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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
A Playwriting Masterclass
Monday 22 April 2024
New York
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
Video
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
A Playwriting Masterclass
Monday 15 April 2024
New York
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
Video
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
A Playwriting Masterclass
Monday 1 April 2024
New York
Dissertation Defense: Jessica Litwak’s My Heart Is in the East
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Dissertation Defense: Jessica Litwak’s My Heart Is in the East

Exploring Theater as a Vehicle For Change, Inspired by the Poetic Performances of Ancient Andalusia

Saturday 9 May 2015 
New York, NY, United States

CultureHub presented Jessica Litwak’s dissertation defense My Heart Is in the East: Exploring Theater as a Vehicle For Change, Inspired by the Poetic Performances of Ancient Andalusia livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 9 May at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 11 a.m. MDT (Albuquerque) / 12 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York) / 17:00 GMT / 6 p.m. BST (London) / 7 p.m. CEST (Seville). In Twitter use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV.

Should Torture Taste So Good? Belarus Free Theatre’s Trash Cuisine
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Should Torture Taste So Good? Belarus Free Theatre’s Trash Cuisine

7 May 2015

Jonathan Mandell on Belarus Free Theatre's Trash Cuisine, playing through May 17 at La Mama ETC in New York City.

Contracts 101: Fair Use & the Dramatist at Dramatists Guild of America
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Contracts 101: Fair Use & the Dramatist at Dramatists Guild of America

Tuesday 5 May 2015 
New York, NY, United States

Dramatists Guild of America presented Contracts 101: Fair Use & the Dramatist livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 5 May at 2:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 3:30 p.m. MDT (Albuquerque) / 4:30 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 5:30 p.m. EDT (New York). To participate on Twitter, use hashtag #howlround and direct your questions to @DramatistsGuild. Additionally, follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 4 May 2015
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 4 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).

History Matters/Back to the Future's Judith Barlow Prize Award Presentation & Play Reading
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History Matters/Back to the Future's Judith Barlow Prize Award Presentation & Play Reading

Sunday 3 May 2015
New York City, NY, United States

History Matters/Back to the Future's Judith Barlow Prize Award Presentation & Play Reading livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 3 May at 3 p.m. EDT (New York) / 2 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 12 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 19:00 GMT (London). To participate on Twitter, use hashtag #JudithBarlowPrize and direct your questions to @History2Future. Additionally, follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Aerial Dancing with Karen A. Fuhrman
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Aerial Dancing with Karen A. Fuhrman

30 April 2015

The author explores theatre and aerial dancing through the work of Karen A. Fuhrman's company, Grounded Aerial. 

Panel: Diversity in Musical Theatre Writing: Behind the Music*al and Dramatists Guild Conservatory
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Panel: Diversity in Musical Theatre Writing: Behind the Music*al and Dramatists Guild Conservatory

Tuesday 28 April 2015
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild and Behind the Music-al hosted an important conversation about the state of composing in New York: Diversity in Musical Theatre Writing, livestreamed on HowlRound TV on Tuesday 28 April at 6 p.m. EDT (New York) / 5 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 3 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 22:00 GMT. To participate on Twitter, use hashtag #howlround and direct your questions to @DramatistsGuild. Additionally, follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

From Crisis to Creation in New York City
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From Crisis to Creation in New York City

Time to Buy In

28 April 2015

Brad Burgess reflects on artists working with service organizations, and how important it is for artists to come together to face economic challenges.

Developmental Through Lines
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Developmental Through Lines

O’Neill, The Nether, and Bright Half Life

28 April 2015

The author ruminates on two plays that recently concluded Off Broadway runs and their early development at the O’Neill Playwrights Conference. 

Performance of Magical Negro Speaks by Jamil Ellis
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Performance of Magical Negro Speaks by Jamil Ellis

Monday 27 April 2015
New York, NY, United States

A performance of Magical Negro Speaks by Jamil Ellis livestreamed from CultureHub in New York on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 27 April at 7 p.m. EDT (New York) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 23:00 GMT.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 27 April 2015
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 27 April 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)

 

Where Is The Hope?
Essay

Where Is The Hope?

23 April 2015

Jeremy Pickard of Superhero Clubhouse searches for hope and asks impossible questions as he creates nine Planet Plays, which examine the world in the context of climate change.

Technicolor Broadway
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Technicolor Broadway

On The Town, Gigi, and An American in Paris

23 April 2015

The author on three musicals that have opened on Broadway this season, all descended from movie musicals that the MGM movie studio made in the Technicolor era. 

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 20 April 2015
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 20 April 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).

A Call for Solidarity: A Real-Time Networked Performance Linking Hawaii, Alaska, and NYC
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A Call for Solidarity: A Real-Time Networked Performance Linking Hawaii, Alaska, and NYC

Wednesday 15 April 2015
Alaska, Hawaii, & New York City; United States

A Call for Solidarity—a real-time networked performance linking Hawaii, Alaska, and New York City—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 15 April at 8 p.m. EDT (New York) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 4 p.m. AKDT (Alaska) / 2 p.m. HAST (Hawaii).

How To Maybe Be a Generative Artist
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How To Maybe Be a Generative Artist

16 April 2015

Jody Christopherson shares the piece she has been devising about Clove Galilee—what it was like for her to grow up around Mabou Mines, and the legacy of women generating work.

On Richard Maxwell & the Rupture of Real
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On Richard Maxwell & the Rupture of Real

14 April 2015

The author on The Kitchen's production of The Evening by Richard Maxwell. 

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 13 April 2015
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 13 April 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).

I Fall in Love All the Time
Essay

I Fall in Love All the Time

9 April 2015

The author shares her thoughts on Gideon Irving and the Foundry Theatre’s Living Here: a map of songs.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 6 April 2015.
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 6 April 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).

 

Casting a Non-Autistic Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway
Essay

Casting a Non-Autistic Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway

4 April 2015

Is it appropriate for a non-autistic to play the part of an autistic? 

365 Women a Year Project for World Theatre Day 2015
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365 Women a Year Project for World Theatre Day 2015

Friday 27 March 2015
New York City, NY, United States

The New International Theatre Experience (NITE) presents a program of talks, readings, and presentations to celebrate World Theatre Day 2015 livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 27 March.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon
Essay

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon

26 March 2015

The author explores playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins adaptation of The Octoroon, called An Octoroon, and its depiction of race and gender onstage. 

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass.

Monday 23 March 2015
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 23 March 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).

Beyond Cliché
Essay

Beyond Cliché

Dramatizing Our American Identity

22 March 2015

Pregones Theater and Roadside Theater review their twenty-one-year artistic collaboration and their upcoming Off-Broadway production of BETSY!.