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Recent Essays

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

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Interning and Envisioning at The Theater Offensive

23 January 2017

Tatiana Gil reflects on her experience interning for The Theater Offensive in Boston, Massachusetss last summer, sharing her vision of organizing creative spaces for queer youth.

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22 January 2017

Derek McCormack reports on the ongoing trend in productions that are avant-garde reimaginings of old texts in particular at BAM’s New Wave Festival.

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22 January 2017

Tira Palmquist, Christy Montour-Larson, Heather Helinsky, and Jeni Mahoney share their insight and lessons learned on new play development. 

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How Documentary Theatre Can Lead Us Forward Post-Election

21 January 2017

Documentary theatre artist Melissa Bergstrom advocates using documentary theatre practices to listen and create new work in today’s social climate. 

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Making The Work Matter with Double Edge Theatre at Boston Conservatory at Berklee

21 January 2017

Mark Krawczyk writes about the experience his students at Boston Conservatory at Berklee had during a semester of working with artists from Double Edge Theatre. 

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20 January 2017

Sara Warner interviews performance artists Holly Hughes and Lois Weaver and social media coordinator Mary Jo Watts about their initiative Not My Presidents’ Day.

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19 January 2017

On the eve of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, Jonathan Mandell looks at how the political resistance of theatre artists is playing out on and off stage in New York.

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Rethinking the Body Onstage

18 January 2017

Abbey Fenbert examines the intersection of theatre and physical discrimination, and considers what is the responsibility of artists interested in transcending, rather than reinforcing, the myths society projects upon the body?

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
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A message from the LTC

18 January 2017

The LTC steering committee announces a name change to the Latina/o Theatre Commons. 

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Pay Attention to the Men Behind the Curtain

17 January 2017

Amelia Parenteau deconstructs the use of technology in The Builders Association’s production of Elements of Oz, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, presented at 3LD in New York City.

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