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Process

Content in this section dives into the work of making art. Whether you’re interested in creating digital work, writing a new play, blending performance and activism, or anything else specific to process, this is the place for that.

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Meeting at the Corner of Chaos and Divine
by JD Stokely
9 June 2026
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Vampires, Cowboys, and Sapphic Camp with 11th Hour Productions
by Nicolas Shannon Savard, Ciara Hannon, Saylor Lake
2 June 2026
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Facilitative Directing Centers the Art
by Kimberly Senior
1 June 2026
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Arnulfo Maldonado

11 March 2016

In this installment, Scenic and Costume Designer Arnulfo Maldonado discusses his process and working relationship with Director Ken Rus Schmoll.

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Finding Freedom in The Moment

10 March 2016

David Dudley on The Goodman Theatre production of José Rivera’s Another Word for Beauty, directed by Steve Cosson in Chicago, Illinois.

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Introduction

10 March 2016

In this first installment, Daniel Dvorkin and Shana Johnson of Two Lights Theatre Company introduce Art Forms in Flux, a creative process influenced by the Fluxus movement.

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the Theatrical Balancing Act of Documentary Playmaking

9 March 2016

Melissa Bergstrom and Kate Marple share their process of creating the documentary theatre piece Big Work.

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The Bold Vision Behind Oracle Theatre’s The Hairy Ape

8 March 2016

Andrew Bailes interviews director Monty Cole about his all-male, all-black production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape in Chicago, Illinois.

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A Writer’s Journey from Film to Stage

5 March 2016

Rikki Elizabeth Stinnette shares her experience of writing The Screenwriters for both film and the stage.

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27 February 2016

Playwright Andrea Lepcio shares her experiences writing two different non-fiction scripts and offers advice for the process. 

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26 February 2016

Playwright MJ Halberstadt writes about different ways playwrights can address diverse representation in their scripts.

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Returns, Love, and Ovid’s Lessons of Change

21 February 2016

Playwright Damon Falke discusses his play Laura, or Scenes from a Common World and how “Apollo and Daphne” from Ovid’s Metamorphoses inspired his work.

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10 February 2016

Award-winning actor and monologuist Eric Bogosian discusses how a monologue is created: from conceptualization, to free-form vocal improv, to writing, and performance.

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3 February 2016

Paul Zimet on the intersection of his volunteer work as a mediator in Manhattan and Brooklyn civil and criminal courts and theatre.

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1 February 2016

In this installment, Hannah Nielsen-Jones shares her process for stage managing OjO in Pittsburgh and San Diego.

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Story to Song Twinterview

30 January 2016

Lauren Alexander interviews twins Shirley and Aaron Sertosky about their experience working together in Theater J’s production of Stars of David: Story to Song.

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26 January 2016

Andrew Bailes reviews Theater Oobleck’s production of There Is a Happiness That Morning Is by Mickle Maher.

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22 January 2016

In this installment, Dan Fine discusses his background in directing and offers suggestions for directors working with media designers.

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Writing for Immersive and Site-Informed Experiences

20 January 2016

In this installment, Gab Cody discusses her writing process for both iterations of OjO in Pittsburgh and San Diego.

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A Definition

18 January 2016

In the second installment, Ronee Penoi defines her role as a Creative Producer and shares lessons she’s learned in her process.

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Pablo Santiago

15 January 2016

In the first bilingual installment of the series, Tara Houston profiles Lighting Designer Pablo Santiago about his inspiration and process.

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19 December 2015

In this third installment, Sam Turich discusses the question of identity and its relationship to audiences in Pittsburgh and San Diego.

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18 December 2015

Lynn Mullin interviews playwright Arthur Keyser about his journey to playwriting and his process.

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Transforming a One Act to a Ten-Minute Play

10 December 2015

Playwright Jas Faulkner discusses her experience shaping her one-act into a ten-minute play for a playwriting competition.

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Entering the Unknown, and Fostering the Conditions for Creativity in the Theatre

7 December 2015

Ben Yalom kicks off his series on ensemble theatre with this discussion of the differences between traditional and collaborative creative approaches to theatre.

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28 November 2015

Artistic Director Bill English discusses the ephemeral, yet perpetual process theatre artists experience while working on productions.

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25 November 2015

Playwright Luis Alfaro on mental health, his playwriting process, and Vicodin.

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20 November 2015

Critic Fabiana Cabral advocates the need for more accessible training for writing theatre criticism.

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