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

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.

A logo that reads "Icicle Creek Theater Festival Summer Conservatory."
The Evolution of the Icicle Creek Theatre Festival
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The Evolution of the Icicle Creek Theatre Festival

9 May 2012

The Icicle Theatre Festival is a special kind of new play journey. Allen Fitzpatrick explores the opportunities of this festival.

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

8 May 2012

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

The space needle.
Love Letter to Seattle
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Love Letter to Seattle

8 May 2012

Stephanie Timm shares her joy for Seattle and its theatre scene. With all the wonderful affordable theatre, she wonders what is the next step to expand the audiences.

The Twitter logo.
The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, May 8
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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, May 8

Post-Show Discussions

7 May 2012

Join us for Tuesday's Howl on post-show discussions.

The skyline of Seattle, Washington.
Getting Here
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Getting Here

7 May 2012

How does Seattle theater look in Spring of 2012? Specifically for new plays, for playwrights, for directors and actors who live to make something new, for audiences that crave and honor new work?

Charles Mee sitting at a table with three women behind him.
Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts
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Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts

An Interview with Chuck Mee

4 May 2012

Sarah Johnson interviews playwright Chuck Mee.

A woman with a ponytail acting onstage.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Plays
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Plays

How to lead post-show discussions for fun and profit

3 May 2012

Brant Russell offers some rules and philosophy on post-show discussions, building off five years of experience at Steppenwolf Theatre.

The letter H stylized as Howlround's original logo.
The Weekly Howl on Tues, May 1
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The Weekly Howl on Tues, May 1

Diversity in the Theater—Serving Humanity or the Economy?

30 April 2012

This weeks Howl on the problem of diversity in the seasons of our big theaters, and the focus on plays that "sell"

The movie poster for "Chinatown".
Dialogue and The Age of Industrial Storytelling (or, A Defense of the Theater)
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Dialogue and The Age of Industrial Storytelling (or, A Defense of the Theater)

30 April 2012

Ayad Akhtar on why theater, and by extention, dialoge, still matter in our age of ever eveloving, constant story making.

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