Token Theatre Friends: Would You Pay $500 for ‘Harry Potter’?
Plus actor Gregg Mozgala talks about why non-disabled actors need to stop playing disabled roles.
Category Archives: Videos
Don’t miss American Theatre’s biweekly Offscript live chat on Facebook, with our editors talking about what they’re working on and talking with interesting voices from the field. Below is the most current episode (all previous episodes can be found here).
Today’s digital issue of American Theatre magazine on Disability and Theatre would not have been possible without the work and wisdom of this extraordinary advisory panel of disabled theatre leaders: Brian Balcom, Claudia Alick, Ava Reigelhaupt, Regan Linton, and David Kurs. Today at 3 p.m. ET, don’t miss the chance to witness these smart, soulful folks coming together live to talk about this package of stories and about the larger issues facing the field on AT Offscript. Read the stories: https://www.americantheatre.org/category/special-section/disability-and-theatre/
Posted by American Theatre magazine on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Token Theatre Friends: ‘Mean Girls,’ Puppets, and Lena Hall
This week, it’s ‘Mean Girls’ ($119+) vs. ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ ($35+). Plus, the Friends chat with Hall in her apartment.
Token Theatre Friends: British Invasion
On this episode, it’s ‘Angels in America” ($200+) vs ‘Yerma’ (40+). Plus, ‘The Great Comet’s’ Grace McLean drops by to discuss music-making and angry women.
Token Theatre Friends: Snow Day Edition!
This week, Diep and Jose saw ‘Escape to Margaritaville’ and ‘Amy and the Orphans’ and picked which one they would see again (if they had to pay for it). Plus actor André Holland drops by!
Token Theatre Friends: ‘The Amateurs’ vs ‘Queens,’ Plus Jaclyn Backhaus
Jose Solís and Diep Tran review three shows and pick which one they would pay money for. They also discuss some common pitfalls of white playwrights writing POC characters.
Token Theatre Friends: Shirtless, Singing Jesus!
On this week’s episode of the new video series: Diep and Jose talk about ‘Jerry Springer the Opera,’ interview Daniel Alexander Jones, and tell you which shows currently playing are worth your money.
Meet the Token Theatre Friends!
A new video series hoping to bring a POC perspective to the performing arts.
Offscript: The Director’s Path
In this podcast episode, recorded live at the Robert Moss Theater, directors Anne Kauffman, Rachel Chavkin, Anne Bogart, and Liesl Tommy discusses the hows and whys of directing.
American Theatre Is Unveiling Its Top 10 Plays List…Live!
On Sept. 21, AT will look ahead to the coming season with the release of our Most-Produced Plays and Playwrights lists.
End-of-Day Videos: "Sweeney Todd" on PBS
Things to watch on a Friday night: a symphonic “Sweeney,” or cast-album commentary tracks for “Bridges of Madison County.”
