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On TAP is a three-headed, freewheeling conversation about topics of current interest to graduate students, professors, independent scholars, and all those interested in academic Theatre and Performance Studies. Each edition features established scholars in Theatre and Performance Studies chatting about several topics of field-wide interest, including trends in ideas and scholarly methods, pedagogy, career development, notable developments in research, publishing and hiring, and news-worthy events. Something like a cross between a casual faculty seminar and an impromptu conversation at a conference hotel bar, On TAP features knowledgeable scholars discussing a rapidly evolving field of knowledge. It is not peer-reviewed.

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On TAP: 086

2026/10/09

Pannill, Harvey and Miriam welcome Noe Montez to talk about his new book (co-edited with Ariel Nereson), Critical University Studies and Performance, in particular a chapter on PhD curricula and Henry Bial's essay, "Defund the Season." They also discuss the recent Creative Labor event at Boston Public Library co-sponsored by the Doris Duke Foundation and the Barr Foundation, and hosted by Company One Theatre.

On TAP: 085

2026/09/21

Elise Morrison joins Pannill and Sarah to talk about her new book, Beyond the Fourth Wall of War. They also discuss the performance dimensions of Flock surveillance cameras, and the MIT report on AI and Education.

On TAP Special: Helen Shaw

2026/05/08

Pannill, Miriam, and Brian welcome Helen Shaw, chief theatre critic for the New York Times, for a conversation about theatre criticism, journalism, and pedagogy.

On TAP: 084

2026/05/01

Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni discuss Wallace Shawn's new play, What We Did Before Our Moth Days, currently playing at the Greenwich House Theatre, Milo Rau's talk, "The Second Coming," and innovations in live performance supertitles and other technologies that join accessibility and artistry.

On TAP: 083

2026/03/03

On this episode, On TAP emeritae Sarah Bay-Cheng and Kareem Khubchandani join Pannill to discuss Annie Dorsen's essay on generative AI as theatre, Chris Grobe's new essay in Critical Inquiry on imitations of robots or "botface," and the looksmaxxing phenomenon.

On TAP Special Branislav Jakovljevic and Kimberly Jannarone

2025/12/11

Pannill welcomes Branislav Jakovljevic of Stanford University and Kimberly Jannarone of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale to talk about the points of contact between their two new books. Branislav Jakovljevic's book is entitled The Performance Apparatus: On Ideological Production of Behaviors, and Kimberly Jannarone's book is entitled Mass Performance: Systems and Citizens. Both are published by University of Michigan Press.

On TAP: 082

2025/11/28

Pannill, Miriam, and Harvey discuss Carla Neuss's Theatre Journal article on gender reveals, James Bundy's retirement from leading the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and the PBS stream of The Public Theater's free production of Twelfth Night in Central Park.

On TAP: 081

2025/10/28

On this episode, Pannill, Brian, and Leticia discuss Patrick McKelvey's new article about seeing-eye-dogs and disability performance, the resurgence of clowns on stage, including Courtney Pauroso's streaming show, Vanessa 5000, and the prospect of AI "actors."

On TAP: 080

2025/09/24

We welcome special guests Jacob Gallagher-Ross of University of Toronto and Caden Manson of Big Art Group to talk about "interface theatre," an emerging genre of works that examine the way contemporary life is mediated by apps, devices, and data. Shayoni, Miriam, and Pannill then take stock of the political attacks on higher education and freedom of expression in recent months. Intro music: Sunday Morning, by podington bear, found on Free Music Archive (CC BY-NC)

ON TAP Special: Jill Dolan

2025/04/03

Pannill and Harvey welcome Jill Dolan, Annan Professor of English and Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, to talk about theater and performance studies scholars in university administration, and the challenges of the current political moment.

On TAP: 079

2025/03/24

Recorded live at the María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium at Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex. Brian and Pannill welcome Anne García-Romero to talk about María Irene Fornés in Context, a new book soon to be published by Cambridge University Press; Jaqueline Flores discusses the Latinx Theatre Commons, of which the Fornés Institute is a major initiative; Gwendolyn Alker discusses biographical research on Fornés; Fornés Institute members reflect upon the symposium.

On TAP: 078

2025/02/22

Pannill, Jordan, and Leticia discuss Rhaisa Williams' new article about Mamie Till Bradley's NAACP tour and "grief capital," the second Trump administration's efforts to reshape federal arts funding, and the documentary film about Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

On TAP: 077

2025/01/30

A special edition of the podcast on Dance Data and Dramaturgy. Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni welcome Harmony Bench and Kate Elswit to talk about their data visualizations that are part of the Edges of Ailey exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Katherine Profeta to talk about her collaborations with Ralph Lemon, who is currently the subject of a major exhibition, Ceremonies Out of the Air: Ralph Lemon, at MOMA/PS1.

On TAP: 076

2024/12/16

Pannill, Jordan, and Shayoni discuss Joshua Chambers-Letson's recent essay on the "studies protocols" of performance studies, performing arts in carceral institutions, and 11Reflections: San Francisco, a devised piece reflecting on the experience of Arab-American identity in post 9/11 America.

On TAP: 075

2024/11/16

Recorded in-person at ASTR 2024 in Seattle, Washington, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Pannill Camp, and Harvey Young discuss what a second Trump term might mean for arts and academia, the final edition of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, and a recording of the classic Split Britches piece, Belle Reprieve.

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Condor Ozymandius 2018/11/28

Great Conversations!

Harvey, Sarah, and Pannill (and their many guests) are smart, informed, and generous in their discussions of the field. I'm always excited to see that...

★★★★★

RaiIsDead 2018/10/23

An amazing podcast and wonderful contribution to the discourse

Thank you three for your work and time.

★★★★★

brmuda88 2016/11/14

Setting (at) the bar

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit at a bar with a performance theorist, or three? Or maybe you miss that experience when not at conf...

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