COVID-19

Here, you’ll find content that directly engages with the COVID-19 pandemic. From work created digitally in response to the shutdown, like La Mama’s series Downtown Variety, to advice on digital gathering, teaching theatre, and making work, this is the space for conversation about this global crisis and how to move forward.

The Latest

We Can’t Build an Equitable Theatre While Ignoring COVID

Essay

We Can’t Build an Equitable Theatre While Ignoring COVID

by Taylor Leigh Lamb

21 March 2024

Affinity Spaces for MENA/SWANA and LGBTQIA+ Artists

Podcast

Affinity Spaces for MENA/SWANA and LGBTQIA+ Artists

by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Evren Odcikin, Andrea Assaf, Sara Razavi, Feras Hilal

13 December 2023

Fourth Annual Convening of the Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (MENATMA)

Video

Fourth Annual Convening of the Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (MENATMA)

Conversations About the Present and Future of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Theatre

Saturday 28 October and Sunday 29 October 2023

San Francisco, CA

Crowdsourcing Theatre Practice in a Time of COVID

Essay

Crowdsourcing Theatre Practice in a Time of COVID

20 August 2020

Barbara Fuchs and Elena Araoz share information about their new projects that attempt to make sense of the transformations to the theatre field and put a call out for artists to help chart these transformations.

A Conversation with Igor Golyak and Wang Chong (ASL-interpreted)

ArtsEmerson

Video

A Conversation with Igor Golyak and Wang Chong (ASL-interpreted)

Discussing the online performance State vs. Natasha Banina and the state of online theatre

Wednesday 19 August 2020

Boston MA, United States

ArtsEmerson presented A Conversation with Igor Golyak and Wang Chong livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 11 August 2020 at 9 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 10 a.m. EDT (Boston, UTC -4) / 15:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 16:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

Theatre, Clown, and Physical Comedy… Online?

Charlie

Peters

Essay

Theatre, Clown, and Physical Comedy… Online?

17 August 2020

Charlie Peters, who has spent the early days of the pandemic thinking about and experimenting with how physical comedy can (and can’t) live online, shares what he’s learned.

Casting a Wider Net

David

Valdes

Essay

Casting a Wider Net

White Institutions Must Seize the Moment

5 August 2020

David Valdes shares the main excuses theatres give when not programming shows created by and with BIPOC artists, how moving to online theatre offers new opportunities, and what the benefits are of making change.

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Can Critics Criticise during a Pandemic?

ArtsEquator

Video

Can Critics Criticise during a Pandemic?

Moderated by Nabilah Said, with panelists Loo Zihan, Teo Xiao Ting, and Jocelyn Chng

Tuesday 4 August 2020

Singapore

ArtsEquator presented Can Critics Criticise during a Pandemic? livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 4 August 2020 at 7:30 p.m. SGT (Singapore, UTC +8) / 8:30 p.m. KST (Seoul, UTC +9) / 12:30 BST (London, UTC +1) / 13:30 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2) / 7:30 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4)

Specters of Queer Trauma in Nosferatu, The Vampyr

Chloe

Hyman

Essay

Specters of Queer Trauma in Nosferatu, The Vampyr

4 August 2020

Chloe Hyman reflects on M Sloth Levine’s play Nosferatu, The Vampyr, which she believes serves to dismantle anti-Semitic tropes, due to the fact that Jewishness and queerness are inextricably bound in vampire lore.

a farm for meme (ASL-interpreted)

Cara Mía Theatre

allgo

Innovations in Socially Distant Performance

Virginia

Grise

Video

a farm for meme (ASL-interpreted)

A Zoom performance written by Virginia Grise

1 - 2 August 2020

Dallas, TX United States

allgo and Cara Mía Theatre presented a farm for meme livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August 2020, in collaboration with a todo dar productions and Innovations in Socially Distant Performance, an initiative of Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts.

Rhonda Anderson, Larry Spotted Crow Mann, and Lisa Brooks.

The Living Presence of Our History: Part I

Double Edge Theatre

Ohketeau

Video

The Living Presence of Our History: Part I

A talk and workshop on the history and presence of the Nipmuc and other Tribes in Ashfield and the surrounding areas

Sunday 2 August 2020

Ashfield MA, United States

The Ohketeau Cultural Council and Double Edge Theatre presented The Living Presence of Our History livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 2 August 2020 at 9 a.m. AKDT (Juneau, UTC -8) / 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 12 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 1 p.m. EDT (Ashfield, UTC -4) / 18:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 19:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Richard Schechner

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Richard Schechner

An update on the situation for theatre artists in New York

Friday 30 July 2020

New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Richard Schechner livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 30 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Dima Mikhayel Matta and Yara Bour Nassar

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Dima Mikhayel Matta and Yara Bour Nassar

An update on the situation for theatre artists in Lebanon

Thursday 30 July 2020

Lebanon

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Dima Mikhayel Matta and Yara Bour Nassar livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Helly Minarti

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Helly Minarti

An update on the situation for theatre artists in Indonesia

Wednesday 29 July 2020

Indonesia

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Helly Minarti livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Morgan Jenness

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Morgan Jenness

An update on the situation for theatre artists in New York

Tuesday 28 July 2020

New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Morgan Jannes livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Jacques Rancière

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Jacques Rancière

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Monday 27 July 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Jacques Rancière livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 27 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

three people standing/sitting in a parking lot in front of cars with ribbons on sticks

A Time of Interrogation

Teresa

Coleman Wash

Essay

A Time of Interrogation

27 July 2020

Teresa Coleman Wash reflects on how the current state of affairs has fueled an urgency to interrogate all systems of oppression and argues that it’s past time to stop holding Eurocentric theatres up as the pinnacle of success.

SEGAL TALKS: Adelheid Roosen and Melanie Joseph

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Adelheid Roosen and Melanie Joseph

An update on the situation for theatre artists around the world

Friday 24 July 2020

Netherlands/US

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Adelheid Roosen and Melanie Joseph livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 24 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Betty Shamieh

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Betty Shamieh

An update on the situation for theatre artists in the United States

Thursday 23 July 2020

United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Betty Shamieh and Ty Jones livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Philippe Quesne

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Philippe Quesne

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Wednesday 22 July 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Philippe Quesne livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 22 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Carl Hancock Rux

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Carl Hancock Rux

An update on theatre artists around the globe.

Tuesday 21 July 2020

International

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Carl Hancock Rux livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

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Traditional Arts: The Forgotten COVID Casualty?

ArtsEquator

Video

Traditional Arts: The Forgotten COVID Casualty?

Moderated by Soultari Amin Farid, with panelists Khin Maung Htwe, Alena Murang, and Jacob Boehme

Tuesday 21 July 2020

Singapore

ArtsEquator presented Tech in Performance: Traditional Arts: The Forgotten COVID Casualty? livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 7:30 p.m. SGT (Singapore, UTC +8) / 8:30 p.m. KST (Seoul, UTC +9) / 12:30 BST (London, UTC +1) / 13:30 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2) / 7:30 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4)

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A Drama Therapist’s Perspective on Teaching Theatre in Times of Crisis

Nisha

Sajnani

Essay

A Drama Therapist’s Perspective on Teaching Theatre in Times of Crisis

21 July 2020

Nisha Sajnani, a drama therapist and educator, offers a few tips to other theatre educators who may be feeling overwhelmed about the prospect of teaching online or in person again this fall.

SEGAL TALKS: Tony Waag, Acia Gray, and Deborah Mitchell

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Tony Waag, Acia Gray, and Deborah Mitchell

An update on the situation for theatre artists in the United States

Monday 20 July 2020

United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Tony Waag, Acia Gray, and Deborah Mitchell livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 20 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Caridad Svich

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Caridad Svich

An update on the situation for theatre artists in the United States

Friday 17 July 2020

United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Caridad Svich livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 17 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Tiago Rodrigues

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Tiago Rodrigues

An update on the situation for theatre artists in Portugal

Thursday 16 July 2020

Portugal

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Tiago Rodrigues livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 16 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell

An update on the situation for theatre artists in New York City

Wednesday 15 July 2020

New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 15 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Susanne Kennedy

Segal

Center

Video

SEGAL TALKS: Susanne Kennedy

An update on the situation for theatre artists in Germany

Tuesday 14 July 2020

Germany

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Susanne Kennedy livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).