HowlRound Theatre Commons is a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connection between diverse practitioners.
This week's Howl centers around the state of black theater in the United States
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, March 7
What's On Your Mind? Suggest Topics for this week's #newplay chat
4 March 2013
Tell us what you want to talk about for the upcoming Weekly Howl!
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, February 28
How are you going to adapt & thrive in the context of not-for-profit arts funding scarcity?
25 February 2013
Let's discuss how the arts can thrive in a world of cuts to arts funding and general economic austerity.
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, February 21
US versus UK New Play Development
18 February 2013
Let's discuss the differences in new play development between the UK and the US on this week's Howl.
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, February 14
Join Us for an "Idea Hackathon" on Sharing Resources & Infrastructure!
12 February 2013
This weeks Howl is going to be our attempt at an "idea hackathon" to brainstorm how the theatre community at large can share resources and infrastructure
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, February 7
Creating new models and infrastructure for TYA producing, presenting, touring
4 February 2013
This week's Howl and will focus on creating new models and infrastructure for Theater for Young Audiences' producing, presenting, and touring.
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 31
How are you going to smartly negotiate the changing landscape of the TYA field?
28 January 2013
Join us thursday to discuss the changing landscape of Theatre for Young Audiences
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 24
Guns and Your Aesthetics and Ethics as a Theatremaker and Culture Producer
22 January 2013
This week's Howl questions the relationship between guns and violence in theatre, and violence in the real-world
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 17
New Orleans Theater
14 January 2013
Let's discuss theatre in the Big Easy! Join the Weekly Howl using #newplay
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 10
What is success? What is failure?
7 January 2013
Let's discuss how you define success and failure in the theatre world for this weeks Howl.
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 3
What can theatermakers contribute to the world outside of theater?
2 January 2013
Let's start the new year with a big topic: how can theatremakers use their skills to impact the world outside of theatre? Let us know on this weeks Howl.
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2012 HowlRound Roundup
31 December 2012
A collection of quotes from the top articles of 2012, and a look forward.
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Weekly Howl Thursday Dec. 20
Applied Theater and Theater for Social Change & Advancement
18 December 2012
Join the last howl of 2012! This week we will be discussing Applied Theater and Theater for Social Change & Advancement
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Weekly Howl Thursday, Dec. 13
The Wal-Marting of American Theatre
10 December 2012
This week's Howl adresses the "Wal-Marting" of American theatre
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Thursday, December 6th Weekly Howl
Theater For Young Audiences
5 December 2012
This week's Howl goes all the way with TYA
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Late night Twitter chat on hashtag #newplay
Undergraduate Theater—Thursday, Nov. 29 11pm EST
26 November 2012
Join this weeks Howl is all about undergraduate theatre, as part of Emerson College week at HowlRound
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Saying Grace
Thanksgiving Reader Reflections
22 November 2012
The HowlRound community tells us what they're thankful for this year.
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#newplay Twitter Chat this Thursday, Nov. 15
What do You want to talk about?
14 November 2012
What do you want to talk about? We're looking to you for this week's Howl topic.
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Saying Grace
An Open Call for Thanksgiving Reflections
7 November 2012
Submit your reflections on what you are thankful for this year for an upcoming HowlRound article.
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#newplay Twitter chat on "Politics in the Theatre" Thursday, November 8
6 November 2012
This weeks Howl is on politics and theatre, join us!
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 25
Theatre in Boston
22 October 2012
Join us for this Thursday's Howl on the Boston theatre scene.
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 11
13P & Alternative Producing Models
8 October 2012
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 4
Arts in Rural Communities
1 October 2012
This Thursday's Howl is on arts in rural communities
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay 9/27
Gender Parity & Diversity in Theater—Where Are the Bright Spots? Why & How Do Those Work?
24 September 2012
This Thursday's Howl is on how gender parity and diversity is already working and how
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Help Theater Producer David Cecil in Uganda Case
19 September 2012
A call to action from Young Vic, concerning the imprisionment of producer David Cecil in Uganda.
