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How Cultural Resistance for Palestine Makes Revolution Irresistible
Essay
How Cultural Resistance for Palestine Makes Revolution Irresistible
by Beto O'Byrne
15 May 2024
Book Talk: We Started a Nightclub
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Book Talk: We Started a Nightclub
The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge
Thursday 23 May 2024
New York City
World Voices
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World Voices
Displacement Plays from Uganda, Lebanon, West Africa, Haiti and Ukranian Playwrights Project
Monday 13 May 2024
New York City
Maria Striar Talks with Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks Playwrights
Essay

Maria Striar Talks with Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks Playwrights

28 May 2014

A conversation with Maria Striar, producing artistic director of Clubbed Thumb and Summerworks 2014 playwrights, Jenny Schwartz, Peggy Stafford, and Ariel Stess.

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Transforming Justice Dialogue
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Transforming Justice Dialogue

Wednesday 21 May 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Foundry Theatre presented Transforming Justice as part of the Foundry’s May 2014 Dialogues series Devising Freedom livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 21 May at 4 p.m. PDT/ 6 p.m. CDT/ 7 p.m. EDT/ 23:00 GMT. What other forms of justice do people imagine or, better yet, already practice? Join us for a conversation with three visionaries who are leading the way toward greater safety, accountability, and freedom as they discuss their experiences with community-based approaches to violence, their challenges and lessons learned along the way. Featuring Mariame Kaba, Danielle Sered, and Ejeris Dixon. Tweet @FoundryTheatre if you have a question for the speakers.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 21 May 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 21 May at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1)

 

Portrait of Carrie Robbins.
Carrie Robbins, from celebrated Broadway Costume Designer to Determined Off-Off Broadway Playwright
Essay

Carrie Robbins, from celebrated Broadway Costume Designer to Determined Off-Off Broadway Playwright

20 May 2014

Jonathan Mandell writes about the life of prolific costume designer Carrie Robbins, and her new ambitions as adaptor and playwright.

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Building Movement Dialogue 
Video

Building Movement Dialogue 

Monday 19 May 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Foundry Theatre presented their May 2014 Dialogues series Devising Freedom livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 19 May at 4 p.m. PDT/ 6 p.m. CDT/ 7 p.m. EDT/ 23:00 GMT.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 14 May 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 14 May at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Pulitzer Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Aristotle and Islam
Essay

Pulitzer Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Aristotle and Islam

11 May 2014

Srila Nayak shares an overview of Pulitzer prize-winning dramatist Ayad Akhtar's career. 

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 7 May 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 7 May at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1)

 

A Tony Award.
Tony Snubs, Pulitzer Flubs, Theater Award Excitement
Essay

Tony Snubs, Pulitzer Flubs, Theater Award Excitement

1 May 2014

Jonathan Mandell looks at the phenomenon of "snubs" in theatre awards today and throughout history, touching on the complexities of nominating committees.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 30 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 30 April at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 23 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 23 April at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

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Sex, Death, Marriage, Greed and Football
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Sex, Death, Marriage, Greed and Football

Texas Playwright Kirk Lynn in New York

22 April 2014

Jonathan Mandell overviews five eclectic works by Texas playwright Kirk Lynn.

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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
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Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

Wednesday 16 April 2014 
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 16 April 2014 at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

 

Performing Age
Essay

Performing Age

Mallory Catlett’s This Was The End

10 April 2014

Bertie Ferdman reviews Mallory Catlett's adaption of Uncle Vanya featuring actors in their sixties and seventies.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 9 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 9 April at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

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Conversation with Author Soman Chainani: Creating a World
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Conversation with Author Soman Chainani: Creating a World

Tuesday 8 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America in association with Harvardwood presented a conversation with author Soman Chainani livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 8 April at 3:30 p.m. PDT/ 5:30 p.m. CDT/ 6:30 p.m. EDT/ 11:30 p.m. BST.

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New York Neo-Futurists
Essay

New York Neo-Futurists

An Interview with Christopher Andrew Loar

8 April 2014

Bess Rowen interviews Christopher Andrew Loar of the New York Neo-Futurists, creator/director of The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill.

Two actors fight on stage in a boxing ring in Rocky.
The Broadway Effect in Rocky, Aladdin, Les Miz
Essay

The Broadway Effect in Rocky, Aladdin, Les Miz

3 April 2014

Jonathan Mandell looks at reocurring devices and techniques of spectacle in Broadway productions.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 2 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 2 April at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

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8th Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival at Primary Stages
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8th Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival at Primary Stages

Wednesday 2 April 2014
New York, NY, United States

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) (Dominic D’Andrea, Producing Artistic Director) and Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) presented the 8th Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 2 April 2014.

Teaser poster for Watch Me Work, which features Suzan-Lori Parks leaning an arm against a bench.
Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater
Video

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work from The Public Theater

A playwriting masterclass

Wednesday 26 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreamed Watch Me Work from The Public Theater in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 26 March at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver, UTC -8) / 4 p.m. CST (Austin, UTC -6) / 5 p.m. EST (Montréal, UTC -5) / 10 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 23:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

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Technology for the Composer at The Dramatists Guild
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Technology for the Composer at The Dramatists Guild

Thursday 21 March 2013
New York, NY, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America presents the next event in their new DG Conservatory series moderated by Tony-winning composer and Guild Council member, Stephen Flaherty, Technology for the Composer 2, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 21 March 2013 at 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 22:00-23:30 GMT (London).

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The Life of Bruce Lee on Stage
Essay

The Life of Bruce Lee on Stage

18 March 2014

W.M. Akers looks at David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a bio-play about the life and career of Bruce Lee

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Stage Kiss panel curated by Sarah Ruhl at Playwrights Horizons
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Stage Kiss panel curated by Sarah Ruhl at Playwrights Horizons

Monday 17 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

Playwrights Horizons presented the panel discussion On Kisses and Chemistry: A Discourse on Stage Kiss featuring Stage Kiss playwright Sarah Ruhl, actor Hamish Linklater, psychologist/expert on couples & sexuality Esther Perel, and actress Kathleen Chalfant, moderated by psychiatrist Tony Charuvastra, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 17 March at 3:30 p.m. PST/ 5:30 p.m. CST/ 6:30 p.m. EST/ 22:30 GMT. To submit questions for ending Q&A and participate in online conversation, follow @PHnyc and use hashtag #stagekisspanel.

Bum Phillips All-American Opera at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
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Bum Phillips All-American Opera at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club

Sunday 16 March 2014
New York, NY, United States

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York presented a performance of Bum Phillips All-American Opera by Monk Parrots livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 March at 11:30 a.m. PDT/ 1:30 p.m. CDT/ 2:30 p.m. EDT/ 18:30 GMT. In Twitter, use #howlround.