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Recent Essays

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

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My Year Resubmitting Scripts as a Dude

10 January 2016

Playwright Mya Kagan introduces her new blog series about her project Submitting Like a Man, in which she submits her plays to calls under a male pseudonym.

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8 January 2016

Actor Isabel Dieppa writes about her experiences as an actor of color being cast in a variety of roles.

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7 January 2016

Jonathan Mandell, unable to understand several recent plays, goes to the source to explain them, and then humorously debates how important it is for theatre to be coherent. 

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6 January 2016

A document used by Hampshire College in directing classes, senior seminars, and student-led season planning to further discussions about race and casting. 

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Choosing a TYA Play Development Season

5 January 2016

Producer Teresa Fisher details the season selection process for New Plays for Young Audiences at Provincetown Playhouse.

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Living with an Invisible Disability in the Arts

4 January 2016

Playwright Ricky Young-Howze shares his experience working in theatre with invisible disabilities.

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4 January 2016

Shelby-Allison Hibbs writes about her experiences as an early career artist in New York City, and her decision to build an artistic life elsewhere.

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3 January 2016

John F. Corrigan looks to the world of professional wrestling for lessons for the theatre community.

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3 January 2016

Peter Holm addresses the rise to prominence of club theatre and its suitability to the digital age.

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2 January 2016

Artistic Director Tyler King discusses strategies from the tech sector that can help theatre companies brand themselves.

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