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Recent Essays

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

Poster for Total Chaos.
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The Parallels of Ensemble/Devised Theatre and Hip-Hop

20 October 2012

Clyde Valentin explores the similarities between hip-hop and devised theatre, and what large-scale theatre companies can learn from hip-hop's culture.

Three people standing in front of a mural.
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18 October 2012

Quita Sullivan chats with members of UNIVERSES and Alison Carey.

Several people stand in front of a large sign that reads "Revolution,"
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17 October 2012

New Play development is no longer just about single-author plays, so what does that mean for ownership during the development process?

Book cover of "In The Intersection".
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Partnerships in the New Play Sector

16 October 2012

Diane Ragsdale summerizes her report on the meeting between US Non-Profit and Commerical Theater Producers in Washington, DC in 2011, and what she learned there.

NEFA logo.
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16 October 2012

Every year NEFA grows in range of work and funding. This year, NEFA is making the change to include touring devised theatre so that the work is being introduced to new communities.

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15 October 2012

Vijay challenges you to help beta test the latest Map iteration!

An actor onstage.
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7 Theaters, 17 Military Bases, 8 Hospitals, and 4 Conferences Later, How a Girl Fell in Love with Touring

15 October 2012

KJ Sanchez talks about taking her theatre comany on tour and what she learned along the way.

A poster that reads "Colibri Ocupa Green Hours."
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The Internationalists World Tour—Mexico City, Mexico

13 October 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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