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Recent Essays

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

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A Healthy Dose of #Shakespeare400 Skepticism

11 July 2016

Renaissance scholar Nora J. Williams discusses the #Shakespeare400 celebrations, and the myth that Shakespeare is the “greatest playwright” in the English language.

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10 July 2016

Chicago-based theatre practitioner Brent Eickhoff considers learning to cope with rejection in a positive manner.

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Noah Diamond and the First Marx Brothers Musical

9 July 2016

David Levy discusses Noah Diamond’s adaptation and revival of I’ll Say She Is, the musical debut of the Marx Brothers. 

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8 July 2016

Artistic Director Kimmothy Cole discusses gender fluidity and advocates the need for creating more opportunities transgender, gender-queer, androgynous, and other non-binary actors.

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7 July 2016

Jonathan Mandell looks at the new production of Runaways, thirty-eight years after the first, and asks: Should a work of theatre allow us to escape from, or force us to engage in, the world?

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Insult Turned Asset

6 July 2016

Jess Pillmore discusses different definitions of the word “sensitive,” and how understanding and embracing your own sensitivities can be beneficial to your art.

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What Theatres Can Learn from a Missouri Music Store

5 July 2016

Lauren Smith discusses Westgate Music, a local music store in Missouri, and offers tips for how theatres can engage with their audiences.

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3 July 2016

Carlos Morton questions whether Hamilton should be considered a piece of Latina/o theatre.

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2 July 2016

Actor Lashad Beck shares his tips for dealing with cultural microaggressions during a production.

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Game Design for Theatre Professionals

1 July 2016

In this second installment, Rick Stemm delves deeper into his creative process for Heroes Must Die.

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