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Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 16
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 16

Best & Worst Practices in Commercial/Not-for Profit Theater Partnerships

13 May 2013

The topic for this week's Howl will be Best & Worst Practices in Commercial/Not-for Profit Theater Partnerships: What's working well? What needs to change? We'll be using Tory Bailey's article Response to In the Intersection as a starting point.

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Response to "In the Intersection"
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Response to "In the Intersection"

12 May 2013

Tory Bailey shares her experiences working in not-for-profit theatre.

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Holler
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Holler

The Burdens of Being In-Demand

10 May 2013

Holler talks about ensemble building and how sometimes-for the integrity of the group-being kind is not always being polite.

Dictionary entry for Diversity.
Diversity in American Theater
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Diversity in American Theater

From Catch Phrase to Meaningful Change

9 May 2013

Stillwell linguistically breaks down the work “diversity” in order to break apart the buzz from the possible changes that can be made.

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A Big Eyed Fish Post 2.6
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A Big Eyed Fish Post 2.6

Cornerstone Theater Company

8 May 2013

In this essay, Rachel Grossman explores the junctions of ensemble theatre and audience.

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Gender Disparity, Self-Reporting, and Theatre Rhino's A Lady and A Woman
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Gender Disparity, Self-Reporting, and Theatre Rhino's A Lady and A Woman

7 May 2013

Lily Janiak talks about Theatre Rhino’s A Lady and A Woman and examines her role as a theatre critic.

Stories that Need to be Heard
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Stories that Need to be Heard

7 May 2013

Alicia Anabel Santos contributes to our series with League of Professional Theatre Women with a blog about founding the NYC Latina Writers Group.

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Slaying the Dragon
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Slaying the Dragon

6 May 2013

Kristine M. Reyes writes about the loneliness of being a playwriting... and the saving grace of having other writers to help slay one's inner dragons.

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Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 9
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 9

"Intellectual Property: How is it benefiting you, your arts community, the world?"—a Twitter chat using hashtag #newplay

6 May 2013

An underlying assumption we want to examine is that the not-for-profit arts community is best served by adopting the market-based economy and legal system that supports and protects intellectual property.

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A Core of Support
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A Core of Support

Interview with Karen Evans

5 May 2013

Garlia Cornelia Jones-Ly and Almeria Campbell talk to Karen Evans, President and Founder of The Black Women Playwrights’ Group in Washington, DC.

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