Process

Playwright Sharmon Hilfinger discusses how she developed Artic Requiem: The Story of Kivalina with composer Joan McMillen.

In the fourth installment of his series, Daniel Fine continues discussing how to integrate media into the rehearsal process.

Playwright Jeremy Gable discusses his process and the aftermath for creating his Twitter play The 15th Line.

Professor Erin Mee discusses her decision to re-tweet Jeremy Gable’s The 15th Line and the dramaturgical questions she has for the project.

Playwright José Casas discusses Rising Youth Theatre’s process for incorporating hip-hop in its upcoming project for theatre for young audiences.

Playwright Paul Heller describes his process for self-producing his current work in living rooms and nursing homes.

Puppet builder Matthew Laird discusses the joys and challenges of crafting puppets for live performance.

In the third installment of his media design series, Daniel Fine distinguishes effective ways to utilize media in the rehearsal room.

Solo puppet artist Marsian De Lellis discusses their inspiration and process for creating object/puppet theatre.

Scriptwriter and dramaturg Maggie Sulc reports on her participation in two convergences or pop-up residencies with Indy Convergence in Toronto and Indianapolis.

Author and playwright Catherine Barry reflects on her transition from writing novels to plays and gives advice for emerging author-playwrights.

Stephen Nunns shares his approach (or lack thereof) to pedagogy, which is often dynamic and performative.

The Lamplighter Productions collective describes their process for founding their company, and shares the lessons they’ve learned.

Laura Brueckner interviews playwright Idris Goodwin on 5 weeks 5 plays.

Lindsay Harris-Friel works through the process of creating a science fiction serial audio drama and highlights a few of the challenges that come when jumping into new media.

In the first of a series of posts exploring positive practices and principles for theatremakers, Phil Weaver-Stoesz writes about the value of listening in the process of creation.

Sound designer Toy Deiorio discusses the complicated, multi-faceted artistic process of sound design.

Liane Tomasetti explores what timing can mean for site-specific theatre, and how helpful a pilot performance was for her team to tackle some big issues.

Julie Rada digs into what we really mean when we talk about “safety” in a creative environment, and shares a list of agreements she has compiled to ensure it.

Anne Bogart’s address at the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Jennifer Johnson, of The Charlestown Working Theater, who has trained with Double Edge Theatre, interviews Stacy Klein, Founding Artistic Director of Double Edge about the evolution of Double Edge’s training method.

Lighting designer Megan Reilly outlines the process of designing for production with twelve possible iterations.