To understand the impact of the 2025 Fornés Institute Symposium, one must look to both the events on the schedule and the space in-between and on the side—the conversations, reunions, sparks of mentorship. Carla Della Gatta details these various interwoven sites of connection and collaboration.
In March 2025, the Latinx Theatre Commons convened a daylong symposium to honor and explore the work of María Irene Fornés. Anna Dolores Novak shares how the day brought together long-time Fornés scholars and newcomers who joined together to cultivate her legacy via infinite transformation of her work.
In March 2025, the Latinx Theatre Commons convened a daylong symposium to honor and explore the work of María Irene Fornés. Benjamin Gillespie reflects on the day, which served as a reaffirmation of the community that continues to grow around Fornés’s influence, even after her passing.
Amelia Parenteau explores the most recent Seuls en Scène Festival, which took place in September 2020 on Zoom and had a programmatic mix of video recordings of live performance, “staged” readings, one making-of documentary, and a series of docutheatre work. / Amelia Parenteau explore la dernière édition du festival Seuls en Scène, qui a eu lieu en septembre 2020 sur Zoom et qui a présenté une programmation variée, avec des captations vidéo de performances, des lectures de pièces, un documentaire sur un processus de création et une série de docu-théâtres.
Amelia Parenteau explores the importance of the Seuls en Scène French Theater Festival in Princeton, New Jersey, and discuses the themes and productions at this year’s festival. / Amelia Parenteau explore l’importance du festival de théâtre français Seuls en Scène de Princeton, dans le New Jersey, et discute des thèmes et des productions du festival de cette année.
Rachael Carnes discusses organizing Playwrights Say Never Again to School Shootings, a new anthology of work on gun violence by nineteen playwrights with readings all over the United States.
Trevor Boffone, Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Georgina Escobar, and Lauren Villegas reflect on the Latinx Theatre Commons María Irene Fornés Symposium on 14 April 2018 in Princeton, New Jersey.
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.
Rachel Spencer Hewitt, PAAL founder, kicks off the parent advocacy in the arts series with an overview of the history of PAAL and a rationale for family-friendly practices in the theatre.
Uniting Worldwide Stages to Spread Awareness of Hate Crimes
17 August 2017
High school performing arts student Alyssa Sileo discusses how creating a theatre advocacy project based on The Laramie Project helped her unite communities in the face of adversity.
Rachel E. Diken on Aglio e Olio, a “kitchen theatre” piece written and performed by Meg Persichetti and produced and directed by Laura Gilkey in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Matt Błażejewski discusses the Me Too Monologues and its impact as a community-based theatre project that spreads awareness of mental health issues to college students.
The Nuts and Bolts of Offering Sensory-Friendly Experiences to Your Audience
29 September 2016
In this #IdentityWeek blog, Erica Nagel of the McCarter Theatre discusses how, and why, they’ve made Relaxed Performances part of their equity, diversity, and inclusion work.
John Dias, Artistic Director of Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey and playwright-in-residence Madeleine George discuss their participation in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s National Playwright Residency Program.
The McCarter Theatre Center and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts presented The Ground on Which We Stand: Diversity and Opportunity in American Theatre, Twenty Years after August Wilson’s Foundational Speech livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 18 April at 10:30 a.m. PDT-3 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 12:30 p.m. CDT-5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1:30 p.m. EDT-6 p.m. EDT (New York).
Playwright Matt Bardot responds to Michael Sommers’ Ropes review, while reflecting on his experience with race and identity in both the classroom and professional realm.
Ruth Zamoyta of New Jersey Theatre Alliance describes obstacles to theatre attendance faced by patrons with disabilities, and some programs in New Jersey that are working to overcome them.
Liane Tomasetti explores what timing can mean for site-specific theatre, and how helpful a pilot performance was for her team to tackle some big issues.
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and Passage Theatre present The 4th Annual New Jersey One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 19 January 2014 at 5 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. CST/ 8 p.m. EST.
Join New Jersey Emerging Arts Leaders for a full-day conference on creativity, innovation and sustainability livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 19 October 2013 at 7:30 a.m. PDT-2:30 p.m. PDT / 10:30 a.m. EDT-5:30 p.m. EDT. Join the conversation through Twitter at #njeal and #howlround or on Facebook.
