Video Archive

On 30 March 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the awe-inspiring, award-winning composer and performer Heather Christian, who was most recently recognized with a MacArthur Fellowship.

In this panel discussion, we unpack how a more inclusive canon could radically change the future of the theatre, and the histories we present to the world.

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

Milo Rau and Servane Dècle’s “Theatre of the Real” documentary play examines the Gisèle Pelicot case in a four-hour afternoon performance with readings of documents retracing and examining this historic trial and its fight to end violence against women.

Part of NETWeek Chicago, this public conversation brings together Black women who direct, devise, and lead in Chicago, and is in partnership with artEquity, Culture Change Lab, HowlRound, League of Chicago Theatres, Theatre Communications Group, (X) Collective, and more.

Join us for a conversation about creating theatre across borders, its challenges, and its possibilities; and imagine with us a global community that crosses oceans and continents to produce new spaces.

A discussion about the creation and development of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot in collaboration with the Pelicot family’s lawyers, the court, psychological experts, legal commentators, witnesses, and feminist organizations.

On 23 March 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with creators Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle.

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

An evening of conversation, performance, and remembrance celebrating the release of Late Stage: Theatrical Perspectives on Age and Aging, edited by Benjamin Gillespie and Cindy Rosenthal with the late Elinor Fuchs.