Process

In this installment, Briandaniel Oglesby shares updates leading up to the performance of his students’ queer adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.

In this installment, Daniel Fine discusses working with lighting designers, explaining how color temperature and palette, and brightness of projections impact the media design for a production.

In this installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews South African director Jayne Batzofin about her journey to directing and her work with the Chaeli Campaign. ​

In this installment, Ricky Young-Howze discusses the complex nature of producing and shares what he learned about the art of delegation. 

In this installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson profiles Gustavo Melo Cerqueira, a Brazilian arts activist based in Austin, Texas.

Sarah Matusek talks to Playwright Carlos Murillo about his trilogy the Javier Plays, inspired by the life and work of the late Javier C.

Emilio Rodriguez interviews award-winning theatremaker Caridad Svich about her process and central themes in her work.

In this installment of La Esquinita, puppeteer Stephanie Diaz shares her journey to puppetry and discusses her creative process.

Chicago-based theatre practitioner Brent Eickhoff considers learning to cope with rejection in a positive manner.

In this second installment, Rick Stemm delves deeper into his creative process for Heroes Must Die.

Actor Stacey Venzel shares how theatre performance techniques help her cope with her anxiety.

In this second installment, Milta Ortiz discusses her role as the project’s coordinator, and overviews the production process of Barrio Stories.

In this installment, Scenic Designer Tara Houston shares her journey to discovering her career and offers advice on lessons that she’s learned along the way.

Playwright Zoe Kamil discusses the actual training of student playwrights and shares the insight of several undergraduate playwrights from programs in the US.

In this installment, Donald Sanborn interviews Composer and Lyricist Noel Katz about his career and process.

Playwright Josh Inocéncio shares his experience self-producing and touring his autobiographical solo show Purple Eyes.

In this second installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson interviews Krysta Gonzales about her journey and process as a playwright and actress.

Actors Mary Frances Noser and Emma Lukens reflect on their process acting in Love Sonnets at Emerson College.

In this third installment, Victoria Masteller discusses her experience as Associate Director and examines how space informed the production of Love Sonnets.

In this second installment, Helen Schultz reflects on her dramaturgical process.

David Dudley interviews members of the creative team behind the Goodman Theatre’s recent production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker.

In this first installment, Director Caitlin Bailey shares her directorial process for Love Sonnets: Things Women Say, a compilation of monologues for women written by Chuck Mee.

In this installment, Koy Suntichotinun discusses his process for creating a performance piece interpreting Aaron Weissman’s State Park, in which he incorporates social media.