foolsFURY is a theater ensemble from San Francisco that sees advantages in working with playwrights and devisors, and seizes opportunities to become a touring company. As they come up on their fifteenth year, artistic director Ben Yalom sheds some light on their transitions, and lets me in on how they are working toward what is next artistically and financially.
Deborah Cullinan of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
28 March 2014
Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theatre artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Deborah Cullinan, Executive Director of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
A playwriting masterclass
Wednesday 26 March 2014
New York, NY, United States
Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TVnetwork at howlround.tv on Wednesday 26 March at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).
Race & Real Estate in Next Theatre’s Luck of the Irish by Kirsten Greenidge
25 March 2014
Dani Snyder-Young reviews the (now closed) Next Theatre Company production of Kirsten Greenidge’s Luck of the Irish in the context of Evanston, Illinois
1st Indianapolis One-Minute Play Festival at The Phoenix Theatre
Monday 24 March 2014
Indianapolis, IN, United States
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and The Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana presented the 1st Indianapolis One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 March at 4 p.m. PDT (Vancouver)/ 5 p.m. MDT (Calgary) / 6 p.m. CDT (Winnipeg) / 7 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 11 p.m. GMT (London).
50 Years: An Abridged History of Actors Theatre of Louisville at the Humana Festival
Sunday 23 March 2014
Louisville, KY, United States
Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented the conversation 50 Years: An Abridged History of Actors Theatre of Louisville livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 23 March at 9 a.m. PDT/ 11 a.m. CDT/ 12 noon EDT/ 16:00 GMT.
A conversation with Idris Goodwin: Looking Back, Moving Forward New Work at Humana Festival of New American Plays
Saturday 22 March 2014
Louisville, KY, United States
Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented the livestreaming conversation Looking Back, Moving Forward New Work livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 22 March at 7:30 a.m. PDT/ 9:30 a.m. CDT/ 10:30 a.m. EDT/ 14:30 GMT.
Technology for the Composer at The Dramatists Guild
Thursday 21 March 2013
New York, NY, United States
The Dramatists Guild of America presents the next event in their new DG Conservatory series moderated by Tony-winning composer and Guild Council member, Stephen Flaherty, Technology for the Composer 2, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 21 March 2013 at 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 22:00-23:30 GMT (London).
Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: ArtsEmerson's Creative Producers.
Why Do Los Angeles Actors Do Theater in Los Angeles?
21 March 2014
When Joseph Campbell spoke of the power of myth he didn’t have LA stage actors in mind. Yet a powerful and prevailing myth has spread for years in theater centers throughout the country about why actors do theater in Los Angeles. The legend claims that LA actors are somehow less serious and do theater only to be seen by casting directors in “the Industry” and not for the art of the work. This is simply not true.
looks at how Magic Theatre's initative for young theatre-goes went beyond a discount, and how the premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at the Magic complemented their earlier production of Buried Child.
Stage Kiss panel curated by Sarah Ruhl at Playwrights Horizons
Monday 17 March 2014
New York, NY, United States
Playwrights Horizons presented the panel discussion On Kisses and Chemistry: A Discourse on Stage Kissfeaturing Stage Kiss playwright Sarah Ruhl, actor Hamish Linklater, psychologist/expert on couples & sexuality Esther Perel, and actress Kathleen Chalfant, moderated by psychiatrist Tony Charuvastra, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 17 March at 3:30 p.m. PST/ 5:30 p.m. CST/ 6:30 p.m. EST/ 22:30 GMT. To submit questions for ending Q&A and participate in online conversation, follow @PHnyc and use hashtag #stagekisspanel.
Los Angeles Theatre Center Encuentro: A Festival of National Latina/o Theatre will be held October 12-November 10 2014 and will feature ten companies from around the country, presenting their work in repertory over the course of the Festival. During the day, the companies will work together to share artistic practice and methodology which will culminate the final weekend of the Festival with public performance(s) of the co-created new work.
Conversation about Gender & Power in David Ives’ Venus in Fur at Goodman Theatre
Sunday 16 March 2014
Chicago, IL, United States
Goodman Theatre in Chicago presents an Artist Encounter for David Ives’ play, Venus in Fur, featuring director Joanie Schultz, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 3 p.m. PDT/ 5 p.m. CDT/ 6 p.m. EDT/ 22:00 GMT.
Bum Phillips All-American Opera at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Sunday 16 March 2014
New York, NY, United States
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York presented a performance of Bum Phillips All-American Opera by Monk Parrots livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 11:30 a.m. PDT/ 1:30 p.m. CDT/ 2:30 p.m. EDT/ 18:30 GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround.
Hip Hop Culture Conversation with Clyde Valentin & Will Power at Double Edge Theatre
Sunday 16 March 2014
Ashfield, MA, United States
Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts presents The Power of Hip Hop Culture: A Conversation with Clyde Valentin and Will Power livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 8 a.m. PDT/ 10 a.m. CDT/ 11 a.m. EDT/ 15:00 GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround.
Emerson College in Boston presented a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and acclaimed author Ayad Akthar olivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 14 March at 4 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. CDT / 7 p.m. EDT / 23:00 GMT. The conversation was moderated by P. Carl, Director of HowlRound: A knowledge commons by and for the theatre community. Use #howlround in Twitter to engage in online conversation.
Matthew Glassman & Amrita Ramanan of Double Edge Theatre
14 March 2014
Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Matthew Glassman and Amrita Ramanan of Double Edge Theatre, located in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
Radical Imagination: A Conversation with Robin Kelley & Taylor Mac
Monday 13 March 2014
New York, NY, United States
The Foundry Theatre in New York presents Radical Imagination: A Conversation with Robin Kelley & Taylor Maclivestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 13 March at 4 p.m. PDT/ 6 p.m. CDT/ 7 p.m. EDT/ 11 p.m. GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @FoundryTheatre for online conversation.
Allison Vanouse continues her look at productions from university students in Boston. In this post she reviews Steven Berkoff's adaptation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue
Why is Jewish Theater Producing Asian American Plays?
12 March 2014
We chose to do "Yellow Face" because of the meaningful questions it raises about the parameters of identity. We chose to do "Yellow Face" because of the revealing and resonant glimpse it gives at immigrant families in the United States; because of its multi-layered examination of the “American Dream”; because of the uproarious and irreverent way it uses humor to expose darker themes. We chose to do "Yellow Face" because clearly, it’s a Jewish play!
