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A cartoon spider hanging from a web.
Parenting & Playwriting
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Parenting & Playwriting

The Spider Outside Your Door

8 July 2012

On this edition of Parenting & Playwriting with Catherine Trieschmann: the appearance of one little spider can change one's views on writing and life.

A portrait of Eisa Davis.
A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights
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A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights

Eisa Davis

7 July 2012

Todd London on playwright, actress, singer-songwriter, ethnographer, and sometime-arts journalist Eisa Davis

The Here & Now Project
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The Here & Now Project

Ditch

6 July 2012

Ditch by Eric Pfeffinger of Toledo, Ohio is the fifth short play installment from The Here and Now Project.

A logo for Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development.
The Next Generation of Theatre
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The Next Generation of Theatre

Part 1 of 3

5 July 2012

When it comes down to it, children's curiosity overshadows technology and their creativity blossoms in a playwriting program.

Portrait of Guillermo Aviles-Rodriquez
Theater of War
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Theater of War

5 July 2012

Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez proposes an idea to get US troops out of Afganishtan and Iraq, in two easy steps.

Portrait of Matthew Gutschick.
Let Them Play
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Let Them Play

2 July 2012

Matthew Gushick explains the necessity of having a sense of play in creating any kind of theater, and how it is the vital key in creating ultimate captivation in an auidence.

the canadian flag.
What's Wrong With Canadian Plays?
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What's Wrong With Canadian Plays?

30 June 2012

Howard Sherman poses a perplexing question: where are all the Canadian plays, and why are we Americans so hesitant to produce them?

The Here & Now Project
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The Here & Now Project

Hat Trick

29 June 2012

Hat Trick by Tiffany Antone of Prescott, Arizona is the fourth short play installment from The Here and Now Project.

An illustration in traditional African style depicting three people dancing.
The Harlem Movement, RE-defined
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The Harlem Movement, RE-defined

29 June 2012

Erin Washington discusses her relationship with Harlem and the cultivation of HowlRound's Harlem series.

A logo for the Hip Hop Theatre Festival.
Hip-Hop Theater Festival
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Hip-Hop Theater Festival

Making Space in Harlem

29 June 2012

The mission is to bring stories by and about the hiphop generation. Now Hip-hop Theatre Festival is finished with the nomadic lifestyle and have a space to call our own.

 

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