Filed under: Anne Hamilton, Catherine Filloux, Claire Lautier, Fractured Atlas, Fran Tarr, Jennifer Tipton, Judith Malina, Kamilah Forbes, Kate Valk, Kristin Marting, Laura Maria Censabella, Margo Jefferson, Maria Alexandria Beech, Murielle Borst Tarrant, Paule Constable, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Rae Smith, Ruth Margraff, Season One, Season Three, Season Two, TheatreNow! Artists, Valentina Fratti, Yvette Heyliger, Yvonne Farrow | Tags: Anne Hamilton, Hamilton Dramaturgy, Hamilton Dramaturgy's TheatreNow!, hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow.com
2013 was a year in which I worked on building TheatreNow!’s platform.
We have expanded internationally as well as in the U.S., and now have Representatives for many areas:
US Representative: Cate Cammarata
Asia Representative: Walter Byongsok Chon
UK Representative: Natalie Pandya
South America Representative: Thais Flaitt
Young Audience Development Representative: Danica Rodriguez
In April, Natalie, a recent Oxford University graduate (St. Catherine’s College), corresponded with leading UK universities and conservatories about the podcast, laying the groundwork for greater dissemination there. Natalie now works for the BBC.
During the summer, Danica, a rising senior at the prestigious Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School in Manhattan, created a proposal for introducing the podcast to young adults and theatre aficionados.
In December, I invited Thais Flaitt, a recent M.A. graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha, to serve as our South America representative. A native of Brazil, Thais is a skilled scholar, director, and translator.
Several hundred people have listened to the audio postings on the Soundcloud site. In addition, the TheatreNow! blog (https://theatrenow.wordpress.com) drew visitors from 57 countries, and the top podcasts viewed were with Paule Constable and Jennifer Tipton, lighting designers.
The TheatreNow! website (http://hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow.com) continues to attract many visitors. Helaine’s design and archiving expertise show off the podcasts well.
2014 will bring an expansion of the program, and a posting of new podcasts, including Maria Alexandria Beech, Murielle Borst Tarrant, and Judith Malina, to complete Season Three.
Thank you for all your support and I am looking forward to expanding the program in 2014.
Hamilton Dramaturgy’s TheatreNow! is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Hamilton Dramaturgy’s TheatreNow! must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Filed under: Anne Hamilton, Season One, Valentina Fratti | Tags: Anne Hamilton, Director, Dramaturg, Hamilton Dramaturgy's TheatreNow!, hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow.com, League of Professional Theatre Women, NYC Theatre, Season One, Valentina Fratti, Women Theatre Artists
Congratulations to Season One guest Valentina Fratti, who will direct a production of the classic play R.U.R. on Theatre Row in January.
Resonance Theatre Ensemble presents:
R.U.R.
By Karel Čapek
Adapted By Lee Eric Shackleford
Directed By Valentina Fratti
January 9-30, 2012
http://www.resonanceensemble.org/season.htm
Featuring Kevin Bernard*, Mac Brydon*, Christine Bullen*, Tyler Caffall, Chris Ceraso*, Matt W. Cody*, Jane Cortney*, Charlotte Hampden*, Meg Heus, Brad Makarowski*, Sean Philips*, Corey Tazmania*, James Ware
Karel Čapek’s classic R.U.R. originated the word “robot,” and for nearly a hundred years, the play has been considered a classic, translated into every major language on the face of the planet. The plot is centered on a factory that makes artificial beings used in the service of humans. While at first these “robots” seem content with their function as domestic servants, a hostile rebellion soon arises that threatens the very existence of the human race. Lee Eric Shackleford’s adaptation brings the play’s characters, language, and themes into a modern vernacular while remaining as faithful as possible to Čapek’s intentions and vision.
*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
An Equity Approved Showcase
Theatre Row – The Beckett Theatre
410 West 42nd Street
New York NY
Filed under: Fractured Atlas, Kristin Marting, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Season One, Season Three, Season Two, TheatreNow! Artists, Valentina Fratti, Yvette Heyliger, Yvonne Farrow | Tags: Anne Hamilton, Dramaturg, Fractured Atlas, Hamilton Dramaturgy, Hamilton Dramaturgy's TheatreNow!, hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow.com, LPTW, Pulitzer Prize Winner, TheatreNow! Artists
Many thanks to the League of Professional Theatre Women, which has given TheatreNow! its own webpage at https://theatrewomen.org/theatrenow-podcasts. Read how my membership in the League influenced my creation of the podcast series. The League is the nation’s premiere professional organization for women working in all aspects of the theatre.
LPTW and TheatreNow!
I conceived of TheatreNow! in 2009 while serving as the Co-Secretary of the League of Professional Theatre Women. I was so excited to attend meetings and converse with terrific theatre artists and learn about their experience and new projects. I started to think about how wonderful it would be to record these conversations and share them with the public in order to preserve important events in contemporary American theatre history.
So I decided to download some free recording software and use available resources on the internet to record some interviews. I happened to meet Quiara Alegría Hudes’ mother, and asked for her daughter’s contact information. Quiara was happy to give me an interview, and so, TheatreNow! was launched. I followed the inaugural podcast with interviews with women whose careers I felt were interesting and important.
I made sure to include women from many different disciplines, and even now I actively seek out women of different races, nationalities and professions in order to give a balanced and inclusive sampling of contemporary theatre practice.
And so, TheatreNow! grew from one half-hour recording to a series with a new website at http://hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow.com, an Archivist – the marvelous Helaine, a staff of Program Assistants, and a theme composed by my Co-Secretary Nancy Ford. The series is posted on soundcloud.com, and is very easy to download and share.
In Season Two I began to post transcripts of the interviews for the public’s convenience. AMERICAN THEATRE published a two-page article on the series in its October 2012 issue.
I am now planning my fourth season, and rest assured, it will continue to feature League members, and women whom the League has honored with prizes for their contribution to American theatre.
Anne Hamilton, Producer and Host
Hamilton Dramaturgy’s TheatreNow!
Email: hamiltondramaturgystheatrenow@gmail.com
www.hamiltonlit.com
TheatreNow! Podcasts With League Members:
– Kristin Marting
– Valentina Fratti
– Yvette Heyliger
Please download the article here: LPTW and TheatreNow! by Anne Hamilton
Hamilton Dramaturgy’s TheatreNow! is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Hamilton Dramaturgy’s TheatreNow! must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Filed under: Catherine Filloux, Claire Lautier, Kamilah Forbes, Kristin Marting, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Ruth Margraff, TheatreNow! Artists, Valentina Fratti, Yvette Heyliger, Yvonne Farrow | Tags: Anne Hamilton, Catherine Filloux, Chicago, Claire Lautier, Hamilton Dramaturgy's TheatreNow!, Kristin Marting, Linsey Bostwick, Los Angeles, NYC, Podcast, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Ruth Margraff, Theatre, TheatreNow! Artists, Valentina Fratti, Yvette Heyliger, Yvonne Farrow
Thank you so much for your interest in TheatreNow!
On TheatreNow! I interview important contemporary female theatre artists, and I would like to make this series a seminal program that people from all over the world will listen to in the years to come. The podcasts are also posted on my blog at http://hamiltondramaturgy.wordpress.com
TheatreNow! creates an online presence and library of female theatre experts’ ideas and opinions. I serve as Producer and Host, and Linsey Bostwick serves as Editor.
I’ve already posted conversations with: Quiara Alegria Hudes (playwright/librettist); Kristin Marting (director/artistic director); Claire Lautier (actor); Valentina Fratti (director/playwright); Ruth Margraff (musician/composer/writer); Yvette Heyliger (playwright) and Yvonne Farrow (actor/choralographer).
Others who have agreed to appear: Lynn Nottage (Pulitzer Prize winning playwright), Danai Guriri (actor/playwright), Laura Maria Censabella (playwright), Kamilah Forbes (writer/producer/curator), Alexandra Maria Beech (playwright) and Anne Kauffman (director).
Rather than be a series focusing on biographical details, I conduct the interviews in such a way as to focus on each woman’s early artistic influences, her own assessment of her contribution to the professional theatre, and her artistic process. I also plan to post a written bio (also in digital form) from each subject on my blog http://hamiltondramaturgy.wordpress. com near the podcast.
I am very excited to create a lasting and seminal podcast series which ensure that women theatre artists can reveal and discuss their creative processes and influences.
Sincerely, Anne Hamilton – Producer and Host
Filed under: TheatreNow! Artists, Valentina Fratti | Tags: Hamilton Dramaturgy's TheatreNow!, League of Professional Theatre Women, Linsey Bostwick, m2 productions, NYC Theatre, THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, The New School for Drama, Valentina Fratti
Valentina Fratti is a theatre director and producer who was the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The Miranda Theatre Company, now m2 productions. On Broadway, she was the Associate Producer of THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, which won the Tony(R) Award for Best Play. She currently teaches at The New School for Drama.
Anne Hamilton, who worked for James Lipton at the Actors Studio Drama School at the New School for three years, interviewed her on May 11, 2010.
Please click here to hear the podcast on our companion blog, hamiltondramaturgy.wordpress.com.
You can follow Valentina’s career at www.valentinafratti.net
— Anne Hamilton, Dramaturg and Playwright. http://www.hamiltonlit.com hamiltonlit@hotmail.com
TheatreNow! Staff: Anne Hamilton, Producer and Host; Linsey Bostwick, Editor
