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Recent Essays

This is a repository of written content, sorted by most recent to oldest. Enjoy!

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27 June 2017

A fairy tale for our modern age? A consideration of Anastasia by Amanda Prahl.

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26 June 2017

A collectively authored essay by leading artists, academics, and theatre advocates about Paula Vogel’s Indecent and Lynn Nottage’s Sweat on Broadway amid a conversation about critical bias toward women playwrights and playwrights of color.

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a Model for Community Building

25 June 2017

Playwright Melinda Lopez and Charles Haugland discuss the ins and outs of the Huntington Theatre Company’s Playwriting Fellows program, and how it can serve as a model for other companies looking to fill a need in their communities. 

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Lisa Timmel, Local Playwrights, and Radical Hospitality

24 June 2017

Huntington Theatre Playwright in Residence Melinda Lopez talks with Director of New Work Lisa Timmel about the company’s new play development program and practicing generosity.

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23 June 2017

Elaine Avila talks with Saudade Theatre Artistic Directors Filipe Valle Costa and Diogo Martins about their work. 

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22 June 2017

What happens to Nora after she slams that door? Cristina Sanza considers A Doll’s House, Part 2.

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Can Rock Tell a Story Onstage?

21 June 2017

Jessica Wallenfels considers the state of the new American musical.

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On the Road with the Minnesota Bard

20 June 2017

Minnesota’s favorite storyteller: Kevin Kling.

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19 June 2017

Gavin Damore shares about Artists From Surburbia, a theatre initiative on the south shore of Massachusetts.

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A Conversation between Director June Guralnick and Playwright Suzanne Bradbeer

18 June 2017

Conversation between director June Guralnick and playwright Suzanne Bradbeer about The God Game, plays about faith post-election, and the division of church and state.

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