A DRAMATURG DEVISING: AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
If you are following this blog you will remember my last post about production dramaturgy. Many people think that the work of a dramaturg...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Aug 10, 20184 min
Who Is Responsible For This?: Assault in Art
“Why didn’t you make any noise?” “How long after it happened did you tell?” “Why didn’t you tell it immediately, and, if immediately,...
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Lynde Rosario, Resident Dramaturg
Jul 26, 20183 min
A DRAMATURG DEVISING: PRODUCTION DRAMATURGY
The newest post in a series by Resident Dramaturg, Lynde Rosario. If you are following this blog series you will remember my last post...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Jul 11, 20182 min
Happy 425th Birthday, Artemisia!
Photo credit: Butter & Scotch In a beautiful moment of synchronicity, our first official rehearsal for the remount of Artemisia's Intent...
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The Anthropologists
Jul 6, 20183 min
Staging The Impossible, Or: What You Can Do With A Mason Jar
A phone cord can become helicopter blades, a flashlight can become a small animal, stools can become an army tank. - Lab participant...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Apr 9, 20182 min
Going Horizontal
Since first starting to make devised and collaboratively created theatre in 2008, design elements have always been in the room, whether...
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Brian Demar Jones, Resident Artist
Mar 26, 20181 min
Perspective on Jam Sessions
Before The Anthropologists officially formed as a company, Artistic Director Melissa Moschitto and then-active members began meeting...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Mar 2, 20182 min
Case Study: Devising Artemisia
Mariah Freda as Artemisia in Artemisia's Intent (Under St. Mark's - FRIGID Festival 2018) Photo credit: Hunter Canning The...
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Core Creative Team - Artemisia's Intent
Feb 13, 20184 min
Devising A Solo Show, Part 1
Most often, the first phase of an Anthropologist show is the Investigative Phase. This is where we gather to test out source material,...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Jan 23, 20183 min
A Timeline of Januaries
A brief timeline. January 25, 1635 Artemisia Gentileschi, a 17th century painter from Rome, writes to a patron: “Most Serene Lord, it...
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The Anthropologists
Nov 28, 20172 min
#GivingTuesday Round Up
This Giving Tuesday, we're paying it forward! Inspired by our research for recent plays, we're volunteering for and donating to important...
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Jean Goto (Founding Member)
Oct 17, 20173 min
Art & Activism: Jean's Field Guide
For me, art is a form of activism. I’m of the camp that believes that all art is political- it’s all just a matter of how political you...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Oct 7, 20172 min
FAQ: This Sinking Island & Families
Hello everyone! We are just two weeks away from the premiere of This Sinking Island at University Settlement! We have created this show...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Sep 15, 20172 min
Meet Our New Resident Artists!
We are thrilled to announce two new Resident Artists, actors Brianna Kalisch and Brian Demar Jones. Both are passionate, generous...
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Lynde Rosario, Resident Dramaturg
Sep 14, 20173 min
A DRAMATURG DEVISING: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
If you are following this blog you will remember my last post about advocacy. I started there because I feel advocacy is the most...
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Emily Ellis
Sep 1, 20175 min
Theatre for All Ages: Is it really possible?
Get some insight into the process of creating This Sinking Island, a family inclusive play which will premiere at University Settlement,...
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Melissa Moschitto (Producing Artistic Director)
Aug 18, 20174 min
Sustainable Design for "Save The World!"
One of the goals for our Ice Factory Festival production of The Anthropologists Save The World! was to make the show as low impact as...
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The Anthropologists
Jul 28, 20174 min
How To Build A (Play About A) Robot
A timeline of how we created our epilogue, The Robot, with a cast and creative team of 15. May 25: Initial brainstorming session Actors...
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Mariah Freda
Jul 21, 20176 min
When the Belly Won’t Lie Or: How to play a character who has what you lost
Spoiler alert: I play a pregnant, performance activist in The Blackout, the second play in The Anthropologists Save The World! In the...
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Malini Singh McDonald, Theatre Beyond Broadway
Jul 14, 20172 min
Producing: Putting Out Fires while Leading with Style & Grace
A conversation I often have with fellow artists is why we do what we do? It is not easy. We pour our souls out to an audience who may...
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