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Black Survival and Cyclical Fate in Hang Time
by Ciaran Short
4 June 2026
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Arts Curators Reaching Back, Carrying Forward
by Martine Dennewald
7 May 2026
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A Sojourner Speaks
by Daniel Alexander Jones
6 May 2026
Video

A playwriting masterclass

Monday 28 November 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 28 November at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Collage of theatre artists gathering and speaking at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening.
Essay
28 November 2016

The Café Onda Editorial Board and New York City theatremakers talk about the Big Apple’s landscape of Latina/o/x theatre, in anticipation of the Latinx Theatre Commons’ New York City Regional Convening.

Essay

My Old Man (and Other Stories)

26 November 2016

Jess Barbagallo and Chris Giarmo discuss design questions for Jess’s play My Old Man (and Other Stories) and the recently increased interest in trans artists.

Essay
22 November 2016

Sound designer Victoria Deiorio reflects on her experience of Complicite’s The Encounter and its ingenious use of sound. 

Video
Monday 21 November 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented a conversation about Pig Iron Theatre Company livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV at howlround.tv Monday 21 November at 6:30pm EST (New York) / 3:30pm PST (Los Angeles) / 5:30pm CST (Chicago) / 10:30pm GMT/UTC (London). Share your thoughts in Twitter with #howlround, and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Video

A playwriting masterclass

Monday 21 November 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 21 November at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Podcast

Staging a Medieval Play in the 21st Century with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes

21 November 2016

Michael Lueger talks with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes about why medieval theatre is more relevant than ever. 

Essay

The WP Lab

20 November 2016

Five of the women producers from the 2014–2016 WP Lab report on producing the Pipeline Festival in partnership with a Lab playwright/director/producer team.

Essay

Underground Railroad Game and the Resurgence of the History Play

17 November 2016

Rosa Schneider reflects on history plays, history, and pedagogy in Undergound Railroad Game created by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard with Lightning Rod Special playing at Ars Nova in New York City.

Video
Wednesday 16 November 2016
New York, NY, United States

The New York City Cultural Agenda Fund presented the convening Cultural and Racial Equity in Practice: Current Policy and Research and the Future of New York City livestreamed on the global, commons based peer produced HowlRound TV at howlround.tv Wednesday 16 November at 3:00 p.m. EST (New York) / 12:00 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 2:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 20:00 GMT/UTC (London). Share your thoughts in Twitter with #culturalequity and #CreateNYC and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Essay

Shuffle Along, Revivals, and Reconstructing the Theatrical Past

16 November 2016

Alison Durkee considers the preservation of the theatrical past in a number of ‘reconstructed’ performances or resurrections of ‘lost’ works, such the 2016 production of Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.

Essay
16 November 2016

In this second installment, Daphnie Sicre closes her discussion on theatres that offer free, or discounted tickets to college students, and offers creative ways to engage these students.

Podcast

Music Theory and Musicals with Adam Roberts

15 November 2016

Michael Lueger talks with Adam Roberts about using music theory to better understand the nuances of musical theatre.

Video

A playwriting masterclass

Monday 14 November 2016
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 14 November at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Essay
12 November 2016

Joel Fishbane examines the politics and patriotism of two hit musicals that deal with early American history.

Essay

A Conversation with John Doyle

10 November 2016

Donald Sanborn talks with director John Doyle about the differences between musical theatre and opera, and the power of seeing actors play instruments on stage.

Essay

Anna Deavere Smith’s Notes from the Field

8 November 2016

Jonathan Mandell reviews Anna Deavere Smith’s latest solo performance piece, which presents seventeen real-life characters to establish a connection between school failure, the prison system, and police killings.

Video

A playwriting masterclass

Monday 7 November 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 7 November at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Video
Monday 31 October 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented the panel discussion Theatre & Performance in 1970s NYC: Hillary Miller’s Drop Dead livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV at howlround.tv Monday 31 October at 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10:30 p.m. GMT/UTC (London) / 23:30 CET (Berlin). Share your thoughts in Twitter with #howlround, and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Essay
27 October 2016

In this first installment, Daphnie Sicre begins her discussion on theatres and programs that offer free, or discounted tickets to college students.

Essay
25 October 2016

Matt Opatrny writes about ensemble company Blessed Unrest and the lack of affordable space for small companies in New York City.

Video

A playwriting masterclass

Monday 24 October 2016
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 October at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Video
Monday 24 October 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Marie Chauvet/Haiti: Chauvet's Theatres of Revolt, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 4:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5:00 p.m. EDT (New York).  Share your thoughts on Twitter and Instagram with #howlround.

Essay

Rachel Bonds

21 October 2016

Rachel Bonds writes about her residency at Ars Nova.

Essay

Chisa Hutchinson

21 October 2016

Chisa Hutchinson writes about her residency at Second Stage.

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