Recent Essays

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

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How to Be A Playwright In The New Play Rehearsal Room

1 August 2015

Playwright Stephen Spotswood discusses his process during the development of his play The Last Burlesque, currently in performance.

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Pragmatic Pedagogy

or, How I Learned Everything about Teaching from William James, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and George Carlin

1 August 2015

Stephen Nunns shares his approach (or lack thereof) to pedagogy, which is often dynamic and performative.

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Physical Theatre and Public Policy Hooliganism

31 July 2015

Blair Ruble addresses the recent criticism of Synetic Theater’s artistic adaptations of Shakespeare.

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Creación Colectiva Time Capsule

The Work of Carlos Jesús García in Houston's Teatro Latino

31 July 2015

Eric Mayer-García describes the work author, director, and arts educator Carlos Jesús García is doing in Houston, and its impact on the community, in the fifth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas.

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How To Start Your Own Experimental Theatre Company

30 July 2015

The Lamplighter Productions collective describes their process for founding their company, and shares the lessons they’ve learned.

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Sand Castles in War Zones

Insanity and Forgiveness

30 July 2015

Martha Steketee on Daniel Talbott’s ghost story of a sand-bound ship of fools and the exquisite possibility of forgiveness.

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5 Weeks 5 Plays

Playwright Idris Goodwin on Collaboration, Infamy, and Making Time

29 July 2015

Laura Brueckner interviews playwright Idris Goodwin on 5 weeks 5 plays.

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Theatre Access

Thinking Beyond the Ramp

29 July 2015

Ruth Zamoyta of New Jersey Theatre Alliance describes obstacles to theatre attendance faced by patrons with disabilities, and some programs in New Jersey that are working to overcome them.

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Pause, Move Forward

Physicality and Inner Strength in Colossal

28 July 2015

Spencer Shannon on Colossal by Andrew Hinderaker, produced by Boston's Company One Theatre.

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Where are all the bisexuals? Understanding the gray areas of LGBTQ representation

28 July 2015

Dramaturg Emily White looks at the amount of LGBTQ characters in theatre, film, and television, and wonders why so few of them are bisexual.

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