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By John Vreeke. The 2025 Divine Comedy festival theme was “Waiting for the Barbarians.” Representing the Center for International Theatre Development, John Vreeke attended and concluded …
By Nandita Dinesh. What happens when an applied theatre practitioner is forced to step away from the field?
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Saylor Lake, Ciara Hannon. Host Nicolas Shannon Savard interviews Ciara Hannon and Saylor Lake from Orlando-based queer theatre company, 11th Hour Productions.
By Nabra Nelson, Marina Johnson, Nora el Samahy. This episode is a deep dive into Golden Thread’s ReOrient Festival and the MENATMA convening, exploring how short plays, artistic experimen…
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Bo Frazier. In part two of their discussion on The Trans History Project, host Nicolas Shannon Savard and Bo Fraizer explore how the initiative is building network…
By . IETM Oulu Plenary Meeting 2026 livestreams the opening session which confronts the power structures embedded in arts funding as well as livestreams the "pitchorama".
By . A discussion with artists at the intersection of performance, community engagement, and social change.
By Nabra Nelson, Marina Johnson. Marina and Nabra explore how Golden Thread Productions amplifies women’s voices and mobilizes global artistic solidarity through What Do the Women Say?
By Artist Caregiver. This month’s diarist is in rehearsals for a theatre for young audiences (TYA) show and prepping for her next freelance project.
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Bo Frazier. This episode is an interview with Baltimore Center Stage’s artist-in-residence Bo Frazier on the Trans History Project.
By . Join Gilder-Coigney International Theatre Forum for a live international panel bringing together artists from the second round of Theatre From The Streets. What has changed?
By . Join the Network for Arts Administrators of Color (NAAC) and some of Boston’s most talented theatre trailblazers of color for a compelling conversation around the state of BIPOC-led t…
By Todd London. On 12 April, Hungarians voted by overwhelming majority to end authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s reign.
By Kristin Marting. On 8 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with Susan Bernfield, a playwright and the artistic director and producer of the award-winning New Georges.
By . Latinidad in Musical Theatre offers an accessible exploration of the substantial contribution of Latine artists, specifically via music, dance, and choreography to the last century of t…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina Johnson, Evren Odcikin. Evren Odcikin joins Marina and Nabra to unpack new play development as a site of cultural translation, experimentation, and refusal, exploring…
By Martine Dennewald. Martine Dennewald highlights the many artists retrieving ideas from the past to embed them in their artistic practices.
By Daniel Alexander Jones. Daniel Alexander Jones draws evidence from the archive as an offering to our current crossroads, sharing insights about story as a means of connection and a matter…
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Keyshia Pearl, Roney Jones. Nicolas continues their conversation with Keyshia Pearl and Roney Jones, digging into LOUD Queer Youth Theatre’s youth-led, adult-sup…
By Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Shayok Misha Chowdhury shares a story about the creation of their show Rheology, and how that process highlighted the value in making space for the unimaginable to…
By Kristin Marting. On 1 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the ingenious award-winning writer, director, and designer of costumes, objects and scenery Normandy Sherwood.
By Kristin Marting. On 18 May 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with veteran performer and director Maria Striar. She co-founded Clubbed Thumb in 1996 and serves as its artistic di…
By Ashley Malafronte. This year’s Under the Radar Symposium featured three keynotes, a dozen provocative presentations, and a generative roundtable session all led by artists.
By Kristin Marting. On 11 May 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the award winning writer and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler) who created The Vagina Monologues and many other …
By Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson. A decade after landmark convenings, Nabra and Marina revisit the “Middle Eastern American Theatre Artists’ Bill of Rights” and “Dear Producers and Ar…
