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Offscript: Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne

2024/02/21

On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.

Offscript: Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury Feel the ‘Illinoise’

2024/01/17

On this episode, the playwright and director-choreographer team discuss their new 'Illinoise' musical, and New Yorker critic Helen Shaw surveys the theatre festival lineup.

Offscript: Merry Y’allmark with Topher Payne

2023/12/18

On this episode, Rob and J.R. talk to Topher Payne about Hallmark and holiday traditions, plus Kelundra interviews longtime critic Linda Armstrong.

Offscript: David Adjmi in Stereo and 3 Dimensions

2023/11/17

The writer of 'Stereophonic' talks about his obsessions with detail and destruction, and North Carolina correspondent Lauren Van Hemert fills us in on the Research Triangle theatre scene.

Offscript: Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger, Women on Top

2023/10/20

On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season's most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.

Offscript: Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth

2023/09/19

On this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.'

Offscript: Revisiting the NICU with Mike Lew and Moritz von Stuelpnagel

2023/08/15

On this episode we talk to playwright Mike Lew and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel about taking 'tiny father' from audio to audience and catch up with critic J. Wynn Rousuck about the Contemporary American Theater Festival.

Offscript: Searching for the Future

2023/07/25

This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC's Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.

Offscript: Will Martyna Majok & Stephen Adly Guirgis Go to the Tonys?

2023/06/11

On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.

Offscript: Ty Defoe Is Planting the Seeds

2023/05/15

We talk to writer/director/trickster Ty Defoe about directing 'Rent' for the next generation, building community ties, and moving beyond land acknowledgements. Plus: a check-in with Denver reporter John Moore.

Offscript: How Is This Time for Jews Onstage Different From All Others?

2022/11/18

A conversation with Joel Grey, Tovah Feldshuh, Caissie Levy, Michael Arden, and Bess Wohl about portrayals of Jewishness and antisemitism on New York stages.

Offscript: Most-Produced With Lynn Nottage & Lauren Gunderson

2022/09/27

On this episode we broke the news that Nottage's 'Clyde's' will be the most-produced play of the season, then welcomed her and fellow prolific scribe Gunderson on to talk shop.

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4.8 out of 5

52 reviews

Vsashikant 2021/03/08

Question

How do I send one of my plays to be read in your forum? I’ve written short and full-length plays, as well as short stories. My name is Viji Sashikan...

MRP47 2019/11/28

Top of the theatre podcast list

Tremendous service to the American Theatre community!

TimothyMouse 2019/07/17

It's the art of theatre from the playwright's perspective

I enjoy this podcast immensely, especially the opening prologues that are more personal. Also, the choice of guests is spot on. I can discover fascina...

graceyj4 2017/08/23

Keep up on theatre

If you want to keep up in the theatre world, listen to top artist and learn- listen to this podcast!

stephy264 2019/04/17

Content vs Delivery System

Overall, I enjoy the content in this podcast, but I can only listen when I’m prepared to ignore the sound and speech habits of some voice(s) and only ...

jblong3 2017/07/29

Essential listening

Big fan of these guys. They manage to be simultaneously passionate and academically rigorous, which I really appreciate.

Anne Catharine 2017/02/08

A Theatre Must-Listen

I never miss an episode. Thank you TCG for bringing quality updates on New York and regional theatre in so many digestable forms (I also subscribe to ...

markfossen 2015/09/29

Indispensable

While I wish that there was more coverage of theatre outside of New York (though there is some), this podcast is essential listening. Great interview...

jfo_in_dc 2016/04/26

Good for theatre lovers and professionals

I make it a point to listen to this podcast both for its coverage of the NY and regional theatre scene and for the discussion of important topics faci...

Chambersstevens 2013/05/10

Too Short

Come on guys…19 minutes? Make them longer!!!

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