EPISODE · Jun 13, 2025 · 39 MIN
Mara Nelson-Greenberg — NOT NOT JANE'S
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Mara Nelson-Greenberg, Dan Rubins
Not Not Jane's runs as part of Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2025 at the Wild Project. To learn more, visit www.clubbedthumb.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
Mara Nelson-Greenberg hops on to the podcast to talk about her new play Not Not Jane's, one off three productions in Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2025. We start off with a heavy-hitting question: Why are fart jokes still so funny? But then we dive deeper into the challenges of finding moving meaning in the absurd and carving believable human characters out of the silliest circumstances. If you've always wanted to learn more about Clubbed Thumb's new play development process — or if you've never heard of Clubbed Thumb before — then this is the episode for you!
NOW PLAYING
Mara Nelson-Greenberg — NOT NOT JANE'S
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m