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Composting Queer Trauma through a Collaborative Process in SEAL

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Composting Queer Trauma through a Collaborative Process in SEAL

by Rachel Pottern Nunn, Dante Fuoco, Clara Weist

24 August 2023

Erasure is Not an Option: Intimacy Advocacy Through a Transgender Lens

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Erasure is Not an Option: Intimacy Advocacy Through a Transgender Lens

A Conversation with Raja Benz

by Ann James, Raja Benz

30 August 2022

How to Host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Activists

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How to Host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Activists

by Sierra Carlson

10 September 2018

A man stands on stage in the middle of a spotlight, with a projection behind him of him as a child.

Composting Queer Trauma through a Collaborative Process in SEAL

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Composting Queer Trauma through a Collaborative Process in SEAL

24 August 2023

As writer-performer Dante Fuoco and director Clara Wiest came together to rework Dante’s autobiographical solo show SEAL, they developed a process that centered intentional care and trauma-informed practices. In this interview with Rachel Pottern Nunn, Clara and Dante reflect upon the production, discuss the relationship between writer/performer and director, and share insights from their generative process.

Two actors staring lovingly into each other's eyes.

Erasure is Not an Option: Intimacy Advocacy Through a Transgender Lens

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Erasure is Not an Option: Intimacy Advocacy Through a Transgender Lens

A Conversation with Raja Benz

30 August 2022

Ann James sits down with intimacy choreographer Raja Benz to discuss her experience implementing cultures of consent in rehearsal rooms, cultivating a localized approach to intimacy work, and centering trans perspectives in theatrical processes.

How to Host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Activists

Sierra

Carlson

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How to Host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Activists

10 September 2018

Dramaturg Sierra Carlson describes her process for hosting a Women in Theatre Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at her university, and encourages others engage in digital dramaturgical activism.

Life Imitates Art Imitates Life

Eric

Schorr

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Life Imitates Art Imitates Life

21 September 2017

While researching and developing his musical The Rising Sea, playwright Eric Schorr reflects on the parallels between the historical narrative of slavery and the modern narrative of climate change.

Loving and Loving in Trump’s America

Brett

Aresco

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Loving and Loving in Trump’s America

15 September 2017

Brett Aresco discusses Radical Evolution's New York City production of Loving and Loving, inspired by the famous 1967 Loving v. Virginia case.

Theatre DIY Don’ts

Ricky

Young-Howze

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Theatre DIY Don’ts

Never Spread Yourself Too Thin

16 April 2016

In this second installment, Ricky Young-Howze shares a lesson he learned while wearing multiple hats in his theatre company.

Your Guide to Theatre Education

David

Dudley

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Your Guide to Theatre Education

Make Trouble: A new training program in Shakespeare, Ensemble, and Devising

2 April 2016

David Dudley interviews the founder of Make Trouble, a new training program in Staunton, Virginia.

1st Stage’s The Good Counselor

Patricia

Davis

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1st Stage’s The Good Counselor

Good, Rain or Shine

4 August 2015

Patricia Davis on Kathryn Brant’s The Good Counselor, produced by 1st Stage in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.

Physical Theatre and Public Policy Hooliganism

Blair A.

Ruble

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Physical Theatre and Public Policy Hooliganism

31 July 2015

Blair Ruble addresses the recent criticism of Synetic Theater’s artistic adaptations of Shakespeare.

Teatro de la Luna’s Maria Magdalen, La Mujer Borrada

Patricia

Davis

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Teatro de la Luna’s Maria Magdalen, La Mujer Borrada

18 June 2015

Patricia Davis on Teatro de la Luna’s US premiere of the Spanish language solo play, Maria Magdalen, La Mujer Borrada written and directed by Viviana Cordero.

Pop Up Theatre 2014 a 10-minute play festival at Panglossian Productions

Panglossian Productions

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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.

Developmental Reading of Andrew Kramer's new play Crying for Lions at Panglossian Productions

Panglossian Productions

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Developmental Reading of Andrew Kramer's new play Crying for Lions at Panglossian Productions

Sunday 7 July 2013

Williamsburg, VA, United States

Panglossian Productions in Williamsburg, Virginia presented their next Plays in Progress program with an in-person and online developmental reading of Andrew Kramer‘s new play Crying for Lions, hosted by The New Town Art Gallery livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 7 July 2013 at 10 a.m. CDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 15:00 GMT.

Tori Keenan-Zelt's The Egypt Play, or The Misses Blake on a Holiday Jihad at Panglossian Productions

Panglossian Productions

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Tori Keenan-Zelt's The Egypt Play, or The Misses Blake on a Holiday Jihad at Panglossian Productions

Saturday 25 May 2013

Williamsburg, VA, United States

Panglossian Productions in Williamsburg, Virginia presented a livestreaming workshop performance of Tori Keenan-Zelt’s new work The Egypt Play, or The Misses Blake on a Holiday Jihad livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 25 May 2013 at 4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 23:30 GMT. View a conversion into your local time.

Reading of Steven Young’s The King’s Face at Panglossian Productions

Panglossian Productions

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Reading of Steven Young’s The King’s Face at Panglossian Productions

Saturday 6 April 2013 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York)

Williamsburg, VA, United States

Panglossian Productions presented the second installment in its new Plays in Progress series: a live and on-line developmental reading of Steven Young’s new play, The King’s Face, hosted by the New Town Art Gallery in Williamsburg, Virginia, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 6 April 2013 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York). Click here for a conversion into your local time zone.

A Reading of Elford Alley's In Search of the Amherst County Wildman at Panglossian Productions

Panglossian Productions

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A Reading of Elford Alley's In Search of the Amherst County Wildman at Panglossian Productions

Saturday 16 March 2013

Williamsburg, VA, United States

Panglossian Productions presented the first installation of its new Plays in Progress series: a developmental reading of Elford Alley's new play In Search of the Amherst County Wildman, hosted by Aromas Cafe Oyster Point in Newport News, Virginia and livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 16 March 2013 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York) / 22:00 GMT (London).

Interview with Dudley Cocke

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Interview with Dudley Cocke

4 March 2012

In this excerpt from Counting New Beans: Instrinsic Impact and the Value of Art, Dudley Cocke talks to Clayton Lord about Roadside Theater and its mission of encouraging conversation through theater in Appalacian communities.