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In 2014, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble started a decade-long project translating and producing Anton Chekhov’s plays. Kate Purdum details the use of fresh translations and imaginative theatrical landscapes to affirm the relevance to contemporary audiences. howlround.com/translating-...
Translating Chekhov’s Experiments
|Kate PurdumIn 2014, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble embarked on a decade-long project translating and producing Anton Chekhov’s plays. Kate Purdum details how this project used fresh translati...
howlround.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In 2014, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble started a decade-long project translating and producing Anton Chekhov’s plays. Kate Purdum details the use of fresh translations and imaginative theatrical landscapes to affirm the relevance to contemporary audiences. howlround.com/translating-...
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Exciting! Terrifying? Lots of things. Trying to work up the courage to listen to myself. But you should listen in the meantime.
"I kind of looked at the theatre scene and was like, 'What isn't here? What can I add to it that's missing?' I think creating parts for women and creating parts for young performers that are exciting is how I can contribute to a scene that is very full."
The Subtext: Rachel Bublitz Is Writing for Her Younger Self
The writer of 'Funny, Like an Abortion' and 'The Night Witches' talks about long commutes, writing science plays, and the parts she wishes she'd been able to play in school.
www.americantheatre.org
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Exciting! Terrifying? Lots of things. Trying to work up the courage to listen to myself. But you should listen in the meantime.
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Just some absolutely wonderful stuff in these.
Today we're proud (if heartbroken) to share 2 memorial tributes to the late, great William Finn. The first, by his Tony-winning collaborator Rachel Sheinkin, looks at Finn's unique process, craft, and personality. www.americantheatre.org/2025/04/16/w...
William Finn Knew What He Liked, and Made Plenty to Love
The brilliant composer/lyricist is remembered by a Tony-winning collaborator for his unique, unpredictable taste and his fierce but unassuming craft.
www.americantheatre.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just some absolutely wonderful stuff in these.
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@feldmanadam.bsky.social is right, you should go see this play. I'm especially amazed at his sharp eye: He noticed that a painting on the set is Ellis Wilson’s "Funeral Procession," the same one Clair Huxtable bought for her walls in COSBY's second season.🤯 www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
Broadway review: Purpose (★★★★★) by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Phylicia Rashad directs a great American play
www.timeout.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
@feldmanadam.bsky.social is right, you should go see this play. I'm especially amazed at his sharp eye: He noticed that a painting on the set is Ellis Wilson’s "Funeral Procession," the same one Clair Huxtable bought for her walls in COSBY's second season.🤯 www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
Now at FAU in Florida, working on The Frankenstein Project!
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Now at FAU in Florida, working on The Frankenstein Project!
We’ve sunk a long way since We Are the World.
February 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We’ve sunk a long way since We Are the World.
Join us at Artists Rep in Portland at 7:30pm on Monday for a free reading of Strange Birds!!
February 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Join us at Artists Rep in Portland at 7:30pm on Monday for a free reading of Strange Birds!!
Great to be here at UCSB with my strange birds team!
February 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great to be here at UCSB with my strange birds team!
Next up: Strange Birds at UCSB!
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Next up: Strange Birds at UCSB!
Watching the National Theater production of Macbeth today @salemcinema — and thinking about how topical this old play still is.
February 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Watching the National Theater production of Macbeth today @salemcinema — and thinking about how topical this old play still is.
Chemo infusion #5.
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Chemo infusion #5.
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Literally the first time I've even seen a picture of this senator. I hope Senator Padilla gets louder and takes some real action. California can't have a useless, deadweight senator.
This story is still crystallizing, but water from California dams were released towards the Central Valley with little to no notice to the communities, so dangerous and unnerving. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
U.S. Sen. Padilla demands answers about Trump’s ‘troubling’ water release orders
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla demanded answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding a Trump administration order to release water from two dams.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Literally the first time I've even seen a picture of this senator. I hope Senator Padilla gets louder and takes some real action. California can't have a useless, deadweight senator.
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They helped bring us to this point, but at least they recognize this stupidity for what it is. That's more than I can say for a lot of formerly respected news organizations.
That really is quite the headline, from the pretty right-wing Wall Street Journal.
February 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They helped bring us to this point, but at least they recognize this stupidity for what it is. That's more than I can say for a lot of formerly respected news organizations.
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On tariffs: “An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.” – @crampell.bsky.social on @cnn.com.
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On tariffs: “An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.” – @crampell.bsky.social on @cnn.com.
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Congratulations to the Oregon Book Award Finalists, including @miriamgershow.bsky.social @ellmarlew.bsky.social and @andreastolowitz.bsky.social!
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
ANNOUNCING THE 2025 OREGON BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS AND SPECIAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Literary Arts is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards. The winners of each category will be announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony,
literary-arts.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Congratulations to the Oregon Book Award Finalists, including @miriamgershow.bsky.social @ellmarlew.bsky.social and @andreastolowitz.bsky.social!
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
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hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was *9* years ago!
you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!)
signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics
you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!)
signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was *9* years ago!
you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!)
signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics
you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!)
signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics
Today, I drove to Portland Community College to be a book in an English as a 2nd Language class. The students could check out about a dozen of us, and ask us questions. It was a room full of communication and empathy. We reached toward each other with open hearts and good humor.
January 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Today, I drove to Portland Community College to be a book in an English as a 2nd Language class. The students could check out about a dozen of us, and ask us questions. It was a room full of communication and empathy. We reached toward each other with open hearts and good humor.
I will not stop telling the truth, being kind, and supporting my vulnerable neighbors and friends. No Nazis! The Resistance begins with each of us.
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I will not stop telling the truth, being kind, and supporting my vulnerable neighbors and friends. No Nazis! The Resistance begins with each of us.
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a good day to remind you that our book AFTER ORLANDO (The Pulse Nightclub Plays) is available at online booksellers.
January 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
a good day to remind you that our book AFTER ORLANDO (The Pulse Nightclub Plays) is available at online booksellers.
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I send out a substack with 16 new writing prompts (8 fiction prompts and 8 journaling prompts) inspired by pop culture (movies, music) every Tues & Friday. Join me for writing inspiration: yourdailywritingprompt.substack.com
It’s $5/month for access to everything or free for access to most things.
It’s $5/month for access to everything or free for access to most things.
Your Daily Writing Prompt | Substack
I'm a professional screenwriter (Radio Rebel, Another Cinderella Story, eight Hallmark movies, etc.) who wants to get you writing. Join my substack for writing prompts and inspiration emailed to you t...
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January 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I send out a substack with 16 new writing prompts (8 fiction prompts and 8 journaling prompts) inspired by pop culture (movies, music) every Tues & Friday. Join me for writing inspiration: yourdailywritingprompt.substack.com
It’s $5/month for access to everything or free for access to most things.
It’s $5/month for access to everything or free for access to most things.
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January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
January 19, 2025
As I work on my play STRANGE BIRDS at UCSB, this poem by Lucille Clifton resonates. It's been rather extraordinary, focusing on the voices of five women (and one wolf!) in this little feminist thriller.
poets.org/poem/dream-f...
poets.org/poem/dream-f...
A Dream Of Foxes
in the dream of foxesthere is a fieldand a procession of womenclean as good childrenno hollow in the worldsurrounded by dogsno fur clumped bloodyon the groundonly a lovely timeof honest women stepping
poets.org
January 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As I work on my play STRANGE BIRDS at UCSB, this poem by Lucille Clifton resonates. It's been rather extraordinary, focusing on the voices of five women (and one wolf!) in this little feminist thriller.
poets.org/poem/dream-f...
poets.org/poem/dream-f...