Recent Essays

The Weekly Howl is an open discussion about theater culture and the new works field that happens every Tuesday on Twitter using the hashtag "#newplay" from 12pm-1pm PDT (San Francisco) /1pm-2pm MDT / 2pm-3pm CDT (Chicago) / 3pm-4pm EDT (New York) / 19:00-20:00 (GMT) / 8pm-9pm (London – BST) / 9pm-10pm (Berlin – CEST).

Playwright Kirsten Greenidge reflects on her impulses to rewrite, and how she learned to stay connected to her work.

Denizen Kane interviews playwright/director/curator Marc Bamuthi Joseph about magical realism, letting go, and collaboration.

Cory Tamler suggests innovation in the conversation with, to, and how playwrights create will spur development in Pittsburgh’s new works theatre scene.

Tami Dixon talks about her company, Bricolage, and how theater can begin important conversations in predominantly-white Pittsburgh.

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

Dennis Schebetta talks about being a newcomer to Pittsburgh, and the city's history of reinventing and reviving itself.

Matt Morrow, the new Associate Artistic Director of City Theatre, talks about his work with City Theatre, what excites him about new writers, and his recent return to Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is where Tameka Cage-Conley, a nonfiction writer and poet, to become a playwright. She is pursuing the stories of her location to raise questions about the American landscape.

Jamie Gahlon has asked theater artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Stephanie Mayer-Staley continues this series.