Artist, Immigrant: Handan Ozbilgin

by Marcy Arlin March 23, 2012 Artistry
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(To learn more about Marcy Arlin’s Artist, Immigrant blog series, click here.) Handan’s graciousness, talent as a director, and spirit of inclusiveness are rare! I first met her when I was teaching theatre at CUNY LaGuardia. Handan was our liaison when we presented a readings series of Plays about Religion in the welcoming Little Theatre. She [...]

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A Story Through Customs

by Will Kiley March 21, 2012 Generation Without Borders
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(Generation Without Borders is an essay series created by TCG for the 50th Anniversary of World Theatre Day. Will Kiley’s essay is one of three winning essays that will be published in the May/June issue of AMERICAN THEATRE magazine. Learn more and submit your own essay here.) Our borders and boundaries are thinning; I’ve felt them [...]

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The Future of Engagement

by August Schulenburg March 21, 2012 Interviews
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On Wednesday, April 4, Shane D. Hudson will lead the A-ha! Leadership Webinar, The Future of Engagement: Social Media and Your Audience. This webinar is free for Member Theatres and will feature Shane’s  insights into the future of digital engagement within our field. He will discuss the latest trends in social media, the future of [...]

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Mojo and Other Plays

by TCG News March 20, 2012 TCG Books
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TCG is pleased to announce the publication of Mojo and Other Plays, a new collection of plays by the author of the Tony Award-nominated Jerusalem. One of Britain’s most compelling and original playwrights, Butterworth follows up the publication of that critically acclaimed play with this collection of six early works. The volume includes the Olivier [...]

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Call and Response: Adele Nadine Traub

by Michelle Hensley March 20, 2012 I AM THEATRE
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“And it was a great experience because instead of just being a play that we put on, we were building a community around these kids.” – Adele Nadine Traub, I AM THEATRE There is something astonishingly powerful that happens when you bring people who have never experienced theater before, most often, low-income people, into a [...]

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Teresa’s Weekly Update: Idea Collage Edition

by Teresa Eyring March 19, 2012 National Conference
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What do robot rebellions, violence in a boys choir, marital misery and space invaders have in common? They were all a part of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s daring 1983-84 season. My theatre career began in 1983 as the director of development for Woolly, and artistic director Howard Shalwitz’s singular vision remains as inspiring to me [...]

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