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

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Applied Theater and Theater for Social Change & Advancement

18 December 2012

Join the last howl of 2012! This week we will be discussing Applied Theater and Theater for Social Change & Advancement

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17 December 2012

Lana Lesley shares insight on how Rude Mechs has creatively promoted audience engagement in their past productions.

Set of How To Build A Forest.
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The Rules of Engagement

14 December 2012

Seeking insight into what makes immersive theatre work for an audience, Jeffrey Mosser observes three productions: PearlDamour’s How to Build a Forest, Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More, and Mikhael Tara Garver’s Fornicated From the Beatles.

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13 December 2012

P. Carl offers practical advice for theatremakers trying to find their place in the industry.

Evan Longoria swinging a bat.
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Theater, Baseball, and Honoring the Audience

12 December 2012

Theatre can learn some lessons from baseball about how to honor audiences and get them to continue coming to shows

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The Wal-Marting of American Theatre

10 December 2012

This week's Howl adresses the "Wal-Marting" of American theatre

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10 December 2012

The playwright Caridad Svitch on five fruitful, uncomfortable pieces of playwritting.

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The Internationalists World Tour—Bucharest & Berlin

8 December 2012

Groenveld explores the different interpretations of his play The Hummingbirds as the play can be cast with any age, race, and gender to bring out different nuances of the script.

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Inviting the Audience to Play

7 December 2012

Jeffrey Mosser continues his series on immersive theatre. This week, an examination of the patron at Fornicated from the Beatles and How to Build a Forest.

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Stephen Adly Guirgis

6 December 2012

Todd London on playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.

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