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Recent Essays

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

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David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette and Smart Entertainment

17 May 2015

Rob Onorato on Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi.

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A Pilot

17 May 2015

Liane Tomasetti explores what timing can mean for site-specific theatre, and how helpful a pilot performance was for her team to tackle some big issues.

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Por Piedad Teatro

16 May 2015

Georgina Escobar chats with Ana Graham and Antonio Vega about their company Por Piedad Teatro and their upcoming production.

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15 May 2015

Welcome the new HowlRound Fellow, Adewunmi Oke! Adewunmi joins us in July, and will play an integral role in the HowlRound team.

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Can We Really Ensure Safety in the Rehearsal Studio or Classroom?

14 May 2015

Julie Rada digs into what we really mean when we talk about “safety” in a creative environment, and shares a list of agreements she has compiled to ensure it.

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13 May 2015

Anne Bogart’s address at the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

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Who Counts as Trans Onstage?

13 May 2015

In this installation, MJ questions what makes a trans character credible onstage, and how does gender fit into color-conscious casting?

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Oral History-Driven Monologues on the Lower East Side

12 May 2015

Emma Wiseman on three “East Side Stories,” verbatim monologues at the Metropolitan Playhouse.

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11 May 2015

Madilynn Garcia and Mahalia Dinglasan close out their series about The Cohen New Works Festival, sharing what they found and what questions still remain.

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Rebuking the Broken-Winged Bird

10 May 2015

Dramaturg Philippa Kelly considers new interpretations of Ophelia.

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