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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Live on #NEWPLAY TV Jan. 18-20: NET MicroFest USA: New Orleans by HowlRound

Tune in this Friday through Sunday to get a glimpse of the Network of Ensemble Theaters’ MicroFest USA: New Orleans, live on #NEWPLAY TV! Since Katrina, much has happened in New Orl…

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Lockdown: Stories of Race and Education in New Orleans by Kiyoko McCrae by HowlRound

See these children are like clay in our hands / we be the masters of this ceremony / the crafters and creators / and every time we step in that classroom you best believe Their Eyes are Watc…

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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 17: New Orleans Theater by HowlRound

The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* In tandem with this week’s New O…

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Play and Placemaking in New Orleans by HowlRound

Warning: the theories you are about to read are not scientific. Not even close. They are opinions that I've developed over several decades of making and attending theater in New Orleans. Occ…

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Turning Problems Into Parades by HowlRound

The costume making skills of the average New Orleanian are astonishing. As I write, thousands of people in our fair city are busy sewing, beading, bedazzling and thrift store hunting. Today …

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Saturday, January 12, 2013

LEAN IN: Sojourn Theatre, Civic Practice & Catholic Charities USA by Michael Rohd by HowlRound

October 2, 2012"3:30pm I'm standing in the St. Louis airport this Tuesday afternoon, exhausted. I'm trying to decide if I walk straight to my gate or stop for some airport food. Maybe a Five…

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Now Hiring: A Call for Commons Producers by HowlRound

The Center for the Theater Commons (CTC) will track and document the activities of the recently announced National Playwright Residency Initiative over the next three years. We will work …

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Playwright Residencies: Success on Whose Terms? by HowlRound

This is a post about defining success. On Sunday night, as Polly Carl's post about defining success was landing on HowlRound, the Arts news of the New York Times broke the story of the Andre…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Under the Radar Festival 2013 (#UTR13) & Culturebot Live on #NEWPLAY TV Thursday, Jan. 10 to Sunday, Jan. 13 by HowlRound

Under the Radar at The Public Theater in New York City is an annual theater festival that spotlights international artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. The…

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 10: What is success? What is failure? by HowlRound

The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* Join us this Thursday, January 10th fo…

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

This Year Let's Redefine Success by Polly Carl by HowlRound

So it's New Year's resolution time and I'm thinking about mine. I'd like to save more money this year. I have this obsession with men's fashion and too much of my budget is going toward J.Cr…

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Parenting & Playwriting: The Pageant, part II by Catherine Trieschmann by HowlRound

This post is the twelfth column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwriting. Find the previous columns here. Here's what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask questions a…

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Friday, January 4, 2013

Holler: Navigating the Career Advice Minefield by HowlRound

Got issues? Of course you do. Keep'em coming"write to me at holler@howlround.com. For previous Holler columns, go here. Dear Holler, I’m in a jam … I’ve been in the field ab…

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Kicking It Grounded Style by Ben Gassman by HowlRound

This post is a response to Jody Christopherson’s recent interview and continues a partnership between HowlRound and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). For man…

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Live on #NEWPLAY TV Sunday, Jan. 6 (#1MPF): 2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival by HowlRound

The One-Minute Play Festival and Boston Playwrights' Theatre present: The 2nd Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV on Sunday, January 6th at 5pm PST (San Fr…

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Theater Hat Jugglers: Interview with Ruth Maleczech, Normandy Raven Sherwood, and Julie Atlas Muz by Jody Christopherson by HowlRound

This piece continues a partnership between HowlRound and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). For many years, LPTW has been publishing an annual magazine, Women in Th…

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Weekly Howl on Thursday, January 3: What can theatermakers contribute to the world outside of theater? by HowlRound

The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay.* Join us this Thursday, January 3rd for…

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012 HowlRound Roundup by HowlRound

January 2013 marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of HowlRound. Since our beginning, we have published nearly 300 theater artists who have contributed a journal article or blog post,…

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Party People: A Revolution Not Yet Dead by Deanna Downes by HowlRound

I am an emerging theater director, which means I am in the stage of my profession where I am cultivating and creating relationships with directors, producers, and theaters through fellowship…

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Making Room for the New Work Director by HowlRound

This summer, I spent a week at the Kennedy Center developing a new play with the MFA Playwrights' Workshop where I functioned as workshop's assistant director helmed by Southern Rep's Aimee …

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Friday, December 21, 2012

2012 Blog Series In Review by HowlRound

In 2012, HowlRound began featuring regular series on the blog covering everything from parenting and playwriting, to the Olympics, to the psychology of the audience, to theater advice. Here,…

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Playwright/Director Relationships: "It's Not You, It's Us" by Morgan Gould by HowlRound

About two years ago, I began workshopping an amazing new play by a really killer young playwright. Then, last summer, after a bunch of readings, at least three script overhauls and even a st…

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Weekly Howl Thursday Dec. 20: Applied Theater and Theater for Social Change & Advancement by HowlRound

Join us this Thursday, December 20th for the Weekly Howl on hashtag #newplay at 19:00 GMT/ 2pm EST/ 1pm CST/ 12pm MST/ 11am PST. This will be the last Howl of 2012! The Weekly Howl …

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Building Audience Into the Process by Lana Lesley by HowlRound

Recently we've started to see many a grant proposal and many a conference paper, and heard many a panel struggling with "audience engagement." It's the convening topic for the 2012 National …

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Psychology of the Audience: The Rules of Engagement by Jeffrey Mosser by HowlRound

Seeking insight into what makes immersive theater work for an audience, Jeffrey Mosser observes three productions: PearlDamour's How to Build a Forest, Punchdrunk's Sleep No More, and…

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Should I Get an MFA? Or, What Should I do Now That I Have My MFA? by Polly Carl by HowlRound

If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone el…

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Live on #NEWPLAY TV Sunday, Dec. 16 (#1MPF): 3rd Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival by HowlRound

The One-Minute Play Festival and Playwrights Foundation present: The 3rd Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV for the Sunday, December 16th performance …

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Live on #NEWPLAY TV 12/14-15: 10 Performances & 1 Panel from National Performance Network's Annual Meeting by HowlRound

National Performance Network is a national organization supporting artists in the creation and touring of contemporary performing and visual arts. The 2012 Annual Meeting"taking place this y…

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

School Days: Theater, Baseball, and Honoring the Audience by Sam French by HowlRound

This is the first post of the School Days series, which solicits submissions from undergraduate theatermakers from around the country. This series is curated by Sarah Bartley. I like theater…

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Live on #NEWPLAY TV Thursday, December 13: Songwriting Master Class with Michael John LaChiusa by HowlRound

Dramatists Guild of America presents a songwriting master class with composer/lyricist Michael John LaChiusa as part of the DG Conservatory series. Livestreaming on #NEWPLAY TV on Thur…

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Weekly Howl Thursday, Dec. 13: The Wal-Marting of American Theater by HowlRound

Join us this Thursday, December 13th for the Weekly Howl on hashtag #newplay at 19:00 GMT / 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST / 11am PST. The Weekly Howl is an open-access discussion abo…

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