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Interviews

This section collects all HowlRound content that takes the form of an interview between two or more theatremakers. Interested in contributing your own interview? Here are our interview guidelines and best practices!

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The Soul Work of Theatre with Sharia Benn
Podcast
The Soul Work of Theatre with Sharia Benn
by Yura Sapi, Sharia Benn
16 May 2024
On Collaboration
Podcast
On Collaboration
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Jennifer Goff, Padraic Lillis
14 May 2024
Breaking Boundaries with Jamil Khoury
Podcast
Breaking Boundaries with Jamil Khoury
by Yura Sapi, Jamil Khoury
9 May 2024
Friday Phone Call # 28
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 28

Tony Graham

24 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Tony Graham.

Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer
Essay

Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer

21 May 2012

Under the idea that children’s stories are for all ages, Finegan Kruckemeyer expresses the need for stories to show the complexities of emotions that the youth experience.

Friday Phone Call # 27
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 27

Ilana Brownstein of the Playwrights' Commons Boston

17 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Ilana Brownstein, founder of the Playwrights' Commons.

Portrait of Lisa Steindler.
Interview with Lisa Steindler
Essay

Interview with Lisa Steindler

17 May 2012

Lisa Steindler, Executive Artistic Director of San Francisco's Z Space sat down with Jamie Gahlon to talk about their technical residencies.

Friday Phone Call # 26
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 26

Cheryl Ikemiya of the Doris Duke Foundation

11 May 2012
Friday Phone Call # 25
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 25

Braden Abraham of Seattle Repertory

10 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Braden Abraham of Seattle Repertory.

Portrait of Youseff El Guindi.
Interview with Yussef el Guindi by Vincent Delaney
Essay

Interview with Yussef el Guindi by Vincent Delaney

10 May 2012

Seattle-based playwrights Delaney and Guindi discuss the theatrical climate of Seattle, development oppertunities, and the American theatre scene.

Charles Mee sitting at a table with three women behind him.
Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts
Essay

Sometimes Mount Vesuvius Erupts

An Interview with Chuck Mee

4 May 2012

Sarah Johnson interviews playwright Chuck Mee.

Friday Phone Call # 24
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 24

Pam MacKinnon

3 May 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: director Pam MacKinnon.

Friday Phone Call # 23
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 23

Meiyin Wang of Under the Radar

27 April 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Meiyin Wang of Under the Radar.

Portrait of Anne Bogart.
Friday Phone Call # 22
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 22

Anne Bogart of SITI Company

19 April 2012

On this week's Friday Phone Call, David Dower speaks with Anne Bogart of SITI Company.

Friday Phone Call # 21
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 21

Heather McDonald of Theater of the First Amendment

13 April 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Heather McDonald of Theater of the First Amendment.

Interview with Gregg Henry by Jason King Jones
Essay

Interview with Gregg Henry by Jason King Jones

12 April 2012

Director and educator Jason King Jones talks with the Artistic Director of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Gregg Henry.

A logo for the Black Women Playwrights' Group.
Interview with Karen Evans
Essay

Interview with Karen Evans

9 April 2012

Jason King Jones interviews Karen Evans, President and Founder of The Black Women Playwrights’ Group, about the why she found it necessary to start producing.

Friday Phone Call # 20
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 20

Rajiv Joseph

6 April 2012

On this week's Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to playwright Rajiv Joseph about his work, Nurse Jackie, and the different places he calls his artistic home.

Friday Phone Call # 19
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 19

Brian Otaño at New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call three of three.

Friday Phone Call # 17
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 17

Charise Smith of New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call one of three.

Friday Phone Call # 18
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 18

Jackie Sibblies Drury at New Dramatists

6 April 2012

The Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists has launched some exciting voices. I talked to the three current fellows about their path to this opportunity, what they are planning for it, and where they are headed. Start following these writers now! This is call two of three.

Friday Phone Call # 16
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 16

Peter Marks of the Washington Post

30 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Peter Marks of the Washington Post.

Friday Phone Call # 15
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 15

Josh Kornbluth

22 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Josh Kornbluth.

Mac Wellman
Essay

Mac Wellman

Pushing Boundaries

22 March 2012

Hayley Flynn coments the way Mac Wellman has inspired a new generation of playwrights to think outside of convention and into community based approaches to making art.

Friday Phone Call # 14
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 14

Kwame Kwei-Armah

16 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Kwame Kwei-Armah of Center Stage.

Friday Phone Call # 13
Podcast

Friday Phone Call # 13

Fran Kumin

9 March 2012

Listen to weekly podcasts hosted by David Dower as he interviews theater artists from around the country to highlight #newplay bright spots. This week: Fran Kumin of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Michael Rohd teaching in front of several people sitting in chairs.
Interview with Michael Rohd
Essay

Interview with Michael Rohd

8 March 2012

Rebecca Novick interviews Michael Rohd, founding artistic director of Sojourn Theatre, about audience engagement, measure of success, and how location informs art.

A brick building with a sign that reads "mixed blood."
Interview with Jack Rueler
Essay

Interview with Jack Rueler

6 March 2012

This interview is adapted from the version that appears in Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art. Jack Reuler of Mixed Blood Theatre talks about the new metrics of measuring the impact of theatre.