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Recent Essays

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

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New TYA Plays put Mexican American Girls Center Stage

11 June 2015

Roxanne Schroeder-Arce on Cenicienta by Rupert Reyes and Caroline Reck, and Alvaro Saar Rios’ LUCHADORA!

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Who Designs in LORT Theatres by Gender

10 June 2015

Porsche McGovern gathered information on who designs in theatre, and shares her results in an infographic.

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10 June 2015

Meghan Healey breaks down what designers do.

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Creating Visceral Theatre

9 June 2015

Lighting designer Lucrecia Briceno writes about the joys and challenges of designing for non-traditional theatre pieces that are in direct dialogue with audience members.

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Forever and the Challenges of Solo Performance

9 June 2015

Martha Steketee on solo performance and Dael Orlandersmith’s one-woman show, Forever.

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A Conversation with Jessie Marshall Zarazaga

8 June 2015

Regina García talks with Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, an architect, designer, and urban planner who designs beyond the stage and beyond boundaries.

Photo from Seven Guitars.
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Thoughts On a Life

7 June 2015

Regina García kicks off our week on Designing Women with her thoughts on collaboration, a sustainable life in the theatre, and championing artists. 

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6 June 2015

Ian Chandler explains the appeal of a new popular art form called cardistry, and what the theatre world could gain from embracing some of its methodology.  

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5 June 2015

In the first of a seven-part series of posts about Latina/o theatre in Texas, Trevor Boffone summarizes the current conversation, and outlines the questions the series will address. 

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4 June 2015

Jonathan Mandell on  the intersection of not-for-profit and commercial  theatre, and how to  affordably see  Broadway's best  of 2015. 

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