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Playwrights Collective Spotlight: Alice Austen

Bolshoi Since the end of the Cold War, never has it been more important to have an understanding of Russia and the Russian mentality. Finding common ground and re-establishing communication with Russia through art, through our shared interests and histories, could be the most important foreign policy objective of the next decade. 2013-2016 Playwrights Collective, Alice Austen For three years, a small group of playwrights ...
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Writing history, with space and time

As we welcome a second group of playwrights in residence as part of TimeLine’s Playwrights Collective, the company’s new-play incubator, we wanted to reflect on all the incredible work that has happened since the program ...
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An intense collaborative process

A Disappearing Number calls for projections, mathematics on stage, live music, Indian dance, time travel, altered sound and a set that magically transforms itself. When first created by Complicite, the play was devised collaboratively, and TimeLine’s approach to this new production also has been incredibly collaborative. Much of the team began production meetings back in June! To talk about this intense collaborative process, I decided ...
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An interview with Kate Hennig

During rehearsals, TimeLine’s Associate Artistic Director (and director of The Last Wife) Nick Bowling (NB) caught up with playwright Kate Hennig (KH). Playwright Kate Hennig (NB) You are a well-known actress, particularly for your work ...
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Interview with Lucy Kirkwood

During rehearsals, Associate Artistic Director and Chimerica director Nick Bowling (NB) caught up with British playwright Lucy Kirkwood (LK) to ask about the inspirations for the play, America’s blind spots, and the meaning of Tank Man. (NB) What ...
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Interview with Dominique Morisseau

Back during rehearsals for Sunset Baby, Artistic Director PJ Powers (PJP) talked with playwright Dominique Morisseau (DM) about the inspiration of history, using her voice as an artist, plans for her Detroit Cycle, and more. (PJP) One ...
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A conversation with Leigh Fondakowski

Writer/director Leigh Fondakowski (LF) shares reflections on the play and the process of creating it with Artistic Director PJ Powers (PJP). (PJP) What first drew you to the story of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the ...
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