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Recent Essays

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

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1 March 2016

Marcina Zaccaria on Jody Christopherson’s Greencard Wedding at Dixon Place in New York City.

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29 February 2016

Magenta Howard discusses her experience pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre at a public university in the US. 

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What's In A Name, Anyway?

29 February 2016

Mya Kagan explores the tradition of female writers using male or ambiguous pen names, and questions whether or not doing so is an empowering choice.

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Alzheimer’s, Humor, and Actors Who Stutter

28 February 2016

Henrik Eger looks at a musical about Alzheimer’s in Philadelphia with actors with speech impediments.

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28 February 2016

Playwright Alexa Derman writes about the dual pressures college-aged artists feel to both focus on their education and achieve professional success before they age out of the “emerging” classification.

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Does Validation Matter?

27 February 2016

Emily Aguilar Thomas talks with Latina/o artists about why how the lack of representation at the Oscars matters to theatre.

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27 February 2016

Playwright Andrea Lepcio shares her experiences writing two different non-fiction scripts and offers advice for the process. 

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26 February 2016

Playwright MJ Halberstadt writes about different ways playwrights can address diverse representation in their scripts.

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the I Want Song in Musical Theatre

26 February 2016

Sarah R. Warren examines the placement and function of the I Want Song in musicals.

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Actress, Writer, and Theatre Mogul Florinda Bryant

25 February 2016

In this first installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson profiles Florinda Bryant of Salvage Vanguard Theater.

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