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Julie Hennrikus, Executive Director of StageSource in Boston, MA, writes about initiatives toward gender parity in New England.

Artistic Director Bill English discusses the ephemeral, yet perpetual process theatre artists experience while working on productions.

David Bruin on Teatro Patologico’s production of Medea at La Mama in New York City. 

Playwright Luis Alfaro on mental health, his playwriting process, and Vicodin.

Brett Aresco on Eliza Bent’s ode to poop, Toilet Fire, in New York City.

Ash Nichols writes about stage managing Cornerstone Theater Company’s California: The Tempest and the connections made on the road.

Trevor Boffone interviews playwright Josefina López about CASA 0101, the theatre company she founded fifteen years ago, and how she’s become a leader in her community.

Ben Gassman discusses the LIT Fund’s grant lottery system and the concept of radical transparency.

Using the production of Ken Urban’s play A Sense of an Ending to launch the conversation, theatre  artists Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Gregg Mozgala, A. Rey Pamatmat,  Mfoniso Udofia, and Ken Urban talk about representation on stage. 

In the second installment, Regina García profiles Costume Designer Courtney Flores, who discusses her working relationship with Campo Santo.

Trip Venturella outlines a process for theatremakers to build their own theatres.

Critic Fabiana Cabral advocates the need for more accessible training for writing theatre criticism.

Wier Harman writes about being part of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program, and the “Organization as Citizen” project.

Jeff Chang on Detroit-based Complex Movements’ Beware of the Dandelions, a narrative, concert, visual installation, architectural piece, and convening space to distribute revolutionary ideas and activate creative ecosystems and economies of change. 

Jennifer S. Ponce de León interviews playwright Virginia Grise about her plays, her process, and her vision for the future of Latino/a theatre.

Jonathan Mastro responds Don Aucoin’s recent Boston Globe article about audible audience responses.

David Dudley interviews Joan Schirle, Founding Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International, about their unique School of Physical Theatre.

Chicago director Lavina Jadhwani follows up on her previous HowlRound article about color-conscious casting, discussing how to create a safe space while color-conscious directing.

Jonathan Mandell reflects on a recent experience at a Grateful Dead concert, and asks if theatres can adopt some similar strategies for audience engagement.