A collectively authored essay by leading artists, academics, and theatre advocates about Paula Vogel’s Indecent and Lynn Nottage’s Sweat on Broadway amid a conversation about critical bias toward women playwrights and playwrights of color.
An Interview with Caja lambe-lambe artist Gabriela Céspedes / El Teatro Más Pequeño del Mundo: Una entrevista con la artista de caja lambe-lambe Gabriela Céspedes
29 April 2017
Puppeteer Cecilia Cackley interviews Gabriela Céspedes, a leading cajalambe-lambe puppet artist based in Argentina.
Jonna Capone discusses her experience as a plus-size actress and the body positive movement, advocating for better representation of body sizes on stage.
Tanuja Jagernauth and Regina Victor discuss the lack of theatre critics of color, and issues surrounding agency and consent for theatre artists of color.
Gender Disparity, Hidden Carers, and Employment Opportunities
PIPA Trial
22 March 2017
Contributor Rachel Spencer Hewitt reports on the Parents in the Performing Arts consortium that is working to finding solutions for caregivers in the performing arts.
What Are We Watching? What Are We Teaching? Preparing Acting Students for the New Golden Age
19 March 2017
As filmed work continues to make advancements in both artistic value and employment opportunities, educator and actor Welker White asks what responsibility training programs have in preparing acting students for work in front of a camera.
In this final installment, Ricky Young-Howze reflects on self-producing new work in a “theatre desert,” and acknowledges the importance of learning, wisdom, and respect.
Playwright and educator Tammy Ryan speaks to the benefits of taking a break in a field when there seems to be constant pressure to always be producing.
The Professional Symposium from the 2017 Under the Radar Series
Thursday 5 January 2017
New York City, NY, United States
The 2017 Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in New York City presented the festival's Professional Symposium livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV Thursday 5 January at 7:00 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 10:00 a.m. EST (New York) / 15:00 GMT (London).
Matthew Sekellick argues that identifying as entrepreneurs is not merely a survival strategy, but a false consciousness that alienates us further from our fellow artists and artisans. As theater artists, what we have to do is … imagine a world outside the confines of the present: a world beyond the horizon of entrepreneurship.
Contemporary Opera NYC: Talks with Artists and Producers
Monday 28 November 2016
New York, NY, United States
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Contemporary Opera NYC: Talks with Artists and Producers livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 28 November at 6:30 p.m. EST (New York) / 5:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 3:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 23:30 GMT-UTC (London). In Twitter, follow @HowlRoundTV and @segalcenter and use #howlround.
Chicago-based costume designer, textile designer, and wardrobe stylist Elsa Hiltner considers the division of labor and allocation of technical support within theatrical design.
Remarks from playwright Sarah Ruhl on accepting the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Distinguished Playwright of the Year Award at Lincoln Center on Monday, November 14, 2016.
Creative Careers panel Tipping the Scale: Maximizing Resources at a Small to Midsize Theatre Company
Monday 14 November 2016
Berkeley, CA, United States
Berkeley Repertory Theatre presented their Creative Careers panel Tipping the Scale: Maximizing Resources at a Small to Midsize Theatre Company livestreamed on the global, commons-based HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 14 November at 1:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles), 3:30 p.m. CST (Chicago), 4:30 p.m. EST (New York). Join us on Twitter by tweeting @BerkRepSchool using the hashtag #CreativeCareers during the event.