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

A portrait of Andrew Roblyer.
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Turning on the Water

14 August 2013

Andrew Roblyer starts out on a year-long journey to create a new theatre company in central Texas

A card with directions on it.
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Interview with Team Singapore

14 August 2013

An interview with Team Singapore about their experience creating theatre that crosses borders through technology and how theatre can change the audience experience through it.

Photo from The Jungle Book.
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13 August 2013

A look into how director Mary Zimmerman brought The Jungle Book, steeped in racial contexts of British Colonization and 1960s America, to today’s conversation of what has and hasn’t changed.

Photo from Push The Button.
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Making Push the Button

13 August 2013

With one actor playing to one audience member, Garret Jon Groenvelt sought to create a play that entices the audience member to interact with the material.

Edinburgh Fringe street performers.
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Feast or Binge

13 August 2013

In this first installment, Talya Kingston struggles to figure out the best way to choose from all of the possible selections to see at Edinburgh Fringe.

Photo from A Long Distance Affair.
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12 August 2013

Ana Margineanu and Tamilla Woodard talk about how Skype is changing not only the creative experience for artists but also how and where audiences participate in theatre.

A tray of fast food.
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12 August 2013

Amanda Boyle disects fast food dramaturgy: a brand that caters to productions' quick and easy needs.

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Rachel Chavkin and the TEAM

11 August 2013

Kristin Leahy offers an overview of the work Rachel Chavkin has been creating with the TEAM.

Photo from Kung Fu Battle.
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The Evolution of Asian American Theater in Los Angeles

8 August 2013

Even though Los Angeles has a fifteen percent Asian population, the question is still up in the air about the representation of these artists and their stories in mainstream media channels. 

Art that reads Why Did You Come Here.
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The Before- and After-Life of a New Play

8 August 2013

Alice Reagan, with the help of Chiori Miyagawa, explores the necessity of parting ways and coming back together through revamping the process of creating plays.

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