The kind of open, honest, rough-and-tumble way that we often approach our art-making seems to be inhibited, or even actively stifled, when it comes to addressing larger issues in the way we work and the ways we are part of the fabric of the country. Much of the time, it seems like we’re all living in a spirit of fear, instantly defensive whenever anyone questions the current status quo. And this despite the fact that, at least in principle, everyone seems to agree the status quo is far from ideal.
Panel Writing for Disability at Dramatists Guild of America (ASL Interpreted)
Tuesday 23 September 2014
New York, NY, United States
The Dramatists Guild of America presented the panel discussion Writing for Disability livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 23 September at 5:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 10:30 p.m. BST (London) / 2:30 p.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 4:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 21:30 GMT.
Meet the Writers at the Lark Play Development Center
Monday 22 September 2014
New York, NY, United States
Lark Play Development Center in New York City presented Meet the Writers, the public kick-off event of the 21st Annual Playwrights' Week livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 22 September at 4 p.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 6 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York).
Artist Encounter for The World of Extreme Happiness
Sunday 21 September 2014
Chicago, IL, United States
Goodman Theatre in Chicago presented an Artist Encounter for its latest production, The World of Extreme Happinesslivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 21 September at 3 p.m. PDT/ 5 p.m. CDT/ 6 p.m. EDT/ 22:00 GMT.
Voices Unheard: The Syria: Trojan Women Summit from Amman, Jordan & Washington DC
Friday 19 September 2014
Amman, Jordan & Washington, D.C., United States
The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC and the Syria: The Trojan Women Projectin Amman, Jordan presented a conversation livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 19 September at 4:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles)/ 7:30 p.m. EDT (Washington DC)/ 23:30 GMT / 2:30 a.m. AST (Amman, Jordan on Saturday, September 20) / 9:30 a.m. AEST (Sydney, Australia on Saturday, September 20).
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.
Livestreaming Playwrights Horizons’ Bootycandy Symposium moderated by Robert O’Hara
Monday 15 September 2014
New York, NY, United States
Playwrights Horizons in New York City presents the Bootycandy Symposium livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 15 September at 6:30 p.m. EDT / 5:30 p.m. CDT / 3:30 p.m. PDT. Use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV in Twitter.
Since 1984, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has offered internships to students, graduates, and others to experience the inner workings of a professional theater from every angle. The company has developed a collection of programs purposed to identify, train and mentor a diverse group of students, graduates and early-career professionals in arts administration, stage management and production.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's CultureFest presented Creating Inclusivity in the American Theatre: A Conversation with Carmen Morgan, Sarah Bellamy (Penumbra Theatre), David Henry Hwang (playwright, M.Butterfly) and Bill Rauch livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 12 September at 10 a.m. PDT/ 12 p.m. CDT/ 1 p.m. EDT/ 17:00 GMT.
Georgina Escobar writes about traveling from New York to New Mexico to see Cascarones at Teatro Paraguas, and the affirmation this production brought after she waited to see it staged.
National Playwright Residency Program Cohort Meeting
Sunday 7 September 2014
Boston, MA, United States
The National Playwright Residency Program cohort meeting—a program funded and administered by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and documented by HowlRound—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 7 September starting at 10:30 a.m. PDT/ 12:30 p.m. CDT/ 1:30 p.m. EDT.
The book as a whole is a deeply moving, authentic, and relatable piece of writing. It begins by relating "The Panza Monologues" authors’ personal and social history, and then shifts gears into practical application, even including a DIY (do it yourself) production manual. "The Panza Monologues" illustrate the inherent value of theater and performance of and from a specific community and culture.
Miranda Wright and Practicing Performance in Los Angeles
4 September 2014
Miranda Wright doesn’t want to be pegged – not yet. The theatrical environment that she’s creating is both local and global—theater for a world that is simultaneously more connected and isolated, more expansive, more community-oriented, more lonely. More than anything, she’s concerned with the present moment.
Saved by Off-Off Broadway, Back on Broadway with Love Letters
4 September 2014
Jonathan Mandell covers the beginnings and career of playwright A.R. Gurney, as serveral of his plays are presented in New York's 2014-15 season. Mandell includes quotes from Gurney about Broadway, making old scripts work in new ways, and advice for young playwrights.
P. Carl interviews Michael Garcés, Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater, about their touring production California: The Tempest, which revisits ten California communities that were part of ten year’s of Institute Summer Residencies.
Pop Up Theatre 2014 a 10-minute play festival at Panglossian Productions
Sunday 31 August 2014
Williamsburg, VA
Panglossian Productions in Williamsburg, Virginia presented Pop Up Theatre 2014, a 10-minute Play Festival, around the theme of "What I Did on my Summer Vacation" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 31 August at 11 a.m. PDT/ 1 p.m. CDT/ 2 p.m. EDT/ 18 GMT.
A Veteran's Protest Play – Why The March of the Bonus Army Now?
29 August 2014
Researching the war and the following years, the ripple effects of World War I impacted not just international politics, but everything from race relations to art, music and literature. The Bonus Army is one of these ripples.
