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Recent Essays

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

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Findings From an Independent Survey on Theatre Internships

4 May 2016

The internship experience based on Molly Marinik’s informal survey of 290 internships completed between 2006–2016.

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4 May 2016

Minna Vallaste writes about a piece she created about dementia using ideas from Kantor’s Theatre of Death.

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3 May 2016

In this installment, Dan Fine continues his discussion about the intersection of media and scenic design, further examining production needs and considerations.

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3 May 2016

Patricia Davis on Ambassador Theater’s production of They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! by Dario Fo in Washington, DC.

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The Director’s Roles

2 May 2016

Director Ben Yalom discusses the differences between directing an ensemble-created piece versus a more traditional one.

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An Artist’s Interpretation of State Park in “Rod”

2 May 2016

In this installment, Koy Suntichotinun discusses his process for creating a performance piece interpreting Aaron Weissman’s State Park, in which he incorporates social media.

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a #HamilTestimonio

1 May 2016

Rebecca Martinez writes about how Hamilton changed her personal relationship to her country.

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A Dangerous Dynamic

30 April 2016

Holly L. Derr deconstructs a new dynamic in her theatre department.

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Noh Drama at Boston University

30 April 2016

A conversation with Theatre Nohgaku members about noh theatre and their production of Zahdi Dates and Poppies.

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29 April 2016

In this installment, Matthew Minnicino discusses gender politics in Shakespeare’s work, and productions of King Lear with women starring in the title role.

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