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ArtsEmerson Artistic Director David Dower shares the process behind programming the company’s 2015/2016 season.

Seth Lepore lays out the pros and cons of fiscal sponsorship versus becoming a non-profit for small arts groups or individuals.

SK Kerastas describes an experience grappling with the concept of “radical hospitality” during Anna Deveare Smith’s Notes from the Field, Doing Time in Education: The California Chapter.

David Bruin on Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma! at Bard’s Fisher Center.

Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. writes about the discoveries made by Civic Ensemble in Ithaca, NY.

Jake Rosenberg on Shotgun Players Cabaret presentation of Monique Jenkinson’s Faux Real in Berkeley, California.

Jacob Padrón talks with Bill Rauch, artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, about leadership, mentorship, and gratitude.

Michael Rohd with an update on the Center for Performance and Civic Practice’s Catalyst Initiative. 

Aaron Hunt on new musical development in Chicago, Illinois.

LaTeshia Ellerson talks with Amanda Farnsworth about her work as an artist and activist in Selma, Alabama.

MJ Kaufman interviews playwright, director, and performer Azure D. Osborne-Lee about his plays and what he sees in the field as a trans artist.

Marisela Barrera writes about San Antonio in the sixth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas. 

Scriptwriter and dramaturg Maggie Sulc reports on her participation in two convergences or pop-up residencies with Indy Convergence in Toronto and Indianapolis.

Playwright and poet Joann Farías calls out her community to show up at the theatre to support Latina/o theatre artists.

Patricia Davis on Mehshaun Labrone’s Power! Stokely Carmichael at Washington DC’s Capital Fringe Festival.

In the first installment of his series “Strange Eventful History,” Michael Lueger traces the history of theatre revivals in relation to revivals of film franchises.

Shauna Brock describes Salt Lake City’s monthly open mic series When She Speaks I Hear the Revolution and its strides for diversity and inclusion.

In this installment, David Dudley interviews four members of Double Edge Theatre Company about the company’s unique approach to training and living.

Writer and actor Eli Keel describes how his relationship with the terms “professional” and “community” theatre has evolved throughout his life. 

Jonathan Mandell on the serious fare on display at the forthcoming New York International Fringe Festival.

The final installment of the Café Onda series on Latina/o Theatre Regional Alliances focuses on San Antonio Latino/a Theatre Alliance.