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Edinburgh Fringe street performers.
Dispatch from the Edinburgh Fringe, Part One
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Dispatch from the Edinburgh Fringe, Part One

Feast or Binge

13 August 2013

In this first installment, Talya Kingston struggles to figure out the best way to choose from all of the possible selections to see at Edinburgh Fringe.

Photo from A Long Distance Affair.
Interview with Ana Margineanu & Tamilla Woodard
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Interview with Ana Margineanu & Tamilla Woodard

12 August 2013

Ana Margineanu and Tamilla Woodard talk about how Skype is changing not only the creative experience for artists but also how and where audiences participate in theatre.

A tray of fast food.
Fast Food Dramaturgy
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Fast Food Dramaturgy

12 August 2013

Amanda Boyle disects fast food dramaturgy: a brand that caters to productions' quick and easy needs.

Broadening the Theatrical Palate
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Broadening the Theatrical Palate

Rachel Chavkin and the TEAM

11 August 2013

Kristin Leahy offers an overview of the work Rachel Chavkin has been creating with the TEAM.

Photo from Kung Fu Battle.
Dispatches from LALA Land
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Dispatches from LALA Land

The Evolution of Asian American Theater in Los Angeles

8 August 2013

Even though Los Angeles has a fifteen percent Asian population, the question is still up in the air about the representation of these artists and their stories in mainstream media channels. 

Art that reads Why Did You Come Here.
Reunion
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Reunion

The Before- and After-Life of a New Play

8 August 2013

Alice Reagan, with the help of Chiori Miyagawa, explores the necessity of parting ways and coming back together through revamping the process of creating plays.

Write Now logo.
Choosing the Kiddie Table
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Choosing the Kiddie Table

7 August 2013

Courtney Sale offers an overview of the new play development conference, Write Now.

Poster for I Came To Look For You On Tuesday.
Reunion
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Reunion

Why Do They Keep Coming Back?

7 August 2013

Jens Rasmussen, Rachael Holmes, Meg MacCary, and Emily Morse discuss long-term engagement with their project, their unique perspectives, and the significance of reunion. 

Poster for Hollywood Fringe.
Dispatches from LALA Land
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Dispatches from LALA Land

On the Fringes of Hollywood

6 August 2013

Holly L. Derr questions if the Hollywood Fringe Festival’s “open access” producing training is at the expense of diversity considering the inherent privilege in the model of producing.

Art that reads I'd Like To Remember That.
Reunion
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Reunion

Fearlessness and Candor of Reunion Storytellers

6 August 2013

Brian Otaño explores the physical and metaphorical implications of what a reunion provides for us in our journey of being.

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