FaultLine Theater in San Francisco presented the world premiere of Stegosaurus (Or) Three Cheers for Climate Change, an absurd dark comedy by Andrew Saito, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 2 April at 4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 23:30 GMT. Follow @howlroundtv in Twitter for updates.
Theatre artists Rachel Kauder Nalebuff and Deena Selenow discuss issues of accessibility regarding the pregnant body and the development of The Bumps, their collaboration about a play written for pregnant performers.
Paul S. Flores traces the path to creating and touring his play PLACAS through community engagment with acknowedgment and palabra, and offers suggestions to supporting peace within extremely marginalized communities in conflict when making theater.
The Role of Latina/o Adaptations in the Teaching of Classical Theatre
19 March 2016
In this installment of the Pedagogy Notebook series, professor Carla Della Gatta writes about how she integrated Latina/o artists into a critical studies class on Greek and Roman theatre.
Artistic Director Lisa Steindler and Peter Nachtrieb discuss what drew them to this artistic collaboration and why Z Space is the perfect fit for them.
In the final installment of our series on Cornerstone’s California Bridge Tour, actor Page Leong writes about her personal connection to two of the communities the company visited.
The Creative Careers panel Managing Your Career: A Discussion of Theatre Arts Administration livestreamed on the global, commons-based HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 22 February at 5:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles), 7:30 p.m. CST (Chicago), 8:30 p.m. EST (New York).
From Panza to Las Hociconas: Performance Pedagogy in the Chicana/o Studies Classroom
22 February 2016
Magda García writes about how, as a teaching assistant, she incorporated a performance element into an undergraduate Intro to Chicana/o Studies course at University of California Santa Barbara.
In this last installment, Producing Artistic Director Tami Dixon reflects on the role of the actor’s relationship with audience members in immersive theatre.
Emerson College in Boston presented a conversation with Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV at howlround.tv on Friday 12 February at 7 a.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 9 a.m. CST (Chicago) / 10 a.m. EST (New York) / 15:00 GMT (London). In Twitter, follow @howlroundtv and use #howlround.
Playwright Jordan Ramirez Puckett shares her experience submitting plays as a light-skinned Latina and questions the intention behind the phrase “playwright of color” in the industry.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre presented Creative Careers Panel: How to Apply: Regional Theatre Fellowships and Internships livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 25 January at 2 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 4 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 5 p.m. EST (New York). Ask questions to panelists live by tweeting @BerkRepSchool using #CreativeCareers.
Working with Local Casts and Advancing Cornerstone’s California: The Tempest Tour
21 January 2016
Daniel Penilla, Assistant Director for Cornerstone’s California: The Tempest tour, describes the process of bringing the show to life in different communities every few weeks.
Actor and playwright Corey Fischer, co-founder of LA’s Traveling Jewish Theatre, discusses the origin of ensemble theatre and its manifestation in Ubuntu Theatre Projects.