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HowlRound Convenings

One of HowlRound’s core activities is producing convenings—gatherings for theatremakers organized around a specific identity, issue, or area of practice. In this section, you’ll find written reports from past convenings produced by HowlRound and the Latinx Theatre Commons, and videos from the events.

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We Have a Lot to Learn from Each Other. HowlRound’s Learning Circles Give Us a Place for It.
by Ashley Malafronte
23 February 2026
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Guarding the Future of International Artistic Exchange at the 2025 IPC Convening
by Munroe Forbes Shearer
5 January 2026
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Cultivating the Fornésian Garden
by Anna Dolores Novak
16 July 2025
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27 November 2018

Playwright Peter Nachtrieb gives his reflections on the Comedy Convening co-hosted by HowlRound in Boston, MA on 17 and 18 October 2018. 

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18 September 2018

Lani Fu introduces the Climate Commons, an initiative that emerged from the Theatre in the Age of Climate Change convening in June 2018. 

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the Theatre in the Age of Climate Change Convening

16 September 2018

Playwright MJ Halberstadt reports on Theatre of the Age of Climate Change convening, which took place 8-10 June 2018 in Boston, MA. 

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12 August 2018

Associate Producer Ramona Ostrowski and Fellow JD Stokely reflect on how HowlRound made the Theatre in the Age of Climate Change Convening on 8-10 June 2018 our greenest convening yet.

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Thursday 19 July 2018
Chicago, IL, United States

Beginning on 19 July, the 2018 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work brought over 200 Latinx and allied theatremakers, scholars, and decision makers together in Chicago, Illinois, USA at The Theatre School at DePaul University for a new play festival and convening celebrating Latinx talent. #LTCCarnaval18.

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Emerson College

Friday 8 June to Sunday 10 June 2018
Boston, MA, United States

HowlRound, in partnership with Chantal Bilodeau (The Arctic Cycle), Elizabeth Doud (Climakaze Miami/Fundarte), and Roberta Levitow (Theater Without Borders) presented the Theatre in the Age of Climate Change Convening livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 8 June to Sunday 10 June 2018. Follow @howlround in Twitter, and use hashtag #theatreandclimatechange.

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Friday 13 April & Saturday 14 April 2018
Princeton, NJ, United States

The Latinx Theatre Commons presented the María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 13 April and Saturday 14 April. Follow @HowlRound on Twitter for updates, and use #howlround and #FornesLTC18.

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Thursday 9 November to Sunday 12 November
Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Latinx Theatre Commons presented the 2017 LTC International Convening livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 9 November to Sunday 12 November. In Twitter, search @howlround and#LTCenc17.

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10 March to Sunday 12 March 2017
Boston, MA, United States

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) partnered with HowlRound to livestream the convening Art in the Service of Understanding: Bridging Artists, Military, Veterans, and Civilian Communities from Boston on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 10 March to Sunday 12 March. Use Twitter hashtag #artsandmilitary to participate in online conversation.

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
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Friday 15 April 2016
Seattle, WA, United States

Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) proudly presented the LTC Pacific Northwest Convening Opening Ceremonies livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 15 April at 8 p.m. PDT-10 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 10 p.m. CDT-12 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 11 p.m. EDT-1 a.m. EDT (New York).

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Saturday 19 September 2015
Boston, MA, United States

HowlRound presented the Greater Boston Theatre Board Convening livestreamed on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 19 September. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @howlroundtv.

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
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Thursday 23 July to Saturday 25 July 2015
Chicago, IL, United States

The Latinx Theatre Commons presented the 2015 Carnaval of New Latina/o Work—a showcase of new work by Latina/o playwrights and theatremakers in the United States—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 23 July to Saturday 25 July. Download the full Carnaval program here.

logos for TDF and Theatre Bay Area.
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Friday 16 January and Saturday 17 January 2015
Boston, MA, United States

Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area announced the culmination of the eighteen‐month Triple Play Project with a convening of theatre practitioners from throughout the U.S. livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 16 January and Saturday 17 January 2015 from Emerson College.

Poster for Encuentro 2014.
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#CafeOnda

Saturday 18 October through Monday 10 November 2014
Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Los Angeles Theatre Center in association with the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) proudly presented Encuentro 2014: A National Latina/o Theatre Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Saturday 18 October through Monday 10 November 2014.

Logo for the Latinx Theatre Commons.
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Thursday 31 October to Saturday 2 November 2013
Boston, MA, United States

The Latinx Theatre Commons National Convening livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Thursday 31 October to Saturday 2 November 2013 from Emerson College in Boston. This was the first large-scale formal gathering of the Latina/o theatre community since 1986. To contribute to the conversation use and search for the Twitter hashtag #cafeonda. Additionally, use the hashtag #howlround in your tweets if space permits.

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1 March 2012

Otis Ramsey-Zoe continues our series of responses to the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening with this manifesto of what we as a theater community need to do to create the literary office of the future.

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a Manifesto on the 21st Century Literary Office

29 February 2012

Julie Elise Dubliner presents her manifesto for the 21st Century Literary Office. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

Convening attendees sit in a circle.
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29 February 2012

Amrita Ramanan describes her literary office of the future—a place with no walls, no seperations, and no more viewing dramaturgy as an isolated practice.

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29 February 2012

Aaron Carter talks about the literary manager of the future: the Generative Artist Talent Scouts. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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a series of conversations (not actually an office)

29 February 2012

Adrien-Alice Hansel offers her version of the modern literary office: one that isn't really an office at all. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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Nuts & Bolts

26 February 2012

A look into the conversation about the role and definition of literary managers.

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Exploring the Past to Build the Future

25 February 2012

21st Century Literary Office Convening evaluated the goals for the future which included creating space in literary offices to foster community and enhance knowledge through technology.

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Watch Parties & Tweets on Fri, Feb 24

25 February 2012

A recap of Friday, Feb 24's tweets and events from the 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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22 February 2012

Join us for the 21st Century Literary Office Convening, and hear from P. Carl about just what we're setting out to do.

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23 February 2026

HowlRound is officially launching Learning Circles! Ashley Malafronte introduces the program and shares learnings from its pilot phase, including reminders to center presence, intentionality, and action. 

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