EPISODE · Jun 23, 2023 · 57 MIN
James Ijames — FAT HAM
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host James Ijames, 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.Fat Ham is playing on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre until July 2. Find out more at https://www.fathambroadway.com.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
To stream or not to stream? Hint: Stream this one to hear this fascinating exploration with playwright James Ijames of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham, now playing on Broadway. From adapting Shakespeare's Hamlet into a story of Southern, queer, Black identity to revising the play for Broadway, Ijames breaks down this sizzling new work for listeners.
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James Ijames — FAT HAM
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