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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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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, April 10
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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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The Weekly Howl Tues, April 3
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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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Best of Weekly Howl on Social Media and Criticism
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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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Celebrating World Theatre Day for The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, March 27 #wtd12 @TCG
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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.

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Let's Change our Mental 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Artists Respond to the War in Ukraine
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Artists Respond to the War in Ukraine

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

Juneteenth
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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.

Trans Day of Visibility 2021
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Trans Day of Visibility 2021

A collection of content by and for trans theatremakers

A collection of work by AAPI theatremakers
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A collection of work by AAPI theatremakers

Manifestos for the Literary Office of the Future
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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.

Devising Our Future
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Devising Our Future

It's 2021 and we're amid multiple pandemics that are revealing the structural failures, challenges, and opportunities facing the nonprofit theatre. Where do we go from here? What are we bringing with us through the portal, and what are we making anew?

21st Century Literary Office Convening
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21st Century Literary Office Convening

Devised & Ensemble Theatre
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Devised & Ensemble Theatre

HowlRound Staff Picks 2020
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HowlRound Staff Picks 2020

At HowlRound Theatre Commons, our values set our curatorial agenda. To close out 2020, we are highlighting pieces written, recorded, or livestreamed by our community of contributors that give life to these values.

Creating Theatre on Zoom
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Creating Theatre on Zoom

These recent essays provide an in-depth look into creating and producing theatre specifically for Zoom.

Election 2020
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Election 2020

Revisit past content that highlights theatre's relationship to political organizing, protest, and social justice

 

Stage Management
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Stage Management

A collection of content by and about the oft-unsung backstage heroes of theatre, Stage Managers!

Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Indigenous Peoples' Day

In celebration of 2020 Indigenous Peoples' Day we encourage readers to explore these superlative essays from past HowlRound contributors.