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Strengthening Job Prospects Within and Beyond the Academy
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Strengthening Job Prospects Within and Beyond the Academy

A State of the Field Address for the Fourth Symposium of Doctoral Programs in Theatre and Performance Studies

7 October 2018

Tufts professor Dr. Noe Montez's keynote speech at the Fourth Symposium on Doctoral Programs in Theatre and Performance Studies in Boston, MA on 5-6 October 2018.

a mother and a baby
Working Like a Mother
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Working Like a Mother

11 September 2018

Playwright Rachel Bonds reflects on being a working artist since the birth of her son, and maps out tips for theatres working with other parent-artists.

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Breaking Away from the Institution
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Breaking Away from the Institution

How to Take Control of Your Education

5 September 2018

Theatre student Abigail Warhus talks about feeling stuck at university and taking her education into her own hands.

Panel Discussion: Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
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Panel Discussion: Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce

ArtsBoston

Tuesday 24 July 2018
Boston, MA, United States

ArtsBoston presented the panel discussion Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Tuesday 24 July 2018 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT (Boston) / 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. BST (London, UTC+1).

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A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights
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A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights

Carlyle Brown

4 June 2018

Todd London celebrates playwright Carlyle Brown, who recently won the William Inge Theater Festival’s award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theater.

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A Major Challenge of Being an Emerging Artist
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A Major Challenge of Being an Emerging Artist

3 June 2018

UK-based theatremaker Naomi Joseph looks at a problem many emerging theatre creators face: that artist development opportunities for them have upper age limits.

Tips and Advice for Artists and Cultural Professionals to Internationalize Their Careers and Artistic Practices
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Tips and Advice for Artists and Cultural Professionals to Internationalize Their Careers and Artistic Practices

A public session of the On the Move General Assembly

Thursday 24 May 2018
Lisbon, Portugal

On the Move, the cultural mobility information network active in Europe and worldwide, and Polo Cultural Gaivotas Boavista presented the conversation Tips and Advice for Artists and Cultural Professionals to Internationalize Their Careers and Artistic Practices livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 24 May 2018 at 10:30 a.m. UTC +1 (Lisbon, London) / 11:30 a.m. UTC +2 (Berlin, Johannesburg) / 12:30 p.m. UTC +3 (Beirut, Moscow) / 5:30 p.m. UTC +8 (Singapore) / 7:30 p.m. UTC +10 (Sydney) / 9:30 a.m. UTC +0 / 5:30 a.m. UTC -4 (New York).

Sustaining a Career as a Female Playwright in Ireland
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Sustaining a Career as a Female Playwright in Ireland

10 May 2018

Pamela McQueen talks to Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan about the political nature of her work, her creative process, and how she's sustained a prolific career as a female playwright.

#MeToo
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#MeToo

Power, Complicity, and Collective Responsibility

11 April 2018

Holly L. Derr writes about recent cases of sexual harassment in the American theatre, and asks when and how institutions and abusers will truly be held accountable.

¿Qué significa para ti vivir del teatro? / What does 'making a life in theatre' mean to you?
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¿Qué significa para ti vivir del teatro? / What does 'making a life in theatre' mean to you?

Tuesday 10 April 2018
Online

Acompáñanos en nuestro primer video-chat global en el que discutiremos sobre la pregunta: ¿Qué significa para ti vivir del teatro?. / Our first global video chat discussed the topic: "What does 'making a life in theatre' mean to you?".

Shifting the Leadership Paradigm
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Shifting the Leadership Paradigm

the Berkshire Leadership Summit and Beyond

9 April 2018

Sara Brookner interviews the steering committee of the Berkshire Leadership Summit, which brought together a hundred present and future US and Canadian women leaders to discuss equity and advancement in the theatre field.

Aligning Artistic Practice with “Healthstyle”
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Aligning Artistic Practice with “Healthstyle”

14 March 2018

For the fourth installment of the Chronic Theatremaker series, Sara Brookner interviews playwright Lisa Kenner Grissom about living with lupus and learning to balance her health practice with her writing practice. 

Shaping the Future of the Directing Field
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Shaping the Future of the Directing Field

27 February 2018

Jennifer Onopa interviews Sanaz Ghajar, Rebecca Martínez, and Nicole A. Watson about their experience in the field as directors and women of color.

a Creative Careers panel: How to Apply
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a Creative Careers panel: How to Apply

Bay Area theatre fellowships and internships at Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Saturday 17 February 2018
Bay Area CA, United States

Hear from current fellows interns from Bay Area theatre companies including Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, CA), Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA) Marin Theatre Company (Marin, CA) and A.C.T. (San Francisco, CA) discuss the details of their programs and the nuts and bolts of applying to fellowships and internships, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 17 February  at 12 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 2 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 3 p.m. EST (New York). Ask questions to panelists live by tweeting @BerkRepSchool using #CreativeCareers.

On Minority Artist Development Programs
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On Minority Artist Development Programs

4 December 2017

Asif Majid addresses some of the flaws in minority development programs and suggests some tips for how to improve such programs.

Chronic Theatremakers
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Chronic Theatremakers

Confronting Denial with Robbie McCauley

3 December 2017

Sara Brookner talks to playwright and performer Robbie McCauley about her one-woman show Sugar, and the power of sharing our stories.

The Value of the PhD in Theatre at Public Institutions
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The Value of the PhD in Theatre at Public Institutions

30 November 2017

Noe Montez discusses Indiana University’s recent decision to discontinue the PhD in Theatre and Drama program, and discusses the need for public institutions to advocate for the futures of their doctoral students.

Power and Humiliation in the Theatre
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Power and Humiliation in the Theatre

Reflections Post-Harvey Weinstein

14 November 2017

Lydia Stryk adds to the conversation on sexual harassment by people in power, speaking up about her experiences with sexual harassment and humiliation in the theatre.

Chronic Theatremakers
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Chronic Theatremakers

The Importance of Social Goods and Sharing Your Story

25 October 2017

Dramaturg Sara Brookner interviews playwright Trip Venturella about his experiences as a theatremaker with epilepsy.

Who Are These People? How the Staff of Z Space Sees Their Lives, Jobs, and Home
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Who Are These People? How the Staff of Z Space Sees Their Lives, Jobs, and Home

6 October 2017

Meet the staff of one Bay Area theatre company and see how their lives, jobs, and homes interact and affect the artistic ecology of the Bay Area.

Two Years After Launching Mosaic, Ari Roth Reflects
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Two Years After Launching Mosaic, Ari Roth Reflects

12 September 2017

An interview with Ari Roth, artistic director of Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, DC.

Chronic Theatremakers
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Chronic Theatremakers

Emily Mann on Mindset and Living with Multiple Sclerosis

11 September 2017

Dramaturg Sara Brookner kicks off a new series of interviews with theatremakers with chronic illnesses.

Transformation through Training
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Transformation through Training

Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart on the Suzuki Method

3 September 2017

Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart in conversation at the Symposium on the Suzuki Method with SITI Company—New York City, June 3, 2017.

Playwright-Parents, Part One
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Playwright-Parents, Part One

9 August 2017

Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew document their first year as parents and Playwrights-in-Residence at Ma-Yi. 

A Collective Call Against Critical Bias
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A Collective Call Against Critical Bias

26 June 2017

A collectively authored essay by leading artists, academics, and theatre advocates about Paula Vogel’s Indecent and Lynn Nottage’s Sweat on Broadway amid a conversation about critical bias toward women playwrights and playwrights of color.