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The Virtuosity of Black Storytelling with Tarell Alvin McCraney

Podcast

The Virtuosity of Black Storytelling with Tarell Alvin McCraney

by Jordan Ealey, Leticia Ridley, Tarell Alvin McCraney

6 March 2024

How Stage Management Can Set the Stage for a Greener Theatre

Essay

How Stage Management Can Set the Stage for a Greener Theatre

by Macy E. Kunke

29 September 2023

NO SUMMARY: Critiquing the Critics

Video

NO SUMMARY: Critiquing the Critics

The Reception of Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) Theatre in North America

Friday 4 August 2023

California

The facade of the American Conservatory Theater.

Interview with Carey Perloff

Essay

Interview with Carey Perloff

21 April 2013

Brad Erickson interviews Carey Perloff about gender parity, women in leadership, and working as the artistic director of the ACT.

A woman looking up on stage, with several other actors doing the same elsewhere on-stage in The Great Big Also.

Preaching to the Unconverted

Lily

Janiak

Essay

Preaching to the Unconverted

5 April 2013

Lily Janiak takes a look at San Franisco-based Mugwumpin’s The Great Big Also as it explores the new frontier: what that meant to the first American settlers, and what the frontier means now.

The cast and crew of a play gathered around their set.

Working at It

Ben

Guillory

Essay

Working at It

16 March 2013

Ben Guillory writes about The Robey Theatre Company, and the importance of outreach and bringing audiences to black history.

3rd Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) at Playwrights Foundation

Playwrights Foundation

Video

3rd Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) at Playwrights Foundation

Sunday 16 December 2012

San Francisco, CA, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival and Playwrights Foundation presented a performance of The 3rd Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 December 2012 3 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EST (New York) / 23:00 GMT / (Monday 17 December at 10 a.m. EDT in Sydney).

ReOrient 2012 Theatre Festival and Forum at Golden Thread

Golden Thread

Video

ReOrient 2012 Theatre Festival and Forum at Golden Thread

Saturday 17 November and Sunday 18 November 2012

San Francisco, CA, United States

Golden Thread presented the Reorient 2012 Theatre Festival and Forum livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 17 November and Sunday 18 November 2012.

Conceptual Artist Duo Sean Fletcher & Isabel Reichert Present The Artist Is Elsewhere at the Performance Art Institute

Performance Art Institute

Video

Conceptual Artist Duo Sean Fletcher & Isabel Reichert Present The Artist Is Elsewhere at the Performance Art Institute

Friday 19 October 2012 / Saturday 20 October 2012

San Francisco, CA, United States

The Performance Art Institute in San Francisco presented The Artist is Elsewhere, an evening of remote-access performances livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 19 October at 8 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 11 p.m. EDT (New York) / Saturday 20 October at 03:00 GMT / 12 p.m. JST (Tokyo) / 2 p.m. EDT (Sydney).

Friday Phone Call # 47

Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 47

Jocelyn Prince, Connectivity Director at Woolly Mammoth

12 October 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theatre artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Jocelyn Prince, Connectivity Director at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in DC.

Performance in the Fields

Nikiko

Masumoto

Essay

Performance in the Fields

Farming as Artistic Practice

3 October 2012

Nikiko Masumoto blurs the line between farming and performance, and what that can mean for communication between farmers and consumers.

The Inaugural PlayGround Film Festival at PlayGround

PlayGround

Video

The Inaugural PlayGround Film Festival at PlayGround

Monday 24 September 2012

Berkeley, CA, united States

Join us for the livestreaming of PlayGround and Dances with Light's inagural Film Festival

Mugwumpin & Theatre of Yugen talk about Creation Myths and Millennial Prophecies at Z Space in San Francisco—Tuesday 18 September 2012

Theatre of Yugen

Video

Mugwumpin & Theatre of Yugen talk about Creation Myths and Millennial Prophecies at Z Space in San Francisco—Tuesday 18 September 2012

Tuesday 18 September 2012, Wednesday 19 September.

San Francisco, CA, United States

Mugwumpin, Theatre of Yugen, hosted by Z Space, present a conversation on the parallels of creation myths and millennial propecies livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 18 September 2012, at 7 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. MDT / 9 p.m. CDT / 10 p.m. EDT / 02:00 GMT on Wednesday 19 September.

Form vs. Content Symposium at Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Playwrights Foundation

Video

Form vs. Content Symposium at Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Friday 27 July 2012

Bay Area CA, United States

As part of the 2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Foundation hosted a symposium, Form vs. Content: Who’s Your Mama? llivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 27 July 2012 at 2 p.m.-5 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m.-7 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m.-12 a.m. GMT / 10 p.m.-1 a.m. BST.

Mugwumpin & Cultural Critic Greil Marcus at Z Space

Mugwumpin

Video

Mugwumpin & Cultural Critic Greil Marcus at Z Space

Monday 23 July 2012

San Francisco, CA, United States

Mugwumpin presented a conversation with cultural critic Greil Marcus at Z Space, exploring the topic of their next show, American prophecy, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 23 July 2012 from 1 p.m. PDT – 3 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT – 6 p.m. EDT.

Scenic Design & New Play Development Panel at Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Playwrights Foundation

Video

Scenic Design & New Play Development Panel at Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Sunday 22 July 2012

Bay Area CA, United States

2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco presented Scenic Design and New Play Development: A Panel Discussion livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 22 July 2012 at 3 p.m. PDT / 5 p.m. CDT / 6 p.m. EDT.

A clock labelled "Naked Angels" with the word "Tuesdays" beneath it. The clock reads 9:00.

Open Submissions that are Truly Open

Andy

Donald

Essay

Open Submissions that are Truly Open

18 June 2012

Andy Donald talks about Tuesdays@9, Naked Angels' iniative to welcome playwrights to a truly open submissions policy, where they can have a shot at getting their work produced.

Interview with Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Essay

Interview with Marc Bamuthi Joseph

9 June 2012

Denizen Kane interviews playwright/director/curator Marc Bamuthi Joseph about magical realism, letting go, and collaboration.

Same-Sex Marriage Town-Hall at Woolly Mammoth

Woolly Mammoth

Video

Same-Sex Marriage Town-Hall at Woolly Mammoth

Monday 4 June 2012

Washington, D.C., United States

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company presented a reading of 8 and a town-hall style discussion of same-sex marriage livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 4 June 2012 at 5:45 p.m. PDT / 7:45 p.m. CDT / 8:45 p.m. EDT.

Friday Phone Call # 30

Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 30

Tony Taccone of Berkeley Repertory Theatre

31 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Tony Taccone, Artistic Director of Berkleley Repertory Theatre.

Fading In

Brett

Neveu

Essay

Fading In

reflections on a Chicago playwright’s learning curve in Hollywood

31 May 2012

Moving from Chicago to LA included more than a huge wardrobe change. The reality of life in LA changed Brett Neveu’s relationship to writing and made him find balance in new rules.

Interview with Lisa Steindler

Essay

Interview with Lisa Steindler

17 May 2012

Lisa Steindler, Executive Artistic Director of San Francisco's Z Space sat down with Jamie Gahlon to talk about their technical residencies.

Making Way for Queer Experiments

Essay

Making Way for Queer Experiments

An Interview with Kolmel WithLove

24 April 2012

The News creates a space for queer performances to be put on a stage. Each ten minute time slot allows artists a place to experiment, explore new work, and start their conversation.

In Search of the Artistic Home

Tony

Taccone

Essay

In Search of the Artistic Home

7 March 2012

Jamie Gahlon has asked theatre artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Tony Taccone continues this series.

San Francisco

Rebecca

Novick

Essay

San Francisco

21 January 2012

Rebecca Novick examines San Francisco's complicated relationship with ambition—and why we should all embrace the idea of "investing" instead of "making it."

The Electric Current of Bay Area Theater

Carey

Perloff

Essay