn Prince. Woolly's innovative Connectivity Department was developed and established four years ago in order to activate the civic dialogue that lies at the heart of Wooly's mission …
By HowlRound TV. Liminal Space Productions, London presents the European Premiere of "Olives and Blood" by US playwright Michael Bradford directed by Prav MJ at Brixton East, London. A play …
By HowlRound TV. You're invited to join Suzan-Lori Parks from the lobby of The Public Theater for Watch Me Work which is livestreaming for the global, commons based, peer produced HowlRound …
By W.M. Akers. "Julius Caesar" at St. Ann's, New York: These are lovely moments, simple and effective and buoyed by the remarkable performances of Jumbo and Harriet Walter, whose Brutus has …
By Erica Nagel. I love that engagement has become such a major part of the conversation in our field. But I do worry that if we are not vigilant, "engagement" has the potential to become a c…
By HowlRound. This Thursday's topic will be: The Internet + Audience Engagement. How do your audiences continue their in-person experience on the internet? What are the in-person manifestati…
By RJ Maccani. In partnering with communities organizing for social justice, with clear visions and practices of their own, we increase the possibility of authentic collaboration amongst equ…
By HowlRound TV. The One-Minute Play Festival & INTAR Theatre present The 2nd Annual One-Minute Play Festival of Latina/o Voices livestreaming on the global, commons based, peer produced…
By Aaron Carter. I'm now thinking of audience engagement itself as a destination. I've shifted from "how does engagement drive the audience to performance?" to "how do we provide tools to au…
By HowlRound. From October 31-November 2 nd , HowlRound, in partnership with the Latina/o Theatre Commons will host the largest formal gathering of Latina/o theater-makers since 1986 at Emer…
By HowlRound TV. The Dramatists Guild of America presents a panel discussion "Playwrights at the Helm" livestreaming on the global, peer produced, open source HowlRound TV network on Tuesday…
