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Recent Essays

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

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31 October 2015

Actor Jerine Watson writes about instances in her career where something went wrong, and how the performers managed the moment.

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A Response to the Jubilee Responses

30 October 2015

Playwright Catherine Castellani responds to some of the outcry about the Jubilee proposal.

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Czech Theatre Beyond the Big Houses

30 October 2015

Eva Kyselová writes about trends in independent theatre in the Czech Republic.

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Chekhov’s Gunmen

30 October 2015

In this final installment, Jake Rosenberg traces the theatrical origins of the Spaghetti Western genre.

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29 October 2015

In the sixth installment, Daniel Fine discusses how to schedule workflow for media design during the production process.

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29 October 2015

Donald Sanborn on the evolution of Gigi from novella to film, film to stage, and stage and to stage once more.

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28 October 2015

Stephanie Barton-Fracas, artistic director of Nicu’s Spoon, New York’s first and oldest inclusive theatre, talks about inclusivity as a necessary reflection of our current society.

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Identifying Workable Spaces and Taking Stock of your Theatre Ecology

28 October 2015

In this first installment, Producer Annalisa Dias offers tips and advice about artistic vision, networking, and production venues.

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27 October 2015

In his third installment, Michael Lueger discusses the trajectory of theatre audiences from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary moment.

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Marisela Treviño Orta

27 October 2015

Abel Muñoz interviews Marisela Treviño Orta

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