Criticism as Theatre, and Willem Dafoe’s Visceral Venice
This month Willem Dafoe tells us about his programming for the Venice Teatro Biennale, and critics Helen Shaw and Emily Nussbaum compare notes on their new posts.
Category Archives: 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.
Bodily Fluids, Heartsick Lyrics, and a Viral Musical
This month: Alia Shawkat on Clare Barron’s ‘You Got Older,’ Robert Kaplow on his Oscar-nominated screenplay for ‘Blue Moon,’ and Joriah Kwamé on his TikTok-hit-turned-musical, ‘Little Miss Perfect.’
Katie Holmes’s ‘Hedda,’ Savion Glover on ‘Chez Joey,’ and Theatre Training
On this jam-packed episode, we talk to the star and director of ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Old Globe, the writer and co-director of a new take on ‘Pal Joey’ at Arena Stage, and the writer of a key story in our new training issue.
Offscript: Jaime Castañeda Returns to Texas, and a Chat With The Hat
This month we talk to the new artistic director of Dallas Theater Center and to the co-editors of a new online publication covering Off-Broadway.
‘Gwendolyn in Paris’: A Short Play About the Legendary Gwendolyn Bennett
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, we offer this monologue by Gethsemane Herron, performed by Candace Boahene, about Harlem Renaissance writer, artist, and journalist Gwendolyn Bennett.
‘Chez Zelda’: A Short Play About Zelda Wynn Valdes
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, we share this monologue by Kevin Renn about the legendary fashion designer who gave the world the Playboy Bunny costume.
What Makes Jordan E. Cooper Happy, a Texas Scrooge, and the Artist/Critic Divide
Our 2025 holiday stocking is stuffed: We chat with the writer/star of ‘Ain’t No Mo’ and ‘Oh Happy Day!,’ with the director and star of the Alley’s ‘Night Shift Before Christmas,’ and with award-winning critic-producer Citlali Pizarro.
‘Bumpy Johnson’: A Short Play About the Legendary Crime Boss
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, here’s a monologue from playwright Darnell Lamont Walker about the legendary Harlem crime boss, performed by Keith Randolph Smith.
Jessica Huang’s Cross-Cultural Love Offering
On this episode we speak to the writer and director of the new play ‘Mother of Exiles,’ and talk arts funding and community engagement with author Donna Walker-Kuhne.
‘God Loves a Sinner Like Me’: A Short Play About Alberta Hunter
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, here’s a monologue by Tanya Everett about the legendary blues and jazz singer-songwriter who wrote ‘Downhearted Blues.’
