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

Portrait of Matt M. Morrow.
Interview with Matt Morrow
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Interview with Matt Morrow

7 June 2012

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.

A contemporary building.
Blessed Doors, Opened
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Blessed Doors, Opened

a Theater Life in Pittsburgh

6 June 2012

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.

Stephanie Mayer-Staley
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Stephanie Mayer-Staley

In Search of the Artistic Home

5 June 2012

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.

The letter H stylized as Howlround's original logo.
The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, June 5
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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, June 5

Help us Pick a Topic

4 June 2012

Help us decide the topic for the next Weekly Howl

A portrait of Karla Boos.
Making Work
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Making Work

4 June 2012

Karla Boos discusses theatre in Pittsburgh, and the relationship between playwrights and directors.

Portrait of Tammy Ryan.
Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh

4 June 2012

Playwright Tammy Ryan describes the theatrical and artistic landscape of Pittsburg, and argues for the city to more fully embrace Pittsburgh's local playwrights.

 

A portrait of Lauren Gunderson.
All Plays Are Classics
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All Plays Are Classics

On Lineage, Trust, and The Necessary New

3 June 2012

Lauren Gunderson on the lessons that playwrights learn from the classics, and why both classic and new work is essential to theater.

The Here & Now Project
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The Here & Now Project

Meet the Playwrights

1 June 2012

As the start of the conversation, every Friday a new short play will be posted from one of the incredible writers that submitted.

Fading In
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Fading In

reflections on a Chicago playwright’s learning curve in Hollywood

31 May 2012

Moving from Chicago to LA included more than a huge wardrobe change. The reality of life in LA changed Brett Neveu’s relationship to writing and made him find balance in new rules.

The state of georgia and an illustration of a peach.
A Howl Out from Dharmic Dixie
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A Howl Out from Dharmic Dixie

31 May 2012

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