Process

Theatre Tech Talks: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and Biomedia in Theatre, is a podcast hosted by Tjaša Ferme, exploring new forms of theatre interwoven with high tech. In the interviews, Tjaša prodes at the "why"s and "how"s to demystify the intricate connection between the biological and artificial, as well as explore the innate wisdom of the body and how new tech can help us get a peek inside of our brains, bodies, and souls.

The Latinx Theatre Commons Designer and Director Colaboratorio was a five-day series of learning opportunities in Portland, Oregon designed to encourage authentic creative expressions and collaboration between Latinx designers and directors. The Latinx Theatre Commons brought together thirty-seven artists from around the United States to work together with the shared goals of fostering alternative communication models for production teams and challenging the typical director-driven model. This series of essays reflects on the learnings from Colaboratorio, the challenges that arose, and the meaningful ways in which the participants engaged with each other. We hope this encourages others to engage in these conversations, write about them, and continue pushing our field forward.

A dazzling performance art scene is being born in Hungary, which, though quite small, boasts artists from all walks of life. Puha means “soft” in Hungarian, and PUHA stands for Performative Unity in the Hungarian Arts. It is an ambitious project by theatremaker and performer Zsófia Kozma and choreographer-performer Bíborka Béres that brings makers and creators of the Hungarian performance art scene together for discussions. From dancer to set designer, jazz musician to game designer, we talk with all sorts of people about thoughts, approaches, challenges, and ideas in their work. They sit down to explore topics like climate change, gender, queerness, improvisation, and public space in order to replace division and competition by fostering unity and dialogue in the field.

In this series, a variety of disabled theatre artists—managers, designers, producers, and dramaturgs—will share how they do their work, as well as their vision for an accessible future in professional theatre.

Rick Stemm discusses his process for writing Heroes Must Die.

Ben Yalom examines different approaches and practices in ensemble-building.

A look at the art form through the eyes of some of its most innovative and stalwart thinkers.

A production notebook for Latinx designers and artisans working on stages across the nation.

playwright Audrey Cefaly discusses the significance of silence and subtext on the page and the stage.

A series on the process of producing I Came to Look for You on Tuesday by Chiori Miyagawa.