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Jamie Gahlon

Jamie is the Director and a Co-Founder of HowlRound Theatre Commons.

Jamie (she/her/hers) is a cultural organizer, producer, and theatremaker. Jamie is the Director and a Co-Founder of HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and connects diverse practitioners. Since 2012, HowlRound has been based in the Office of the Arts at Emerson College in Boston, MA. Prior to her work at HowlRound, Jamie launched the American Voices New Play Institute and the NEA New Play Development Program as part of the Artistic Development team at Arena Stage in Washington, DC where she worked for six years. Jamie has also worked for New York Stage & Film, and the New Victory Theatre. Jamie holds a B.S. in Foreign Service with a focus on Culture & Politics from Georgetown University and an MA in Performance Curation from Wesleyan University’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance. She also has a background in scenic design and performance. Jamie originally hails from the land of 10,000 lakes, and is a doodler, a dabbler, a list maker, and a Libra.

Building the New Play Map Version 3.0
Essay

Building the New Play Map Version 3.0

Update # 3

25 April 2012

Here is a brief quip from the design team in addition to the final list of goals for the new play map.

Howlround's new play map.
Building the New Play Map Version 3.0
Essay

Building the New Play Map Version 3.0

Update # 2

16 April 2012

The next big jump for the new play map is the ability to control the look of a new play’s journey.

 

Chloe Veltman on Arts Criticism
Essay

Chloe Veltman on Arts Criticism

27 March 2012

Jamie Gahlon asked arts journalist Chloe Veltman about the disappearing art form of criticism.

In Search of the Artistic Home
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In Search of the Artistic Home

11 January 2012

Jamie Gahlon introduces our newest series, In Search of the Artistic Home.

Arts, Culture, and Commoning
Series

Arts, Culture, and Commoning

This week-long series of essays and conversations uplifts approaches to theatremaking that find confluence with the framework of the commons.

Happy New Year from HowlRound: Reflections on 2018
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Happy New Year from HowlRound: Reflections on 2018

Content mentioned in my essay reflecting on 2018.

The Changeover
Partially cloudy sky with a sign that reads "Change Just Ahead"
Series

The Changeover

Leadership in Transition

The US and Canada are in the middle of an unprecedented turnover of leadership in the nonprofit theatre. This series aims to put a range of voices, issues, and ideas in play that can inform and reflect this historic changeover. 

2015 Retrospective
Series

2015 Retrospective

A retrospective of HowlRound's most popular and thought-provoking content for 2015, curated by HowlRound staff.

Artistic Home
Series

Artistic Home

Theatre artists from around the country reflect on their respective "artistic homes."