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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
Essay
22 January 2016

In this installment, Dan Fine discusses his background in directing and offers suggestions for directors working with media designers.

Essay

Working with Local Casts and Advancing Cornerstone’s California: The Tempest Tour

21 January 2016

Daniel Penilla, Assistant Director for Cornerstone’s California: The Tempest tour, describes the process of bringing the show to life in different communities every few weeks.

Essay

Writing for Immersive and Site-Informed Experiences

20 January 2016

In this installment, Gab Cody discusses her writing process for both iterations of OjO in Pittsburgh and San Diego.

Essay
19 January 2016

Melissa Huerta on the world premiere production of Migdalia Cruz’s Latins in La-La Land at the College of Wooster in Ohio. 

Essay

Creating Visibility and Empowerment for Latina/o Artists through Wikiturgy

19 January 2016

Noe Montez kicks off a new Café Onda series with this post detailing how he had students in his Latina/o Theatre and Film class at Tufts University create Wikipedia pages for Latina/o theatre artists.

Video
Monday 18 January 2016
Ashland, OR, United States

Join community members for Ashland, Oregon's 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday Celebration featuring music, spoken word, and dance. Keynote speakers: Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp of UNIVERSES—livestreamed on the global, commons-based HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 18 January at 12 p.m. PST-1:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 2 p.m. CST-3:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 3 p.m. EST-4:30 p.m. EST (New York). Follow the live-tweeting @AshlandMLKDay, and use #SOMLK.

Essay

A Definition

18 January 2016

In the second installment, Ronee Penoi defines her role as a Creative Producer and shares lessons she’s learned in her process.

Video
Sunday 17 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Gathering 2016: Advocating for Black Female Choreographers in the Contemporary Dance World livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 17 January at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 3 p.m.-6 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 4 p.m.-7 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #TheGathering2016 and direct your comments @CamilleABrown. Facilitators' Twitter handles are: @DancingWhileBlk@PalomaMcGregor@shanijamila. The Gathering partner Twitter handles are: @NewYorkLiveArts@TheFieldNYC@DanceNYC.

Essay

Why Comedy is Vital to the Future of Theatre

17 January 2016

Hank Greene makes a case for the need for more contemporary theatrical comedies.

Essay

Everything Has to Come Out of Session

16 January 2016

Martha Steketee talks with Associate Artistic Director Estelle Parsons about a public series on social justice that has been created out of Actors Studio session work.

Video
Friday 15 January to Tuesday 19 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) presented the 2016 APAP|NYC Conference livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 15 January to Tuesday 19 January. In Twitter, join the conversation with #APAPNYC#howlround, and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Video
Friday 15 January 2016.

As a culmination of the Art of Change initiative, the Ford Foundation is hosting The Artists of Change: Conversations with the Ford Fellows livestreamed on the global, commons based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 15 January. On Twitter, use #ArtOfChange and follow @HowlRoundTV. To submit questions to the Fellows, follow @FordFoundation and look out for the prompts.

Video

Two One-Woman Plays from Egypt 

Thursday 14 January and Friday 15 January 2016
Boston, MA, United States

Huntington Theatre Company in Boston presented Dancing is a Sin: Two One-Woman Plays from Egypta workshop performance and conversation—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 14 January at 7:30 p.m. EST (Boston) / 6:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 4:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 00:30 GMT (London—Friday 15 January 15) / 02:30 EET (Cairo—Friday 15 January).

Essay

Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University

15 January 2016

David Dudley interviews Charles Smith, Head of the Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University.

Essay

Pablo Santiago

15 January 2016

In the first bilingual installment of the series, Tara Houston profiles Lighting Designer Pablo Santiago about his inspiration and process.

Video

The Culturebot: Scanning the Landscape Roundtable Conversations

Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Public Theater in New York City presented the Under the Radar Festival Professional Symposium and the Culturebot: Scanning the Landscape Roundtable Conversations livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January. In Twitter, use #UTR16 and #howlround. Follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Essay
14 January 2016

Patricia Davis on the Klunch’s production of George is Dead by Elaine May in Washington DC.

Video
Monday 11 January 2016
New York City, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented a discussion of the Lincoln Center Theater Review livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 11 January at 3:30 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 5:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EST (New York). In Twitter, use #howlround to join the conversation.

Essay
8 January 2016

Actor Isabel Dieppa writes about her experiences as an actor of color being cast in a variety of roles.

Essay
7 January 2016

Jonathan Mandell, unable to understand several recent plays, goes to the source to explain them, and then humorously debates how important it is for theatre to be coherent. 

Video
Tuesday 6 January 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Ford Foundation’s Art of Change initiative livestreamed an inter-generational workshop on art and social engagement Tuesday 6 January 2016. In Twitter, use #ArtOfChange and follow @HowlRoundTV.

Essay

Choosing a TYA Play Development Season

5 January 2016

Producer Teresa Fisher details the season selection process for New Plays for Young Audiences at Provincetown Playhouse.

Essay
4 January 2016

Shelby-Allison Hibbs writes about her experiences as an early career artist in New York City, and her decision to build an artistic life elsewhere.

Essay
3 January 2016

Peter Holm addresses the rise to prominence of club theatre and its suitability to the digital age.

Essay
2 January 2016

Artistic Director Tyler King discusses strategies from the tech sector that can help theatre companies brand themselves.

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