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Why Every Working Mother (Parent) Needs a Stage Manager by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder

Posted on May 16, 2012 by ewilder
Playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder returns to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Southern Writers’ Project with a new play and a new kid. Follow Elyzabeth in part two of this three part series (find part one here) as she tries to balance rewrites and rehearsals with the challenges of being a working mom on
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The Weekly Howl on Tuesday, May 15: Vote for what you want to talk about!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by HowlRound
Riffing off the “demand-side” concept that Cheryl Ikemiya talks about in the recent David Dower Friday Phone Call, we at HowlRound want to know what you—the #newplay community on Twitter—want to discuss in this week’s Weekly Howl. Submit and vote on your favorite topics here! And while you’re at it, click on these
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A Risky Experiment Live on #NEWPLAY TV Tues, May 15: Hidden Room’s Transatlantic #RoseRage Rehearsal

Posted on May 13, 2012 by HowlRound
Austin’s Hidden Room Theatre, Brisbane, Australia’s Anywhere Festival in partnership with #NEWPLAY TV invite you to enjoy a backstage sneak peek of the very first transatlantic rehearsal of Rose Rage. Simply click here to be whisked to a split screen of rehearsal originating from London and from Austin. Watch the Shakespeare
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In Defense of Supporting Work by Women: Thoughts from a Loud Mouthed Feminist Theater Girl by Meghan Arnette

Posted on May 11, 2012 by marnette
I am the founder and producing artistic director of Live Girls! Theater, a company that produces and develops new work by women in Seattle. Since most of my adult life has centered around building this company, I often find myself in the middle of debates about the state of women
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