The Subtext: Mac Rogers’s ‘Unusual’ Journey Through Time and Relative Dimensions
This month Brian talks with the playwright and audio dramatist about ‘The Honeycomb Trilogy,’ guardian angels, and ‘Doctor Who.’
Category Archives: Audio
American Theatre‘s podcasts feature timely and timeless conversations and interviews in and about the theatre field.
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.
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, Chica Hutchinson, Rebecca Gilman, Isaac Gomez, Ike Holter, and many 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
This podcast, featuring the editors of American Theatre in conversation with each other and with special guests, occasionally appears in this space but has chiefly migrated to a biweekly spot on Facebook.
Offscript: Nataki Garrett, Shaking Up and Stabilizing Oregon Shakes
This week we talk to the leader of the West Coast powerhouse about the tough years just page and what lies ahead.
Offscript: How Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood ‘Pass Over’
This episode’s guests are actors from Broadway’s first show back since spring 2020.
The Subtext: Jacqueline Goldfinger and the Lure of the Cliff
This month Brian talks to the Philly writer of ‘Babel’ and ‘The Arsonists’ about playwriting, parenting, and risk.
Three on the Aisle: Sunday in the Park With James
This week the critics speak to James Lapine about his new memoir of writing ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ with Sondheim, and talk up some shows they’ve seen.
Offscript: Self-Defense Over Self-Care With Virginia Grise
This week our guest is the resident playwright of Dallas’s Cara Mía Theatre, who talks about her urgent manifesto ‘Your Healing Is Killing Me.’
Offscript: Camping With Travis Tate
This week we look back on a busy month of theatre news and talk to playwright travis tate about their play ‘Queen of the Night.’
Three on the Aisle: Cockeyed Optimists Edition
The critics happily return to talking about actual live, in-person theatre, as well as the vagaries of variants and vaccination policies.
Offscript: ‘Our Job Is to Change This Industry’
A dialogue with Tamilla Woodard, chair of acting at Yale School of Drama, and Carl Cofield, chair of grad acting at NYU Tisch.
Three on the Aisle: We’re Still Here
After a hiatus, the critics return with a look back at a tumultuous year and a look ahead to reopening on Broadway and beyond.
