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Playwrights Panel at the 2024 Pacific Playwrights Festival 
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Playwrights Panel at the 2024 Pacific Playwrights Festival 
Presented by South Coast Repertory
Sunday 5 May 2024
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
A Playwriting Masterclass
Monday 20 May 2024
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work
A Playwriting Masterclass
Monday 13 May 2024
The Productions That Never Were
Essay

The Productions That Never Were

30 July 2013

Adam Szymkowicz writes of the frustrating mystery confounding many playwrights: why do their productions continue to fall through?

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The Theater of the Furrowed Brow
Essay

The Theater of the Furrowed Brow

28 July 2013

Norman Allen shares insight into writing a play about Isadora Duncan's life in Bolshevik Russia through the eyes of her adopted daughter Irma.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 26 June 2013
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 June 2013 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).

 

Playwrights’ Roundtable: Mapping Your Career, Taking Action at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival
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Playwrights’ Roundtable: Mapping Your Career, Taking Action at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Sunday 21 July a2013
San Francisco, CA, United States

The Playwrights Foundation's Bay Area Playwrights Festival, San Francisco presented Playwrights’ Roundtable: Mapping Your Career, Taking Action livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 21 July at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 12 p.m. CDT (New Orleans) / 1 p.m. EDT (Boston) / 17:00 GMT.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 17 July 2013
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 17 July 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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The Mad Dash: A Theatrical Endeavor in 24 Hours at Fresh Ink Theatre and Interim Writers
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The Mad Dash: A Theatrical Endeavor in 24 Hours at Fresh Ink Theatre and Interim Writers

Saturday 13 July 2013
Boston, MA, United States

Fresh Ink Theatre and Interim Writers presented The Mad Dash: A Theatrical Endeavor in 24 Hours, bringing together the Boston theater community to write, rehearse, and mount an evening of new plays in just 24 hours, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 13 July at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 8 p.m. EDT (Boston).

Still from Cooking Oil.
Citizenship as Listening
Essay

Citizenship as Listening

Cooking Oil in Kampala, Kigali, and Los Angeles

14 July 2013

Emily Mendelsohn shares insight into her experience directing Cooking Oil written by Deborah Asiimwe in Uganda.

Photo from a production of Passion Play.
Encounters with Grace
Essay

Encounters with Grace

Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play in Toronto's East End

11 July 2013

The Canadian premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, which probes faith, brought together a group of strangers for an immersive four hour play resulting in the possible confirmation of faith in community.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

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

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 10 July 2013
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 10 July 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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Developmental Reading of Andrew Kramer's new play Crying for Lions at Panglossian Productions
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Developmental Reading of Andrew Kramer's new play Crying for Lions at Panglossian Productions

Sunday 7 July 2013
Williamsburg, VA, United States

 

Panglossian Productions in Williamsburg, Virginia presented their next Plays in Progress program with an in-person and online developmental reading of Andrew Kramer‘s new play Crying for Lions, hosted by The New Town Art Gallery livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 7 July 2013 at 10 a.m. CDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 15:00 GMT.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work livestreamed from The Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work livestreamed from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 3 July 2013
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 3 July 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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Resident Playwrights Admissions Town Hall Meeting at New Dramatists
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Resident Playwrights Admissions Town Hall Meeting at New Dramatists

Tuesday 2 July 2013
New York, NY, United States

New Dramatists in New York City presented Resident Playwrights Admissions Town Hall Meeting livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 2 July 2013 at 1 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 3 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 4 p.m. EDT (New York).

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Interview with Vicki Stroich, President of LMDA
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Interview with Vicki Stroich, President of LMDA

28 June 2013

Jeremy Stoller interviews Vicki Strioch, President of LMDA.

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Second Generation (2g) Showcases New Season & Commissioned Writers at Joe's Pub
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Second Generation (2g) Showcases New Season & Commissioned Writers at Joe's Pub

Monday 24 June 2013
New York, NY, United States

2g presents Sixteen Going on Seventeen at Joe’s Pub celebrating the 2012-13 season and introducing its commissioned writers, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 June 2013 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York).

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CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights at the City Theatre
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CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights at the City Theatre

Thursday 20 June to Saturday 22 June 2013.
Miami, FL, United States

City Theatre in Miami, Florida hosted CityWrights 2013—CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 20 June to Saturday 22 June 2013.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

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

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 19 June 2013
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 19 June 2013 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 still from a production of A Murder of Crows.
Finding the Y; Ideation on Directing in A Murder of Crows in Real Time Theater
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Finding the Y; Ideation on Directing in A Murder of Crows in Real Time Theater

19 June 2013

Natasha Lee Martin reached out to the playwright, Mac Wellman, in a series of interviews to get his take on re-envisioning and modernizing his play A Murder of Crows through the use of interactive design technology.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work at the Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work at the Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday, June 12 2013
New York, NY, United States

You’re invited to join Suzan-Lori Parks from the lobby of The Public Theater forWatch Me Work which will be livestreaming for the global, peer-produced, open-source HowlRound TV project.

The eleventh performance in this series happens on Wednesday, June 12 at 2pm PDT (San Francisco) / 4pm CDT (Austin) / 5pm EDT (New York) / 21:00 GMT / 10pm BST (London). View a conversion into your local time.

A play formatting template.
Shaping the Conversation
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Shaping the Conversation

Script Formatting and Twitter

9 June 2013

Lisa Leaverton reflects on facilitating a Twitter conversation on the effects of script formatting within the theatre industry.

Portrait of Carlos Murillo.
Interview with Carlos Murillo
Essay

Interview with Carlos Murillo

7 June 2013

Anne García-Romero and Alice Tuan interview Carlos Murillo about his exploration of art and playwriting. Murillo questions how storytelling and technology will merge together.

Interview with Brooke Berman
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Interview with Brooke Berman

6 June 2013

Anne García-Romero and Alice Tuan interview Brooke Berman to find that academia helped Berman find the backbone to advocate for her work.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work livestreamed from The Public Theater
Video

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

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 5 June 2013
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 5 June 2013 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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On Teaching as Creative Practice
Essay

On Teaching as Creative Practice

5 June 2013

Deborah Stein talks teaching as a creative process and shares a self-created exercise purposed to inspire collaboration among her students.

Portrait of Kristina Wong.
Interview with Kristina Wong
Essay

Interview with Kristina Wong

4 June 2013

Anne García-Romero and Alice Tuan interview Kristina Wong about her “trial by fire” playwriting. Wong’s passionate about theatre that cannot be matched by a camera.

Portrait of Daniel Alexander Jones.
Interview with Daniel Alexander Jones
Essay

Interview with Daniel Alexander Jones

3 June 2013

Daniel Alexander Jones discusses the art of learning from mentors and value of learning the craft of playwriting.