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Podcast
Golden Thread at Thirty: Looking Beyond 2026
by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson
28 May 2026
Podcast
Inside the ReOrient Festival: Short Plays and Long-Term Impact
by Nabra Nelson, Marina Johnson, Nora el Samahy
21 May 2026
Podcast
Centering Women and Palestinian Solidarity at Golden Thread
by Nabra Nelson, Marina Johnson
14 May 2026
Essay

A Roundtable of Latinx Theatre Scholars

1 November 2016

Carla Della Gatta reports on the second Latina/o Studies Association Conference, sharing insight on conversations on Latinx theatre history and practices within US scholarship.

Video
Tuesday 18 October and Wednesday 19 October 2016
Bay Area, CA, United States

Every 28 Hours at A.C.T. and Berkeley Rep livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Tuesday 18 October and Wednesday 19 October at 10:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 9:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 7:00 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles). Follow @HowlRoundTV on Twitter and share your thoughts with #howlround.

Essay
12 October 2016

In this installment of the Triple Play series, Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian shares Golden Thread Productions' process for creating space for conversations with artists and audiences both about identity in and representation of the Middle East.

Essay
11 October 2016

In this installment of the Triple Play series, Lisa Mallette writes about how City Lights Theater Company extends “radical hospitality” to all audience members.

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Essay

Celebrating Dynamic Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Theatre / Someta su solicitud para participar en el Festival Encuentro de las Américas 2017: Celebrando la dinámica del teatro contemporáne

11 October 2016

Following the success of the 2014 Encuentro, the LATC and LTC are now accepting applications to the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas (“Encuentro 2017”): Celebrating Dynamic Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Theatre, October 29-November 19, 2017.

Essay
5 October 2016

David Dower talks with Tony Taccone about his adaptation of It Can’t Happen Here at Berkeley Rep, and what it means for an institution to program a new work that speaks directly to our present moment.

Podcast

Diversifying the Classics with Barbara Fuchs

26 September 2016

Michael Lueger and Barbara Fuchs discuss the plays written during Spain’s theatrical Golden Age, and Barbara’s Diversifying the Classic project, which aims to bring them back into prominence for English-speaking audiences.

Essay
24 September 2016

Scenic Designer Stephanie Kerley Schwartz shares her process for designing Henry Murray’s Treefall, which inspired her to work on HeatWave, a project connecting environmentalists and theatre artists.

Essay
18 September 2016

Playwright Paula Cizmar discusses the process of making her eco-play The Chisera (AKA Lost Borders)

Essay

Exploring Extreme Immersive Theatre

16 September 2016

In this first installment, Megan Reilly shares her experience with the first phase of The Tension Experience, a project that’s a cross between immersive theatre and an Alternate Reality Game.

Video
Monday 22 August 2016
San Fransisco, CA, United States

American Conservatory Theater and The Wellesley Centers for Women presented the opening session of the Women’s Leadership Conference livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from San Francisco on Monday 22 August at 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 12 p.m.-2 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT (New York) / 17:00-19:00 GMT / 6 p.m.-8 p.m. BST (London). Follow @ACTSanFrancisco@HowlRoundTV and share your thoughts using #ACTWLC and #howlround.

Video
Sunday 21 August 2016
San Fransisco, CA, United States

FaultLine Theater in San Francisco presented the world premiere of The Ice Cream Sandwich Incident, by Barry Eitel, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV on Sunday 21 August at 5:00 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 8:00 p.m. EDT (New York) Follow @howlroundtv and #howlround in Twitter for updates. 

Essay

Why Lauren Gunderson? Why Marin Theatre Company?

13 August 2016

Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director of Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, California and playwright-in-residence Lauren Gunderson discuss their participation in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s National Playwright Residency Program.

Essay

Why Herbert Siguenza? Why San Diego Repertory Theatre?

30 July 2016

Sam Woodhouse, Artistic Director of San Diego Repertory Theatre and playwright-in-residence Herbert Siguenza discuss their participation in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s National Playwright Residency Program.

Video
Friday 8 July at 2016
San Francisco, CA, United States

FaultLine Theater in San Francisco presented the world premiere of Oreo, Carrot, Danger; a play of rituals, by Nayia Kuvetakis, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV on Friday 8 July at 7:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 9:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 23:30 GMT (London). Follow @howlroundtv and #howlround in Twitter for updates.  

Essay
28 June 2016

Susan J. Terrio reflects on Marissa Chibas Preston’s new play, Shelter, about journey of unaccompanied minors from Mexico to the US, directed by Martin Acosta.

Essay

How being a Playwright In Residence affected the World Premiere of My Latest Play (I think.)

22 June 2016

Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb reflects on the production process of his play A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry.

Essay

REMAP Bay Area and Future Aesthetics

18 June 2016

Laura Brueckner reports on the recent Arts in a Changing America’s REMAP Bay Area convening.

Video

A bebop turn on Jack Kerouac's true life hometown teenage romance, Maggie Cassidy by Jon Lipsky

Sunday 5 June 2016
San Francisco, CA, United States

FaultLine Theater in San Francisco presented the west coast premiere of Jon Lipsky's play Maggie’s Riff: A bebop turn on Jack Kerouac's true life hometown teenage romance, Maggie Cassidy livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Sunday 5 June at 6 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 01:00 GMT (Monday, June 6). 

Essay
21 May 2016

Writer Josh Lefkowitz discusses his journey from theatre artist to poet and (maybe?) back again.

Video
Monday 16 May 2016
Berkeley, CA, United States

Breaking the Binary is a half-day symposium focused on building trans*/ gender-non-conforming/ non-binary inclusive theatre, co-presented by Berkeley Repertory Theatre and California Shakespeare Theater—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network howlround.tv Monday 16 May at 3 p.m. PDT to 7:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT to 9:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT to 10:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 22:00 GMT - 02:30 GMT. Follow the conversation on social media via the hashtag #breakingthebinary2016.

Video
Monday 9 May 2016
Bay Area, CA, United States

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Theatre Bay Area co-host Equitable Representation Through the Arts: A Community Conversation livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 9 May at 6:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 8:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 9:30 p.m. EDT (New York). Share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #ybca and follow @howlroundtv for updates.

Essay

The Director’s Roles

2 May 2016

Director Ben Yalom discusses the differences between directing an ensemble-created piece versus a more traditional one.

Video
Sunday 24 April 2016
Cosa Mesa, CA, United States

The South Coast Repertory presented The Wright Stuff livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 24 April at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) /11 a.m. CDT (Chicago) /12 p.m. EDT (New York) / 16:00 GMT / 5 p.m. BST (London). On Twitter, use #howlround to join the conversation. 

Essay

Going Backwards to Move Forward

21 April 2016

Playwright Elaine Ávila shares her process and inspiration for writing her play Kitimat, which is based on a true story about the Kitimat community. 

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