The Subtext: Audrey Cefaly and Lisa Langford on Overcoming Rejection
Catching up with two playwrights at the National New Play Network showcase.
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.
Three on the Aisle: Nobody Is Ever Pleased With the Tony Nominations
The critics discuss the surprises and snubs of the Tony nominations, plus how to present problematic classics.
Three on the Aisle: Did You See the Same Show I Did?
The critics are divided over 2 of the most buzzed-about musicals of the season, ‘Hadestown’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ What does it mean to hate something that everyone else loves? Also: What’s the difference between bad acting and miscasting?
Three on the Aisle: Why We’re Tired of ‘King Lear’
This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ and perform a postmortem on ‘The Band’s Visit.’
Three on the Aisle: The Loverly Laura Benanti
The Tony-winning actor talks about finally getting to play Eliza Doolittle. Plus discussions of ‘White Noise,’ ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride,’ and ‘JQA.’
Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play
A lively conversation with playwright Lucas Hnath, director Leigh Silverman, playwright/director Robert O’Hara, and new-play producer Alexis Williams.
The Subtext: Chisa Hutchinson Is Not a Fan of Colorblind Casting
The playwright of ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ and ‘Surely Goodness and Mercy’ talks about how private school almost broke her and how August Wilson shaped her thinking.
Three on the Aisle: To Squabble Over a ‘Mockingbird’
The critics are back with a discussion of the ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ controversy and a look at a day (and night) in the life of a theatre critic.
The Subtext: Rebecca Gilman
The playwright of ‘Luna Gale’ and the new ‘Twilight Bowl’ discusses the perfect day job and that time she slept in Mary Rodgers’s apartment.
Three on the Aisle: Broadway Cosplay
The critics talk about going to Puerto Rico for ‘Hamilton’ and going to BroadwayCon for the cosplay.
