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Texas Playwright Kirk Lynn in New York

22 April 2014

Jonathan Mandell overviews five eclectic works by Texas playwright Kirk Lynn.

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Wednesday 16 April 2014 
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 Wednesday 16 April 2014 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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Mallory Catlett’s This Was The End

10 April 2014

Bertie Ferdman reviews Mallory Catlett's adaption of Uncle Vanya featuring actors in their sixties and seventies.

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A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 9 April 2014
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 Wednesday 9 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).

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Tuesday 8 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America in association with Harvardwood presented a conversation with author Soman Chainani livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 8 April at 3:30 p.m. PDT/ 5:30 p.m. CDT/ 6:30 p.m. EDT/ 11:30 p.m. BST.

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An Interview with Christopher Andrew Loar

8 April 2014

Bess Rowen interviews Christopher Andrew Loar of the New York Neo-Futurists, creator/director of The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill.

Two actors fight on stage in a boxing ring in Rocky.
Essay
3 April 2014

Jonathan Mandell looks at reocurring devices and techniques of spectacle in Broadway productions.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
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A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 2 April 2014
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 Wednesday 2 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).

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Video
Wednesday 2 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) (Dominic D’Andrea, Producing Artistic Director) and Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) presented the 8th Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 2 April 2014.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
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A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 26 March 2014
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 Wednesday 26 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).

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Thursday 21 March 2013
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America presents the next event in their new DG Conservatory series moderated by Tony-winning composer and Guild Council member, Stephen Flaherty, Technology for the Composer 2, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 21 March 2013 at 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 22:00-23:30 GMT (London).

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Essay
18 March 2014

W.M. Akers looks at David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a bio-play about the life and career of Bruce Lee

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Monday 17 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

Playwrights Horizons presented the panel discussion On Kisses and Chemistry: A Discourse on Stage Kiss featuring Stage Kiss playwright Sarah Ruhl, actor Hamish Linklater, psychologist/expert on couples & sexuality Esther Perel, and actress Kathleen Chalfant, moderated by psychiatrist Tony Charuvastra, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 17 March at 3:30 p.m. PST/ 5:30 p.m. CST/ 6:30 p.m. EST/ 22:30 GMT. To submit questions for ending Q&A and participate in online conversation, follow @PHnyc and use hashtag #stagekisspanel.

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Sunday 16 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York presented a performance of Bum Phillips All-American Opera by Monk Parrots livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 11:30 a.m. PDT/ 1:30 p.m. CDT/ 2:30 p.m. EDT/ 18:30 GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround.

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Monday 13 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Foundry Theatre in New York presents Radical Imagination: A Conversation with Robin Kelley & Taylor Mac livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 13 March at 4 p.m. PDT/ 6 p.m. CDT/ 7 p.m. EDT/ 11 p.m. GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @FoundryTheatre for online conversation.

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Saturday 8 March 2014
New York City, NY, United States

The Public Theater & British Council presented The Artists Exchange featuring Tarell Alvin McCraney and Kwame Kwei-Armah livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 8 March at 9 a.m. PST/ 11 a.m. CST/ 12 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. GMT. Follow the conversation on Twitter, and send in your questions using #artistexchange.

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How to Be Small

7 March 2014

People kept telling me, "There are no small parts, only small actors" and "small roles can steal the show." And the more I heard it the more I convinced myself I was doing something wrong.

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The Past and the Present

6 March 2014

Theater is always a place for community. Often, a festival can provide a rigorous forum to investigate issues surrounding community. What is the need for stories? What is collective storytelling? How do we appreciate the role that performance plays in our ever-changing, cultural landscape? How is the moment created and for whom? How do we define a cultural landscape that includes forms, images, and ideas? Do ideas and images succumb to the whims of the moment or do they persist over time?

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Essay
6 March 2014

Jonathan Mandell looks at New Brooklyn Theatre's production of The Death of Bessie Smith, and the ways theatre sparks political change.

Video
Wednesday 26 February 2014
New York, NY, United States

Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area hosted a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what most effectively links audiences, generative artists and the theaters who produce them livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv. The third of six discussions was in New York on Wednesday 26 February at 11 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 1 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 2 p.m. EST (New York City).

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26 February 2014

The question from TEDxBroadway 2014: How do you make the magic of theatre?

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Tuesday 25 February 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America with Harvardwood presented a conversation with André Bishop, Producing Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater in New York City livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 25 February at 3:30 p.m. PST/ 5:30 p.m. CST/ 6:30 p.m. EST/ 23:30 GMT.

Essay
23 February 2014

P. Carl interviews Director Lear deBessonet on her influences, inspirations, and current work.

A scene from JDX - a public enemy.
Essay
18 February 2014

Bertie Ferdman recounts productions from the 2014 UTR and COIL Festivals.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
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A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 12 February 2014
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 Wednesday 12 February 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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