Podcast AMERICAN THEATRE terbaik (2024)

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Offscript: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Puppet

6d ago

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For 2024's holiday podcast, Gabriela visits with the merry makers behind 'Rudolph' at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, and Rob chats with critic Bill Hirschman about the state of South Florida theatre.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: David Henry Hwang’s Mistaken Identity

1M ago

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In a recent conversation with publications director Kelundra Smith, the 'Yellow Face' playwright talked about progress in representation and the unfairness of criticism.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Chicago Shakes With the World

2M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Chukwudi Iwuji’s Cyrano Is Larger Than Life

4M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Political Theatre With Mario Correa & Matthew Freeman

4M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Mapping Our Theatre Futures

5M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Pride Month Party

6M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Grown in Chicago: Creating Your Community

7M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Fight Like ‘The Outsiders,’ Dance Like the Brothers

8M ago

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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.'Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Harry Lennix & Ken-Matt Martin Rediscover August Wilson in Chicago

8M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs Write With Bite

10M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne

10M ago

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On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury Feel the ‘Illinoise’

11M ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Merry Y’allmark with Topher Payne

1y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: David Adjmi in Stereo and 3 Dimensions

1y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger, Women on Top

1y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth

1+ y ago

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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.'Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Revisiting the NICU with Mike Lew and Moritz von Stuelpnagel

1+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Searching for the Future

1+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Will Martyna Majok & Stephen Adly Guirgis Go to the Tonys?

1+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Ty Defoe Is Planting the Seeds

1+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: How Is This Time for Jews Onstage Different From All Others?

2y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Most-Produced With Lynn Nottage & Lauren Gunderson

2y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Molly Smith and the Next Revolution

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Daniel K. Isaac and the Tales We Tell

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: How Aya Ogawa Writes on Bodies in Space

2+ y ago

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After our July break, we return for an interview with the writer-director-performer of 'The Nosebleed.'Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Live From Pittsburgh

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Benjamin Benne’s Questions of Faith

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: What We Talk About When We Talk About Abortion

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Karen Hartman’s Triple Feature

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Tim Bond’s Healing Journey Through the American Century Cycle

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Mixed Blood Is in Good Hands

2+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Mei Ann Teo Finds Strength in the Collective

2+ y ago

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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 .Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Eliana Pipes’s 3-Theatre ‘Dream Hou$e’

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Chisa Hutchinson Is Paying Attention

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Jim Nicola’s Workshop Ethic

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Debra Ann Byrd’s Bard

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Steppenwolf’s Next Steps

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Ringing Out 2021 With Lily Janiak and Jesse Green

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Real Talk With Deirdre O’Connell and Emily Davis

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Jamil Jude Wants Playwrights to Come Home

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Jokes and Epiphanies With Will Eno

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Previewing the Season With Maya Phillips & David John Chavez

3y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Nataki Garrett, Shaking Up and Stabilizing Oregon Shakes

3+ y ago

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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.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: How Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood ‘Pass Over’

3+ y ago

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This episode's guests are actors from Broadway's first show back since spring 2020.Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE

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Offscript: Self-Defense Over Self-Care With Virginia Grise

3+ y ago

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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.'Oleh AMERICAN THEATRE