Ring of Keys is thrilled to host writers Kit Yan and Melissa Li for a look into their collaborative writing process for musical theatre. The session will give participants a chance to watch Kit and Melissa collaborate on new material,...
There is a well-trotted story that Herman Melville, as he was writing Moby Dick from his study in the Berkshires, saw in the snow-covered humps of Mount Greylock the eponymous white whale. This story of imaginative transformation may be apocryphal,...
Marina Johnson: Salam Alaikum. Welcome to Kunafa and Shay, a podcast produced for HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide. Kunafa and Shay discusses and analyzes contemporary and historical Middle Eastern and North African, or MENA,...
In playwriting circles, there is a trend to announce on social media that “I got rejected by XYZ for the umpteenth time and I’ve decided I will never apply again!” It’s usually accompanied by a flurry of commentary either applauding...
Ring of Keys is thrilled to host writers Kit Yan and Melissa Li for a look into their collaborative writing process for musical theatre. The session will give participants a chance to watch Kit and Melissa collaborate on new material,...
Nate Cohen: It's been ten years since you wrote The Gun Show. What led you to start writing it when you did?Ellen Lewis: For ten years after my husband died, I didn’t talk about his death. I didn’t even talk...
We come together, from North America to the Middle East and across the world, to speak out against genocide, forced displacement, cultural erasure, the murder of civilians, and the systematic silencing of Palestinian voices, narratives and heritage. We call for...
Nabra Nelson: Salam Alaikum. Welcome to Kunafa and Shay, a podcast produced for HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide. Kunafa and Shay discusses and analyzes contemporary and historical Middle Eastern and North African, or MENA,...
Over four days we created a concept that empowered inclusivity and unbounded creativity. It also allowed us, for a short period of time, to conceive, dream, and deconstruct the extant systemic model of designer-director collaboration. We reimagined what it would...
Join our international guest artists and local community leaders for three exciting panels that discuss the festival’s themes from the perspective of literature, local traditions and history, and social change. The Access Through the Arts panels are a meeting place...
