American Theatre Offscript

The Subtext: Taking Wallace Shawn Seriously

This month Brian talks to a playwriting legend as two of his most apocalyptic works get audio podcast treatment

The Subtext: David Henry Hwang, High and Low

This month Brian talks to the author of M BUTTERFLY and SOFT POWER about Joe Papp, hate crimes, and getting over depression

The Subtext: Quiara Alegría Hudes and the Path of the Healer

This month Brian talks to the writer 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: a survey of playwrights, critics, dramaturgs, and directors about the plays they just can't shake

Three on the Aisle: Letters, Loss, and Hope

The critics mark the one-year anniversary of theatres shutting, respond to listener letters, and look tentatively ahead to a post-virus future

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

Three on the Aisle: Cataclysm Criticism With Soraya Nadia McDonald

The hosts talk gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism with award-winning colleague Soraya Nadia McDonald

The Subtext: Pandemic Playwriting, Part 2

In a sequel to an episode from March 2020, Brian checks back in with playwrights about how they've survived the last 10 months

Three on the Aisle: The Pandemic Process

This month the critics talk to actor Samira Wiley and actor/writer Kate Hamill about staying creative in quarantine.

The Subtext: Gwydion Suilebhan's Homecoming

This month Brian talks to the playwright/poet/marketer behind the New Play Exchange