#TCG16 Plenary 3: The Notion of Nation
TCG’s third plenary thought globally and celebrated locally, with Stephen Karam, Nikkole Salter, Deaf West Theatre, and more.
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#TCG16 Plenary 2: Leadership as a Creative Act
In morning addresses director Kimberly Senior and executive and technologist John Maeda addressed risk and struggle.
Kimberly Senior Is Just Getting Started
The director, who receives the Alan Schneider Director Award at #TCG16, talks about her self-starting career and artistic restlessness.
#TCG16 Plenary 1: Standing Ground
An award for John O’Neal and a stirring keynote from Anna Deavere Smith began the conference at the intersection of civil rights and theatre.
Finding ‘Shelter’ From the Storm
Was Marissa Chibas’s CalArts project about immigration documentary or fantasy, scripted or devised? Yes.
Conquering ‘The Norman Conquests’ Without Going Broke
Northern Stage, Dorset Theatre Festival, and Weston Playhouse team up to bring Alan Ayckbourn’s trilogy to life.
Distilling Chekhov in ‘The Square Root of Three Sisters’
Russian director Dmitry Krymov’s first English-language production at Yale transcends language and form.
Drew Lichtenberg and Rebecca Ende Found the Right Balance
How a dramaturg and a managing director complement each other in work and life.
The Ground on Which I Stand
African American theatre is distinct, distinguished, and fully deserving of the kind of funding and respect too often reserved for white culture and institutions.
Breaking ‘Ground’: How the Speech Came to Be and What It Set in Motion
In igniting fierce debates about casting, funding, and racial equity, August Wilson’s 1996 keynote anticipated many of the arguments we’re still having.
