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CITD’s LINKAGES Projects Help Artists Stand Strong in Difficult Times
by John Freedman
1 May 2025
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Gender Casting: Theatre Educators in the United States Need to Pay Attention to Title IX Developments
by Kimberly Messer
14 October 2021
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Curating Freedom and Power for Women of Color in Leadership
by Linda Parris-Bailey, Diane Rodriguez
26 September 2019
A few people on stage pointing finger guns at each other.
Essay
1 May 2025

The Center for International Theatre Development’s LINKAGES programs foster long-term personal connections among artists. LINKAGES: Ukraine program director, John Freedman, details the program’s work connecting artists form different traditions, countries, and methodologies through conversations and theatrical exchange. 

Three actors sitting on white cubes onstage.
Essay
14 October 2021

Kim Messer writes about the potential impact that anti-trans laws aimed at school athletics could have a broader impact on theatre students. To prepare themselves to advocate for students, theatre educators must deepen their own understanding of these policies.

two panelists seated in front an audience
Essay
26 September 2019

Linda Parris-Bailey and Diane Rodriguez talk about their own leadership transitions and what’s next, gender, race, and economic barriers; documenting work; and more.

Essay
26 April 2018

Artistic Director Shawn Whitsell talks about the importance of Nashville, Tennessee's black theatre community.

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How the Women of Nashville Claim Their Space

25 April 2018

Producer and director Jessika Malone explores the theatre scene in her hometown of Nashville, Tennesee focusing on the powerhouse women who are at the helm of many of the city’s most significant arts organizations.

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24 April 2018

Audra Almond-Harvey, executive director of abrasiveMedia, explores Nashville, Tennessee’s evolution as a city since the flood of 2010.

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23 April 2018

Nate Eppler shares how Ingram New Works Lab in Tennessee is helping playwrights build a creative home that both feeds the soul and the stomach.

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22 April 2018

Theatremaker Daniel Jones introduces this week’s series on Nashville, Tennessee, the city that welcomed him—and has recently welcomed droves of other young artists—with open arms.

Event banner ad for Ingram New Works Festival.
Video
11 - 14 May 2016
Nashville, TN, United States

Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival in Nashville, Tennessee presents the latest new plays born from our Ingram New Works Project’s playwrights’ lab livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on May 11, 12, 13, and 14. Tweet your questions/comments to @nashrep using #howlround to participate in the talkback immediately following each reading.

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An Interview with Jason Tucker

13 March 2016

Amanda Elend interviews Artistic Director Jason Tucker about his recent transition from directing to becoming an artistic leader.

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HerSelf Rises (And We Are Lifted)

27 October 2015

Steele Campbell on HerSelf Rising by Girls on Trapeze at Sideshow Fringe Festival in Nashville, Tennessee.

Essay
26 July 2015

Actor Natalie Osborne discusses the misconception that an actor’s body needs to be “perfect” through the teachings of Jerzy Grotowski.

Video
11, 12, 15, and 16 May 2015
Nashville, TN, United States

Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival presented the latest new plays born from our Ingram New Works Project’s playwrights lab livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on 11, 12, 15, and 16 May. Tweet your questions/comments to @nashrep using #howlround to participate in the talkback with the playwright immediately following each reading.

Event banner ad for Ingram New Works Festival.
Video
Sunday 11 May through Wednesday 14 May 2014. 
Nashville, TN, United States

Live from Nashville, the Tennessee Repertory Theatre presented the Ingram New Works Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 11 May through Wednesday 14 May 2014. 

Essay
19 August 2013

Riley Braem writes about his experience programming TYA, and why it's important to expose audiences to challenging work – the younger, the better.

Event banner ad for Ingram New Works Festival.
Video
Saturday 11 May through Tuesday 14 May 2013
Nashville, TN, United States

Tennessee Rep in Nashville presented the Ingram New Works Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Saturday 11 May through Tuesday 14 May 2013.

A landscape of Knoxville.
Essay
29 October 2012

Liza Zenni surveys the impact arts have in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Video
Friday 26 October and Friday 27 October 2012
KY, TN; United States

The Network of Ensemble Theater presented MicroFest Kentucky/Tennessee livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 October and Friday 27 October 2012.

Video
Thursday 31 May 2012
Nashville, TN, United States

Tennessee Rep's New Works Lab presents readings from four regional playwrights livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 31 May 2012.

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Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee is well known as the Music City, but the rest of the performing arts scene doesn't get much attention. This series, highlighting Nashville’s lively artistic community, built on a foundation of interdisciplinary collaboration.

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