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Join Us for a Boston Potluck on Monday, October 22!
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Join Us for a Boston Potluck on Monday, October 22!

16 October 2012
Book cover of "In The Intersection".
In the Intersection
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In the Intersection

Partnerships in the New Play Sector

16 October 2012

Diane Ragsdale summerizes her report on the meeting between US Non-Profit and Commerical Theater Producers in Washington, DC in 2011, and what she learned there.

NEFA logo.
Nimble Funding for Nimble Theatre, or Yes, It’s More Than the Northeast
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Nimble Funding for Nimble Theatre, or Yes, It’s More Than the Northeast

16 October 2012

Every year NEFA grows in range of work and funding. This year, NEFA is making the change to include touring devised theatre so that the work is being introduced to new communities.

The New Play Map Scavenger Hunt on Facebook Starts Now! Become a Beta Tester This Week Only
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The New Play Map Scavenger Hunt on Facebook Starts Now! Become a Beta Tester This Week Only

15 October 2012

Vijay challenges you to help beta test the latest Map iteration!

An actor onstage.
Lessons from the Road
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Lessons from the Road

7 Theaters, 17 Military Bases, 8 Hospitals, and 4 Conferences Later, How a Girl Fell in Love with Touring

15 October 2012

KJ Sanchez talks about taking her theatre comany on tour and what she learned along the way.

A poster that reads "Colibri Ocupa Green Hours."
The Hummingbirds
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The Hummingbirds

The Internationalists World Tour—Mexico City, Mexico

13 October 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.

Badge for the Female Playwright's Initiative.
How to Build Gender Parity Initiatives and Influence Theater
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How to Build Gender Parity Initiatives and Influence Theater

11 October 2012

Laura Shamas on the steps she and Jennie Webb took to create of the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, and the lessons they have learned along the way.

Howlround's New Play Map.
Build with Us
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Build with Us

New Play Map Version 4—Update # 3

10 October 2012

The New Play Map can now display key information on relationships between organizations, artists, and events.

13P Logo.
13P
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13P

Why Implode?

9 October 2012

Rob Handel, co-founder of 13P, explains why the playwrights' collective needed to implode after its final performance. The answer? It simply couldn't happen any other way.

The Twitter logo.
Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 11
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 11

13P & Alternative Producing Models

8 October 2012

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