On the occasion of the publication of their new books, Extended Play advisory board members Aaron Landsman and Jan Cohen-Cruz talked together about one of the themes in their work, the “civic turn” in theater.
With the new year, Extended Play is excited to share its new article series, Curated, which will feature recommendations from The Civilians staff for performances, talks, books, articles, and more.
For this installment of our 20/20 Series, our Associate Artists share their experiences working with The Civilians and creating a community of artists and friends.
Reflecting on 2021, we highlight Extended Play’s ten most popular articles of 2021 and the theater and theatermakers who captured our interest. Read through the list to catch up on any you missed and revisit some favorites.
The Civilians’ Leah Putnam sits down with Associate Artist and professor Alison Weller to talk about creating and teaching investigative theater.
In this installment of our 20/20 Series honoring the 20th Anniversary season of The Civilians, we reflect on our ten years of investigating, publishing, and curating theater journalism.
A look at a selection of the plays livestreaming as part of the Roma Theater Retrospective 2021, the stories they tell, and the Roma theatermakers behind them. Watch the plays via HowlRound between November 29 and December 10.
Noémi Herczog shares insights into Roma theater and representing Roma identities on European stages in this article about Independent Theater Hungary and its annual Roma Heroes International Theater Festival.
This year’s Prelude Festival at the Segal Center offered a range of free performances, panels, and talks online including plays by Sybil Kempson, A Host of People, and members of the Hatch Arts Collective.
Originally published on HowlRound, Jen Marlowe writes about her organization Donkeysaddle Projects’ work with her play THERE IS A FIELD and how it has helped illuminate intersecting experiences of state violence and structural inequality in the United States and Israel.
A group of Lebanese artists with Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco as well as Al Madina Theatre and The Legal Agenda in Beirut present a theatrical reading of verbatim testimonies of the Beirut explosion of Aug. 4, 2020. Following the reading, the panel discussed processing that trauma and the role of art.
Giving Birth, an interview-based devised play co-created by Zhiyong Zhao and Mulan Community Service Center, centers the authentic accounts of a group of female migrant workers in Beijing on the pain of childbirth.
Composer Michael Friedman’s sister Marion Friedman Young, and the executor of his estate, reflects on her role in preserving her brother’s work in an evolving field. Reposted from American Theatre with permission from Theatre Communications Group.
The Civilians discusses expanding accessibility, inclusivity, and experimentation in (post-)pandemic theater with Cortland Nesley, neurodiversity consultant for the recently extended show Black Feminist Video Game.
Speaking with R&D Group member Emily Lyon about the company’s classic play initiative.
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