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Evan Longoria swinging a bat.
School Days
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School Days

Theater, Baseball, and Honoring the Audience

12 December 2012

Theatre can learn some lessons from baseball about how to honor audiences and get them to continue coming to shows

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Weekly Howl Thursday, Dec. 13
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Weekly Howl Thursday, Dec. 13

The Wal-Marting of American Theatre

10 December 2012

This week's Howl adresses the "Wal-Marting" of American theatre

Photo of Caridad Svich.
Five Uneasy Pieces
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Five Uneasy Pieces

10 December 2012

The playwright Caridad Svitch on five fruitful, uncomfortable pieces of playwritting.

A poster for the hummingbirds.
The Hummingbirds
Essay

The Hummingbirds

The Internationalists World Tour—Bucharest & Berlin

8 December 2012

Groenveld explores the different interpretations of his play The Hummingbirds as the play can be cast with any age, race, and gender to bring out different nuances of the script.

The set of How To Build A Forest.
The Psychology of the Audience
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The Psychology of the Audience

Inviting the Audience to Play

7 December 2012

Jeffrey Mosser continues his series on immersive theatre. This week, an examination of the patron at Fornicated from the Beatles and How to Build a Forest.

A portrait of Stephen Adly Guirgis
A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights
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A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights

Stephen Adly Guirgis

6 December 2012

Todd London on playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.

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Thursday, December 6th Weekly Howl
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Thursday, December 6th Weekly Howl

Theater For Young Audiences

5 December 2012

This week's Howl goes all the way with TYA

Logo for the Indiana Repertory Theatre.
We are all trying to take risks while being good stewards
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We are all trying to take risks while being good stewards

4 December 2012

Janet Allen responds to our interview between Lynne Meadow and Gladys Chen, and reflects on the paths women have blazed for us... and how we can continue that tradition into future generations.

Manhattan Theatre Club Logo.
Risky Business
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Risky Business

A Conversation Between Lynne Meadow and Gladys Chen

3 December 2012

Lynne Meadow chats with Gladys Chen about their theatres, who and what shaped them as artists and leaders, and how they manage their lives outside of theatre.

Creative team of Darling.
Volunteer for Hire
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Volunteer for Hire

30 November 2012

Jacob S. Porter writes about his experience directing Darling at Emerson College, and how the idea of treating every employee like a volunteer changed his perceiption of what it is to be a producer.

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