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Interviews

This section collects all HowlRound content that takes the form of an interview between two or more theatremakers. Interested in contributing your own interview? Here are our interview guidelines and best practices!

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Elevating Indigenous Perspectives with Rhiana Yazzie
Podcast
Elevating Indigenous Perspectives with Rhiana Yazzie
by Yura Sapi, Rhiana Yazzie
18 April 2024
On Devising in the Classroom
Podcast
On Devising in the Classroom
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Andy Paris, Emily K. Harrison
16 April 2024
Theatre as Medicine with CJ Ochoco
Podcast
Theatre as Medicine with CJ Ochoco
by Yura Sapi, CJ Ochoco
11 April 2024
A Conversation with Saudade Theatre Artistic Directors Filipe Valle Costa and Diogo Martins
Essay

A Conversation with Saudade Theatre Artistic Directors Filipe Valle Costa and Diogo Martins

23 June 2017

Elaine Avila talks with Saudade Theatre Artistic Directors Filipe Valle Costa and Diogo Martins about their work. 

Dramatizing Faith in the Post-Trump Era
Essay

Dramatizing Faith in the Post-Trump Era

A Conversation between Director June Guralnick and Playwright Suzanne Bradbeer

18 June 2017

Conversation between director June Guralnick and playwright Suzanne Bradbeer about The God Game, plays about faith post-election, and the division of church and state.

Bloom Where You Grow
Essay

Bloom Where You Grow

Interview with Claudia Nolan, American Dramaturg

16 June 2017

In this second installment, Maggie Sulc interviews dramaturg Claudia Nolan about her experience with new play development in the Northeast region of the United States.

The Native Language of Inclusion
Essay

The Native Language of Inclusion

An Interview with Ty Defoe

21 May 2017

Ryan Leeds interviews Ty Defoe about winning the Jonathan Larson Grant, his show Crane: On Earth, In Sky, and how his identity influences his work.

P. Carl In Conversation with Martha Lavey
Essay

P. Carl In Conversation with Martha Lavey

26 April 2017

P. Carl talks with former Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey who passed away on April 25, 2017. This interview was originally published on February 15, 2015.

Theatre After 11/9
Essay

Theatre After 11/9

What Now?

23 March 2017

Playwright Charles Gershman talks with seven fellow theatre practitioners about the impact of the 2016 presidential election on their work and view of theatre.

A conversation with director Garry Hynes
Essay

A conversation with director Garry Hynes

10 February 2017

Ramona Ostrowski speaks with director Gary Hynes about Druid Theatre Company, revisiting Beauty Queen of Leenane twenty years after its first production, and new political movements within Irish theatre.

Absurd is “the new Normal” in 2017
Essay

Absurd is “the new Normal” in 2017

Interview with Tina Brock, artistic director of IRC, Philadelphia’s only surreal theatre

3 February 2017

Henrik Eger interviews Tina Brock about how her company is responding to the current political climate in the US, and what she feels that absurdist theatre has to offer.

#BreakingtheBinary
Essay

#BreakingtheBinary

an interview with SK Kerastas and Lisa Evans

26 January 2017

Regina Victor interviews SK Kerastas and Lisa Evans about their work to make theatre institutions more accessible for trans* people, on and off stage.

Elyse Dodgson on Sarah Kane
Essay

Elyse Dodgson on Sarah Kane

“She Was a Pure Writer”

11 January 2017

Interview with Elyse Dodgson, the International Director at the Royal Court Theatre, at the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre in Moscow about her work and relationship with playwright Sarah Kane.

Your Guide to Theatre Education
Essay

Your Guide to Theatre Education

Atlantic Theater Company

1 December 2016

David Dudley talks with Mary McCann about the unique training opportunities available at the Atlantic Theater Company.

An interview with Melinda Lopez on the State of Female Characters in Drama
Essay

An interview with Melinda Lopez on the State of Female Characters in Drama

9 November 2016

Allison Raynor talks with playwright Melinda Lopez about women on stage: who she writes, how she writes them, and who she’d like to see.

Howard Barker on Puppetry, the Actor, and Process
Essay

Howard Barker on Puppetry, the Actor, and Process

5 November 2016

David Dudley interviews playwright Howard Barker about writing for live actors versus marionettes.

The Battle Series
Essay

The Battle Series

Dr. P. Carl

2 November 2016

Corey Ruzicano interviews Dr. P. Carl on how he picks his battles as part of the Battle Series.

Interview with Jānis Balodis
Essay

Interview with Jānis Balodis

23 October 2016

US playwright Jen Silverman talks with Latvian playwright and dramaturg Jānis Balodis about the similarities and differences in their work and how their work responds to the political climate in their countries and the world.

Interview with Thando Doni
Essay

Interview with Thando Doni

15 October 2016

In this last installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews South African theatremaker Thando Doni about his artistic use of language and physical theatre.

Questioning How We Tell Mainstream History with Men On Boats
Essay

Questioning How We Tell Mainstream History with Men On Boats

8 October 2016

Summer Banks talks with Jaclyn Backhaus about bringing the story of Men On Boats to life on stage without any men.

History Repeats Itself
Essay

History Repeats Itself

Hallie Flanagan in the Twenty-first Century

4 October 2016

Amy Brady interviews Michael Arve about Dangerous Theatre, a piece he’s directing based on Hallie Flanagan’s 1938 testimony to the Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities.

We Spell It with a “P”
Essay

We Spell It with a “P”

Claiming Our Narrative

2 October 2016

Emilya Cachapero, director of artistic and international programs at TCG, talks with playwright Victor Maog and Artistic Director of Mu Performing Arts Randy Reyes about being Pilipino theatre practitioners.

Interview with Andréa Burns
Essay

Interview with Andréa Burns

27 August 2016

Gregory Ramos interviews On Your Feet actor Andréa Burns about her career playing Latina women in Broadway musicals.

Comparing Notes
Essay

Comparing Notes

A Conversation with Brad Ross

31 July 2016

In this installment, Donald Sanborn III interviews composer Brad Ross about his creative work and process.

Interview with playwright Carlos Murillo on The Javier Plays
Essay

Interview with playwright Carlos Murillo on The Javier Plays

29 July 2016

Sarah Matusek talks to Playwright Carlos Murillo about his trilogy the Javier Plays, inspired by the life and work of the late Javier C.

This Thing of Hers
Essay

This Thing of Hers

Caridad Svich Reflects on Her Body of Work

28 July 2016

Emilio Rodriguez interviews award-winning theatremaker Caridad Svich about her process and central themes in her work.

Translation Theatre
Essay

Translation Theatre

New Saloon Theater Co. on MINOR CHARACTER

26 July 2016

Bertie Ferdman chats with New Saloon Theater Co. about their recent production, MINOR CHARACTER: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, New York.

The Battle Series
Essay

The Battle Series

Leigh Silverman

24 July 2016

Corey Ruzicano interviews director Leigh Silverman as part of the Battle Series.