The Flashpaper, a theatre journal

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Issue 3 is on sale now! Over a dozen artists are imagining what it'll be like as we return to rooms together. They’ve created plays, essays, poems, and even an original song. 100% of our profits supports artists, including @howlround.

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As you can see, @TheRobertW, @MJHalberstadt, and Patrick Scorese know that every library needs a copy of The Flashpaper Issue 3. 100% of our profits go to artists, and for every copy sold, we make a donation to @HowlRound. https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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Did you hear what bestselling author and outstanding director @MeganS_Z said about Issue 3 The Flashpaper?

Find out what she's talking about and support great artists. Get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF!

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Did you hear what Emmy Award winner, bestselling author, and namer of competitive dogs @jilltwiss said about Issue 3 of The Flashpaper?

You should take her word for it! Support great artists and read great work. Get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF!

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SUCH BOUNTY! Issue 3's foreword is a roundtable with @SorayaMcDonald, @diepthought, @clintramos, & @LalaTellsAStory on where theatre goes now.

The afterword is a chat with drag superstar @AlexisLives on the lessons of performing online.

Read it all --> https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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It's our first time publishing sheet music! For Issue 3, @marc_jablonski wrote a beautiful song about the ineffable things that art can do to us, and in your copy you'll find a QR code that takes you to a demo recording by @sarahjaeleiber.

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It helped @Steven_Vargas_ discover himself as a dancer, and now it's gone. In his elegiac tribute, he evokes the look, sound, and energy of that place, and he gets at the deeper thing that turns a building into an artistic home.

Read more in Issue 3 at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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What if we resist the scarcity mindset in the American theatre? What if we stop treating each other like competitors who are hungrily chasing the same meager crumbs? In her essay for Issue 3, @alix_rosenfeld challenges us to do just that. Get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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A version of this piece originally appeared at @HowlRound, whom we are proud to support with this issue. $1.50 of every copy sold goes to them, while $1 of every copy sold goes to each of our contributors.

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The artists of @TMTCHarlem have seen a future of radical inclusion in the theatre, and they've built their company to reflect that vision. Their manifesto in Issue 3 explains the what, who, and how of their approach. Get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF.

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Being Black on a college campus can be surreal and soul-crushing, sometimes all at once. In his formally inventive essay, Semassa Boko (@mumblinggriot) pulls us into the university's madness.

Find his work in Issue 3 at https://t.co/JIATrqecQ5

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After you leave something for such a long time, can it ever feel the same when you go back? In her prose poem, Laura Heywood (@BroadwayGirlNYC) grapples with finally being an audience member again. Join her in Issue 3, available at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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@playhouseots in honored to be featured in a photo essay in the current edition by @RobertWilliamsI #POTSProud

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As they prepared for reopening, @TheRobertW photographed the staff of @playhouseots and asked them how they had navigated the past year. The result is an inspiring record of an arts organization in a moment of crisis. Get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF

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It's a (fake) review for a (fake) production that packs a (real) emotional punch. @MJHalberstadt's mind-bending piece is in Issue 3, and you can get your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqvOeF.

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@SorayaMcDonald Thank you so much, Soraya! And thank you for being part of the roundtable. It's so great to have you in this issue. -- Mark

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@diepthought @SorayaMcDonald @clintramos @LalaTellsAStory That conversation was exhilarating to be part of. -- Mark

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@LalaTellsAStory @IAmBlankenship @diepthought @SorayaMcDonald @clintramos But you also curse with flair, which is the important thing. -- Mark

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Reminder: When you buy Issue 3 of The Flashpaper, you're supporting all 12 contributors (who get $1 per copy sold), and you're supporting HowlRound (who get $1.5 per copy sold)

Celebrate their work and support their future. Buy your copy at https://t.co/JIATrqecQ5

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What'll it be like when students return to @jamaicaarts to make theatre again? In this piece, Anton Kerkula (@blackafrobruh) takes photos of the space as it waits for kids, & Patrick Scorese writes about creating something new after so much time. More at https://t.co/JIATrqecQ5