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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
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Racial Healing at the Center
by Quodesia D. "Quo" Johnson
10 March 2025
Video
Friday 14 November 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The Gale Theatre Co. Ensemble and The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Wail—a new physical theatre performance devised by The Gale Theatre Co. Ensemble and livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 14 November at 6 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (Montreal). In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @GaleTheatre

Essay
12 November 2014

Steve Lyons offers insight on the necessity and development of the American Association of Community Theatre NewPlayFest.

Video
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX presented Linda Mary Montano appears as Mother Teresa for three nights of endurance performance at The VORTEX in Austin, Texas livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 8 October at 3 p.m. PDT / 5 p.m. CDT / 6 p.m. EDT. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @VORTEXonManor. 

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Video
Thursday 18 September 2014

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented Spirit by Bonnie Cullum and the VORTEX ensemble livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 18 September at 9 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m. CDT / 6 p.m. PDT.

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Video
Saturday 30 August 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) & ScriptWorks, in collaboration with Salvage Vanguard Theatre presented The Austin One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 30 August at 6 p.m. PDT/ 8 p.m. CDT/ 9 p.m. EDT. 

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Video
Saturday 23 August 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented a performance of "Octia of the Pink Ocean", a cyber opera, llivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 23 August at 6 p.m. PDT/ 8 p.m. CDT/ 9 p.m. EDT.

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Video
Sunday 17 August 2014
Dallas, TX, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) & Kitchen Dog Theater presented The 1st Dallas One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 17 August at 6 p.m. PDT/ 8 p.m. CDT/ 9 p.m. EDT. 

Video
Friday 13 June 2014
Austin, TX, United States

Lorella Loftus in association with The VORTEX presented Cuchulain (pronounced Kuh-HOO-lin),  a re-telling of the myths of the Hound of Ulster, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 13 June at 6 p.m. PDT/ 8 p.m. CDT/ 9 p.m. EDT. 

Essay
5 May 2014

“You did what?” This is the question I’m asked by colleagues in the field when I tell them that I’ve recently moved to Dallas. So, here are the reasons why I moved, and why Dallas is such an exciting place to be when it comes to making theater.

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Video
Saturday 3 May 2014
Austin, TX, United States

VORTEX Repertory Company in Austin, Texas presented a performance of RoBoVoX livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 3 May at 6 p.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 8 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 9 p.m. EDT (Toronto). 

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Essay

Texas Playwright Kirk Lynn in New York

22 April 2014

Jonathan Mandell overviews five eclectic works by Texas playwright Kirk Lynn.

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Video
Thursday 17 April 2014
Dallas, TX, United States

SMU in Dallas, Texas presented the conversation Transforming Arts and Culture Nationwide livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 17 April at 4 p.m. PDT/ 6 p.m. CDT/ 7 p.m. EDT/ 23:00 GMT.

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Video
Friday 11 April 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented a performance of For Fear the Glass May Shatter by David DeMarislivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 11 April at 9 p.m. EST (New York) / 8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Video
Friday 3 January 2014
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX presented Circus Chickendog's The Mutt-Cracker (Sweet!) livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 3 January 2014 at 4 p.m. PST (San Francisco)/ 6 p.m. CST (Austin)/ 7 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround & direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

Video
Saturday 21 December 2013
Austin, TX, United States

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas presented The Holiday Hip-Hop Theatre Explosion livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 21 December 2013 at 6 p.m. CDT (San Francisco)/ 8 p.m. CST (Austin)/ 9 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #howlround & direct comments @VORTEXonManor.

Essay
8 September 2013

P. Carl talks to Paula Vogel, Teo Castellanos, and Will Power about politics, diplomacy as artists, and the lines they will or will not cross

Video
Friday 7 June 2013
Dallas, TX, United States

The Dallas Latino Cultural Center presents a Conversation With Luis Valdez, Founding Artistic Director Of El Teatro Campesino, as a part of their Lecture Series symposium on the state of Latino theatre in the United States livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 7 June 2013 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York).

Video
Friday 7 June 2013
Dallas, TX, United States

Dallas Latino Cultural Center presented the Teatro Alianza of North Texas Organizations meeting livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 7 June at 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5pm-7:30 pm EDT (New York). To participate in online conversation, search and use Twitter hashtag #howlround in your tweets.

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Essay

A Way of Saying Yes

19 April 2013

Robert Faires offers a brief overview of the theatre scene in Austin, Texas.

Skyline photo of Austin, Texas in the U.S.
Essay
17 April 2013

Daniel Alexander Jones muses on his lively experiences working in Austin's expanding theatre scene.

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Video
Saturday 6 April 2013 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York)
Williamsburg, VA, United States

Panglossian Productions presented the second installment in its new Plays in Progress series: a live and on-line developmental reading of Steven Young’s new play, The King’s Face, hosted by the New Town Art Gallery in Williamsburg, Virginia, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 6 April 2013 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York). Click here for a conversion into your local time zone.

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Video
Monday 25 March 2013
Austin, TX, United States

Watch the Opening Ceremony for the Cohen New Works Festival presented by the University Co-op, featuring a keynote address by P. Carl, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 25 March 2013 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 11 a.m. CDT (Austin) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York) / 16:00 GMT (London).

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Video
Saturday 9 February 2013
Austin, TX, United States

Breaking String of Austin, Texas, presented a performance of Strike: Two plays by Yury Klavdiev directed by Graham Schmidt as well as a post-show discussion: "Klavdiev Performances in Russia and the US" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 9 February 2013 at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York).

 

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Video
Saturday 8 December 2012
Austin, TX, United States

Breaking String Theater of Austin, Texas proudly presented Vodka, Fucking and Television by Russian playwright Maksym Kurochkin, directed by Liz Fisher, and translated by John J. Hanlon, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 8 December at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco)/ 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York) / Sunday 9 December at 02:00 GMT (London) / Sunday 9 December at 06:00 MSK (Moscow).

Video
Friday 3 August to Sunday 5 August 2012.
Austin, TX, United States

Hidden Room of Austin, Texas presented beta tests and a performance of Rose Rage, their adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Friday 3 August to Sunday 5 August 2012.

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