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8th Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival (ITF)
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8th Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival (ITF)
A Weekend-long Conference Celebrating the Strides Being Made in Inclusive and Accessible Theatre
Saturday 11 November 2023
Evanston, Illinois
Every Production Is a Moonshot: Research on Improving Repertoire Selection
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Every Production Is a Moonshot: Research on Improving Repertoire Selection
by Kristin Patton, Nick Rabkin
19 January 2023
How Your Theatre Can Become a More Equitable Employer of Parents and Caregivers
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How Your Theatre Can Become a More Equitable Employer of Parents and Caregivers
A Forward-Looking Solutions-Based Conversation with Chicago Arts Leaders and Organizers
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Chicago, IL
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Conversation about Gender & Power in David Ives’ Venus in Fur at Goodman Theatre
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Conversation about Gender & Power in David Ives’ Venus in Fur at Goodman Theatre

Sunday 16 March 2014
Chicago, IL, United States

Goodman Theatre in Chicago presents an Artist Encounter for David Ives’ play, Venus in Fur, featuring director Joanie Schultz, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 3 p.m. PDT/ 5 p.m. CDT/ 6 p.m. EDT/ 22:00 GMT.

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Triple Play Discussion Series in Chicago
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Triple Play Discussion Series in Chicago

Thursday 6 March 2014
Chicago, IL, United States

Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area hosted a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what most effectively links audiences, generative artists and the theaters who produce them livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv. The fourth of six discussions was in New York on Thursday 6 March at 11 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 1 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 2 p.m. EST (New York City).

 

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The Great Chicago Fire Festival
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The Great Chicago Fire Festival

Creative Placemaking & Redmoon Theater

1 March 2014

The Great Chicago Fire Festival is a new signature event for the City of Chicago. It is a citywide spectacle, co-produced by Redmoon Theater and the City of Chicago. It will be Mayor Emanuel’s first major cultural initiative and is wedded to his federally funded effort to convert the Chicago River into a hub of downtown recreation. What Mardi Gras is to New Orleans and the Running of the Bulls is to Pamplona, that’s what The Great Chicago Fire Festival will become to the Windy City. This article is part of a series of four articles on Creative Placemaking publishing in conjunction with the 2014 ArtPlace America Grantee Summit. The Summit will livestream Mon, March 3 to Wed, March 5 on HowlRound.TV. In Twitter, use #ArtPlace to participate in the conversation. View the full series, the schedule, and archive here: http://bit.ly/artplace2014.

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“Post-Racial” Tensions in Rivendell's Rasheeda Speaking
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“Post-Racial” Tensions in Rivendell's Rasheeda Speaking

27 February 2014

Dani Snyder-Young looks at the world premiere of Joel Drake Johnson’s Rasheeda Speaking, and reflects on seeing a play about race, with a mostly white audience. 

Triple Play Discussion Series at Theatre Development Fund 
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Triple Play Discussion Series at Theatre Development Fund 

Wednesday 26 February 2014
New York, NY, United States

Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area hosted a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what most effectively links audiences, generative artists and the theaters who produce them livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv. The third of six discussions was in New York on Wednesday 26 February at 11 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 1 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 2 p.m. EST (New York City).

Conversation with Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson and Director Jessica Thebus
Goodman Theatre
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Conversation with Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson and Director Jessica Thebus

Sunday 16 February 2014
Chicago, IL, United States

Goodman Theatre, Chicago presented an Artist Encounter for Tracey Scott Wilson's play Buzzer livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 February at 3 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EST New York) / 23:00 GMT.

Portrait of Jamil Khoury.
Fears of the Artist Sustain a Dysfunctional System
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Fears of the Artist Sustain a Dysfunctional System

5 February 2014

In this installation, playwright and artistic dirctor Jamil Khoury reflects on the controversey spurred over the adaptation of The Jungle Book, which opened this summer in Chicago.

Conversation with Playwright Rebecca Gilman & Director Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre
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Conversation with Playwright Rebecca Gilman & Director Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre

Sunday 26 January 2014
Chicago, IL, United States

Goodman Theatre in Chicago presents an Artist Encounter for Rebecca Gilman's play Luna Gale livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 26 January at 3 p.m. PST/ 5 p.m. CST/ 6 p.m. EST/ 23:00 GMT.

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Winter Pageant at Redmoon
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Winter Pageant at Redmoon

23 January 2014

Dani Snyder-Young writes about Winter Pageant, a collaborative spectacle piece created by the (now closed) Redmoom in Chicago.

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Dispatches from the Latinx Theatre Commons at the Goodman Theatre
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Dispatches from the Latinx Theatre Commons at the Goodman Theatre

Saturday 14 December 2013
Chicago, IL, United States

The Goodman Theatre in Chicago and members of the Latinx Theatre Commons presented dispatches from the Latina/o Theatre Convening livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 14 December at 11:30 a.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 1:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 2:30 p.m. EST (New York) / 19:30 GMT (London).

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Dangerous inclusivity in Silk Road Rising’s Paulus
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Dangerous inclusivity in Silk Road Rising’s Paulus

11 December 2013

Dani Snyder-Young reviews Silk Road Rising's world premiere of Motti Lerner's Paulus, and explores the modern ramifications for a play about religious inclusivity in Israel.

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Translations—CPCP Update 2
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Translations—CPCP Update 2

The Catalyst Initiative

18 November 2013

Kati Sweaney interviews Michael Rohd about what and how the Catalyst Initiative promotes arts-based practices in meaningful community activities.

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Gentrification and the American Dream
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Gentrification and the American Dream

14 November 2013

Dani Snyder-Young reviews Steven Simoncic’s Broken Fences at 16th Street Theater, and highlights the play's message... and how audiences have failed to recieve it.

A Shrinking Landscape
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A Shrinking Landscape

Theatre Criticism in Chicago Then and Now

2 October 2013

Josh Sobel investigates the relationship between critics and Chicago's theatre community.

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Adolescence, Privilege, and Racial Identity in Annie Bosh is Missing
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Adolescence, Privilege, and Racial Identity in Annie Bosh is Missing

17 September 2013

Dani Snyder-Young reviews Janine Nabers' Annie Bosh is Missing at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

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Dramatists Guild of America's National Conference
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Dramatists Guild of America's National Conference

Thursday 22 August and Friday 23 August 2013. 
New York, NY, United States

Dramatists Guild of America presents the 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago "Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 22 August and Friday 23 August 2013. 

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Race Representation in The Jungle Book
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Race Representation in The Jungle Book

13 August 2013

A look into how director Mary Zimmerman brought The Jungle Book, steeped in racial contexts of British Colonization and 1960s America, to today’s conversation of what has and hasn’t changed.

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The Neo-Futurists' The Miss Neo Pageant
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The Neo-Futurists' The Miss Neo Pageant

27 June 2013

Dani Snyder-Young writes about The Miss Neo Pageant, and how - even though the ideas presented permeate much of the media about women - we still struggle with the ideas of female competition, jealousy, and distrust.

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Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival at Victory Gardens
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Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival at Victory Gardens

Tuesday 18 June 2013
Chicago, IL, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival & Victory Gardens Theater presented The Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 18 June 2013 at 5:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 8:30 p.m. EDT (New York).

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The Happiest Song Plays Last at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago
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The Happiest Song Plays Last at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago

21 May 2013

Dani Snyder-Young discusses The Happiest Song Plays Last by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and asks: how do we invite diverse audiences into this exploration?

Race and Representation in Chicago Theatre at Victory Gardens
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Race and Representation in Chicago Theatre at Victory Gardens

Monday 18 February 2013
Chicago, IL, United States

Victory Gardens Theater, The League of Chicago Theatres, Silk Road Rising and Lifeline Theatre collaborated on a new conversation series, Race and Representation in Chicago Theater, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 31 January and Monday 18 February 2013.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Plays
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Plays

How to lead post-show discussions for fun and profit

3 May 2012

Brant Russell offers some rules and philosophy on post-show discussions, building off five years of experience at Steppenwolf Theatre.

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One-Minute Play Festival (#OMPF) & #NEWPLAY TV Launch Global Watch Party Happening
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One-Minute Play Festival (#OMPF) & #NEWPLAY TV Launch Global Watch Party Happening

Monday, April 16, 2012
Chicago, IL, United States

We invite you to participate in The One-Minute Play Festival and host your own watch party

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The Bounty of Big Institutions and the Glory of Grass Roots
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The Bounty of Big Institutions and the Glory of Grass Roots

30 January 2011

Playwright Lisa D'Amour considers the inherent differences between big institutions and grassroots theatres, and the possibilities that could arise were the two to collaborate.

Directors Haven
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Directors Haven

Three emerging directors speak on their experience as part of the Director's Haven program in Chicago.