From the Ground Up

By: Jeffrey Mosser HowlRound Theatre Commons
  • Summary

  • Focused on collaboratively creative performance companies, From the Ground Up connects with theatremakers to understand the artistic, financial, and social sustainability of physical, devised, and ensemble-based processes. Previous topics include hands-on devising practices, aesthetic principles, financial oversight, academic and community partnerships, nonprofit and philanthropic navigation, social justice, festival culture, and touring. To showcase examples for American ensemble practitioners, this podcast documents the individual roadmaps and efforts of makers from around the world. This series draws upon Host/Producer Jeffrey Mosser’s experience as ensemble creator, director, and producer, and his passion for this form as a vital part of the theatrical landscape.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Episodes
  • Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theatre, Part Three: Institute Directors
    Oct 31 2024
    In 2023, Pig Iron Theater Company held the National Endowment for the Humanities Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theater​​ Institute. The institute directors look forward to how the next institute might be adjusted and reveal insight on how the University of the Arts closure will impact Pig Iron School.
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    1 hr
  • Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theatre, Part Two: Presenter Perspectives
    Oct 24 2024
    In 2023, Pig Iron Theater Company held the National Endowment for the Humanities Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theater​​ Institute. The presenters, some interviewed in this episode, provided in depth perspectives on how their ensemble-based processes created connections to a wide variety of audiences.
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    27 mins
  • Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theatre Part One: Participant Perspectives
    Oct 17 2024
    Eleven participants share their experiences at the 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Theater​​ Institute, which highlighted the impact of devised and physical theatre, its application in professional and university settings, and the limited scholarship around it.
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    52 mins

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