NYU Verbatim Performance Lab Promotes Qualitative Literacy
Kate Foster
September 20, 2021
MFA Dramaturgy student Kate Foster dives into NYU’s Verbatim Performance Lab and its potential to counter white supremacy.
MFA Dramaturgy student Kate Foster dives into NYU’s Verbatim Performance Lab and its potential to counter white supremacy.
On this Juneteenth, organizations to support and actions you can take to fight for racial justice in New York City.
Jan Cohen-Cruz invites theater makers working in community-based and socially engaged art in the United States to take part in research about commonalities across the field, the practices and principles adhered to, where people work and with whom, and more.
The Civilians has pulled together lists of resources for artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency grants, job opportunities, and more.
Extended Play’s Daniel Krane interviews Mark Russell, Director of the Under the Radar Festival, and “Andares” director Héctor Flores Komatsu.
Come see AMERICAN CRYPTIDS, an investigative musical theater performance. This Monday, February 25th, 7pm at Joe’s Pub.
This week’s Roundup features shows from Berlin, New York and Los Angeles.
Axis Ballymun is a cultural organization serving the regenerated community of Ballymun in North Dublin. Axis Program Manager Niamh Ní Chonchubhair recently gave Extended Play a tour of their facilities.
The verbatim film musical “London Road” premieres this month in the United States. Extended Play’s Tommy O’Malley spoke to Alecky Blythe, who wrote both the film and the stage play on which it is based.
“The longer I’ve done public readings, the more I’ve understood that you have to take that space, and not worry about the audience getting uncomfortable.” — Eileen Myles
“Just don’t forget there’s no essential you, know what I mean? There’s no ground. And that’s scary, but I think it’s also fantastic. Because that means you can be anything. We don’t have to be stuck in the roles that we’re led to believe we need to be stuck in. We don’t have to be. I think it’s a message of hope that we’re empty.” – Dickie Beau
We are celebrating one year of bringing you some of the most exciting stories about investigative theater artists from around the world! Here, we speak to some of the artists we’ve covered since Extended Play launched last year.
PS122’s COIL festival runs at various venues throughout New York City from January 5-17. Extended Play features three shows from this year’s line up.
With “Pike St.,” her first solo show since 2006’s “No Child…,” Nilaja Sun explores her native Lower East Side through the lens of a family weathering a brutal hurricane.
Activist/writer Andrea Ciannavei interviews Jacques Servin and Laura Nix about the Yes Men, the activist performance duo that targets power systems.
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