ITJA Essay – Why Should We Care About Women In Theatre

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As these big names were announced to me, and staff awards were handed out, I couldn’t help but wonder if these women were like me and sat in these same rooms before. If they had ever felt small, if they had ever felt powerless. Like their words held less weight than their male counterparts. Even if they did, here they stood in front of me now, despite the struggle.

ITJA Podcast – Flora Bare: What We Share

Hey guys! Welcome to another episode of the KCACTF Experience. This time I have Flora Bare, director of one of KCACTF’s invited shows, Ricochet. We discuss about the themes of the play like gun violence, and how she tackled these topics with devised work.

Offering Space

By Lauren Phillips You, as the director of a production, walk into the rehearsal room with your script in hand, ready for a productive rehearsal. You greet the actors – they’re ready to begin. They step into the space and begin their lines. You all know that there is a meaningful physical point of connection […]

Sweet Mama Stringbean

By Indeyah Todman Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) “Sweet Mama Stringbean,” is more than sweet. Directed by Evelyn D. Tyler, a cast of talented Florida A&M University (FAMU) student actors bring playwright Beth Turner’s vision to life in the hour-long play. Behind the play is a prolific group of skillful stage management, faculty, and production staff […]

Wiley and the Hairy Man

By Hilary Gordon The play, Wiley and the Hairy Man, written by Susan Zeder and directed by Brad McKenzie uses the craft of paper theater to transport the audience into a modern-day fairy tale. The story itself is a simple plot, easily understood by a variety of ages and social groups. Wiley and the Hairy Man begins with the […]

A Sudden Spontaneous Event: THE PLAY THAT GOES RIGHT!

By Carlos Eton, University of the Virgin Islands There are two types of types of plays:  ones that are so poorly produced and excruciatingly painful to watch that simultaneously undergoing root canals and colonoscopies would be preferable … and ones that move us so deeply that we are bursting at the seams to share that joy […]

A Creative Conversation with Abigail Coats

By George Francis Tune in to an ITJA Podcast hosted by student reporter George Francis as he sits down with playwright, musical theater, and creative writing major Abigail Coats! Throughout this “creative conversation” Abigail shares how she got into playwriting, her “Going on Thirteen” play and advice for anyone wishing to pursue a career in […]

A Conversation with NPP’s Production Stage Manager, Gabrielle Scott

That’s the dirty secret of all stage managers, isn’t it? They only LOOK like they’re on top of all the things!
Oh, absolutely. Fake it ’til you make it!
They’re better actors than the actors, LOL!
Extremely true. But that’s okay, it’s like a reminder that we’re still human. If that makes sense.