I may be using Jim McCarthy’s name as an expletive for the next several days, but those that followed that first conversation that led to me applying and being granted a TED license to organize an independently organized TED event on the future of the arts industry will tell you...
The New Victory Theater, the Drama Bookshop and 2amt are hosting a tweetup on Friday, May 6th. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise? If a play is performed in front of a different audience than usual,...
In the absence of a director spotlight last week, we have two this week! Here’s the second… Meet Melissa Hillman Hometown: Grew up in Fremont, CA; now live in Albany, CA Artistic Director at Impact Theatre in Berkeley, CA 1. What attracted you to directing? I started out as an opera...
Hi all! Here’s the next installment in the director-to-director interview series. Be sure to join the Twitter conversation on directing by following the #2amdir hashtag. Meet Tony Adams Hometown: Rives Jct., MI. Current town: Chicago. Currently Artistic Director of Halcyon Theatre in Chicago. 1. What attracted you to directing? I...
This write-up is either very late or very early. In June 2009, I spent a weekend in Minneapolis and, at the Guthrie Theater, saw the first production of Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism with a Key to the Scriptures—conveniently, cutely, and/or pragmatically shortened to iHomo...
I discovered 2amt via #newplay. As a dance enthusiast just starting to learn about theater, it was exciting to jump right into the deep end. Choreographers’ and dance companies’ livelihoods depend on the development of new work, but also face the same challenges as any other performance-based art. Resources are...
Please. If you are a board member, artist, or employee of a theater company, understand that most people are not visiting your website because they like you, or because they want to like you. First and foremost, they are visiting your website for information. All the glossy photos, taglines, and...
So you’re at the Humana Festival of New American Plays and you’ve got a few minutes. You’ve seen the art, you’ve looked at the gifts, you’ve had a beer. Maybe you’re in the mood to play a game. Maybe you’re looking for something to engage audiences at your own theatre...
