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Recent Essays

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

An actor wearing a large curly wig smiles at a prop in their hand.
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Interview with Emma Rice

24 March 2013

Bessie Rowen interviews Emma Rice about her international touring theatre company, diversity, and collaboration.

A graph depicting several animals and climates.
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Perception of Ensemble Theaters & the Role of Audience

23 March 2013

In a continuation of A Big Eyed Fish, Rachel Grossman writes about ensemble theater and audience and what influences our perceptions of this relationship.

Logo for the Latinx Theatre Commons.
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Latinx Theater Commons Steering Committee Convening

21 March 2013

Livestreaming of the Latinx Theater Commons Steering Committee on updating the American narrative of Latina/os in the theatre.

Several graphs defining the relationships between those who participate in theatre.
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Defining Key Terms

21 March 2013

An infographic exploring how different people define "theatre" "ensemble" "audience" and "engagement"

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Erik Ehn, Caridad Svich and their Collaborators

21 March 2013
A graph breaking down how one might define oneself.
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Ensemble Theaters & Audience Definitions Poll Participants

18 March 2013

The first in a series of infographics highlighting the diversity in people, practices, and perceptions on Ensemble Theatre

The Twitter logo.
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What's On Your Mind? Suggest Topics for this week's #newplay chat

18 March 2013

This week we want to hear what's on your mind! Write to us about what you think the upcoming Weekly Howl should focus on.

Banner logo for Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
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18 March 2013

Jojo Ruf chats with Derek Goldman and Cynthia Schneider about founding the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University.

A hashtag.
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#sighashtag—What's in a hashtag?

17 March 2013

Mallory breaks down the power of Twitter and hashtags for theatres to make the most of the personal one-on-one interactions companies get to have with their audience members.

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Black theatres in America

16 March 2013

A list of black theatres in the United States, complied by Michael Dinwiddie, Jonathan McCrory, Beth Turner, Lawrence Evans, and the New England Entertainment Digest.

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