American Theatre Offscript

The Subtext: Kate Hamill's Sensibility

This month, Brian talks to the actor/playwright behind a series of popular Austen adaptations about her inspirations and her original work

Three on the Aisle: Dungeons and Democrats

Should the government create an arts and culture ministry? And what happens when there' s no one to laugh along with?

Three on the Aisle: Digital Tourism and the Snowball Effect

On this month's episode the critics discuss the recent Tony noms, as well as controversial plans to partly reopen some theatres 

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