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.’
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: 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.
The Subtext: Taking Wallace Shawn Seriously
This month, a talk with with a playwriting legend, whose most apocalyptic recent works are being released this week as podcasts.
The Subtext: David Henry Hwang, High and Low
This month Brian talks to the writer of ‘M. Butterfly,’ ‘Yellow Face,’ ‘Chinglish,’ and ‘Soft Power’ about Joe Papp, hate crimes, and the ironic uplift of surviving a flop.
The Subtext: Quiara Alegría Hudes and the Path of the Healer
This month Brian talks to the playwright of ‘Water by the Spoonful’ and ‘In the Heights’ about her new memoir, ‘My Broken Language.’
The Subtext: Plays That Fill You Up
This month Brian surveys playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, and critics about the works they just can’t shake, and why.
Three on the Aisle: Letters From Lockdown
The critics look back on a year without live, in-person theatre as they go through their mailbag.
The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman
This month Brian talks with the playwright of ‘The Moors’ and ‘Collective Rage’ about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.
