P. Carl (he/him) is a senior distinguished artist-in-residence, Department of Performing Arts, at Emerson College in Boston and the author of the memoir Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition, published by Simon & Schuster in 2020.
The Dream of a Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College
18 April 2012
P. Carl and David Dower outline thier plan for what HowlRound will look and function like moving forward.
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What’s Done Cannot be Undone
Lies in the Theater and Some Thoughts on Mike Daisey
20 March 2012
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Some Thoughts on Collaboration
13 March 2012
Love, comprimise, and honesty are essential to good partnerships. But are we as a theatre industry remembering to include these ideas in the way we make work?
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Join us for the 21st Century Literary Office Convening
22 February 2012
Join us for the 21st Century Literary Office Convening, and hear from P. Carl about just what we're setting out to do.
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Burning Down A House
2 February 2012
P. Carl breaks down how the aesthetics, complexities, and high stakes in a play like Lisa D’Amour’s Detroit, create disruptive theatre.
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A Virtual Theater Movement
6 January 2012
P. Carl asks if the virtual connectedness of the twenty first century theater community can provide the place for artists to move beyond the brick and mortar settings of the current regional theater movement, and into greater creative freedom.
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From Me to We
Welcome to the New HowlRound.com
2 January 2012
A welcome to the new HowlRound.com, another step forward in turning the conversation around theater from "me" to "we."
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A Creative Room of One's Own
5 December 2011
P. Carl ruminates on the comparison between an ER and a rehearsal room, and the lessons we can lean as theater makers from both.
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A HowlRound Thanksgiving Retrospective Roundup
23 November 2011
P.Carl, a founder of HowlRound highlights some quotes from articles published in the first year of HowlRound.
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Artists, Institutions, and the Decline of Public Discourse
31 October 2011
P. Carl on the decline of public discourse and the relationship between artists, institutions, and the percieved Haves and Have-Nots.
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A Theater of YES!
3 October 2011
P.Carl meditates on the power of saying Yes instead of No to new ideas.
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Opt In
31 August 2011
From social media posts from interns, to the "important stuff" institutional leaders handle, what in orgnizational culture needs to change, so aspiring and creative minds are not stifled by rigid hierarchies.
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Social Skills and the Theater
25 July 2011
P. Carl describes the social traps that befall those who work in non-profit theater, and advocates for the introduction of more breathing and thinking time into insitutions.
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Getting Over Ourselves
27 June 2011
Reflecting on the 2011 TCG Conference, P. Carl asks “What if we could get over ourselves?” at both the individual and institutional level.
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Was I Born This Way?
22 May 2011
P. Carl narrates his evolution of finding his place in the creative field of theater, and the way the nature and expression of creativity in theatre is tied into the nature of philosophical argument.
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Notes on Generosity in the Theater
10 April 2011
Thoughts on maintaining a sense of abundance and gratitude as a theatre artist.
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Dialing the Suicide Hotline
24 February 2011
P. Carl asks: What are we to do to survive our own ego-mania?
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Interview with David Dower
13 February 2011
In this final installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, P. Carl interviews David Dower on the results of the convening, and his assertion that new plays are in a state of abundance, not scarcity.
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Interview with Alison Carey
8 February 2011
In this installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, P. Carl interviews Alison Carey of Cornerstone Theater Company about how to open up the conversation about diversity and inclusion in the theatre.
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Interview with Claudia Rankine
7 February 2011
In this installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, P. Carl interviews poet Claudia Rankine on the negotiation of the contradiction that often arises between beauty and the truth.
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From Scarcity to Abundance
A Truly Abundant Moment for the New Play Sector
5 February 2011
In this installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, P. Carl connects the abundance of new plays with the need to embrace diversity in the theatre.
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Confessions, Contradictions, Beauty
25 January 2011
P. Carl reveals his personal journey with theatre through the lens of confessions, contradictions, and beauty.
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Transgender Series
A series from trans theatre artists that highlight diverse stories of a trans community of practicing artists working to create visibility in the theatre and the world.