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HowlRound Theatre Commons

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.

 

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New Play Institute 2010-2011 Illustrated Annual Report!

14 April 2012

As the New Play Institute transitions to Emerson College as the new Center for the Theater Commons, we celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year with our annual report.

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Tulips by Sylvia Plath

A Video by Taffety Punk

12 April 2012
Howlround's New Play Map.
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Building the New Play Map Version 3.0

Update # 1

11 April 2012

Next iteration of the New Play Map is coming along! We are updating it with the current mapping system to make the process quick and easy to use.

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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, April 10

Theatermaking in DC

9 April 2012

Ari Roth will co-host this weeks Howl on the past, present, and future of the DC theater scene.

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Best of Weekly Howl on Social Media and Criticism

3 April 2012

Highlights from the Weekly Howl conversation on social media's impact on arts criticism.

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The Weekly Howl Tues, April 3

Social Media and the Future of Arts Journalism

3 April 2012

Join us for the Weekly Howl on the impact of social media on the future of arts criticism.

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Celebrating World Theatre Day for The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, March 27 #wtd12 @TCG

27 March 2012

This week's Howl will be on the increase of global communication and the idea of a generation without borders.

Howlround's New Play Map.
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Let's Change our Mental Map

A Call to Co-Develop a Theater Commons

15 March 2012

Welcome to the New Play Map, an innovative, crowd-sourced way to track all the new work being made across the nation. But for our newest project to succeed, we need your help.

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The Weekly Howl Tuesday, March 13

"Bound By Broadway: The State of the American Musical" by @RyanBogner

12 March 2012

Join the HowlRound team for our Weekly Howl on Twitter! This week we are discussing "Bound By Broadway: The State of the American Musical" by Ryan Bogner.

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The Weekly Howl

Tuesday, March 6 - "Intrinsic Impact"

6 March 2012

Join the HowlRound team for our Weekly Howl on Twitter! This week we are discussing "Intrinsic Impact" with special guest Clayton Lord who just authored the post "Count What Matters Most."

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The Weekly Howl

Tuesday 2/28 "On Validation" by Michelle Carter

28 February 2012
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21st Century Literary Office Convening

Watch Parties & Tweets on Sat, Feb 25

26 February 2012

Highlights of tweets from the Century Literary Office Covening

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21st Century Literary Office Convening

Watch Parties & Tweets on Fri, Feb 24

25 February 2012

A recap of Friday, Feb 24's tweets and events from the 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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Launching The New York Times Critic Watch at NYTCriticWatch.com - Need your Participation

28 December 2011

Introducing The New York Times Critic Watch, a reader-fueled experiement to map the effect of the Times' critics on the American theatre.

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Under the Radar Symposium 2026 

This series combines content from and about the 2026 Under the Radar Symposium, produced by the Under the Radar Festival and ArkType.

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Under the Radar Symposium 2025

This series combines content from and about the 2025 Under the Radar Symposium, produced by the Under the Radar Festival and ArkType.

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Celebrating Morgan Jenness

HowlRound celebrates the life and work of American dramaturg Morgan Jenness, who passed away in November 2024.

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Under the Radar Symposium 2024

This series combines content from and about the 2024 Under the Radar Symposium, produced by the Under the Radar Festival and ArkType in p

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HowlRound Recommends

Happy Black History Month! This month, we're uplifting work from the HowlRound archive that center Black voices, history, and scholarship. For more, make sure to check out our Black Theatre tag.

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Artists Respond to the War in Ukraine

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HowlRound Theatre Commons: Essays and Conversations from the First Ten Years (2011-2020)

After celebrating its ten-year anniversary in 2021, HowlRound Theatre Commons announces its first published anthology, featuring essays from each year of the last decade.

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Juneteenth

In honor of Juneteenth, we are lifting up content from Black American theatremakers that celebrates the community's past and envisions the future.

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Trans Day of Visibility 2021

A collection of content by and for trans theatremakers

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A collection of work by AAPI theatremakers

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Manifestos for the Literary Office of the Future

These manifestos were prepared and delivered as part of the 2012 convening 21st Century Literary Office: Exploring the Literary Practice of Tomorrow.

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