The Bounty of Big Institutions and the Glory of Grass Roots
30 January 2011
Playwright Lisa D'Amour considers the inherent differences between big institutions and grassroots theatres, and the possibilities that could arise were the two to collaborate.
Playwright Chinaka Hodge recounts her experiences producing her first play and how the collaboration process supported and enhanced the growth of her play.
Jennifer Nelson reading New Black Math, an essay by Suzan-Lori Parks, at the Black Playwright's Convening
01 January 2010
Washington, D.C., United States
The Black Playwright's Convening presented a reading of "New Black Math" by Suzan-Lori Parks, performed by Jennifer L. Nelson, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv in January 2010.
Latinx Theatre Commons Designer and Director Colaboratorio
The Latinx Theatre Commons Designer and Director Colaboratorio was a five-day series of learning opportunities in Portland, Oregon designed to encourage authentic creative expressions and collaboration between Latinx designers and directors. The Latinx Theatre Commons brought together thirty-seven artists from around the United States to work together with the shared goals of fostering alternative communication models for production teams and challenging the typical director-driven model. This series of essays reflects on the learnings from Colaboratorio, the challenges that arose, and the meaningful ways in which the participants engaged with each other. We hope this encourages others to engage in these conversations, write about them, and continue pushing our field forward.
In this free online series of panels, The Playwrights Realm spotlights people and projects (such as our Radical Parent-Inclusion Project or the International Theatermakers Award) that envision, fight for, and create a more inclusive industry for those who have been historically marginalized in it.
A six-part virtual panel series examining the world of Broadway, Hollywood, Business, Literature, Spirituality, Sexuality, Academia and Misogynoir through a Black Woman’s perspective
A 6-part series with some America’s leading Black women from the world of literature, film, academia, theater, tech and business
Since the start of the pandemic last year, Asian Americans have faced constant and deadly racist violence. “Stop AAPI Hate,” a reporting database, received 3,795 reports of anti-Asian-American discrimination between March 19, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021; women reported hate incidents at 2.3 times the rate of men. The LA Writers Center asked "what can we do?" We think by telling more Asian American stories, we can affirm that this community is a vital part of the American narrative. With this in mind, we are launching the "Home: Asian Voices Reading Series".
One part cocktail party and one part slumber party!
Theatre, Classics, and the future of queer inclusive practices are all in the cards during this intimate interview series with your next artistic crush
This series was originally called Producing Ethically in 2020. But then New Years happened, and we realized we had so much more to talk about! So this is a continuation of the series: welcome to Producing Ethically in 2021.
HERE Resident Artists talk art & process with Taylor Mac
Join Taylor Mac for a glimpse into the creative process and gain insight into exciting new multidisciplinary work coming out of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP).
Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent
The 6-episode season features leading writers, poets, directors, producers and interdisciplinary theatre-makers who will share their artistic practices and methodologies.
Golden Thread presents online conversations with artists that don’t fit in a Box
NO SUMMARY is a curated online series that invites artists of Middle Eastern and North African heritage to discuss the many layers of their identity and how it impacts their work and artistic choices.
NBT @ HOME Presents An "Unbought & Unbossed" Conversation
A digital conversation series about the dynamic legacy of Shirley Chisholm and reclaiming our vote.
In tandem with its curated micro-commission series, "Unbought & Unbossed: Reclaiming Our Vote," National Black Theatre is hosting three NBT @ HOME conversations with its commissioned artists as well as community leaders and historians about the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, combating voter suppression, and our power to reclaim our vote.
Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists ConFest Virtual Series
Kuʻu ʻĀina, Kuʻu Piko, Kuʻu Kahua - Return to the Source
The virtual series will explore the theme of the upcoming 7th Annual Asian American Theater Festival & Conference (ConFest) “Kuʻu ʻĀina, Kuʻu Piko, Kuʻu Kahua - Return to the Source” in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi in May 2021, which centers the voices of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander theater practitioners, and will feature the thriving theater community of Hawaiʻi, where Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander faces on stage are the norm, not the exception.
Gain insight and knowledge through these candid discussions where you'll have the opportunity to not only hear from some of our leading artists as they discuss our world today and new ways of thinking about writing and theater, but also ask questions.
About the Series: NBT @ HOME: Founder’s Month Edition is a four-part conversations series with artists and NBT Family around Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's legacy.
This podcast centers and privileges the narratives of Black theatremakers, scholars, and audiences while also underscoring the need for understanding the influence of Black theatre on the American theatre landscape.
The first Alaskans have been telling the real story of the land for thousands of years. Yet so often, these are not the stories the rest of the world, or often even the rest of Alaska, knows outside of our communities.
Nashville, Tennessee is well known as the Music City, but the rest of the performing arts scene doesn't get much attention. This series, highlighting Nashville’s lively artistic community, built on a foundation of interdisciplinary collaboration.
