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A Summer on Fire, a Harvest Moon
Essay

A Summer on Fire, a Harvest Moon

8 February 2021

Caroline Sprague reflects on Shey Rivera Ríos’s recent piece, Fire Flowers and a Time Machine, transformative justice, the nonprofit industrial complex, and more.

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“Involuntary”
Essay

“Involuntary”

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in the Age of Neurodivergence

20 November 2019

Leon J. Hilton explores the recent production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest created by Spectrum Theatre Ensemble, a company dedicated to making theatre with and for neurodiverse artists and communities.

SitRep Notes from the Field
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SitRep Notes from the Field

19 November 2016

In this first installment, Maurice Decaul discusses the inspiration and beginning stages of Veterans and Theatre Institute, a program that trains military veterans in the various aspects of theatre. 

The One-Minute Play Festival: Our Response with Every 28 Hours
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The One-Minute Play Festival: Our Response with Every 28 Hours

Sunday 16 October 2016
Providence, RI, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival: Our Response at Trinity Repertory Company livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Sunday 16 October at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles). Follow @HowlRoundTV on Twitter and share your thoughts with #howlround.

Every 28 Hours
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Every 28 Hours

Creating a Performance for Ferguson

24 October 2015

Actor/playwright Joe Wilson, Jr. discusses his experience and the cultural climate in St. Louis during the Every 28 Hours Project workshops.

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Autism & Theater Techniques to Increase Social Skills
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Autism & Theater Techniques to Increase Social Skills

28 April 2014

We produced "A Christmas Carol" and adapted our own versions of "Peter Pan" and "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe". The students reveled in the attention from their sold-out audiences. These children weren’t just spectators; they were the stars of the show. To a child who is constantly told, "You won’t be able to do that," by teachers or medical professionals, this was an unexpected feat.

Towards a Working Method of Audience Movement
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Towards a Working Method of Audience Movement

4 December 2013

Jacob Richman shares insight into his piece The (unfinished) Ballad of Adam and Elena Emery as a roving performance. 

Curt Columbus
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Curt Columbus

In Search of the Artistic Home

7 August 2012

Jamie Gahlon has asked theatre artists from around the country to talk about their conception of artistic home. Curt Columbus continues this series.

SitRep: Veterans and Theatre
Series

SitRep: Veterans and Theatre

This blog follows the development of TCG's new Veterans and Theatre Institute.