Zombies Limping in Circles, or An Argument for a Taxonomy of NPD Technique
1 May 2011
Aaron Carter and Erik Ramsey suggest a taxonomy for new play development techniques to serve as a reference for playwrights and developers to avoid the "zombification" of new plays.
"All the hand-wringing about tweeting in the theatre is really nothing more than a distraction from the far more important, positive, and legitimate ways in which Twitter is changing our art form."
Michele Lowe interviews Kent Thompson, Producing Artistic Director of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, about his mission to cultivate lasting relationships between playwrights and audiences.
Keith Josef Adkins speaks on his experience working to "diversify within our diversity" and provide fresh black narratives to the canon of American theatre.
Lisa Peschel considers her experience adapting a comedic play written by survivors of the Holocaust and the way in which its humor translates to audiences today.