Recent Essays

In the midst of the fringe festival, Kingston escapes to site-specific theatre coming face to face with the lines of audience participates and affects.

This weeks Howl is on gun control, social change, and artistic efficacy.

Caridad Svich examines art's effectiveness in implementing social change, particularly gun control. 

From her time being in a country the size of Michigan that brews narratives of local experiences, Regan wonders about the United States ability to cultivate plays that reflect local area’s stories.

Allison Vanouse examines Shakespeare & Company's start to their history cycle: Richard II. She argues that Shakespeare's history plays work best when they speak to our contemporary concerns.

(Re)Search is a six part series by Bree Windham a current graduate student in dramaturgy. It details her experiences as a young dramaturg navigating different resources and the ways she has come utilize them through trial, error, and advice from others.

Andrew Alexander offers tools for appreciating the art and value of live performance while reflecting on gloATL's 2013 public art project, Liquid Culture.

If you have an idea for a topic or if you want to moderate the discussion, contact us on Twitter @HowlRound or post a comment here. Our next Howl will be on Thursday, August 22 at 11am PST/ 1pm CST/ 2pm EST/ 18:00 GMT.

As a young artist, it is inevitable that there will being learning curves including learning how to navigate new works and the delicate relationships of the new work process.