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conversation starter, playwrights, the process
When Writer’s Block Isn’t Writer’s Block
07.29.11 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI am not blocked, I write in the text window. This is not block. But it had been months, it seemed. It had been years, been centuries. Worse than that; it had been minutes, bound fast to the bottom of the hourglass, each grain landing square on the bridge of the nose and bouncing off [...]
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collaboration, new plays, playwrights, stage directions, the process
The Space Between
07.22.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments“In the universe – just like in music, or architecture, or relationships – the absence, the space between, is just as important as the observable, tangible things.” — Dear Galileo by Claire Willett One of the questions I continually run up against when I’m writing a play is this: “Who am I writing for when [...]
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audiences, community, dramaturgy, new plays, non-profit theatre, playwrights, rabble rousing, the future, the process, theatrical ecosystem
The Intersection of Culture and Narrative
07.12.11 | Permalink | 5 CommentsIt’s been a month since the first Dramatists Guild National Conference. In that month, three things have stayed with me: Mame Hunt’s declaration to playwrights to stop writing realism, Julia Jordan’s keynote speech on gender parity, and Marsha Norman’s comment that we need to hear everyone’s stories at the gender parity panel discussion. All three [...]
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audiences, conversation starter, corporate sponsors, development, directors, education, ideas, new plays, producers, sponsorship, technical work, the future, the process, theatrical ecosystem
Do whatever a spider can.
07.07.11 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIn case you’ve been in a coma for the last year, there’s this Broadway musical, it’s called Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and it’s made some headlines. There were accidents and script problems and fights with critics and the official opening kept being pushed further back and back and back and…etc. Basically, it redefined the [...]
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2amt events, about 2amt, community, conferences, conversation starter, development, festivals, ideas, livestreams, meetups, playwrights, rabble rousing, social media, the process, theatre festivals, theatrical ecosystem, video
2amt at CityWrights 2011
Join us this weekend at City Theatre in Miami for the CityWrights Conference 2011. We’ll be livestreaming several sessions via NewPlayTV. We’ll also be tweeing throughout the conference using both the #2amt and #cwc11 tags over on Twitter. Send questions, comments and conversation our way. Below is a schedule of the weekend’s livestreamed sessions. Friday [...]
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audiences, collaboration, conversation starter, development, devised work, ideas, new plays, playwrights, rabble rousing, social media, the process, Uncategorized
John Lahr is not a dumbass.
06.22.11 | Permalink | 5 CommentsJohn Lahr, New Yorker theater critic, wrote a piece on Julie Taymor’s frustration with the process of creating a new theatrical work in the era of instant feedback, Twitter, and focus groups. It’s a great piece, full of historical perspective on the role of audience (that is to say, amateur) criticisms of theater. He rubbed [...]
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collaboration, conversation starter, directors, q & a, spotlight, the process
Spotlight: Tlaloc Rivas, Director
Here’s the latest installment of the director-to-director interview series… Meet Tlaloc Rivas Hometown: Tijuana, Baja California Raised in: Escondido, CA and then Watsonville, CA Current city: St. Louis, MO Occupation: Assistant Professor of Directing & Performance, University of Missouri-St. Louis Profession: Stage Director (www.tlalocrivas.com) 1) What attracted you to directing? In the early 1990s, there was [...]
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collaboration, conferences, devised work, festivals, ideas, livestreams, rabble rousing, technical work, the process, theatre festivals, theatrical ecosystem, video
How to Discuss Excellence?
This Saturday, we’re hosting a convening on artistic excellence at FoolsFURY. This convening arises from a belief that, as a field, we have serious difficulty having useful (and sometimes hard) conversations about the quality/excellence of each other’s work. We do this fine, at the bar, without the artists present. But how can we have more [...]
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advocacy, arts service organizations, community, conferences, conversation starter, dramaturgy, ideas, livestreams, playwrights, rabble rousing, social media, the process, theatrical ecosystem
Dramatists Guild Conference Live
I’m live-blogging the first-ever Dramatists Guild conference. Please feel free to log on and either lurk or join the conversation. If there are opportunities for questions, and you submit any, I’ll try to sneak them in. I may also be tweeting from time to time if you’d rather follow along that way, too. You can [...]
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actors, arts service organizations, collaboration, community, corporate sponsors, designers, development, devised work, dramaturgy, ideas, new plays, non-profit theatre, partnerships, playwrights, producers, the process, Uncategorized
Devised Theatre: Terrible Practicalities
Previously in this column: Bright Alchemy Theatre, a very young company devoted to the creation of devised work, decides to begin work on a narrative and thematic sequel to A Cre@tion Story for Naomi, which explored the world’s creation myths. We began this new process with a question: Why do we feel the need to [...]
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actors, collaboration, community, directors, education, rabble rousing, the process
We are Arthur
04.25.11 | Permalink | 8 CommentsEven though I am in prison three times a week, I am only just beginning to understand what it feels like to be incarcerated. What I do know is that the men with whom I work with Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) at Sing Sing Correctional Facility feel like they have been thrown away. They [...]
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