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What Shall We Tell Our Young Playwrights Who Are Black?
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What Shall We Tell Our Young Playwrights Who Are Black?

14 March 2013

A meditation on the importance of uplifting young black playwrights.

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Interview with Ron Simons
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Interview with Ron Simons

13 March 2013

A group of independent producers meet with Broadway producer Ron Simons. Simons discusses the need to invest in black theatre on Broadway.

Two Black performers reading scripts on-stage.
Who We Are
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Who We Are

Black Theatre in the Bay Area

12 March 2013

Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe discusses the climate of black theatre in San Francisco.

An man plays the piano in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Keeping the Flame
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Keeping the Flame

12 March 2013

Sarah Bellamy reflects on Penumbra Theatre Company's financial situation, and provides a roadmap of their goals, challenges, and approach to fundraising.

A still from Fathers And Sons.
Emerging from the Crucible
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Emerging from the Crucible

11 March 2013

Valerie Curtis-Newton writes about her experience at The Hansberry project, and the neccessity of producing black artists.

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The Tradition of Defining a Tradition
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The Tradition of Defining a Tradition

11 March 2013

For the State of Black Theatre Series, Talvin Wilks looks at the history of black theatre telling its own story.

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Weekly Howl on Thursday, March 14
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, March 14

How do you see black theater in the 21st Century?

10 March 2013

This week's Howl centers around the state of black theater in the United States

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Reflections on the Mid-Life MFA
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Reflections on the Mid-Life MFA

7 March 2013

Geoff Kropnik on what brought him to getting his writing MFA later in life, and the lessons he learned from the experience.



 

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Being Regional for a Reason
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Being Regional for a Reason

Investing in Playwrights as Community Builders

6 March 2013

Zak Berkman begins his series on the birth and infancy of New Play Frontiers at People's Light & Theatre. This week: connecting playwrights and theaters to respond to their regional communities.

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Weekly Howl on Thursday, March 7
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, March 7

What's On Your Mind? Suggest Topics for this week's #newplay chat

4 March 2013

Tell us what you want to talk about for the upcoming Weekly Howl!

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