Recent Essays

Jonathan Mandell digs into three recent productions in New York City—Made in China, Confucius, and Caught—that explore US-China relations.

Henrik Eger interviews Tina Brock about how her company is responding to the current political climate in the US, and what she feels that absurdist theatre has to offer.

Zeina Salame shares her experience attending a reading of Heather Raffo’s Noura produced by Noor Theatre, and discusses the social impact of Middle Eastern American theatre in 2017.

Olga Sanchez on the writing and production process of El Payaso by Emilio Rodriguez at Milagro Theatre in Portland, OR.

HowlRound has developed and is launching The World Theatre Map. / HowlRound ha desarrollado y está por lanzar el Mapa Mundial de Teatro.

Jena Tesse Fox talks to Jennifer Ashley Tepper, theatre historian, author of the three-volume series The Untold Stories of Broadway, about her role as Director of Programming at 54 Below, and how the history of Broadway relates to us today.

Abraham Benson-Goldberg discusses Khan Theatre’s production of Philoctetes, examining the intersections of young soldiers, heroism, war, and politics.

Daniel Alexander Jones talks about the women who raised him in theatre, and encourages artists to not lose sight of the power of imagination.

Michael Whatley makes the case why every theatre should have an active shooter policy.

Professor Adrianna M. Santos writes about assigning a performance project to the undergrads in her Latina/o Literature survey class.