Happy New Year and to another episode of Offscript, the official podcast of American Theatre magazine. Episode 8 features journalist and New York City down theatre scribe Helen Shaw, who discusses the surfeit of experimental theatre festivals that have popped up in NYC in January. In this podcast episode, senior editor Eliza Bent talks to Shaw about what to see when you have five festivals to choose from, how to combat theatregoer fatigue, and the value of playing hooky and dressing warmly.

Also, read Shaw’s article about the five festivals here.