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Essay
Taking Care, Taking Risks
by Kiyo Gutiérrez, Teddy Mangawa, Dijana Milosevic, Ada Mukhína, Tra Nguyen
17 September 2025
Essay
Liberal Democracy as a Cultural Practice
by Tyler Thomas, Michael Rohd, Clyde Valentin, Scout Tufankjian
26 June 2025
Essay
Racial Healing at the Center
by Quodesia D. "Quo" Johnson
10 March 2025
Video
Friday 2 February 2019
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX and Generic Ensemble Company in Austin, Texas presented 893 | YA-KU-ZA—a new play written by Daria Miyeko Marinelli, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 2 February at 9 p.m. EST (New York) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

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Friday 15 December 2017
Austin, TX, 2019

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented a performance of Rob Nash’s Holy Cross Sucks!livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 15 December at 9 p.m. EST (New York) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Video
Friday 1 December 2017
Austin, TX, 2019

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas and the National New Play Network presented a performance of Wild Horses, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 1 December at 9:30 p.m. EST (New York) / 8:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

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A special event that celebrates Women of the African Diaspora and their impact on theater and the world.

Monday 20 November 2017
Dallas, TX, United States

Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents The Monologue Project in Dallas, Texas livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 20 November 2017 at 8:00 p.m. EST (New York) / 7:00 p.m. CST (Dallas) / 5:00 p.m. PST (San Francisco).

Video

Plurality of Privacy Project in Five-Minute Plays

Sunday 5 November 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presents a performance of P3M5: Plurality of Privacy Project in Five-minute Plays, livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Sunday 5 November at 9 p.m. EST (New York) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Video
Thursday 26 October 2017
Dallas, TX, United States

SMU Meadows School of the Arts and the Dallas Theater Center in Texas presented a review and panel discussion of research findings from the pilot year of Public Works Dallas livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 26 October 2017 at 5 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 7 p.m. CDT (Dallas) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter, follow @howlround for updates and use #howlround to comment.

Video
Friday 6 October 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented a performance of Vampyress livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 6 October at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay
28 September 2017

Shelby-Alison Hibbs analyzes Matthew Paul Olmos’ so go the ghosts of mexico, part 2.

Video

The VORTEX 

Friday 1 September 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Ocean— a new play written and performed by Ebony Stewart, livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 1 September at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay

The Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Houston’s Small Theatres

31 August 2017

Trevor Boffone writes about the effects Hurricane Harvey has had on the theatre community in Houston, Texas.

Podcast

Exploring the Performing Arts Collections at the Harry Ransom Center with Dr. Eric Colleary

21 August 2017

Dr. Eric Colleary, Cline Curator of Theater and Performing Arts at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, introduces us to the treasures in the center's performing arts collections.

Video
Friday 11 August 2017
Austin, TX, United States

Gale Theatre Company and The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented TWENTYEIGHT— a new play by Tyler English-Beckwith, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 11 August at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay
17 June 2017

In the last installment of the series, Briandaniel Oglesby reflects on his queer adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, and advocates for more queer-centered theatre made with and for young people.

Essay

Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías

15 June 2017

Trevor Boffone looks at the provocation of Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías in Houston and the conversations it’s starting about Latinx theatre.

Video
Sunday 4 June 2017
Austin, TX, United States

Generic Ensemble Company and The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Scheherazade— devised by the ensemble and directed by kt shorb, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Sunday 4 June at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Video
Friday 12 May 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Promised Land: A Radical Queer Revival — conceived, written, and performed by Rudy Ramirez—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 12 May at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay

An Intern’s Perspective on the Guthrie Theater

28 April 2017

Matthew Hernandez shares his experience interning at the Guthrie Theater last summer as part of a pilot program for students of color at University of Texas at Austin.

Essay

Responding to LGBT Homelessness in Emilio Rodriguez’s Swimming While Drowning

24 April 2017

Trevor Boffone writes about teaching Emilio Rodriguez’s Swimming While Drowning in an Intro to LGBT Studies class at the University of Houston.

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Essay

An Interview with Dr. Omi Osun Joni Jones on Theatrical Jazz

13 April 2017

In this installment, scholar-artist Dominique C. Hill interviews Omi Osun Joni L. Jones about the Theatrical Jazz aesthetic, and how it intersects with academic theatre.

Video
Friday 31 March 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Underground—a world premiere new drama by Lisa B. Thompson—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 31 March at 9:15 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8:15 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:15 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Video
Friday 31 March 2017
Houston, TX, UNited States

Asia Society in Houston, Texas presented a panel discussion Representation and 21st Century Responsibilities in the Performing Arts livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 31 March at 8:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 7:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5:00 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Video
Friday 28 March 2017
New York, NY, United States

Renaissance Austin and The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented My Big Fat Bahookie—a world premiere new comedy by Lorella Loftus—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 28 March at 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

 

Video
Friday 10 March 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Robot Daddy—Electronic Planet Ensemble’s 20th Anniversary performance and final live concert—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 10 March at 9:15 p.m. EST (New York) / 8:15 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6:15 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Video
Thursday 2 February 2017
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented A Perfect Robot—Sarah Saltwick’s world premiere play about artificial intelligence that that dives into love, loss, and what it means to be human—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 2 February at 9 p.m. EST (New York) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Essay

Student Performances in the Introductory Latinx Literature Classroom

29 January 2017

Professor Adrianna M. Santos writes about assigning a performance project to the undergrads in her Latina/o Literature survey class.

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