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Watch & Listen: Writing for Change

by TCG News April 14, 2010 Watch & Listen
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[audio:youngjean.mp3] (Length: 1 hour, 30 mins) TCG author and former staff member Young Jean Lee, Kristoffer Diaz, Tarrell Alvin McCraney (soon to be TCG author) and Tanya Saracho discuss their perspectives as members of a new generation of playwrights—all are under 30—who write about identity and politics and whose works make us aware of clichés, [...]

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More American History Musicals, Please!

by Rob Weinert-Kendt April 8, 2010 Critics & Reviews
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The ecstatic reception for the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at New York’s Public Theatre, which depicts our 7th president as a tight-jean-wearing “emo” rock star, made me realize that it represents a vastly under-explored genre: the American history musical. Apart from the Founding Fathers tuner 1776, the field is pretty clear of shows that [...]

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Watch & Listen: In Oregon, A Theatre Thrives Despite The Downturn

by TCG News April 6, 2010 Events
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Celebrates it’s 75th Year

NPR looks at the iconic festival that started as an outdoor summer theatre in 1935 and continues to thrive in the Pacific NW.

(Audio, 5min 52sec – View Full Post to Listen)

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Watch & Listen: Steppenwolf ‘Endgame’ Podcast

by TCG News March 30, 2010 Watch & Listen
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[audio:040IanBarfordEndgame.mp3] (Length: 13:34) Steppenwolf Podcast: Ensemble Member Ian Barford discusses Endgame with Artistic Director (and TCG Board President) Martha Lavey. About Endgame: Beckett’s absurd comic masterpiece follows Hamm, a blind man unable to stand, and his servant Clov, who is unable to sit. Pestered by his parents, Hamm directs this unusual family through their daily [...]

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Netflixing Theatre

by Katie Barry March 29, 2010 Tech & the Arts
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A few months ago, I first heard of On The Boards.tv, which bills itself as a Netflix for live performing arts (there’s a New York Times article here). In practice, it’s more like a Netflix on Demand for the performing arts – for a fee, you can watch a taped theatre or dance performance stream [...]

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World Theatre Day — A Special Video Message from Lynn Nottage

by TCG News March 23, 2010 Events

In celebration of World Theatre Day, 2010, Theatre Communications Group, home to the US Center of the International Theatre Institute, invited Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage to issue this special message for the occasion. Visit the website for more information about this landmark event.

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