EPISODE · Nov 18, 2023 · 34 MIN
Hansol Jung — MERRY ME
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Hansol Jung, Dan Rubins
Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.Merry Me is running at New York Theater Workshop through November 19th. Find out more at www.nytw.org.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
When director Leigh Silverman asked playwright Hansol Jung to write her a lesbian sex farce, Jung turned first to Restoration comedy for inspiration. Jung joins the podcast to share her multiplicity of sources for Merry Me, what's special about dedicating a play-in-progress to its future director, and how she's built a community of performers who continue to interpret her work.
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