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Recent Essays

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

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
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Advancing the Field

27 October 2013

As the Latinx Theatre Commons approach their first national convening this month, Anne Garcia-Romero offers the following overview of their efforts to date.

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A Talk about Innovation

26 October 2013

A revised version of Todd London’s address delivered at the National Innovation Summit for Arts + Culture in Denver, October 21, 2013.

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Thoughts on a Residency in Progress

26 October 2013

Pear Clearge talks about the complexity of her residency at The Alliance as it brings together the subject of ingenuity/institution and context of location.

Portrait of Seamus Heaney.
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The Plays of Seamus Heaney

25 October 2013

By 2003, Sophocles’ Antigone, a fifth century B.C. tragedy about a violent confrontation between a defiant young woman and an arrogant ruler, was one of the most widely adapted plays in Ireland.

Photo from Cry You One.
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24 October 2013

Following the historical models set by Southern artists against violence and aggression, Cartlon Turner talks about why and how this work continues in his community.

Photo from Richard II.
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California Women Got it On Lock

24 October 2013

According to the LA Stage Alliance, there are about 25 female artistic directors in the greater-Los Angeles area. Though I was initially cheered, that number, it turns out, represents only about 8 percent of Los Angeles' artistic directors.

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The Meeting of Theater and Community

23 October 2013
Working on the Obama campaign.
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23 October 2013

Jocelyn Prince, Connectivity Director at Woolly Mammoth, continues our series on Audience Engagement with a blog focusing on the intersection of connectivity and community organizing.

Photo from Julius Caesar.
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From London, A Caesar In Chains

22 October 2013

The Donmar Warehouse's all-female production of Julius Caesar encloses the story into a women’s prison to bring to light contemporary commentary on freedom and betrayal.

Portrait of Erica Nagel.
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22 October 2013

I love that engagement has become such a major part of the conversation in our field. But I do worry that if we are not vigilant, “engagement” has the potential to become a code-word for “extra.”

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