Recent Essays

Jonathan Mastro responds Don Aucoin’s recent Boston Globe article about audible audience responses.

In the third installment of his series, Damon Krometis explores how much agency to give audiences during an interactive performance.

In the third installment of her Sustainable Artistry series, Jess Pillmore discusses the importance of having a clear sense of identity, and how to make that happen.

Independent producer Natalie Gershtein considers the playwright-producer relationship. Where she once thought that playwrights were waiting and hoping for a first production, she now comes across playwrights who want to hold out for a larger company.

David Dudley interviews Joan Schirle, Founding Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International, about their unique School of Physical Theatre.

Chicago director Lavina Jadhwani follows up on her previous HowlRound article about color-conscious casting, discussing how to create a safe space while color-conscious directing.

Jonathan Mandell reflects on a recent experience at a Grateful Dead concert, and asks if theatres can adopt some similar strategies for audience engagement.

Playwright Catherine Trieschmann discusses tracking her writing output as her daughter tracks her reading.

Andrew Bailes encourages theatre artists to embrace sincerity in their work, rather than cynicism or irony.