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Saturday, May 30, 2026

An Exercise in Time by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. What happens when we release the idea that dramatic texts must conform to predetermined durations and allow them, like life itself, to take the time they need?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:22AM[SHARE]

Exercising the Imagination by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. What might applied playwriting actually look like, and what might it do that neither applied theatre nor conventional playwriting can do alone?

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Collaborative Exercises in Readership by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. Applied theatre has always been about people: whom it's for, whom it's with. How do these questions transform when the work moves from the field to the page?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:57AM[SHARE]

Location Exercises by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. When we can no longer enter the field, how do we grapple with the ethical layers to our decisions about the real-world contexts our texts address?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:36AM[SHARE]

Exercises on Intention by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. What does it mean to be intentional when writing applied, closet dramas? How do we articulate—and interrogate—the purpose behind our work?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:05AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

An Introduction to Applied Playwriting by Nandita Dinesh

By Nandita Dinesh. What happens when an applied theatre practitioner is forced to step away from the field?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:45PM[SHARE]

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