Recent Essays

Actor-Producer Bridgit Antoinette Evans in conversation with Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem.

A poem for Harlem about living and playing there no matter when home may be.

After connecting the top rap albums to playwriting, it is time to look at how Harlem is theatre.

Jamie Gahlon has asked theatre artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Radha Blank continues this series.

This week on HowlRound is dedicated to Harlem and Harlem artists, so the topic will be about contemporary Harlem and the theater artists who comprise that community. Refer to Jonathan McCrory's article "Who Is Occupying Harlem" as a starting point.

Dominique Morriseau talks about her personal journey to Harlem, how its rich literary history paves the way for her writing, and the need to protect it from gentrificaiton.

Jonathan McCrory introduces the Harlem Week series with a preview of the history and organizations that make uptown Manhattan what it is.

Do You Know Why I Stopped You? by Kay Poiro of Kailua, Hawaii is the third short play installment from The Here and Now Project.

Jamie Gahlon has asked theatre artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Teresa Eyring continues this series.

This week's Howl topic is about creating a "new operating system for the American Theater". As a jumping-off point for the discussion refer to Polly Carl's keynote speech "Finding the Gift and Making Theater for Everyone."