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Elegant Variation
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Elegant Variation

4 July 2013

Brown Box Theatre Project’s production of The Nina Variations cast three actresses as Nina. Allison Vanouse constrasts Steven Dietz's play with other works that explore repetition and deconstruct classic plays.

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Creating Culture Warriors
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Creating Culture Warriors

My Internship with Penumbra’s Summer Institute

3 July 2013

Jeff Freeman details his experience of interning with Penumbra Theatre.

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Time Sensitive
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Time Sensitive

3 July 2013

Ragged Wing Ensemble explores the concept of time with the centerpiece of an ice sculpture in Time Sensitive.

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War Horse in the UK and US
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War Horse in the UK and US

The Challenges of the Replica

3 July 2013

The tour of UK’s War Horse in the United States shows us that, even a ingenious play, assumed historical knowledge can make or break an audience’s experience.

Portrait of Aaron Carter.
Practice. Practical. Practicum.
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Practice. Practical. Practicum.

2 July 2013

Getting an MFA is a big decisions-it costs not only money but also time. For theatre artists, an MFA is not a career move so debt, school's program, and personal wants should be considered.

Photo from a production of Gross Indecency.
Oscar Wilde on Marriage Equality
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Oscar Wilde on Marriage Equality

2 July 2013

Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde is an old story of Wilde’s relations with the Queen’s son yet, with the current politics, still holds discussion today of the morality of law.

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Dispatches from LALA Land
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Dispatches from LALA Land

Adventures in the OC

2 July 2013

In the land of film and technology, LA pushes theatre to innovate the theatrical definition of reality.

Creative Businesswomen and Making Theater Happen
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Creative Businesswomen and Making Theater Happen

1 July 2013

Stepping into the business side of theatre offered Chloë Rae Edmonson a chance to explore the driving factors behind theatrical decisions

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Let's "Put the Equity Back into Sweat Equity"—Be a part of building a new arts economy at CultureCoin.org
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Let's "Put the Equity Back into Sweat Equity"—Be a part of building a new arts economy at CultureCoin.org

1 July 2013

Howlround crowdsources to help make better decisions in how they can support a better arts economy.

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Interview with Sarah Benson by Bess Rowen
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Interview with Sarah Benson by Bess Rowen

30 June 2013

Bess Rowen interviews Sarah Benson on her role as the artistic director of Soho Rep.

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