The official podcast of AMERICAN THEATRE, the national publication for the American not-for-profit theatre. Range of topics include playwright interviews, critical roundtable discussions and the latest shows coming up as recommended by our staff.
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Daniel and David talk OffScript. Listen to find out.
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In this month's Offscript, we hear from three leaders who bring the world together through Shakespeare and new work. Plus, we learn about a new generative arts journalism fellowship.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This month, the editors talk with the acclaimed actor about modernized classics, language, and how 'Oppenheimer' led him back to the stage.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This month we talk to the writers of 'N/A' and 'The Ask,' 2 new plays about intergenerational conflict and common ground among liberals and progressives.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This recording from the TCG conference in Chicago highlights a new AT essay series with panelists Jocelyn Prince, Martine Kei Green-Rogers, PennyMaria Jackson, and Charlique Rolle.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this special episode, Kelundra and Gabriela talk to some of their favorite drag performers and check in with critic Naveen Kumar.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this Broadway-themed episode, Rob and Alli check in with busy critic Brittani Samuel and talk to choreographer siblings Rick and Jeff Kuperman about their innovative work on 'The Outsiders.'بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this Chicago-themed episode, Rob and J.R. talk to the actor-director duo about staging August Wilson's solo play, 'How I Learned What I Learned,' and check in with arts journalist Mike Davis.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, Rob talks to the writer-composer team about their new horror-comedy musical 'Teeth' and checks in with Bay Area critic David John Chávez.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, the playwright and director-choreographer team discuss their new 'Illinoise' musical, and New Yorker critic Helen Shaw surveys the theatre festival lineup.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, Rob and J.R. talk to Topher Payne about Hallmark and holiday traditions, plus Kelundra interviews longtime critic Linda Armstrong.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The writer of 'Stereophonic' talks about his obsessions with detail and destruction, and North Carolina correspondent Lauren Van Hemert fills us in on the Research Triangle theatre scene.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season's most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.'بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode we talk to playwright Mike Lew and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel about taking 'tiny father' from audio to audience and catch up with critic J. Wynn Rousuck about the Contemporary American Theater Festival.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC's Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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We talk to writer/director/trickster Ty Defoe about directing 'Rent' for the next generation, building community ties, and moving beyond land acknowledgements. Plus: a check-in with Denver reporter John Moore.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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A conversation with Joel Grey, Tovah Feldshuh, Caissie Levy, Michael Arden, and Bess Wohl about portrayals of Jewishness and antisemitism on New York stages.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode we broke the news that Nottage's 'Clyde's' will be the most-produced play of the season, then welcomed her and fellow prolific scribe Gunderson on to talk shop.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode we talk to the outgoing (in all senses) artistic director of Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage as she enters her 25th and final season.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode we talk to actor/playwright Daniel K. Isaac about his epic new play 'Once Upon a (Korean) Time' and about the untold histories that inspired it.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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After our July break, we return for an interview with the writer-director-performer of 'The Nosebleed.'بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week, we share our live TCG conference session with arts journalist Sharon Eberson, City Theatre co-artistic director Monteze Freeland, and Quantum Theatre founder Karla Boos.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week we talk to the playwright of 'Alma' and 'In His Hands' about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week the editors discuss theatre's role in dispelling the fears and misconceptions surrounding abortion with Alison Leiby and Justice Hehir.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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For this episode we talk to playwright Karen Hartman, who currently has 3 plays making NYC premieres in 59E59's first VOLT Festival.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week our guest is TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's artistic director Tim Bond, now directing August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' there.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode, the editors talk to the founding artistic director of Mixed Blood Theatre, Jack Reuler, and his soon-to-be successor Mark Valdez about leadership, social justice, and the future of theatre.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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On this episode the editors talk to the director of the drama '7 Minutes' about labor, management, and new-play development .بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The editors speak to the playwright of ‘Dream Hou$e,’ a new play about gentrification, sisterhood, and reality TV, now onstage at Long Wharf Theatre.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The editors speak to the playwright of 'Amerikin,' a new play about white supremacy, now onstage Houston's Alley Theatre after repeated pandemic delays.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week the editors talk to the artistic director of New York Theatre Workshop about his long and influential tenure there, which will end in June.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The editors speak to the new artistic director of Southwest Shakespeare in Arizona about claiming the classics for all people everywhere.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week we say farewell to associate editor Jerald Raymond Pierce and talk to Steppenwolf Theatre's new co-artistic directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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For the final podcast of the year, the editors plumb the year-end thoughts and feelings of critics from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The stars of 'Dana H.' and 'Is This A Room' talk about their approach to 2 very different but similarly challenging real-life characters.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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For this episode, the editors talk to the artistic director of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre about the city, the theatre, and the art form.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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The playwright of 'Middletown' and 'Thom Pain' talks about his new Ibsen adaptation, 'Gnit,' the often winding pursuit of the self, and the lessons of community.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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In this episode we talk to critics on both coasts (with JR holding down the Midwest) about criticism, in-person theatre, and Twitter vs. TikTok.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week we talk to the leader of the West Coast powerhouse about the tough years just page and what lies ahead.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This episode's guests are actors from Broadway's first show back since spring 2020.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week our guest is the resident playwright of Dallas's Cara Mía Theatre, who talks about her urgent manifesto 'Your Healing Is Killing Me.'بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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This week we look back on a busy month of theatre news and talk to playwright travis tate about their play 'Queen of the Night.'بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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A dialogue with Tamilla Woodard, chair of acting at Yale School of Drama, and Carl Cofield, chair of grad acting at NYU Tisch.بقلم AMERICAN THEATRE
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Hope is now getting a tattoo, designed by Daniel and David. You're welcome, Hope.
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Greece + Nigeria + South Korea
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