American Theatre Offscript

The Subtext: David Adjmi's Artist's Heart

On this week's episode, Brian talks to playwright and author David Adjmi about family pressure, falling behind, and filling a niche.

Three on the Aisle: Keep On Keepin' On

This week: the steep and rocky road back to normalcy for ntheatres of all sizes, and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's lifelong love for the arts

The Subtext: Making Space With Tanuja Jagernauth

This month Brian talks to the Chicago-based playwright and organizer about her life and career

Three on the Aisle: Arts Workers, Works of Art

This week the critics talk to the grass-roots campaign Be An Arts Hero and discuss shows they've seen, including last week's Democratic convention

The Subtext: Writing Across Mediums

This month Brian James Polak hands the mic over to Jeremy Cohen at Playwrights Center, who moderates a discussion about writers finding inspiration in other media

The Subtext: Backstory and Foreshadowing

In this short solo episode, Brian reflects on the podcast's origins, frets about the future, and finds hope in an elder's advice

Three on the Aisle: Side With Hope

The critics return to consider when theatre will return, how to cover it when it does, and how not to succumb to Zoom despair

Three on the Aisle: Tamilla Woodard on Doing the Work

The critics talk to Tamilla Woodard, co-artistic director of Working Theater, about her experience of racism in the theatre and how it can be fought

Token Theatre Friends: The Future of Directing With Sammi Cannold

This pre-pandemic conversation with the exciting helmer behind 'Endlings' and radical stagings of 'Ragtime' and 'Carmen' holds hope for the art form

The Subtext: E.M. Lewis's Audio Diary

The award-winning playwright records her life on a farm in rural Oregon during the pandemic lockdown