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Amir Nizar Zuabi
Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience
Posted
Aug 2021
14:49
Cara Greene Epstein
How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics
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Feb 2021
17:12
Jo Michael Rezes
A playful exploration of gender performance
Posted
Nov 2020
6:49
Daniel Alexander Jones
What to do when everything feels broken
Posted
Aug 2020
14:58
Wendell Pierce
Theater healed my community after Hurricane Katrina
Posted
May 2019
4:35
Iseult Gillespie
Why should you read Shakespeare's "The Tempest"?
Posted
Feb 2019
4:26
Iseult Gillespie
Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"
Posted
Dec 2018
5:03
Iseult Gillespie
Why should you read "Waiting for Godot"?
Posted
Oct 2018
10:36
David Korins
3 ways to create a space that moves you, from a Broadway set designer
Posted
Oct 2018
13:10
Oskar Eustis
Why theater is essential to democracy
Posted
Jun 2018
5:00
Adong Judith
How I use art to bridge misunderstanding
Posted
Mar 2018
13:22
Jude Kelly
Why women should tell the stories of humanity
Posted
Mar 2017
18:02
Adam Driver
My journey from Marine to actor
Posted
May 2016
15:52
Uri Alon
Why science demands a leap into the unknown
Posted
Jun 2014
18:36
Sarah Jones
What does the future hold? 11 characters offer quirky answers
Posted
May 2014
4:00
Amanda Mattes
Kabuki: The people's dramatic art
Posted
Sep 2013
18:28
Julie Taymor
Spider-Man, The Lion King and life on the creative edge
Posted
Jul 2013
9:06
David Binder
The arts festival revolution
Posted
Nov 2012
5:55
Danielle de Niese
A flirtatious aria
Posted
Sep 2011
18:11
Handspring Puppet Co.
The genius puppetry behind War Horse
Posted
Mar 2011
12:44
Ben Cameron
Why the live arts matter
Posted
Sep 2010
6:47
Patsy Rodenburg
Why I do theater
Posted
Mar 2010
18:42
Joshua Prince-Ramus
Building a theater that remakes itself
Posted
Jan 2010
14:39
Natasha Tsakos
A multimedia theatrical adventure
Posted
Aug 2009
21:00
Sarah Jones
A one-woman global village
Posted
Apr 2009
19:24
Liz Diller
The Blur Building and other tech-empowered architecture
Posted
Oct 2008
23:05
Anna Deavere Smith
Four American characters
Posted
Feb 2007
20:25
Eve Ensler
Happiness in body and soul
Posted
Sep 2006
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