Focused on collaboratively creative performance companies, From the Ground Up connects with theatremakers to understand the artistic, financial, and social sustainability of physical, devised, and ensemble-based processes. Previous topics include hands-on devising practices, aesthetic principles, financial oversight, academic and community partnerships, nonprofit and philanthropic navigation, social justice, festival culture, and touring. To showcase examples for American ensemble practition ...
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Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theatre Part One: Participant Perspectives
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Eleven participants share their experiences at the 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theater Institute, which highlighted the impact of devised and physical theatre, its application in professional and university settings, and the limited scholarship around it.…
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Stewart Pringle, senior dramaturg at the National Theatre, sheds light on the theatre’s Generate program and discusses with Jeffrey Mosser the problem with the term “literary department,” when to take a risk, and why it’s important that the big fish in the big pond makes the investment in smaller-scale ensemble-based companies.…
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Artistic director of Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed, Alexander Devriendt talks through their process for imagining and developing participatory content. Alexander and Jeffrey Mosser also dig into financing art in Europe, the cost of touring internationally and how COVID has affected it, and sustaining family and art simultaneously.…
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Culture worker and theatre practitioner Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott provides a primer on her SoulWork process, applies it to her present processes, and expands our horizons as artists.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Cristal Chanelle Truscott
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Turning City Council Meetings into Performance
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Creatives and book authors Mallory Catlett and Aaron Landsman dig into their new book based on their piece City Council Meeting, an exciting performance, rooted in a commonplace bureaucratic event, that develops dynamic participatory relationships with audiences and local government.Por Jeffrey Mosser, Aaron Landsman, Mallory Catlett
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Playwright and director Karen Malpede joins Jeffrey Mosser to talk about her career and connections from the Open Theater to Theater Three Collaborative, as well as her partner George Bartenieff, an actor and champion for the avant-garde.Por Karen Malpede, Jeffrey Mosser, HowlRound Theatre Commons
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Philanthropies, Foundations, and Boards (Oh, Wow)
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Since the “great pause,” funders have shifted their giving models. Ben Cameron has seen it from every side—and he talks all about it. Through anecdotes about his experiences at organizations from Theatre Communications Group to the Jerome Foundation, Ben offers many insights into how ensemble fits in a thriving theatre ecosystem.…
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Ensemble as Contemporary Commentary
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Since the “great pause,” funders have shifted their giving models. Ben Cameron has seen it from every side—and he talks all about it. Through anecdotes about his experiences at organizations from Theatre Communications Group to the Jerome Foundation, Ben offers many insights into how ensemble fits in a thriving theatre ecosystem.…
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A Living History of Ensemble Theatre (or Bob Leonard’s Ensemble Encyclopedia)
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Bob Leonard chronicles his work from the People’s Bicentennial Commission and the Road Company through the founding of the Network of Ensemble Theaters and Alternate ROOTS. Together, Jeffrey Mosser and Bob connect the dots through the middle wave of ensemble-based theatre in the United States.Por Jeffrey Mosser, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bob Leonard
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Maintaining Connections from the Hyperlocal to the International
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Carlos Uriona and Jennifer Johnson, co-artistic directors at Double Edge Theatre, connect with Jeffrey Mosser to discuss how working in rural Massachusetts for over thirty years has enabled them to share art on the world stage.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Jennifer Johnson, Carlos Uroina
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What Ensemble Touring Can Learn from Dance
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Jeffrey Mosser connects with Willa Jo Zollar, who is founder, chief visioning partner, and MacArthur Genius at Urban Bush Women. Together they talk about touring, the festival circuit, and strategy necessary to sustain a company for thirty years.Por Jeffrey Mosser, Willa Jo Zollar
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Summary of Season 3: S03E01: What Ensemble Touring can Learn from Dance Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founder, Chief Visioning Partner, and MacArthur Genius at Urban Bush Women and I connect to talk about touring, the festival circuit, and strategy necessary to sustain a company for 30 years. S03E02: Maintaining Connections from the Hyperlocal to the Int…
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Tony Award-winning producer Mara Isaacs discusses how she puts collaboratively creative work in front of national audiences through her producing organization, Octopus Theatricals. This final episode of season two holds hot takes on boards, theatricality, and the connective tissue around artist-centered producing.…
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What does fiscal sponsorship do for you and your organization? Colleen Hughes, associate director of programming at Fractured Atlas, walks us through the broad array of opportunities they provide. She’ll also shed light on fundraising trends she’s seen with nonprofit organizations throughout the pandemic.…
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Founder, Ensemble Member, and Former Artistic Director of Lookingglass Theatre Company, David Catlin, shares how their limitless aesthetic showcases their Chicago-based artists across the country. In addition we dive into their unique shared leadership model, their growth and goals for the future, and how tension with your board members can be a go…
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The job of the facilitator, the logic of shared leadership, and how it all translates to directing a process. Michael Rohd stands at the forefront of ensemble-based practices equipped with questions about how we create the future that we want to be working in socially, civically, and artistically. Join us as we unpack and define what’s next.…
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Resident Ensemble Theatre: UNIVERSES
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Alison Carey, formerly of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, co-founders and artistic directors of UNIVERSES, discuss putting ensemble producers inside a major producing entity and the capacity necessary for things to fall into place.Por Jeffrey Mosser, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Alison Carey, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, Steven Sapp
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Process Performances and the Completion Commission
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Rachel Dickstein, Artistic Director of Ripe Time, takes us through her experience with Center Theatre Group’s completion commission for their adaptation of SLEEP. She also spotlights some necessary and helpful relationships with tour presenting partners, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, as well as champion and friend Diane Rodrigue…
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Founding Program Director for the Arts at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Olga Garay-English and Jeffrey Mosser discuss the revolutionary process of getting ensemble work in regional theatre spaces including her unprecedented partnership with Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Other topics include touring models, festival culture, and her experience as…
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A Roadmap for the Ensemble-Regional Producing Model
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From the Ground Up returns to the airwaves with Patricia Garza who shares their experience producing hyper-collaborative and ensemble-based theatre at the regional theatre level. Their work at the Network of Ensemble Theaters, Los Angeles Performance Practice, Center Theatre Group, and artEquity provides significant insights into contemporary theat…
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On this episode of From the Ground Up, Kirk Lynn of Austin, Texas’ Rude Mechanicals talks about their place on the national scene and how they sustain their work as they continue to grow as artists and individuals.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Kirk Lynn
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Julia Rhoads of the ensemble dance-theatre company Lucky Plush Productions talks to From the Ground Up about their sustaining efforts, strategies for developing work, and why the messiness of human relationships is such fertile ground for making work.Por Jeffrey Mosser, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Julia Rhoads
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On this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Ariel Fristoe of Out Of Hand Theatre talks about how their unique games and creation process translates from free experiences for audiences all over Atlanta to corporate training.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Ariel Fristoe
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In episode twelve of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser talks to Pig Iron Theatre Company co-founder and co-artistic director Quinn Bauriedel about the history and future of the company, which is celebrating its twenty-fifth year.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Quinn Bauriedel
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The Living Ticket Model with Heather Cohn and Corinna Schulenburg of Flux Theatre Ensemble
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In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser talks with Heather Cohn and Corinna Schulenburg of Flux Theatre Ensemble about their Living Ticket model is making transparent how much it costs to make a living wage in the theatre. This episode was recorded live at the TCG Miami 2019 Conference on Friday 7 June 2019.…
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The Audience Ensemble with Rachel Grossman and Colin K. Bills of dog & pony dc
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In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser discusses devising audience integrated performances with dog & pony dc founder Rachel Grossman and co-conspirator Colin K. Bills.Por Jeffrey Mosser, Rachel Grossman, Colin K. Bills
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In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser and Quita Sullivan of New England Foundation of the Arts talk equity in the grant making process, and share some best practices for artists applying to grants.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Quita Sullivan
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In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser talks to longtime friend and medical doctor Lindsay Puckett about the uncanny similarity in the grant application process for theatremakers and research scientists.Por Jeffrey Mosser, Lindsay Puckett, HowlRound Theatre Commons
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That Blue Sky with Stephanie McKee of Junebug Productions
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In episode six of the From the Ground Up podcast, Jeffrey Mosser interviews Stephanie McKee about the history of Junebug Productions, and how they look to "that blue sky" to imagine what is possible for the future.Por Jeffrey Mosser, Stephanie Mckee, HowlRound Theatre Commons
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In episode five of the From the Ground Up podcast, Michaela Petro walks us down her path on becoming an ensemble member of Strawdog Theatre Company, and how she contributes to cultivating their artistic culture.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Moser, Michaela Petro
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Sustaining/Passion with Ova Saopeng of TeAda Productions
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In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, host Jeffery Mosser talks with Ova Saopeng of TeAda Productions about the importance of telling immigrant and refugee stories.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Moser, Ova Saopeng
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In episode three of the From the Ground Up podcast, Emily K. Harrison of square product theatre stresses the importance of creating space for radical inquiry by making work that provokes challenging conversations.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Moser, Emily Harrison
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Putting a Value on the Work and Putting the Work in the Community with Coya Paz and Free Street Theater
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In episode two of the From the Ground Up podcast, Coya Paz gives us the history and a peek into the future of Free Street Theater as it enters its fiftieth anniversary.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Moser, Coya Paz
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Ensemble Dynamics and Rural Physical Theatre with Michael Fields and D'ell Arte International
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In episode one of the From the Ground Up Podcast, host Jeffrey Mosser speaks with Michael Fields, the Producing Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International, about how the ensemble has grown over the past thirty years.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser, Michael Fields
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Jeffrey Mosser introduces a new podcast series, From the Ground Up, about ensemble-based and collaboratively-created theatre companies.Por HowlRound Theatre Commons, Jeffrey Mosser
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