EPISODE · Aug 22, 2024 · 54 MIN
Phillip Howze — SIX CHARACTERS
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Phillip Howze, Dan Rubins
Six Characters is currently running at the Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center through August 25th. Find out more information at www.lct.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
What does it mean to participate as an audience member or as a performer or as a human being? Phillip Howze joins the podcast to talk about his new play Six Characters and the ways he plays with the notion of participation in bringing this metatheatrical exploration to life. Don't miss this thoughtful conversation about the costs of participation — for both actor and audience — and the need to center artists' humanity onstage.
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