American Theatre's Offscript

AMERICAN THEATRE

The official podcast of AMERICAN THEATRE, the national publication for the American not-for-profit theatre. Range of topics include playwright interviews, critical roundtable discussions and the latest shows coming up as recommended by our staff.

  • Offscript: Harry Lennix & Ken-Matt Martin Rediscover August Wilson in Chicago
    On this Chicago-themed episode, Rob and J.R. talk to the actor-director duo about staging August Wilson's solo play, 'How I Learned What I Learned,' and check in with arts journalist Mike Davis.
    16 April 2024, 6:26 pm
  • Offscript: Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs Write With Bite
    On this episode, Rob talks to the writer-composer team about their new horror-comedy musical 'Teeth' and checks in with Bay Area critic David John ChƔvez.
    11 March 2024, 7:33 pm
  • Offscript: Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne
    On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
    21 February 2024, 3:57 pm
  • Offscript: Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury Feel the ā€˜Illinoiseā€™
    On this episode, the playwright and director-choreographer team discuss their new 'Illinoise' musical, and New Yorker critic Helen Shaw surveys the theatre festival lineup.
    17 January 2024, 12:00 am
  • Offscript: Merry Yā€™allmark with Topher Payne
    On this episode, Rob and J.R. talk to Topher Payne about Hallmark and holiday traditions, plus Kelundra interviews longtime critic Linda Armstrong.
    18 December 2023, 8:14 pm
  • Offscript: David Adjmi in Stereo and 3 Dimensions
    The writer of 'Stereophonic' talks about his obsessions with detail and destruction, and North Carolina correspondent Lauren Van Hemert fills us in on the Research Triangle theatre scene.
    17 November 2023, 9:38 pm
  • Offscript: Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger, Women on Top
    On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season's most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.
    20 October 2023, 8:55 pm
  • Offscript: Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth
    On this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.'
    19 September 2023, 1:40 pm
  • Offscript: Revisiting the NICU with Mike Lew and Moritz von Stuelpnagel
    On this episode we talk to playwright Mike Lew and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel about taking 'tiny father' from audio to audience and catch up with critic J. Wynn Rousuck about the Contemporary American Theater Festival.
    15 August 2023, 10:35 pm
  • Offscript: Searching for the Future
    This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC's Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.
    25 July 2023, 10:21 pm
  • Offscript: Will Martyna Majok & Stephen Adly Guirgis Go to the Tonys?
    On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.
    11 June 2023, 12:48 pm
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