ARTS & THEATRE

Mythologizing the Self Through Autofictional Theatre

Obviously, then, as a dramatization of my life, Strange/Familiar isn’t a straightforward autobiography. Instead, the play blurs personal history with…

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Resistant Ventriloquism and Postcolonial Courtesy

In this episode, we continue our conversations around theatre history with Dr. Samer Al-Saber for a conversation around resistant ventriloquism…

2 years ago

Ecological Horror On Stage in Black Sunday

Jesús leaves California after his wife and children are deported in the La Placita Raid, a 1931 raid in Los…

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The Haunting of Migdalia Cruz

Many of Migdalia’s plays, from the very early Miriam’s Flowers to Fishtank and Two Roberts in this volume, live in…

2 years ago

The Legacy of Robert Wilson

The Segal Center is pleased to announce an upcoming conference exploring the work of renowned U.S. theatre director and visual…

2 years ago

The Matter of Plexus Polaire’s Moby Dick

There is a well-trotted story that Herman Melville, as he was writing Moby Dick from his study in the Berkshires,…

2 years ago

How to Find the Way in Executive Search for Arts Organizations

Build the Reason for the TripA good journey requires a good amount of planning, and each theatre organization I work…

2 years ago

Islam, Migration, and Storytelling | HowlRound Theatre Commons

When Islam was first professed on the Arabian continent nearly 1,500 years ago, it drew ire. The staunchly monotheistic belief…

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I Designed a Series of Workshops to take back my body

Being a Muslim and an artist are two things that go hand in hand for me. Becoming an artist has…

2 years ago

The Moor I Want to Love

Othello breaks my heart. Every. Single. Time.Unlike many—scholars, directors, actors—who have given up on the Moor of Venice, I find…

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