Arts & Theater

Launch Party for Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays, Volume 3, Young Adult Edition

By . The third volume in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays series offers nine new plays by trans…

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Facilitative Directing Centers the Art

By Kimberly Senior. How can a director decenter themselves while still fulfilling the role of “director”? Source link

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A Conversation with Taylor Mac

By Kristin Marting. On 22 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the glorious award-winning theatre artist and Patron…

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A Coversation with Kamala Sankaram

By Kristin Marting. On 15 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with composer and performer Kamala Sankaram, who moves…

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Theatre in Times of War and State Violence

By . This panel discussion explores the role of theatre artists in times of war, occupation, and state-sanctioned violence, in…

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Location Exercises

By Nandita Dinesh. When we can no longer enter the field, how do we grapple with the ethical layers to…

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Collaborative Exercises in Readership

By Nandita Dinesh. Applied theatre has always been about people: whom it’s for, whom it’s with. How do these questions…

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An Exercise in Time

By Nandita Dinesh. What happens when we release the idea that dramatic texts must conform to predetermined durations and allow…

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Exercising the Imagination

By Nandita Dinesh. What might applied playwriting actually look like, and what might it do that neither applied theatre nor…

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Exercises on Intention

By Nandita Dinesh. What does it mean to be intentional when writing applied, closet dramas? How do we articulate—and interrogate—the…

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