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Essay
Black Survival and Cyclical Fate in Hang Time
by Ciaran Short
4 June 2026
Essay
Arts Curators Reaching Back, Carrying Forward
by Martine Dennewald
7 May 2026
Essay
A Sojourner Speaks
by Daniel Alexander Jones
6 May 2026
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A Ten Toes Theater Collective Project Presented with HERE's Inaugurate Care

Wednesday 22 January 2025
New York City

Gross! explores the beauty and cruelty of nature and the ways we struggle to be seen and understood, ultimately asking what parts of ourselves we’re willing to sacrifice for love. Ten Toes Theater Collective is a collaborative group of trans theatre artists producing community events through new play readings.

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Milo Rau directs readings of Elfriede Jelinek’s new play,  translated by Gitta Honegger

Monday 20 January 2025
New York City and Mossul

Democracy is in  a serious crisis  and people are confused. Elfriede Jelinek responded to Donald Trump’s second election victory with an important text:  Endsieg, a grim sequel to  Am Königsweg / The Burgher King, her play about the United States election eight years ago. Parallel readings in German and English.

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Essay
14 January 2025

Sandbox-style immersive theatre productions like Sleep No More and Life and Trust present unique challenges to providing accessibility measures for audience members, but it is possible and necessary to prioritize access in these spaces. Allie Marotta assesses current access practices in these productions and recommends targeted improvements.

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With Speakers Kamilah Forbes (Apollo Theater), Mei Ann Teo (Ping Chong and Company), and Dorcy Rugamba (Rwanda Arts Initiative)

Thursday 9 January 2025
New York City

Free and open to the public, this dynamic gathering brought together global arts leaders, cultural innovators, and a vibrant community of over 350 professionals to explore bold visions for strengthening the live and performing arts field.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 6 January 2025
New York City

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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A Showcase of Diverse Artists and Organizations with Projects that Foreground Migrant Narratives

Monday 16 December 2024
New York City

The Segal will be marking International Migrants Day by showcasing the work of a diverse group of artists and organizations with projects that foreground migrant narratives. The work will highlight the essential role migrants play in the creation of culture. This event is presented in collaboration with the United Nations Network on Migration. 

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 16 December 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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A Celebration of the Publication of the Final Issue of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art and its Co-Founder and Editor Bonnie Marranca

Monday 9 December 2024
New York City

For more than four decades, PAJ has explored innovative works in theatre, performance art, dance, video, writing, technology, sound, and music through wide-ranging cultural dialogue and historical context.  To honor the important contributions of PAJ, the Segal Center hosted conversation with Bonnie Marranca and Segal Center’s director Frank Hentschker.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 9 December 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 2 December 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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A Reading and Conversation Followed By a Solo Performance of Adkins' Work

Monday 2 December 2024
New York City

A reading of The People Before the Park followed by a discussion of the play and a conversation with Keith Josef Adkins. To close, Adkins performs his solo piece The Heat Will Kill Everything.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 25 November 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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Early-Career and Experienced Producers Currently Navigating New York City Theatre and Performance

Monday 25 November 2024
New York City

Sharing their own experiences with bringing innovative projects to audiences, our panelists discuss the different ways in which independent theatre artists and ensembles can have their work presented across the city.

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Conversations about Disability Equity and Space Resources in New York Theatre

Wednesday 20 November 2024
New York City

Exploring actionable solutions for breaking down barriers and transforming theatre practices for disability equity, and an enlightening discussion that delves into the strategic decisions behind space management in our field.

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Readings of Excerpts of Hansol Jung's Work and a Conversation With the Playwright

Monday 18 November 2024
New York City

An evening with South Korean playwright Hansol Jung. Exploring themes related to displacement, identity, family (among others), her plays traverse geographical and psychological landscapes.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 18 November 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

A group of performers with plants on their heads perform onstage.
Essay
18 November 2024

How do you insist on hope in the face of crisis? Can Miami restructure itself to avoid climate peril? And what might anti-Zionist Jewish theatre look like? Playwright Talia Rodriguez considers these questions and more in this essay on her play Pitbull’s Party at the End.  
 

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Essay
13 November 2024

Access dramaturgy is a practice of integrating access creatively and collaboratively in performance from the earliest moments of the creative process. Access dramaturg Alison Kopit, in collaboration with Ann Marie Dorr and Maggie Bridger, introduces the transformative practice of access dramaturgy as implemented in Radiate and Dark Disabled Stories.

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A Conversation with Winners of the Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism, Christian Lewis and Gloria Oladipo

Saturday 9 November 2024
New York City

An enlightening conversation about the state of theater, navigating careers in arts journalism, their pathways to the arts, the importance of fresh perspectives, and more.

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A Panel Discussion 

Tuesday 5 November 2024
New York City

The musical 1989 became a runaway hit in Poland when it premiered in 2022. Inspired by Hamilton, the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre and the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków revisited Poland’s Solidarity movement through a mixture of hip-hop, rap, and pop.

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Video
Friday 1 November 2024
New York City

In celebration of contemporary spoken-word performance by women and nonbinary artists, join us for an evening of short performances by established and emerging poets. The performances will be followed by a thoughtful discussion about the form's history and contemporary practice. A reception to follow.

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A Day of Readings, Panels, and Workshops That Explore Theatre That Uplifts and Performs Democracy

Thursday 31 October 2024
New York City

The organizing principle of the festival is that both theatre and democracy depend on dialogue to function. This festival hopes to remind theatre practitioners and theatregoers that our participation in this medium can be foundational practice to a more robust democracy.

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A Space for Artists to Share and Discover Emerging Practices in Form, Craft, and Technology

Thursday 17 October to Saturday 19 October 2024
New York City

Three conversations about the state of theatre in 2024.

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Essay
16 October 2024

UP UNTIL NOW: midair for some time used film, sensory storytelling, American Sign Language dance theatre, and music performance to create an inclusive new world. Carmen! shares what it was like to be enveloped into this theatrical experience.

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A Playwriting Masterclass

Monday 7 October 2024
New York

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

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