Acting & Performance

In this first installment, C. Fischer starts their series, exploring the intersections of gender, drag performance, and acting.

Canadian theatre-artist Col Cseke considers how an artistic community seeks comfort following the tragic death of Michael Green, co-founder of One Yellow Rabbit.

Educator and theatre artist Eric Kildow examines the contradictions of professional actor training under postindustrial capitalism.

Erica Fae talks about her stage, television, and film career “embodying women who have come before and who have done incredible things.”

Melissa Bergstrom and Kate Marple share their process of creating the documentary theatre piece Big Work.

Rikki Elizabeth Stinnette shares her experience of writing The Screenwriters for both film and the stage.

Actress Bethany Hanna reflects on past casting experiences and shares her current outlook on body image.

Magenta Howard discusses her experience pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre at a public university in the US. 

Henrik Eger looks at a musical about Alzheimer’s in Philadelphia with actors with speech impediments.

In this first installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson profiles Florinda Bryant of Salvage Vanguard Theater.

In this last installment, Producing Artistic Director Tami Dixon reflects on the role of the actor’s relationship with audience members in immersive theatre. 

Award-winning actor and monologuist Eric Bogosian discusses how a monologue is created: from conceptualization, to free-form vocal improv, to writing, and performance.

Andrew Bailes describes the unlikely link between the Gainesville, Florida and Chicago, Illinois improv communities.

In this installment, Eli Keel discusses Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling and its non-traditional approach to live theatre.

Actor Isabel Dieppa writes about her experiences as an actor of color being cast in a variety of roles.

In this second installment, Matthew Minnicino discusses legendary women characters in ancient Greek theatre. 

In this fourth installment, Director Damon Krometis discusses the implications of spatial relationships between performers and audiences.

Actor and teaching artist Valerie Weak discusses her experience freelancing and shares her strategies for promoting women theatre artists.