Offscript: Going West With Meiyin Wang
The former co-director of the Under the Radar Festival stops by, and the editors discuss Salt Lake City and the latest yellowface controversy.
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: Getting Off the Assembly Line with Meghan Pressman
Meghan Pressman discusses new play development; plus, the editors talk about their recent trips.
Offscript: I & You & Lauren Gunderson
This week’s guest is Lauren Gunderson, one of this season’s most-produced playwrights, who discusses ‘I and You,’ ‘The Revolutionists,’ and how you can have it all. Plus, the editors discuss ‘Grease Live!’ and play licensing controversies involving Samuel French.
Offscript: Eric Bogosian and Mike Daisey’s Wild Ride
This week, we welcome monologists Eric Bogosian and Mike Daisey, who chat about why they love and hate solo shows. Plus, the editors discuss television, leadership transitions in Chicago, and Wooster/Pinter kerfuffle.
Offscript: Tonya Pinkins’s Brechtian Alienation
This week’s guest is Tonya Pinkins, who discusses why she quit the controversial ‘Mother Courage’ at Classic Stage Company. Plus: The editors catch up on some big entrances and exits.
Offscript: Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Year-End Highlights
This week’s guest is director/auteur Mary Zimmerman, who discusses her traditional treatment of Leonard Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town” and her newest adaptation: “Treasure Island.” Plus the editors discuss 2015 theatrical highlights and our wishes for 2016. Happy holidays everyone!
Offscript: Cheryl L. West’s Spelling Lesson
This week’s guest is playwright Cheryl L. West, who discusses her newest play, “Akeelah and the Bee” at Arena Stage, and on writing for children and for the black experience. Plus, the editors discuss Ivo van Hove and “The Wiz Live!”
Offscript: Staying Local with Francine Reynolds
This week’s guest is Francine Reynolds, artist director of New Stage Theatre in Mississippi, the only Equity theatre in the state. Plus, the editors discuss recent casting controversies at universities.
Offscript: Real Estate with Dean Gladden
Dean Gladden, managing director of Houston’s Alley Theatre , stops by to talk about the theatre’s year-long renovation, and what happens when you’re homeless for a season. Plus: Diep and Suzy debate ‘Hir’ by Taylor Mac.
Offscript: Who’s in the Room?
This week representatives from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition school American Theatre editors on better ways to talk about cultural appropriation and yellowface, and offer tips both for interpreting problematic works from the past and for creating new, more diverse work.
