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The Living Presence of Our History Part X

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The Living Presence of Our History Part X

The Ohketeau Cultural Center and co-producer Double Edge Theatre host a panel with Indigenous leaders and scholars

Sunday 10 March 2024

Massachusetts

Kinship, Solidarity, and Working Towards Everyone’s Survival

Essay

Kinship, Solidarity, and Working Towards Everyone’s Survival

by Mary Amanda McNeil , Samora Pinderhughes, Storme Webber

14 September 2023

Decolonizing Arts Leadership Through Shared Black and Indigenous Leadership

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Decolonizing Arts Leadership Through Shared Black and Indigenous Leadership

by David Howse, Ronee Penoi

12 September 2023

Headshots of Charlotte Meehan, Lisa Schlesinger, Caridad Svich, Ruth Margraff, Lisa Timmel, and Kate Snodgrass.

Women Writers Taking Agency in the American Theatre Panel at Boston Playwrights' Theatre

Boston Playwrights' Theatre

Sleeping Weazel

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Women Writers Taking Agency in the American Theatre Panel at Boston Playwrights' Theatre

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Boston, MA, United States

Sleeping Weazel and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre presented a panel on women writers taking agency in the American theatre livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 6 March 2013 at 9 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. CST / 12 p.m. EST / 17:00 GMT.

The Shakespearean Jazz Show livestreamed at ArtsEmerson's TNT Festival

ArtsEmerson

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The Shakespearean Jazz Show livestreamed at ArtsEmerson's TNT Festival

Saturday 23 February 2013

Boston, MA, United States

ArtsEmerson presents The Shakespearean Jazz Show created by students of Emerson College and Berklee College of Music.

Sharing Process

UNIVERSES

Double Edge Theatre

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Sharing Process

UNIVERSES & Double Edge Theatre

23 February 2013

answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

February 20, 2013

Sharing Process

Los Angeles Poverty Department

New York City Players

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Sharing Process

New York City Players & Los Angeles Poverty Department

22 February 2013

New York City Players and Los Angeles Poverty Department answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

Creative Process Sharing Workshops at the TNT Festival

ArtsEmerson

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Creative Process Sharing Workshops at the TNT Festival

Wednesday 20 February to Friday 22 February 2013

Boston, MA, United States

The Next Thing (TNT) Festival in Boston presented three process sharing workshops livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Wednesday 20 February to Friday 22 February 2013.

Sharing Process

The Debate Society

Mondo

Bizarro

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Sharing Process

The Debate Society & Mondo Bizarro

20 February 2013

Mondo Bizarro and ArtSpot Productions answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

Reading of Highland Center, Indiana by John Greiner-Ferris at Interim Writers

ArtsBoston

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Reading of Highland Center, Indiana by John Greiner-Ferris at Interim Writers

Sunday 17 February 2013

Boston, MA, United States

Interim Writers presented a staged reading of John Greiner-Ferris's new play Highland Center, Indiana livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 17 February 2013 at 4:30 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 6:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 7:30 p.m. EST (Boston).

2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) at Boston Playwright's Theatre

Boston Playwrights' Theatre

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2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) at Boston Playwright's Theatre

Sunday 6 January 2012

Boston, MA, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre presented The 2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 6 January 2012 at 5 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 7 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 8 p.m. EST (Boston) / 01:00 GMT (on Monday, Jan 7) / 12:00 p.m. EDT (Sydney on Monday 7 January).

2012 HowlRound Roundup

HowlRound

Theatre Commons

Essay

2012 HowlRound Roundup

31 December 2012

A collection of quotes from the top articles of 2012, and a look forward.

Cover of Diane Ragsdale's book "In The Intersection."

Book Launch of In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector at Emerson College

HowlRound Theatre Commons

Emerson College

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Book Launch of In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector at Emerson College

Thursday 1 November 2012

Boston, MA, United States

HowlRound / The Center for Theater Commons at Emerson College presented a conversation with Diane Ragsdale, Robert Brustein, David Dower, Rob Orchard, and P. Carl on the publication of In the Intersection: Partnership in the New Play Sectorlivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 1 November 2012 at 3 p.m. PDT / 5 p.m. CDT / 6 p.m. EDT / 22:00 GMT

The interior of the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston.

Interview with Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass

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Interview with Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass

25 October 2012

Dramaturg Jessie M. Baxter sat down with playwrights Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass; all three writers bridge the space between practice and academia.

In Search of the Artistic Home

Summer L.

Williams

Essay

In Search of the Artistic Home

A Manifesto

24 October 2012

(Artistic) home is where mission, care, honesty, and the willingness to change with time (while keeping integrity) lives.

Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 25

HowlRound

Theatre Commons

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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 25

Theatre in Boston

22 October 2012

Join us for this Thursday's Howl on the Boston theatre scene.

A Decade in the Trenches, and a 30,000 Foot View

Ilana

Brownstein

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A Decade in the Trenches, and a 30,000 Foot View

22 October 2012

Ilana M. Brownstein on the evolution of the Boston Theater ecology over the past ten years, and what it needs to do to coninue to evolve.

Several people walking towards a colorful tent.

Towards a Commons

Matthew

Fluharty

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Towards a Commons

The Rural Arts and Culture Working Group

6 October 2012

In the belief that rural artists need to be represented, Double Edged Theatre Company headed a conversation with fellow rural artists about action steps for the communities to take.

I Blues by Italy's MatèTeatro at The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

Maté Teatro

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I Blues by Italy's MatèTeatro at The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

Saturday 22 September 2012

Provincetown, MA, United States

Italy's MatèTeatro was presented a performance of I Blues as part of The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 22 September 2012.

The Value of Collaboration

Michael

Elyanow

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The Value of Collaboration

19 September 2012

Michael Elyanow sheds light on the financial constraints of being a playwright and why it may still be worth it.

The State of the Rural Arts, A Conversation Hosted at Double Edge Theatre

Double Edge Theatre

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The State of the Rural Arts, A Conversation Hosted at Double Edge Theatre

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Ashfield, MA, United States

Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts, presented a conversation on The State of the Rural Arts: Crisis, Change, and Opportunity livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 12 August 2012 at 8 a.m. Pacific / 9 a.m. Mountain / 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern.

Breaking Through the Bottleneck

Akiba

Abaka

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Breaking Through the Bottleneck

Theatre Makers in the Black Community Congregate to Change Dynamics in Boston

25 July 2012

Akiba Abaka discusses her experience at the Model the Movement conference in Boston.

“I’m Looking for a New Way To Be With You”

James

J. Hodge

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“I’m Looking for a New Way To Be With You”

On The Lisps’ Futurity: A Musical

12 July 2012

James J. Hodge examins our societys relation to the future through the lens of the new musical Futurity by the Lisps.

Panel on Aditi Kapil's Love Person with ASL Community Event

Company One

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Panel on Aditi Kapil's Love Person with ASL Community Event

Sunday 10 June 2012

Boston, MA, United States

Company One hosted a discussion about Aditi Kapil's Love Person and collaboration with Boston's Deaf community livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 10 June 2012 at 1:15 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 3:15 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4:15 p.m. EDT (Boston) / 20:15 GMT / 9:15 p.m. BST (London) / 10:15 p.m. CEST (Berlin).

Three actors sit around a table onstage.

When There's a Reason to Rewrite

Kirsten

Greenidge

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When There's a Reason to Rewrite

11 June 2012

Playwright Kirsten Greenidge reflects on her impulses to rewrite, and how she learned to stay connected to her work.

Friday Phone Call # 27

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Friday Phone Call # 27

Ilana Brownstein of the Playwrights' Commons Boston

17 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: Ilana Brownstein, founder of the Playwrights' Commons.