Recent Essays

Hannah Hessel writes about the intersection of her Jewish and artistic identities, and how the decline of Jewish theatre companies is encouraging artists to create their own work.

Join us for the 21st Century Literary Office Convening, and hear from P. Carl about just what we're setting out to do.

Playwright Anna Ziegler continues our series on the search for an artistic home, and talks about how sometimes home is not a place, but a group of people.

Woolly Mammoth's Miriam Weisfield introduces us to The Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, an exciting new iniative where technology and playwriting team up to engage audiences in ways never before seen.

Laley Lippard talks to Wooly Mammoth's Jeff Herrmann about the renowned company's not-so-secret weapon: connectivity.

Join us for this week's Weekly Howl, focusing on technology, theatre, and how the two can come together to engage audiences. HowlRound moderates.

Jason Loewith discusses the opportunities at work that are making mid-size theaters the home for effective new play development.

Catherine Trieschmann kicks off her new advice column about parenthood and playwriting with a perplexing question: is it okay to share your bad reviews with your kids?

Victoria Stewart writes about the new play development problem in New York... and what the Big Apple can learn from the Twin Cities.

We're launching a new project, charting the effect that a review in The New York Times can have on a new play. We need your help – join us!