Token Theatre Friends: Alice Yorke Is Making Abortion Funny
The founder of the Philly-based Lightning Rod Special discusses their newest show, ‘The Appointment,’ plus reviews of ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ and ‘Plano.’
Offscript
Offscript is the official podcast of American Theatre, containing conversations with critics, playwrights and the editors of AT.
Released every other week, Offscript is a free-ranging discussion about the lively arts. Subscribe to Offscript via RSS, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
Below is every episode of the Offscript podcast, plus show notes and links to the things that were discussed in each episode.
Three on the Aisle: Why We’re Tired of ‘King Lear’
This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ and perform a postmortem on ‘The Band’s Visit.’
Token Theatre Friends: Dominique Morisseau Wants More Diverse Audiences
The playwright discusses making her Broadway writing debut with ‘Ain’t Too Proud,’ plus the Friends review ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ and ‘La Celestina.’
Three on the Aisle: The Loverly Laura Benanti
The Tony-winning actor talks about finally getting to play Eliza Doolittle. Plus discussions of ‘White Noise,’ ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride,’ and ‘JQA.’
Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play
A lively conversation with playwright Lucas Hnath, director Leigh Silverman, playwright/director Robert O’Hara, and new-play producer Alexis Williams.
Token Theatre Friends: Ali Ewoldt On Why Psychologists Make Great Actors
The first Asian American Christine in ‘Phantom of the Opera’ discusses how she got into theatre, plus a review of ‘Daddy’ by Jeremy O. Harris.
The Subtext: Chisa Hutchinson Is Not a Fan of Colorblind Casting
The playwright of ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ and ‘Surely Goodness and Mercy’ talks about how private school almost broke her and how August Wilson shaped her thinking.
Three on the Aisle: To Squabble Over a ‘Mockingbird’
The critics are back with a discussion of the ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ controversy and a look at a day (and night) in the life of a theatre critic.
Token Theatre Friends: Betsy Wolfe Is Not Interested in Playing a Victim
The prolific Broadway performer talks about singing pop music versus singing show tunes, plus the Friends review the new Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater musical.
Token Theatre Friends: Kristine Haruna Lee Takes Us Inside the Suicide Forest
On this week’s episode, the Friends talk about Japanese American identity, review Fiasco’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ and talk about trying to date when you see four shows a week.