Design

In the sixth installment, Daniel Fine discusses how to schedule workflow for media design during the production process.

Are you born to be a theatre artist? A three-year study on theatre artists compares how this group stands out from the average population.

In the fifth installment of his series, Daniel Fine wraps up his discussion on how to utilize media design in the rehearsal hall.

Puppet builder Matthew Laird discusses the joys and challenges of crafting puppets for live performance.

Regina García chats with scenic designer Deb O about why she’s in theatre, how important it is to answer the call, and shaking things up.

Sound designer Toy Deiorio discusses the complicated, multi-faceted artistic process of sound design.

Linda Buchanan reflects on challenges she’s faced in her career, and asks why there aren’t more women scene designers.

Meghan Healey breaks down what designers do.

Porsche McGovern gathered information on who designs in theatre, and shares her results in an infographic.

Lighting designer Lucrecia Briceno writes about the joys and challenges of designing for non-traditional theatre pieces that are in direct dialogue with audience members.

Regina García talks with Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, an architect, designer, and urban planner who designs beyond the stage and beyond boundaries.

Regina García kicks off our week on Designing Women with her thoughts on collaboration, a sustainable life in the theatre, and championing artists. 

Matthew Gray offers support from the academic arena for HowlRound contributor Seth Lepore’s charge that university theatre departments are not readying the next generation of theatre artists.

Australian scenic designer Tanja Beer explores designing with the intentions of enriching audiences as well as our environment and communities.

Adam R. Burnett looks at resilience in theatre, how artists seem to forget where they’ve been, and the ethical responsibilities in the production of production.

Commons producer Jonathan Norton chats with Anne Bothwell about Stagger Lee: Making a Musical, a digital storytelling project tracking the development of Will Power’s new musical.

Lighting designer Megan Reilly outlines the process of designing for production with twelve possible iterations.

Dreams on the open sea are part of a larger narrative as Natasha Lee Martin, an actress, director, and teacher, performs in Confessions of a Synesthetic Sailor at TheaterLab in New York City.

Nephelie Andonyadis reflects on Cornerstone Theater Company’s California Bridge Tour and how its stories resonate within her.

Chance publisher and sound designer Fitz Patton talks with Cecilia Friederichs about the sudden end-of-season decision announced by the Tony Administration Committee on June 11, 2014, to eliminate the awards for sound design of a play and of a musical.

Robert Kaplowitz offers insight on theatre awards. 

The answer is not to sweep them under the rug, refuse to acknowledge their contributions, and hide from our own lack of understanding. And we especially cannot do this when our industry already fails in so many others ways to support the artists who make the magic happen.