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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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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?

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21st Century Literary Office Convening

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Devised & Ensemble Theatre

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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.

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Creating Theatre on Zoom

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

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Election 2020

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

 

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Stage Management

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

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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.

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Resources for Theatre Educators

Highlights of recent content on teaching and theatre education, with an eye to how we reimagine learning with the evolving pandemic.

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LGBTQIA+ Theatre

A collection of work celebrating LGBTQIA+ theatre and theatremakers

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Black Joy

A selection of content that uplifts and celebrates Black artists.

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Anti-Racist Theatre

A selection of content that calls out systemic racism in theatre and points toward anti-racist practices.

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#ArtistsResource Talks

HowlRound plus a group of artists, arts administrators, and others from around the US gather gather weekly to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting freelance artists from all disciplines and where artists can look for support in this complicated moment.  

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In the Age of COVID-19

An ongoing collection of essays and events that respond to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

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What's a Commons?: The Philosophy and Practice of Commoning

HowlRound Theatre Commons was founded in a belief of the commons, "'a new way to express a very old idea—that some forms of wealth belong to all of us, and that these community resources must be actively protected and managed for the good of all.' Put simply, the commons is a community- stew

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HowlRound Value: Global Citizenship

To end 2019, we are highlighting HowlRound pieces written this year that reflect what makes HowlRound...well, HowlRound.

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HowlRound Value: Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility

To end 2019, we are highlighting HowlRound pieces written this year that reflect what makes HowlRound...well, HowlRound.

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HowlRound Value: Diverse Aesthetics

To end 2019, we are highlighting HowlRound pieces written this year that reflect what makes HowlRound...well, HowlRound.

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HowlRound Value: Community and Collaboration

To end 2019, we are highlighting HowlRound pieces written this year that reflect what makes HowlRound...well, HowlRound.

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HowlRound Value: Generosity and Abundance

To end 2019, we are highlighting HowlRound pieces written this year that reflect what makes HowlRound...well, HowlRound.

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2019 HowlRound TV Conferences and Symposia

A collection of field-wide conferences and symposium that livestreamed on HowlRound TV in 2019. 

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Playwrights In Dialogue 

Conversations from the National Playwright Residency Program

This series pairs current and past participants in the National Playwright Residency Program (NPRP) for in-depth conversations about the impact of their residencies on their work, the theatre, and their community. In collaboration with

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Honoring John O'Neal

John O'Neal was a co-founder of the Free Southern Theater, Field Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and Founder of Junebug Productions. This list contains content that pays tribute to his incredible work for our field, and for freedom and justice in America.

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Art in the Service of Understanding

Here is a list of articles that explore the intersection of art and military service. 

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María Irene Fornés

These essays and videos honor the impact and legacy of playwright and teacher María Irene Fornés, and highlight the scholarship around her work.

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