The Subtext: Rajiv Joseph on Putin and Basketball
Brian talks to the playwright, whose new play ‘King James’ is playing at Steppenwolf, about war, sports, and writing what you want.
Category Archives: Audio
American Theatre‘s podcasts feature timely and timeless conversations and interviews in and about the theatre field.
The Subtext
A podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid: what irks, agitates, motivates, inspires, and makes writers tick. Brian James Polak hosts. Guests have included David Adjmi, Antoinette Nwandu, Jen Silverman, Will Arbery, Korde Arrington Tuttle, Clare Barron, Chisa Hutchinson, Rebecca Gilman, Isaac Gomez, Ike Holter, and many more.
Theatrical Mustang
This independently produced podcast from actor-writer-activist Woodzick brings listeners interviews with unbridled talent and cultural trailblazers from across the country, including Sara Porkalob, Jill Sobule, jaamil olawale kosoko, John Jarboe, Mykai Eastman, and more.
Offscript
This occasional podcast features the editors of American Theatre in conversation with each other and with special guests.
Three on the Aisle
A monthly (or sometimes more) podcast from New York about theatre in America, featuring drama critics Peter Marks, Terry Teachout, and Elisabeth Vincentelli. Guests have included Tracy Letts, Conor McPherson, Lila Neugebauer, Samira Wiley, Kate Hamill, Sam Hunter, Soraya Nadia McDonald, Helen Shaw, Diep Tran, Lily Janiak, Tamilla Woodard, and more.
Token Theatre Friends
This podcast from Diep Tran and Jose Solís (discontinued in June 2020; new independent site here) brought a person-of-color perspective to reviews of and interviews with theatre artists in New York City.
Offscript: Eliana Pipes’s 3-Theatre ‘Dream Hou$e’
The editors speak to the playwright of ‘Dream Hou$e,’ a new play about gentrification, sisterhood, and reality TV, now onstage at Long Wharf Theatre.
Offscript: Chisa Hutchinson Is Paying Attention
The editors speak to the playwright of ‘Amerikin,’ a new play about white supremacy, now onstage Houston’s Alley Theatre after repeated pandemic delays.
The Subtext: Class With Kari Bentley-Quinn
Brian talks to the Queens-based playwright about her New England roots and her approach to balancing work and mental health.
Offscript: Jim Nicola’s Workshop Ethic
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.
Offscript: Debra Ann Byrd’s Bard
The editors speak to the new artistic director of Southwest Shakespeare in Arizona about claiming the classics for all people everywhere.
The Subtext: Daniel Alexander Jones’s Library
This month Brian talks to the creator of Jomama Jones about the books and music that saved him as a child, and how they led to the books and music he’s making now.
Three on the Aisle: One More for Terry
Peter Marks and Elisabeth Vincentelli gather one more time to remember their recently departed co-host, Terry Teachout.
Offscript: Steppenwolf’s Next Steps
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.
The Subtext: Toward Liberation With Haruna Lee
For the final episode of 2021, Brian talks to the writer of ‘Suicide Forest’ about roles that are different than, and closer to, their true self.
