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Taking Care, Taking Risks
by Kiyo Gutiérrez, Teddy Mangawa, Dijana Milosevic, Ada Mukhína, Tra Nguyen
17 September 2025
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Liberal Democracy as a Cultural Practice
by Tyler Thomas, Michael Rohd, Clyde Valentin, Scout Tufankjian
26 June 2025
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Racial Healing at the Center
by Quodesia D. "Quo" Johnson
10 March 2025
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The Project

30 May 2016

In the first installment of his series, playwright Briandaniel Oglesby discusses adapting Romeo & Juliet with youth.

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Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

27 May 2016

In this installment, Scenic Designer Tara Houston shares her journey to discovering her career and offers advice on lessons that she’s learned along the way.

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Interview with Playwright and Actress Krysta Gonzales

15 May 2016

In this second installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson interviews Krysta Gonzales about her journey and process as a playwright and actress.

Video
Friday 13 May 2016
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented The Tempest: An Aerial Tale, a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic by Lorella Loftus, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV on Friday 13 May at 6 p.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

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29 April to 30 April 2016
San Antonio, TX, United States

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) proudly presented the 30th Regional Arts Training Workshop from San Antonio, Texas livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 29 April to Saturday 30 April. In Twitter use #CafeOnda and #HowlRound

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Everything’s Interactive

20 April 2016

In this first installment, Playwright Rick Stemm discusses his process for creating Heroes Must Die, a video game and production influenced by audience interaction.

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31 March 2016

Moriah Flagler interviews Roxanne Schroeder-Arce about her process and recurring themes in her work.

Video
Sunday 27 March 2016
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX presented Persephone, a new musical by Mick D’arcy and Tyler Mabry livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV on Sunday 27 March at 6 p.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

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Framing an Expert’s Review

22 March 2016

Roxanne Schroeder-Arce interviews her ten-year-old daughter Genevieve to get her thoughts on a recent theatre for young audiences show in Austin, Texas.

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16 March 2016

The following video is a sneak peek behind the scenes rehearsal video and includes footage from workshop presentations that took place in November 2014.

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15 March 2016

Kevin Moriarty expresses why Will Power is the ideal voice and ambassador for Dallas Theater Center and Power gives his own reasons for why his work is at home in Dallas.

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Teaching Slam Poetry in the High School Classroom

7 March 2016

Jasminne Méndez writes about being a teaching artist with the Alley Theatre and introducing student to spoken word poetry.

Video
Friday 4 March 2016
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX presented Oh, Snap, My Alien Children are Trying to Kill Me by Zell Miller III livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 4 March at 6 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

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Challenges, Opportunities, and Reflections of the Texas Latina/o Theatre Community

2 March 2016

Trevor Boffone reports on the Texas Latinx Theare Commons Dallas Regional Convening.

Video
Friday 26 February 2016
Austin, TX, United States

Generic Ensemble Company and The VORTEX in conjunction with LuckyChaos Productions presented The Mikado: Reclaimed livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on at Friday 26 February at 6 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

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Actress, Writer, and Theatre Mogul Florinda Bryant

25 February 2016

In this first installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson profiles Florinda Bryant of Salvage Vanguard Theater.

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A Resource for Teachers

8 February 2016

Roxanne Schroeder-Arce shares a list of published Latina/o plays in the hopes that more of them will be produced in schools with Latina/o students.

Video
Friday 29 January 2016
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Terminus by Gabriel Jason Dean—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on at Friday 29 January at 6 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

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2 January 2016

Artistic Director Tyler King discusses strategies from the tech sector that can help theatre companies brand themselves.

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26 December 2015

Playwright Jelisa Jay Robinson advocates the need for more representation of Afro-Latin@s both onstage and behind the scenes in theatre.

Video
Sunday 21 December 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented a performance of Circus Chickendog's The Mutt-Cracker (Sweet!)  livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 21 December at 4 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 6 p.m. CST (Austin) / 7 p.m. EST (New York). 

Video
Sunday 20 December 2015
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Circus Chickendog's The Mutt-Cracker (SWEET!) livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on at Sunday 20 December at 4 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 6 p.m. CST (Austin) / 7 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround and direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

Essay
20 December 2015

Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios writes about the value of casting non-Latina/o actors in Latina/o roles in a university setting.

Video
Friday 6 November 2015
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Hip-Hop Theatre Explosion livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 6 November at 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 9 p.m. EST (Washington, DC). In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV.

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Marisela Treviño Orta

27 October 2015

Abel Muñoz interviews Marisela Treviño Orta

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