Recent Essays

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The Weekly Howl

Tues Feb 7th at 8pm GMT on #NEWPLAY "Occupy, Hope, Exchange: A (Sort of) Travelogue"

7 February 2012

The Weekly Howl: Join HowlRound.com for our weekly Twitter conversation. This week we are exploring "Occupy, Hope, Exchange: A (Sort of) Travelogue" by Brandon Woolf.

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Occupy, Hope, Exchange

A (Sort of) Travelogue

6 February 2012

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.

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A Response to Timothy Douglas

6 February 2012

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.

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#NEWPLAY Aggregation - Introducing the website

NEWPLAY.US

4 February 2012

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

Portrait of P. Carl.

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Burning Down A House

2 February 2012

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

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In Search of the Artistic Home

1 February 2012

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.

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The Weekly Howl

Tues Jan 31st at 3pm EST on #NewPlay! Finding An Artistic Home by @listofbeliefs

31 January 2012

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

Portrait of Timothy Douglas.

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The Benefits of Slavery

30 January 2012

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

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Getting to the 'What' of it

28 January 2012

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

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Kirk Lynn

In Search of the Artistic Home

27 January 2012

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

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