annegmorgan.bsky.social
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New mom. New plays. New England.
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Yesterday morning over breakfast, my 2.5 year old told me that she wanted to go to her grandparents house; "they have better books," she said.
Truly the most brutal takedown I've experienced in a long, long time (maybe ever).
Truly the most brutal takedown I've experienced in a long, long time (maybe ever).
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yesterday morning over breakfast, my 2.5 year old told me that she wanted to go to her grandparents house; "they have better books," she said.
Truly the most brutal takedown I've experienced in a long, long time (maybe ever).
Truly the most brutal takedown I've experienced in a long, long time (maybe ever).
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that feeling of being ten and sinking your teeth into a Grownup Book full of words you imperfectly understand, staying up too late reading under the covers with your flashlight, is one of the defining joys of nerd childhood. let reading be a little dangerous!
September 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
that feeling of being ten and sinking your teeth into a Grownup Book full of words you imperfectly understand, staying up too late reading under the covers with your flashlight, is one of the defining joys of nerd childhood. let reading be a little dangerous!
New play submissions are due to the O'Neill on September 18th and to Great Plains Theatre Commons on October 15. So it's time for my annual reminder: many of the folks reading and adjudicating for these kinds of festivals also work at/for other theaters around the country...
September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New play submissions are due to the O'Neill on September 18th and to Great Plains Theatre Commons on October 15. So it's time for my annual reminder: many of the folks reading and adjudicating for these kinds of festivals also work at/for other theaters around the country...
Endlessly glad to have moved out of the south and back to New England.
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Endlessly glad to have moved out of the south and back to New England.
If you are a playwright looking for a brief respite from the horrors, check out 🌿 The Green Mountain Playwright Retreat, a brand new retreat/festival that I've been advising. Join us in gorgeous Plainfield, VT for workshops, community, nature, & lots of time to write!
#newplays #newplay #playwriting
#newplays #newplay #playwriting
New Play Festival Registration | The Creative Campus
www.thecreativecampus.org
July 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you are a playwright looking for a brief respite from the horrors, check out 🌿 The Green Mountain Playwright Retreat, a brand new retreat/festival that I've been advising. Join us in gorgeous Plainfield, VT for workshops, community, nature, & lots of time to write!
#newplays #newplay #playwriting
#newplays #newplay #playwriting
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"Make a good, human thing and people will bend over backwards to support you"
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Make a good, human thing and people will bend over backwards to support you"
The parade was cancelled due to weather right before it was set to begin. Bernie was already lined up, so he marched anyway. I love Vermont.
July 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The parade was cancelled due to weather right before it was set to begin. Bernie was already lined up, so he marched anyway. I love Vermont.
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All of these women artistic directors are stepping down and many of them are being replaced by men and seasons are starting to reflect it.
June 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
All of these women artistic directors are stepping down and many of them are being replaced by men and seasons are starting to reflect it.
LOL. They’ve updated their season announcement page to include playwright and director names now. Too bad updating gender disparity is not as easy.
Playwrights Horizons, arguably one of the leading #newplay theaters in the country, just announced a 25/26 season that's nearly devoid of women writers and directors.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
June 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
LOL. They’ve updated their season announcement page to include playwright and director names now. Too bad updating gender disparity is not as easy.
Playwrights Horizons, arguably one of the leading #newplay theaters in the country, just announced a 25/26 season that's nearly devoid of women writers and directors.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Playwrights Horizons, arguably one of the leading #newplay theaters in the country, just announced a 25/26 season that's nearly devoid of women writers and directors.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
I almost missed that fact because I initially closed the page in disgust upon seeing that they failed to credit their playwrights.
Devastating arts news out of my home state.
The Curious Proposal to Fund a State Arts Council With $1
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Devastating arts news out of my home state.
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
I always want to know what your theater's next season is. I never want to watch a video to find out.
June 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I always want to know what your theater's next season is. I never want to watch a video to find out.
Back when my guy owned a successful local bakery, he was explicitly told: "Scale or Fail" by a prospective partner. He said "nah" and sold the business. And we're all happier as a result.
Now it’s like, “Sure, you opened a successful local bakery, but how are you going to turn it into a chain of bakeries so instead of baking cakes you can spend all day on Zoom calls with money jerks who don’t eat carbs?”
June 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Back when my guy owned a successful local bakery, he was explicitly told: "Scale or Fail" by a prospective partner. He said "nah" and sold the business. And we're all happier as a result.
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Fiction. Art. More fiction. A dash of poetry.
the number one challenge for left media in the US isn’t “how do you get americans to listen to left ideas” but “how do you get americans to understand & accept that they’re part of society and responsible for how they treat other human beings” and I have absolutely no idea how to address that
June 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Fiction. Art. More fiction. A dash of poetry.
This article is a banger. Alex is a force. I've been so lucky to work with and learn from her
In leadership transition, structure follows values. Consultant and artistic leader Alex Meda makes the case for values-based cultural transformation as a crucial component of establishing shared leadership in theatre organizations. #theatre #theater #theatresky howlround.com/transitionin...
Transitioning to Shared Leadership
|Alex MedaIn leadership transition, structure follows values. Consultant and artistic leader Alex Meda makes the case for values-based cultural transformation as a crucial component of establishing sh...
howlround.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This article is a banger. Alex is a force. I've been so lucky to work with and learn from her
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all right everybody, here we go
links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday
please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday
please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
Emergency Alert: Six action steps if your NEA grant was just canceled • Oregon ArtsWatch
Arts organizations can learn how to still appeal the cancellations, including free resources and support on what steps to take.
www.orartswatch.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
all right everybody, here we go
links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday
please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday
please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
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*please repost or forward* Here’s a sheet where arts orgs can record information about their NEA grant termination. Annie Dorsen is collecting this info as a first step towards coordinating a response docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
NEA GRANT TERMINATION TRACKER
docs.google.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
*please repost or forward* Here’s a sheet where arts orgs can record information about their NEA grant termination. Annie Dorsen is collecting this info as a first step towards coordinating a response docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The NEA bloodbath will impact us all, whether we get funds or not, whether we are artists or audience members or simply citizens. I used to look at the low level of federal funding as an American curse. But it also means that, for better or worse, we know how to find a way. We will not be silenced.
May 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The NEA bloodbath will impact us all, whether we get funds or not, whether we are artists or audience members or simply citizens. I used to look at the low level of federal funding as an American curse. But it also means that, for better or worse, we know how to find a way. We will not be silenced.
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The Times has the story. I've heard from most of the same folks mentioned here and many more, including a lot of TYA theaters.
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants (Gift Article)
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Times has the story. I've heard from most of the same folks mentioned here and many more, including a lot of TYA theaters.
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okay
this is an emergency assistance thread for anyone who got this National Endowment for the Arts email today
some of you can still get your money and I’m going to tell you how
article to come later this weekend but here is the Cliffs Notes version:
this is an emergency assistance thread for anyone who got this National Endowment for the Arts email today
some of you can still get your money and I’m going to tell you how
article to come later this weekend but here is the Cliffs Notes version:
May 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
okay
this is an emergency assistance thread for anyone who got this National Endowment for the Arts email today
some of you can still get your money and I’m going to tell you how
article to come later this weekend but here is the Cliffs Notes version:
this is an emergency assistance thread for anyone who got this National Endowment for the Arts email today
some of you can still get your money and I’m going to tell you how
article to come later this weekend but here is the Cliffs Notes version:
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It’s totally fine to say, “hey I don’t accept the convenience costs of AI’s economic and ecological disruptions and I value the inefficiency of human creativity so we will pass on collaborations that accept that trade off!”
April 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s totally fine to say, “hey I don’t accept the convenience costs of AI’s economic and ecological disruptions and I value the inefficiency of human creativity so we will pass on collaborations that accept that trade off!”
I love that celebration of this article, which is a celebration of
@halvorsen.bsky.social's dramaturgy work, has the LMDA Listserv more alive than its been in ages.
#dramaturgy #newplays
www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
@halvorsen.bsky.social's dramaturgy work, has the LMDA Listserv more alive than its been in ages.
#dramaturgy #newplays
www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
The Dramaturg is the Hero of 'John Proctor is the Villain'
Playwright Kimberly Belflower and dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen on how their collaboration paved the way for Broadway's hit new play
www.tdf.org
April 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I love that celebration of this article, which is a celebration of
@halvorsen.bsky.social's dramaturgy work, has the LMDA Listserv more alive than its been in ages.
#dramaturgy #newplays
www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
@halvorsen.bsky.social's dramaturgy work, has the LMDA Listserv more alive than its been in ages.
#dramaturgy #newplays
www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
I always want to name, demystify, and amplify dramaturgy so I'm swallowing my rage about the misspelling of "dramaturg" (there's no "e"!) to share this lovely glimpse into the work of The Guthrie's longtime dramaturg Carla Steen.
In their shoes: Answering the ‘immortal question’ of what is a dramaturge?
Carla Steen works behind-the-scenes on the regional theater’s plays to help unearth the historic and artistic vision.
www.startribune.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I always want to name, demystify, and amplify dramaturgy so I'm swallowing my rage about the misspelling of "dramaturg" (there's no "e"!) to share this lovely glimpse into the work of The Guthrie's longtime dramaturg Carla Steen.