Participation is the core of social media. Individuals share, like, pin, drop hashtags and handles, and otherwise create virtual word-of-mouth. As theaters like New Paradise Laboratories, Nerve Tank*, and Praxis Theatre explore artistic possibilities of social media within performance, audiences are encouraged to download, comment, or tweet. It's the participation of a vast audience that makes crowdfunding, crowdsour…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:30PM on May 1, 2013