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Recent Essays

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

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17 March 2015

Carlton Turner's address on the state of the arts in Mississipi from the Mississipi Performing Arts Summit, held February 15-16, 2015 in Jackson, MS.

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The Vehicle of Spectacle-Based Drama

16 March 2015

In this first installment of his series, Jay Ruby outlines what spectacle-based drama is, and how it—and stilts—have become crucial to the performances his ensemble The Carpetbag Brigade makes.

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19 Women Playwrights and Their Voices

15 March 2015

Emma Weisberg considers the complexities of language and summarizes conversations with fourteen women playwrights discussing the question “How do you define gender parity?”

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Why Playwrights Should Work in Literary Management

13 March 2015

Lia Romeo explains the advantages of being a playwright working in literary management, and how her job has improved her writing and other important skills.

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12 March 2015

Torange discusses productions she saw in Tehran that premiered outside the Festival, and the impact of the political and economic climate on making theatre in Iran.

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12 March 2015

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Writing as an Act of Communion

11 March 2015

Romanian playwright Peca Ştefan discusses a project to research and engage with residents to tell the stories of towns throughout Romania.

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11 March 2015

Cecilia Copeland explores what her play R Culture brought up for her as a playwright, as well as what a play about “rape culture” means for her community at large.

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10 March 2015

The 33rd Fadjr International Theater Festival, Iran’s most visible dramatic showcase, opened ran in Tehran  January 21-February 1, 2015. It featured eighty plays from Iran and eleven from Europe and the Middle East, and no representation from the United States.

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10 March 2015

HowlRound is thrilled to announce the addition of our new team member, Ramona Ostrowski!

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