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Recent Essays

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

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Finding Freedom in The Moment

10 March 2016

David Dudley on The Goodman Theatre production of José Rivera’s Another Word for Beauty, directed by Steve Cosson in Chicago, Illinois.

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Introduction

10 March 2016

In this first installment, Daniel Dvorkin and Shana Johnson of Two Lights Theatre Company introduce Art Forms in Flux, a creative process influenced by the Fluxus movement.

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Does the Intent Justify the Impact?

9 March 2016

Arlene Martínez-Vázquez calls out the racism of Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced, the most widely produced play of 2015 in America.

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the Theatrical Balancing Act of Documentary Playmaking

9 March 2016

Melissa Bergstrom and Kate Marple share their process of creating the documentary theatre piece Big Work.

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8 March 2016

Erin Mee explores the role of stage manager and shares Stage Manager Sophia Lana Cohen’s perspective on working with This is Not a Theatre Company.

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The Bold Vision Behind Oracle Theatre’s The Hairy Ape

8 March 2016

Andrew Bailes interviews director Monty Cole about his all-male, all-black production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape in Chicago, Illinois.

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The End of the Information Age

8 March 2016

Jess Pillmore’s call to action to the artists of the world to move us from the Information Age to the Devising Age.

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Teaching Slam Poetry in the High School Classroom

7 March 2016

Jasminne Méndez writes about being a teaching artist with the Alley Theatre and introducing student to spoken word poetry.

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The Future of Theatre Majors

7 March 2016

Troy Lambert discusses potential career options for Theatre majors graduating from colleges and universities in the US.

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An Interview with Elusive Portuguese Playwright Elaine Avila

6 March 2016

Chris Casquilho interviews playwright Elaine Avila about her background, career, and theatre family.

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