Recent Essays

Brandon Woolf describes what he learned from taking part in the Occupy Wall Street movement at University of California Berkley, and how that applies to creating theater that embraces Occupy's spirit of public openness.

Winter Miller responds to Timothy Douglas' post, and writes about the complex question of who is allowed to tell what story. The answer, he proposes, is not as clear-cut as we might think it to be.

Our new website, Newplay.us, is up and running!

P. Carl breaks down how the aesthetics, complexities, and high stakes in a play like Lisa D’Amour’s Detroit, create disruptive theatre.

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

This week on The Weekly Howl, we talk to Kirk Lynn's Artistic Home blog. Come chat and DJ with us!

Timothy Douglas writes about his resignation from Chicago’s Remy Bumppo Theatre Company.

Aaron Malkin debriefs on TEDXBroadway, and ponders the "what" of Broadway's future.

Playwright Kirk Lynn in conversation with Jamie Gahlon, continuing our In Search of the Artistic Home series.

Vijay Mathew provides the latest update from the HowlRound office, in which the staff and some special guests start defining "knowledge commons" and "community sourcing" through videos.