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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
Friday Phone Call # 25
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 25

Braden Abraham of Seattle Repertory

10 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Braden Abraham of Seattle Repertory.

Charles Mee sitting at a table with three women behind him.
Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts
Essay

Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts

An Interview with Chuck Mee

4 May 2012

Sarah Johnson interviews playwright Chuck Mee.

Friday Phone Call # 24
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 24

Pam MacKinnon

3 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: director Pam MacKinnon.

Friday Phone Call # 23
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 23

Meiyin Wang of Under the Radar

27 April 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Meiyin Wang of Under the Radar.

Portrait of Anne Bogart.
Friday Phone Call # 22
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 22

Anne Bogart of SITI Company

19 April 2012

On this week's Friday Phone Call, David Dower speaks with Anne Bogart of SITI Company.

Friday Phone Call # 21
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 21

Heather McDonald of Theater of the First Amendment

13 April 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Heather McDonald of Theater of the First Amendment.

Interview with Gregg Henry by Jason King Jones
Essay

Interview with Gregg Henry by Jason King Jones

12 April 2012

Director and educator Jason King Jones talks with the Artistic Director of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Gregg Henry.

A logo for the Black Women Playwrights' Group.
Interview with Karen Evans
Essay

Interview with Karen Evans

9 April 2012

Jason King Jones interviews Karen Evans, President and Founder of The Black Women Playwrights’ Group, about the why she found it necessary to start producing.

Friday Phone Call # 18
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 18

Jackie Sibblies Drury at New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call two of three.

Friday Phone Call # 20
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 20

Rajiv Joseph

6 April 2012

On this week's Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to playwright Rajiv Joseph about his work, Nurse Jackie, and the different places he calls his artistic home.

Friday Phone Call # 19
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 19

Brian Otaño at New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call three of three.

Friday Phone Call # 17
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 17

Charise Smith of New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call one of three.

Friday Phone Call # 16
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 16

Peter Marks of the Washington Post

30 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Peter Marks of the Washington Post.

Friday Phone Call # 15
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 15

Josh Kornbluth

22 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Josh Kornbluth.

Mac Wellman
Essay

Mac Wellman

Pushing Boundaries

22 March 2012

Hayley Flynn coments the way Mac Wellman has inspired a new generation of playwrights to think outside of convention and into community based approaches to making art.

Friday Phone Call # 14
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 14

Kwame Kwei-Armah

16 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Kwame Kwei-Armah of Center Stage.

Friday Phone Call # 13
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 13

Fran Kumin

9 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Fran Kumin of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Michael Rohd teaching in front of several people sitting in chairs.
Interview with Michael Rohd
Essay

Interview with Michael Rohd

8 March 2012

Rebecca Novick interviews Michael Rohd, founding artistic director of Sojourn Theatre, about audience engagement, measure of success, and how location informs art.

A brick building with a sign that reads "mixed blood."
Interview with Jack Rueler
Essay

Interview with Jack Rueler

6 March 2012

This interview is adapted from the version that appears in Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art. Jack Reuler of Mixed Blood Theatre talks about the new metrics of measuring the impact of theatre.

A portrait of director diane paulus.
Interview with Diane Paulus
Essay

Interview with Diane Paulus

5 March 2012

In this excerpt from Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art, Rebecca Novick talks with Diane Paulus about programming, audience engagement, and the role of dialogue in a theatre's relationship with its patrons.

A portrait of Dudley Cocke
Interview with Dudley Cocke
Essay

Interview with Dudley Cocke

4 March 2012

In this excerpt from Counting New Beans: Instrinsic Impact and the Value of Art, Dudley Cocke talks to Clayton Lord about Roadside Theater and its mission of encouraging conversation through theater in Appalacian communities.

Friday Phone Call # 12
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 12

Ellen McLaughlin

2 March 2012

On this week's episode of Friday Phone Call, David talks to playwright and actor Ellen McLaughlin.

Friday Phone Call # 11
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 11

Katori Hall

2 March 2012

Katori Hall and David Dower talk about what’s next for The Mountain Top, the power of residencies, the dance with Hollywood, and the need for a new alarm clock on this week's edition of Friday Phone Call.

Friday Phone Call # 10
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 10

Wendy Goldberg of the O'Neill

2 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Wendy Goldberg of the O'Neill.

Friday Phone Call # 9
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 9

Morgan Jenness

24 February 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Morgan Jenness.