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Everything We Plant Grows
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Everything We Plant Grows

16 July 2012

For the North Carolina: "Triangle" Cities Series, writer Monica Byrne chronicles her relocation to Durham, and the range of passionate theatre artists working there.

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The Weekly Howl Tuesday, July 17
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The Weekly Howl Tuesday, July 17

The Triangle Region

15 July 2012

This week's topic of discussion will focus on The Triangle region of North Carolina, which we're exploring all week on HowlRound. We'll be joined by Byron Woods and other contributors from this week. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Playing Politics
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Playing Politics

14 July 2012

Jules Odendahl-James explores the intersection of theatre and politics. She questions about conventional sense of political theatre and the possible expansion of the definition.

The Here & Now Project
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The Here & Now Project

Chair-ity

13 July 2012

Chair-ity by Rob WInn Anderson of Orlando, Florida is the sixth short play installment from The Here and Now Project.

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The Next Generation of Theatre
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The Next Generation of Theatre

Part 2 of 3

12 July 2012

Edward Albert Jaros discusses finding humanity and truth in playwriting when working with children.

The set for Futurity.
“I’m Looking for a New Way To Be With You”
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“I’m Looking for a New Way To Be With You”

On The Lisps’ Futurity: A Musical

12 July 2012

James J. Hodge examins our societys relation to the future through the lens of the new musical Futurity by the Lisps.

Howlround's New Play Map.
Introducing The New Play Map Version 3.0
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Introducing The New Play Map Version 3.0

11 July 2012

We've officially launched version 3 of The New Play Map!

Howlround's New Play Map.
Building the New Play Map Version 3.0
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Building the New Play Map Version 3.0

Update # 4

9 July 2012

The last update before the official launch of New Play Map Version 3

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Weekly Howl on Tues, July 10
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Weekly Howl on Tues, July 10

Vote & Submit Your Own Topic for Discussion

9 July 2012

This week's Weekly Howl topic of discussion will be determined by readers' votes right here in the comments section of this blog post.

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The New Work of Building Civic Practice
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The New Work of Building Civic Practice

9 July 2012

The needs of non-arts organizations, and theatre artists' assets can intersect through Civic Practice. This guide from Michael Rohd offers examples of application and what this work can accomplish.

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