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Perspectives from Two Teatros Doing the Work
Essay
Perspectives from Two Teatros Doing the Work
by Milta Ortiz, Alberto Justiniano
3 January 2024
Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway
Essay
Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway
Virginia Grise’s Stage Adaptation of Helena Maria Viramontes’s Their Dogs Came with Them
by Manuel Muñoz
17 March 2021
When a Show Gets Cancelled, Make Art Anyway
Essay
When a Show Gets Cancelled, Make Art Anyway
by Ricky Quintana
14 November 2018
Rules and Rewards of Participatory Theatre
Essay

Rules and Rewards of Participatory Theatre

The 7 Layers of Bastian Bachman, City Council Meeting, and Appointment.

27 May 2014

Alice Stanley Jr writes about three site-specific and interactive and/or immersive theatrical experiences.

Photo from The Goat or Who Is Sylvia.
Should High Schoolers Perform The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
Essay

Should High Schoolers Perform The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

24 April 2014

Alice Stanley Jr. writes about an event she attended, responding to the suspension of an Arizona high school drama teacher that included Albee's who in his curriculum.

Amnesia
Essay

Amnesia

A Jewish Perspective on Anti-Latino Prejudice

27 March 2014

Alice Stanley Jr. discusses her experience at a workshop of Ariel Luckey's solo performance Amnesia, and the talkback which followed.

Photo from Blood Wedding.
Ground Floor of Experimental Theater in Phoenix
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Ground Floor of Experimental Theater in Phoenix

Blood Wedding

25 February 2014

Alice Stanley Jr. reviews Orange Theatre’s experimental production of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding, which incorporated contemporary multimedia technology in its warehouse set.

Poster for Jester's Cap.
Homosexuality in Theater for Young Audiences
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Homosexuality in Theater for Young Audiences

Jester’s Cap

21 January 2014

Alice Stanley reflects on Binary Theatre Company's production of Jester's Cap, by Daniel Pennyway and making theatre that contains feminism and same-sex love for a possibly-conservative audience.

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The Mighty Vandals
Essay

The Mighty Vandals

Historical Region-Specific Theater

19 December 2013

New Carpa Theater Company’s The Mighty Vandals puts a spotlight on Latino and Arizona lore, two cultures underrepresented in theater, by delving deep into the grain of Arizona culture and history.

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Learning About Compassion in A Good Death
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Learning About Compassion in A Good Death

3 December 2013

A Good Death examines how those who might be termed “professionals” of death matters (hospice care workers) strive to make the unthinkable into something good.

Poster for The Harvey Girls.
The Harvey Girls
Essay

The Harvey Girls

Absent Playwright in a Forgotten State

29 October 2013

Outside of Phoenix, the reading of Harvey Girls at Arizaon’s Performing Arts Center tackles the question of what, who and where is Arizona’s culture other than a "wasteland." 

An actor on stage in 7 Minutes in Heaven.
7 Minutes in Heaven
Essay

7 Minutes in Heaven

No Holds Barred Content for the Theater

1 August 2013

Space 55’s lack of censorship and reminder of the “free-speech” aesthetic of the show promotes a spirit of liberation while providing an insurance policy for the theater company.

Logo for the Torch Theatre Book Club.
"Improvised Book Club" & Asking Your Audience to Do Homework
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"Improvised Book Club" & Asking Your Audience to Do Homework

25 July 2013

Alice Stanley Jr. describes her experince at The Toch Theatre's "Improvised Book Club" and writes about how an audiences' preparation affects their involvement.

Poster for The Encyclopedia Show Arizona.
The Encyclopedia Show Arizona
Essay

The Encyclopedia Show Arizona

A Successful Community Theater Model

18 June 2013

The Encyclopedia Show Arizona, an offshoot of a national project started in Chicago, brings professionals and amateurs together with an audience under one topic to educate, laugh, and share.

A performer in overalls holds a small bird.
The Affects of Disability Portrayal and Inclusion in soot and spit
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The Affects of Disability Portrayal and Inclusion in soot and spit

31 May 2013

Alice Stanley writes about experiencing Chuck Mee's soot and spit, an experimental play about the artist James Castle featuring deaf and cognitively challenged actors.

A man with a baby chick.
Charles Mee's soot and spit World Premiere livestreamed from Arizona State University
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Charles Mee's soot and spit World Premiere livestreamed from Arizona State University

Sunday 14 April 2013
Tempe, AZ, United States

Arizona State University in Tempe's School of Theatre and Film presented the world premiere of soot and spit by Charles Mee livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 14 April at 2 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 4 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5 p.m. EDT (New York) / 21:00 GMT / 10 p.m. BST (London).

Symposium on Entrepreneurship, the Arts, and Creative Placemaking at the Pave Program in Arts Entrepreneurship
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Symposium on Entrepreneurship, the Arts, and Creative Placemaking at the Pave Program in Arts Entrepreneurship

Friday 12 - 13 April 2013
Tempe, AZ, United States

The Pave Program in Arts Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, Tempe presented its third biennial symposium: Entrepreneurship, the Arts, and Creative Placemaking livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 12 April and Saturday 13 April 2013.

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City Council Meeting at Arizona State University
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City Council Meeting at Arizona State University

Saturday 16 February 2013
Tempe, AZ, United States

Arizona State University's ASU Gammage in Tempe presented City Council Meeting livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 16 February 2013 at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 9 p.m. EST (New York) / (Sunday, Feb 17 at 02:00 GMT).

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Phoenix Theatre's 15th Hormel New Works Festival
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Phoenix Theatre's 15th Hormel New Works Festival

Friday 13 July to Sunday 22 July 2012
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Phoenix Theatre presented readings from the 15th Hormel New Works Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Friday 13 July to Sunday 22 July 2012.

Three actors read from scripts onstage.
City Council Meeting
Essay

City Council Meeting

Theater of Tiny Disjuncture

14 May 2012

Aaron Landsman on the purpose and process on the collaborative piece City Council Meeting.

The NoPassport Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe
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The NoPassport Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe

Saturday 14 April and Sunday 15 April 2012
Tempe, AZ, United States

"Dreaming the Americas," the 6th Annual NoPassport Theatre Conference livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 14 April and Sunday 15 April 2012 from the Arizona State University-Tempe Campus.

Getting Down with Barrio Stories
Series

Getting Down with Barrio Stories

A series discussing the collaborative and creative process of Barrio Stories.

Standing with Saguaros 
Series

Standing with Saguaros 

Dancer Kimi Eisle speaks on climate change in the Southwest after her experience of dancing a duet with a cactus.