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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
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21 June 2016

Ramesh Meyyappan and Gavin Glover discuss their wordless adaptation of Madame Butterfly, replete with kites and puppets, and their hopes for hyphenate theatremakers.

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16 June 2016

Marcina Zaccaria discusses Rolando Sanz’s role in producing and presenting the opera I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk by Andrew Lippa.

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15 June 2016

Amy Brady interviews Shaun Neblett about hip-hop inspired theatre, Black Lives Matter, and getting young audiences excited about theatre.

Video
Sunday 12 June 2016
New York, NY, United States

La MaMa in New York City presented Cherchez La Femme: the musical—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Sunday 12 June at 9 p.m. BST (London) / 20:00 GMT / 4 p.m. EDT (New York) / 3 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles). Share your thoughts on Twitter @LaMaMaETC@HowlRoundTV and use hashtag #howlround.

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Furthering the Conversation about Blackbird

11 June 2016

Judith Jerome discusses the recent Broadway production of Blackbird by David Harrower.

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9 June 2016

Sara Zweig on The Robber Bridegroom with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert Waldman at The Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City.

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Wednesday 8 June 2016
Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Brick in Brooklyn, New York presented a panel discussion Trans in the Indie Theatre Scene livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Wednesday 8 June at 2 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 4 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5 p.m. EDT (New York) / 21:00 GMT / 10 p.m. BST (London). Share your thoughts on Twitter with hashtags #transfest and #howlround.

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Part One

6 June 2016

In the kick-off to this new series, Christopher Diercksen, Artistic Director of Team Awesome Robot, share’s the company’s process for producing their second show. 

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Real American Musicals or Concerts with Benefits?

2 June 2016

Jonathan Mandell on the recent spate of sung through musicals, including HadestownThe Total BentEvening 1910, and Hamilton.

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Reflecting on Hyena

26 May 2016

Actress/Playwright Romana Soutus shares her process and experience performing her solo show Hyena.

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Rising Circle’s This Time

26 May 2016

Sarah Matusek on the New York City production of This Time by Sevan K. Greene, adapted from the memoir Not So Long Ago by Amal Meguid, directed by Kareem Fahmy.

Video
Wednesday 25 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Kris Verdonck Artist Talk: Listen to the Bloody Machine—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 25 May at 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter use #HowlRound.

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Diana Oh

25 May 2016

Corey Ruzicano interviews performance artist Diana Oh, the first in a series of interviews with artists and the battles they chose to fight.

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Celebrating the Beginnings of a Historic Women’s Theatre

24 May 2016

Playwright Kathleen Warnock reports on WOW Café Theatre’s reunion and book launch for Memories of the Revolution, which chronicles the first ten years of WOW Café.

Video
Monday 23 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented DANCE New York Performed Manifestos—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 23 May at 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter use #HowlRound.

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23 May 2016

The 2016 Middle East America Convening May 18–19, 2016 at The Lark.

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Towards A New Stagecraft for Nostalgia

17 May 2016

Jess Barbagallo on Tragedy of Spades by Liza Birkenmeier, directed by Katherine Brook at University Settlement in New York City.

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Saturday 14 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

La MaMa in New York City presented the Holly Woodlawn Memorial livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 14 May at 10:30 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 12:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 17:30 GMT / 6:30 p.m. BST (London) / 19:30 CEST (Berlin). Share your thoughts on Twitter with #howlround and follow @LaMaMaETC and @HowlRoundTV.

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13 May 2016

Professor Patricia Herrera writes about teaching Hamilton through the lens of American democracy.

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12 May 2016

Jonathan Mandell explores the gender politics of Broadway offerings such as American PsychoWaitressEclipsedThe Color Purple, and more.

Video
Monday 9 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir—the winner of this year’s Edwin Booth Award—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 9 May at 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter use #HowlRound.

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A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 9 May 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 9 May 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).

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Anne Washburn

8 May 2016

Todd London on playwright Anne Washburn on winning the Herb Alpert Award for Theatre.

Video
Monday 2 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Asian American Arts Alliance, Asian American Performers’ Action Coalition (AAPAC), Theatre Communications Group, and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts in association with Fordham University Theatre Program and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center presented Beyond Orientalism: The Forum livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 2 May from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT (New York) / 6 p.m.-9 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4 p.m.-7 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 23:00 GMT (Monday, May 2)-02:00 GMT (Tuesday, May 3).

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Monday 2 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Cultural Advocacy & Policy in NYC: A Forum livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 2 May at 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter use #HowlRound

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