Hidden Room of Austin, Texas has been exploring methods to cross-breed the immediacy, interactivity and synchronous aspects of traditional theater with the geographic and numerical scalab…
Do you love the Olympics as much as we do? Are you a sportswriter in a parallel universe? Now is your time to shine! Inspired by the LA Review of Books' We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Summe…
The Weekly Howl is an open discussion about theater culture and the new works field that happens on Twitter using the hashtag "#newplay." This week's topic of discussion will use Natal…
I live between two rhythms. One rhythm comes from my professional life. I have worked almost my entire life in the context of institutions, large and small and I have been beholden by their …
This post is the final installment of a three part series on Allison's experiences teaching a three-week course to students at Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development. Find t…
Every Friday this summer, The Here & Now Project will post a new short play, written by one of four playwrights selected from across the United States. These plays focus on dramati…
Today I get to talk to Diane Rodriguez, an Associate Producer and Director of New Play Production at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. This is a big conversation about how one of the larg…
In the spring of 2010, I was in my second year of an MFA at the Iowa Playwrights Workshop when Loyce Arthur, Head of Design, approached me and said, rather mysteriously, "There's someone I'd…
On Tuesday, July 17, eighteen theater makers in Boston's black community gathered at the Calderwood Pavilion to reverse the energies expelling them to the edges. They gathered to change the …
As part of the 2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Foundation hosts a symposium: Form vs. Content: Who's Your Mama? Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info on Friday, J…
Several years ago, the San Francisco-based literary outfit, McSweeney's, embarked on an experiment to challenge people's assumptions about the printed word and our own demand for it. At the …
Tomorrow’s Weekly Howl will focus on the state of criticism in the theater, spurred on by Sherri Kronfeld’s recent article, the many comments its garnered, Rob Weinert-Kendt̵…
From where I sit, I’m not sure who is promoting careers for craftspeople in our field. There are plenty of programs at universities preparing students for careers in design, but what h…
During the Critiquing Criticism discussion this March at Humana, (moderated by HowlRound's Polly Carl and live streamed on #New Play TV), I felt a familiar rush of anger. Here were arrayed b…
On Monday, July 23, 2012 from 1 pm PDT " 3 pm PDT catch Mugwumpin in conversation with cultural critic Greil Marcus at Z Space, exploring the topic of their next show, American prophecy. …
2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco presents: Scenic Design and New Play Development: A Panel Discussion Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.inf…
In 1968, African-American comedian Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham capitalized on a rare opportunity to showcase his talents for a national audience as Judge Pigmeat in a recurring sketch on Rowan &…
Every Friday this summer, The Here & Now Project will post a new short play, written by one of four playwrights selected from across the US. These plays focus on dramatizing where …
My Friday Phone Call this week is with Leah Wilks of Leah Wilks Dance in Durham, North Carolina. This is a call that gets underneath the experience of living and making work in a community t…
What is turning the Triangle into an incubator for new playwrights? Clearly, the numbers require some explanation. During the past twenty-five years, some 235 regionally-based artists have s…
Lauren: Here we are in beautiful Ashland, working on Henry V, which is your third time to direct to the play, in addition to having acted in it twice. Joe: It is. I was in Garland Wright and…
I remember Saturday mornings in my grandma's kitchen in Durham, sitting between her legs, limbs akimbo, getting my hair done while Don Cornelius made his Saturday morning appearance on her t…
New York City is a ghost town. Come to the Provinces if you’re looking for adventure. You’ll need to pack another hustle when you come. And some sensible ass kicking shoes. You m…
Experimentation is a poiesis, or a bringing-forth of some phenomenon through praxes. " Robert Crease, The Play of Nature: Experimentation as Performance. In his 1993 book, science philosophe…
In the summer of 2010, we were tired of fooling ourselves. We had small dreams in comparison to most"we wanted to make our own work together and live well. But it seemed like there was alway…