American Theatre Offscript

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

Three on the Aisle: No Shortcut to Normal

The critics talk with Jeremy Wein of Play-PerView, a new livestreaming company, take a question about theatre safety, and recommend shows they've viewed

Three on the Aisle: Do Streams Come True?

 

This week the critics hash out the debate over streamed and recorded theatre, and dip into the reader mailbag 

The Subtext: Excerpts From a Lost Spring

This month, Brian has collected scenes and monologues from 15 plays whose premieres were cut short by COVID-19

Three on the Aisle: Solving a Problem With Maria

This week the critics talk to Woolly Mammoth's Maria Manuela Goyanes about the age of COVID-19 and debate the rise of online theatre

Three on the Aisle: Alone Together Edition

This week the critics record a remote podcast to talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theatre, and what they're doing with no shows to see

The Subtext: Coronavirus Edition

A special bonus episode features voicemails from playwrights all over the country about this extraordinary historical moment and how they're faring

Token Theatre Friends: Celine Song's Deep Dive

Jose talks to the playwright about her (now closed) show 'Endlings' and to Wai Ching Ho, who starred in it