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Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2022
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Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy
Introduction The ongoing unsettling shift of my identity from a “white” Iraqi back home (in Iraq)...
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Glitches, Memes and Playbackshows: Performance in the Post-internet Era
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Four of Shakespeare’s Plays and How They Speak to the Current Political Situation in Britain
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How Drama Can Help Open Up Conversations on Suicide for Young People in Post-Pandemic Times
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Russian Theater Beyond Time and Place. On the 25th Anniversary of the STEPS Theatre
“Time means nothing. That is, it does, but not in the way we think,” says Joseph, the protagonist...
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When Playwrights Complicate Dramatic Form: Recent Developments in African American Plays of the 2010s
African American drama, theater and performance has a rich and complex history. Only recently,...
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Five Myths About Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language
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With the Hope to Make Telugu Theater a Sustainable Career Option
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When City Streets Record Fading Performance Traditions
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Gilbert Gottfried and the Mechanics of Crafting One of the Most Memorable Voices of All Time
Though Gilbert Gottfried’s voice has alternatively been described as “shrill,” “annoying” and...
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“For They Do Not Know What They Dance”? (A Lecture-Essay Hesitantly Affirming the Idea that Every Lecture is Also a Performance) – PART II
This is Part II of the essay. To read Part I, click here. 8. (ON A-HUMANISM, AGAIN) A-humanism is...
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