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The Weekly Howl Tuesday, July 17
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The Weekly Howl Tuesday, July 17

The Triangle Region

15 July 2012

This week's topic of discussion will focus on The Triangle region of North Carolina, which we're exploring all week on HowlRound. We'll be joined by Byron Woods and other contributors from this week. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Phoenix Theatre's 15th Hormel New Works Festival
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Phoenix Theatre's 15th Hormel New Works Festival

Friday 13 July to Sunday 22 July 2012
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Phoenix Theatre presented readings from the 15th Hormel New Works Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Friday 13 July to Sunday 22 July 2012.

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Friday Phone Call # 37
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Friday Phone Call # 37

Ed Sobel of the Arden Theatre Company

12 July 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theatre artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Ed Sobel of the Arden Theatre Company.

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Parenting & Playwriting
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Parenting & Playwriting

The Spider Outside Your Door

8 July 2012

On this edition of Parenting & Playwriting with Catherine Trieschmann: the appearance of one little spider can change one's views on writing and life.

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The Harlem Movement, RE-defined
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The Harlem Movement, RE-defined

29 June 2012

Erin Washington discusses her relationship with Harlem and the cultivation of HowlRound's Harlem series.

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Hip-Hop Theater Festival
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Hip-Hop Theater Festival

Making Space in Harlem

29 June 2012

The mission is to bring stories by and about the hiphop generation. Now Hip-hop Theatre Festival is finished with the nomadic lifestyle and have a space to call our own.

 

Friday Phone Call # 35
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Friday Phone Call # 35

J.J. El-Far of Harlem Arts Festival

28 June 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: J.J. El-Far of Harlem Arts Festival.

A (New) Vision Grows in Harlem
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A (New) Vision Grows in Harlem

Conversation with Ty Jones

28 June 2012

Actor-Producer Bridgit Antoinette Evans in conversation with Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem.

So Where Do Artists Work?
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So Where Do Artists Work?

28 June 2012

Ezra Ezzard talks about the rich history and bright future of Harlem, and the necessity of keeping it an affordable place to make art and develop artistic voices.

Poems for Harlem
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Poems for Harlem

"my place"

27 June 2012

A poem for Harlem about living and playing there no matter when home may be.

Radha Blank
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Radha Blank

In Search of the Artistic Home

26 June 2012

Jamie Gahlon has asked theatre artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. Radha Blank continues this series.

Harlem Lab on My Mind
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Harlem Lab on My Mind

26 June 2012

After connecting the top rap albums to playwriting, it is time to look at how Harlem is theatre.

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Who Is Occupying Harlem
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Who Is Occupying Harlem

25 June 2012

Jonathan McCrory introduces the Harlem Week series with a preview of the history and organizations that make uptown Manhattan what it is.

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Weekly Howl on Tuesday, June 26
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Weekly Howl on Tuesday, June 26

Harlem in the Present Tense

25 June 2012

This week on HowlRound is dedicated to Harlem and Harlem artists, so the topic will be about contemporary Harlem and the theater artists who comprise that community. Refer to Jonathan McCrory's article "Who Is Occupying Harlem" as a starting point.

The Harlem Way...
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The Harlem Way...

25 June 2012

Dominique Morriseau talks about her personal journey to Harlem, how its rich literary history paves the way for her writing, and the need to protect it from gentrificaiton.

New Orleans Hip Hop & Charter Schools in Catch the Wall
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New Orleans Hip Hop & Charter Schools in Catch the Wall

Friday 22 June 2012
New Orleans, LA, United States

Contemporary Arts Center presented Catch the Wall's workshop livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 22 June 2012 5:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7:30 CST (New Orleans) / 8:30 EDT (New York) / 00:30 GMT (Saturday 23 June) / 9:30 a.m. KST (Seoul - Saturday 23 June) / 10:30 a.m. EST (Sydney - Saturday 23 June).

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Open Submissions that are Truly Open
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Open Submissions that are Truly Open

18 June 2012

Andy Donald talks about Tuesdays@9, Naked Angels' iniative to welcome playwrights to a truly open submissions policy, where they can have a shot at getting their work produced.

Parenting & Playwriting
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Parenting & Playwriting

Packing for the Guilt Trip

17 June 2012

This post is the fifth column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwriting. In this edition, Catherine Trieschmann writes about the idea of working parent's guilt.

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Profile of Horse Trade Theater Group
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Profile of Horse Trade Theater Group

16 June 2012

Heather Violanti profiles Horse Trade Theater Group, a bold proposal for how to make theater more accessible to entry-level artists.

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CityWrights Symposium for Playwrights at City Theatre
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CityWrights Symposium for Playwrights at City Theatre

Friday 15 June and Saturday 16 June 2012
Miami, FL, United States

City Theatre presented the CityWrights Symposium for Playwrights livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 15 June and Saturday 16 June 2012.

Convening on Global Performance at Georgetown University Theater
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Convening on Global Performance at Georgetown University Theater

Thursday 14 June - Saturday 16 June 2012
Washington, D.C., United States

The Georgetown University Theater and Performance Studies Program hosted an invited convening on Global Performance, Civic Imagination, and Cultural Diplomacy livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 14 June - Saturday 16 June 2012.

A New Iraqi Arabic adaptation of 9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo at Georgetown University
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A New Iraqi Arabic adaptation of 9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo at Georgetown University

Thursday 14 June 2012
Washington, D.C., United States

A new Iraqi Arabic adaptation of 9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo, and a post show discussion.

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Thirty Playwrights in Atlanta's One-Minute Play Festival #OMPF
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Thirty Playwrights in Atlanta's One-Minute Play Festival #OMPF

Monday 11 June 2012
Atlanta, GA, United States

One-Minute Play Festival & Actor’s Express presented The First Ever Atlanta One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 11 June 2012 at 5 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 8 P.M. EDT (New York) / 00:00 GMT Tues, June 12 / 1 a.m. BST (London) / 10 a.m. EST (Sydney) Tuesday 12 June 2012.

Panel on Aditi Kapil's Love Person with ASL Community Event
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Panel on Aditi Kapil's Love Person with ASL Community Event

Sunday 10 June 2012
Boston, MA, United States

Company One hosted a discussion about Aditi Kapil's Love Person and collaboration with Boston's Deaf community livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 10 June 2012 at 1:15 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 3:15 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4:15 p.m. EDT (Boston) / 20:15 GMT / 9:15 p.m. BST (London) / 10:15 p.m. CEST (Berlin).