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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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On Devising in the Classroom
Podcast
On Devising in the Classroom
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Andy Paris, Emily K. Harrison
16 April 2024
A Speculative Love Performance in the Margins
Essay
A Speculative Love Performance in the Margins
by Yaşam Özlem Gülseven, Davit Khorbaladze
12 April 2024
On Teaching Work Ethic
Podcast
On Teaching Work Ethic
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Jennifer Blackmer, Marcus Lane
26 March 2024
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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
Video

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).

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).

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
Video

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.

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
Essay

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)

 

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.

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 29 May 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 29 May 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).

 

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 22 May 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 22 May 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)

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 15 May 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 15 May 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 statue and the Capitol building in Austin, Texas.
Hacking Theater In A Networked World
Essay

Hacking Theater In A Networked World

15 April 2013

Robert Matney writes about the various ways in which theater companies are adapting and thriving by incorporating technology into their practice.

Photo of Karen Malpede posing with two dogs.
Another Life and the Truth about Torture
Essay

Another Life and the Truth about Torture

25 February 2013

In this meditation, Karen Malpede offers an investigation of torture and how it can be imitated onstage.

Logo for The Next Thing.
Sharing Process
Essay

Sharing Process

UNIVERSES & Double Edge Theatre

23 February 2013

answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

February 20, 2013

Logo for The Next Thing.
Sharing Process
Essay

Sharing Process

New York City Players & Los Angeles Poverty Department

22 February 2013

New York City Players and Los Angeles Poverty Department answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

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Creative Process Sharing Workshops at the TNT Festival
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Creative Process Sharing Workshops at the TNT Festival

Wednesday 20 February to Friday 22 February 2013
Boston, MA, United States

The Next Thing (TNT) Festival in Boston presented three process sharing workshops livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Wednesday 20 February to Friday 22 February 2013.

Logo for Art Spot Productions.
Sharing Process
Essay

Sharing Process

The Debate Society & Mondo Bizarro

20 February 2013

Mondo Bizarro and ArtSpot Productions answer some questions about their process as part of The Next Thing Festival.

Two performers embrace each other with their foreheads touching.
Towards a Performance Ethics of Cohabitation?
Essay

Towards a Performance Ethics of Cohabitation?

18 February 2013

Brandon Woolf reflects on the cultural clashes and queer-antagonistic responses to the public performance of UtopiaTM by the ensemble of Shakespeare im Park Berlin in Görlitzer Park.

An actor kneels on a tilted chair with their other leg extended, which a second actor holds while two more actors watch.
LEAN IN
Essay

LEAN IN

Sojourn Theatre, Civic Practice & Catholic Charities USA

12 January 2013
Portrait of Deanna Downes.
Party People
Essay

Party People

A Revolution Not Yet Dead

27 December 2012

Deanna Downes on her experience assisting in the development of Party People, and the lessons she is carrying into her own work as a director.

Portrait of Morgan Gould.
Playwright/Director Relationships
Essay

Playwright/Director Relationships

“It's Not You, It’s Us”

19 December 2012

In this meditation, Morgan Gould advocates for a paradigm shift in which up-and-coming directors and playwrights work toward a more mutually beneficial relationship.

Three actors onstage.
Building Audience Into the Process
Essay

Building Audience Into the Process

17 December 2012

Lana Lesley shares insight on how Rude Mechs has creatively promoted audience engagement in their past productions.

An actor onstage.
Lessons from the Road
Essay

Lessons from the Road

7 Theaters, 17 Military Bases, 8 Hospitals, and 4 Conferences Later, How a Girl Fell in Love with Touring

15 October 2012

KJ Sanchez talks about taking her theatre comany on tour and what she learned along the way.

Logo for 13P.
The Finite Animal
Essay

The Finite Animal

13P's End Days

8 October 2012

Maria Goyanes on the conscious imploding of 13P, death, endings, choice and the lessons to be learned from the closing of a curtian.

Two men on a stage look at two people sitting in chairs in front of them.
Rural Theater in a Democracy
Essay

Rural Theater in a Democracy

1 October 2012

Dudley Cocke, the director of Roadside Theater, on Rural Theater, its specific gifts, and the necessity of its inclusion in American Theater.