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Coloring Music City's Theatrical Landscape
Essay

Coloring Music City's Theatrical Landscape

by Shawn Whitsell
26 April 2018
Southern-Style Sisterhood
Essay

Southern-Style Sisterhood

How the Women of Nashville Claim Their Space

by Jessika Malone
25 April 2018
Cartography of Flood Plains
Essay

Cartography of Flood Plains

by Audra Almond-Harvey
24 April 2018
Coloring Music City's Theatrical Landscape
Essay

Coloring Music City's Theatrical Landscape

26 April 2018

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

Southern-Style Sisterhood
Essay

Southern-Style Sisterhood

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.

Cartography of Flood Plains
Essay

Cartography of Flood Plains

24 April 2018

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

The Care and Feeding of Playwrights in Nashville
Essay

The Care and Feeding of Playwrights in Nashville

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.

Washing Ashore in Nashville’s Open-Arms Artistic Community
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Washing Ashore in Nashville’s Open-Arms Artistic Community

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.

The Good, the Bad, and the Kickstarter
Essay

The Good, the Bad, and the Kickstarter

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.

Circus Arts with Heart
Essay

Circus Arts with Heart

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.

The Actor’s Body
Essay

The Actor’s Body

26 July 2015

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

A TYA Artist Turned Gatekeeper, or Perspectives of A TYA Artist Turned Gatekeeper
Essay

A TYA Artist Turned Gatekeeper, or Perspectives of A TYA Artist Turned Gatekeeper

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.

Stats about Knoxville, Tennessee's Arts & Culture Scene
Essay

Stats about Knoxville, Tennessee's Arts & Culture Scene

29 October 2012

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

Nashville
Series

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.

Livestreaming Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival—Wed, May 11 to Sat, May 14
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Livestreaming Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival—Wed, May 11 to Sat, May 14

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.

Ingram New Works Festival at Nashville Repertory Theatre—Monday 11 May - Saturday 16 May 2015
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Ingram New Works Festival at Nashville Repertory Theatre—Monday 11 May - Saturday 16 May 2015

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.

Ingram New Works Festival at Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville—Sunday 11 May - Wednesday 14 May 2014
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Ingram New Works Festival at Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville—Sunday 11 May - Wednesday 14 May 2014

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. 

Tennessee Rep's Ingram New Works Festival in Nashville—Saturday 11 May to Tuesday 14 May 2013
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Tennessee Rep's Ingram New Works Festival in Nashville—Saturday 11 May to Tuesday 14 May 2013

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.

NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky/Tennesse—Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October 2012
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NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky/Tennesse—Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October 2012

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.

Livestreaming Four Regional Playwrights at Tennessee Rep—Thursday 31 May 2012
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Livestreaming Four Regional Playwrights at Tennessee Rep—Thursday 31 May 2012

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.