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Recent Essays

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

Portrait of P. Carl.
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6 January 2012

P. Carl asks if the virtual connectedness of the twenty first century theater community can provide the place for artists to move beyond the brick and mortar settings of the current regional theater movement, and into greater creative freedom.

Three performers control a puppet of a man.
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3 January 2012

Meiyin Wang contrasts Electricity, Originality, and Authenticity in the context of the 2012 Under the Radar Festival, and how selected productions challenge these concepts.

Many doodles of the word no arranged to form the word yes.
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Welcome to the New HowlRound.com

2 January 2012

A welcome to the new HowlRound.com, another step forward in turning the conversation around theater from "me" to "we."

Essay
28 December 2011

Molly Smith reflects on the transformations of Areana Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater over the past year.

The New York Times logo.
Essay
28 December 2011

Introducing The New York Times Critic Watch, a reader-fueled experiement to map the effect of the Times' critics on the American theatre.

Essay
22 December 2011

Annah Feinberg offers insight on her experiences as an intern.

Essay
19 December 2011

Deborah Cullinan asks how the theater community can create work that crosses the fractured lines of our contemporary communities and truly converges with the outside world.

 

Actors perform onstage in front of a sign that reads "REVOLUTION".
Essay
15 December 2011

Erin Washington interviews Steven Sapp about his process with Universes, and their show Party People at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

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14 December 2011
Many actors raise their hands onstage.
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Musical Theater Music and the Uncool

12 December 2011

Musical theatre composer Dave Malloy questions why musical theatre has become uncool and makes a case for authenticity in the theatre.

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