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

Portrait of Lisa Steindler.
Interview with Lisa Steindler
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Interview with Lisa Steindler

17 May 2012

Lisa Steindler, Executive Artistic Director of San Francisco's Z Space sat down with Jamie Gahlon to talk about their technical residencies.

A shelf with canned goods and a green bag on it.
Why Every Working Mother (Parent) Needs a Stage Manager
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Why Every Working Mother (Parent) Needs a Stage Manager

16 May 2012

Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder continues her series on being a playwright and mother at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Southern Writers' Project. This installment: developing a new play while parenting your child should surely come with a stage manager.

In Search of the Artistic Home
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In Search of the Artistic Home

16 May 2012

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

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Keep the Drama on the Stage
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Keep the Drama on the Stage

14 May 2012

Playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder returns to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Southern Writers’ Project with a new play and a new kid. Follow Elyzabeth in this three part series as she tries to balance rewrites and rehearsals with the challenges of being a working mom on the road.

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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, May 15
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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, May 15

Vote for what you want to talk about!

14 May 2012

Submit and vote on the topic for the next Weekly Howl.

Three actors read from scripts onstage.
City Council Meeting
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City Council Meeting

Theater of Tiny Disjuncture

14 May 2012

Aaron Landsman on the purpose and process on the collaborative piece City Council Meeting.

To Read or Not To Read
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To Read or Not To Read

The Gamble of Being Reviewed

12 May 2012

It is a gamble to read reviews. There is no immediate solution except for expanding the conversation to try and understand how reviews affect the American theatre scene.

In Defense of Supporting Work by Women
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In Defense of Supporting Work by Women

Thoughts from a Loud Mouthed Feminist Theater Girl

11 May 2012

Meghan Arnette maps out why she's concerned about the lack of productions by female playwrights... and why anyone who cares about the future of the American theater should be too.

Asian American Theater in Seattle
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Asian American Theater in Seattle

10 May 2012

Kathy Hsieh calls for artists to take action, flex their playwriting muscle and create the stories you want to see on stage. It is a way of being pro-active of how your community grows.

Portrait of Youseff El Guindi.
Interview with Yussef el Guindi by Vincent Delaney
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Interview with Yussef el Guindi by Vincent Delaney

10 May 2012

Seattle-based playwrights Delaney and Guindi discuss the theatrical climate of Seattle, development oppertunities, and the American theatre scene.

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