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Recent Essays

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

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9 October 2013

Dan Swern gives a historical overview of New Jersey's cultural identity and arts access. 

Essay
9 October 2013

As a New Jersey actor, artistic identity cannot be completely detached from New York. This does not dismiss that there is a pride and ownership in being a New Jersey actor.

The Twitter logo.
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Who do you make theater for and why?—Thurs, Oct 10

9 October 2013

The Weekly Howl is a peer produced, open access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens in real-time on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay. Join us Thursday, October 10 for the Weekly Howl on hashtag #newplay.

Lisa Wolpe as Hamlet.
Essay
8 October 2013

Holly L. Derr writes about different all-female productions of Shakespeare's plays and how this opens up further opportunities for discussion about gender, relationships, and the timelessness of the stories.

Logo for Camden Repertory Theatre.
Essay
8 October 2013

Desi P. Shelton looks at how she ending back at home in Camden, NJ challenged her to start her own theatre company to illuminate the experiences around her.

Portrait of P. Carl.
Essay
7 October 2013

P. Carl writes about his experience cross-dressing to fundraise for HowlRound, and makes an appeal to help us continue our mission of highlighting the dissonances of the theater industry.

Portrait of Ellen Lewis.
Essay
7 October 2013

New homes can be found when opportunity makes you pick up and leave comfortability.  EM Lewis writes about opening up to new communities in order to embrace opportunity.

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A Paradigm Shift

6 October 2013

Mara Isaacs sheds light on the dynamics placed upon New Jersey's theatre scene and explains how she was able to move forward and create a new model of theatre-making.

Map view of New Jersey.
Essay
6 October 2013

An introduction into the examination of what it means to be “local” or be in the “community” inspired by people’s experience to find home in one to two neighborhoods.

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
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The Political Climate & Latina/o Theater

4 October 2013

In preparation for the upcoming Latinx Theatre Commons National Convening, the Steering Committee asked how the political climate has changed participant's ability to do their work

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