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On Teaching Work Ethic
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Jennifer Blackmer, Marcus Lane
26 March 2024
Essay
Can’t Do Theatre by Yourself
by Christin Eve Cato, Jorge Piña
23 January 2024
Essay
On Theatre, Home, and Housing 
by Jan Cohen-Cruz
16 January 2024
Photo from Muy Very Authentico.
Essay
11 February 2014

Chris Garza reviews Muy Very Authentico, from the Minneapolis based collective Theatre Forever. Garza shares his skepticism the production as it balances between absurdity/satire and offesnive misrepresentation.

Video
Monday 10 February 2014
New York, NY, United States

National Center for Arts Research, Theatre Development Fund, and the Signature Theatre partnered to present the Inaugural NCAR Report, Exploring the State of the Arts livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 10 February 2014 at 2 p.m. PST/ 4 p.m. CST/ 5 p.m. EST/ 22:00 GMT.

Logo for One Minute Play Festival.
Video
Sunday 9 February 2014
Baltimore, MD, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival and E.M.P. Collective presented the 2nd Annual Baltimore One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 9 February at 5 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. CST/ 8 p.m. EST.

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Video
Thursday 6 February 2014
Washington, D.C., United States

Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area as they host a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what most effectively links audiences, generative artists and the theatres who produce themlivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv. To participate in the online discussion use #trplplay and @theatrebayarea and the local host’s handle. The first discussion is on Thursday 6 February at 11 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. CST / 2 p.m. EST at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. @WoollyMammothTC.

Photo from The House of Connelly.
Essay
6 February 2014

Jonathan Mandell writes about the NYC-based ReGroup Theater, and their exploration of the Group Theatre, founded by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Video

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 5 February 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 TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 5 February 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).

 

at 2 p.m. PST/ 5 p.m. EST/ 22:00 GMT. Talk to Suzan-Lori Parks @WatchMeWorkSLP and use #howlround.

Eight performers in Ladybird stand on stage in a line and hold suitcases.
Essay
4 February 2014

Holly Derr writes about the Latino Theater Company and their role operating the Los Angeles Theatre Center, presenting multi-cultural work through partnerships with other organizaitons, and engaging local communities.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Video

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 29 January 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 TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 29 January 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)

 

2014 Spelled out in lights.
Essay

New Year, New Me

29 January 2014

Maybe it stems from the being a creative personality or being behind in writing projects, Catherine Trieschmann questions whether a renewal of occupation will uplift her creative stagnation.

Photo from Romeo and Juliet.
Essay
28 January 2014

Allison Vanouse reviews the 2013 Actor's Shakespeare Project production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Allyn Burrows and Bobbie Steinbach at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

Logo for One Minute Play Festival.
Video
Sunday 26 January 2014
Miami, FL, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and The Deering Estate At Cutler presented the 2nd South Florida One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on ​Sunday 26 January at 4:30 p.m. PST (Seattle)/ 6:30 .p.m CST (Chicago)/ 7:30 p.m. EST (Miami).

Video
Sunday 26 January 2014
Chicago, IL, United States

Goodman Theatre in Chicago presents an Artist Encounter for Rebecca Gilman's play Luna Gale livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 26 January at 3 p.m. PST/ 5 p.m. CST/ 6 p.m. EST/ 23:00 GMT.

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Video
Saturday 25 January 2014

Join us for an Arts and Culture Public Hearing livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 25 January at 6:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. CST (Chicago) / 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EST (New York).

Photo from Winter Pageant.
Essay
23 January 2014

Dani Snyder-Young writes about Winter Pageant, a collaborative spectacle piece created by the (now closed) Redmoom in Chicago.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Video

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 22 January 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 TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 22 January 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)

 

Poster for Jester's Cap.
Essay

Jester’s Cap

21 January 2014

Alice Stanley reflects on Binary Theatre Company's production of Jester's Cap, by Daniel Pennyway and making theatre that contains feminism and same-sex love for a possibly-conservative audience.

Logo for One Minute Play Festival.
Video
Sunday 19 January 2014
Trenton, NJ, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and Passage Theatre present The 4th Annual New Jersey One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 19 January 2014 at 5 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. CST/ 8 p.m. EST.

Poster for propoganda.
Video
Sunday 19 January 2014
New York, NY, United States

Sport and Art in Censored Society was the closing panel of PROPAGANDA: A Festival Celebrating Russian Voices livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 19 January at 3:15 p.m. PST/ 5:15 p.m. CST/ 6:15 p.m. EST/ 23:15 GMT. Use #propfest2014 and #howlround to tweet in your questions!

Two actors embracing onstage.
Video
Sunday 19 January 2014
Boston, MA, United States

Company One Theatre, in collaboration with ArtsEmerson, hosted playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury for a conversation about her play, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 19 January at 12:45 p.m. PST / 2:45 p.m. CST / 3:45 p.m. EST / 20:45 GMT. In Twitter, use hashtag #howlround and follow @Company_One and @HowlRoundTV.

Event Banner for Under the Radar.
Video
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 January 2014
New York, NY, United States

Under the Radar at the The Public Theater, NYC and Culturebot present round table conversations "Playwrights In Collaborative Processes" and "American Theatre & The Aesthetics of Democracy" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 18 January and Sunday 19 January 2014—both starting at 9 a.m. PST/ 12 p.m. EST/ 17:00 GMT. In Twitter, use hashtags #howlround and #utr14 to participate in conversation.

Actors performing onstage in a classroom set.
Video
Saturday 18 January 2014
Kolkata, India

Arena Stage in Washington, DC and Voices of Now: India presented two original plays livestreaming from Kolkata, India "Breaking Through" and "Train of Thought" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 18 January at 6:30 a.m. CST (Chicago) / 7:30 a.m. EST (Washington, DC) / 12:30 GMT (London) / 6 p.m. IST (Kolkata). To participate in online discussion, direct your comments on Twitter @arenastage and @USAndKolkata and use #VoicesofNow and #howlround.

Several actors onstage.
Video
Friday 17 January 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Kitchen presented The Disinherited: Live Cinema Performance Event livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 17 January 2013 at 5 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. CST/ 8 p.m. EST/ (1am GMT on Saturday 18 January) and again on Friday 24 January. In Twitter, use #howlround to comment and share and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Two actors stand onstage facing each other, reading from sheets of paper.
Essay
16 January 2014

Patricia Davis reviews Ambassador Theater's production of Protest, written by the Czech Republic's first president Vaclav Havel, directed by Gail Humphries Mardirosian.

The cover of Fun Home.
Essay

Fun Home and New Musical Theatre

14 January 2014

Rob Onorato discusses Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, its musical adaptation, how both inspire him and advance the form of musical theatre.

Several actors onstage.
Video
Friday 10 January 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Kitchen presented The Disinherited: Live Cinema Performance Event livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 10 January 2013 at 5 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. CST/ 8 p.m. EST/ (1am GMT on Saturday 11 January) and again on Friday 17 January and Friday 24 January. In Twitter, use #howlround to comment and share and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

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