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A Word on Plays
by Amy Gang
A Word on Plays is a podcast, hosted by Amy Gang about script analysis and theater production, featuring a new play and a new theatre artist each month.
Episodes
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Monsters with Kelly
After a bit of a sabbatical, we're back. Seattle-based dramaturge, director, etc. etc. talks with Amy about She Kills Monsters, community theater, and the need for dramaturges everywhere. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen is licensed by Concord Theatricals. Kelly's Recommendation is Lauren...
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Game with Luke Gomez
This month we're talking about Game by Mike Bartlett with Luke Gomez, an L.A. based playwright whose play Blacklisters can be found on New Play Exchange. Follow him on instagram @gomez.luke Next month, we're talking about She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. Music: <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br...
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Native Gardens with Zenaida
Zenaida Rose Smith and I discuss Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/64330/native-gardens A play about boundaries, borders, and plants... which neither of us seem to know much about. Come for the script analysis, stay for the charming childhood stories.…
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Rapture with Delano
To kick off season three, Delano Hayes and I talk about Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo and exactly what kind of feminism the theatre needs right now. (Recommended by Kris Hambrick) Next month's play will be Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias. Find the podcast on Facebook. Music: <!--td...
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Antigone with Mario
This episode has been in my bank for a couple of months now. Mario has moved away and my show has come and gone, but there's still some good stuff in here. Antigone by Jean Anouilh brings back the question of what theater looks like in Nazi occupied France. But also, What makes a story a classic?...
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Tango with Bjorn
What's the difference between Poland in the 60's and the U.S. now? What's the same? Actor/director Bjorn Whitney and I talk about Tango by Slawomir Mrozeck. A little absurd, a little farcical, and a whole lot of fun. Catch Bjorn's work at Shakespeare Northwest this summer and read his suggestion...
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David and the Apollo of Bellac
How French can one get? How do you control men? How much of this is realistic, or even relevant anymore? David Gassner, local theater director and producing director with 18th & Union and Radial Theater, talks about The Apollo of Bellac by Jean Giraudoux. His pick is Tango by Slawomir Mrozeck…
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The Dying Gaul with Taylor
This month, we talk about Craig Lucas one upping Tony Kushner. What makes a play disappear and others stick around in our culture? What do we do when we have power over somebody else? Taylor Davis, Seattle actor, director, choreographer, talks The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas. Next month, we talk...
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A Hatful of Jaime
March's episode comes a day late, but it's all the better for it! My guest, local Shakespearean actress, Jaime Mastromonica and I speake about Michael V. Gazzo's "A Hatful of Rain." We talk a little about heroin and a little about empathy. When is hyper-realism important to a message and when is…
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Fahrenheit 451 with Randy
Fahrenheit 451 is a classic American novel, but Ray Bradbury also wrote the play version. So What's new about the play? How does it compare you what you saw in your head when you read the book? So sit back for some serious monologuing and get into this month's episode with Seattle actor Randy...
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I, Gelosi with Mandy
Mandy Rose Nichols is a local actor with excellent physical discipline and comedic intuition. We talk about I, Gelosi, a play by David Bridel that is at once playful and political. How can theater bring history to life for modern audiences? Why do we do theater? and what kind of theater really...
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Ahmed the Philosopher with Jana
Jana Gueck is a local actress and educator. Her insights are perfect for the improv heavy and Commedia inspired series of short children's plays. How do we create inspired theatre for children and everyone? Jana's pick is I, Gelosi by David Bridel :...
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You Are Happy with Jordan
Jordan Talbot is a local stage manager and playwright. She's fluent in French and has a master's in theater, so she's a great person to talk with about the modern French/Canadian play You Are Happy by Rébecca Déraspe. It's all about society and relationships, whatever it means to make Millenial...
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Edinburgh Fringe Recap
Maren Commendant and I went to Edinburgh Fringe Festival, camped in the city's fairgrounds, and saw 11 plays together! So here's a bonus episode that tries to break down the whirlwind of the show. The Sister's of Castleknock House by Niall Carmody presented by Tiger's eye Theatre Company:...
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Coming November 26
Mario Gomez of https://www.onlinedramaturg.com/ introduces our next play: You Are Happy Rébecca Déraspe https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Happy-Rébecca-Déraspe/dp/1770915389 Check out the podcast with guest Jordan Talbot on November 26th! Facebook.com/playspod
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Dutchman with Ben Symmons
This month, we discuss Dutchman by Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones), the role of symbolism in theatre, and put an old play into the context of it's time. My guest, Ben Symmons is a Seattle based sound designer and actor. He is currently in Greenstage's production of The Three Musketeers....
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Is God Is with Jordan
How do we take risks in theater without losing it all? How much violence is too much violence? Why doesn't Seattle love August Wilson more? This month's podcast is a discussion of Aleshea Harris' "Is God Is" http://www.3holepress.org/is-god-is My guest is Jordan-Michael Whidbey who will appear in...
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The New Electric with Emily
This month I talk with Emily Fortuna about the New Electric Ballroom by Enda Walsh. Tune in for a discussion on what the cake really symbolizes, what we're looking for in a truly great play, and when theater sacrifices its entertainment value. Next month's play will be Is God Is by Aleshea…
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How I learned to Drive with Ruth Eitemiller
This Month, We talk about "How I Learned to Drive" by Paula Vogel with Ruth Eitemiller. How we approach a difficult situation as artists? How do we approach it as audiences? What is our responsibility to painful subject matter over ourselves? Next month's play will be The New Electric Ballroom by...
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Brides of the Moon with Anne Conte
This month, I talk to Anne Conte about Brides of the Moon by the Five Lesbian Brothers. Anne is volunteer coordinator at 18th & Union and all around "theater opportunist." We talk about jokes that fall flat on the page, when writing for your own acting works as art, and Anne recommends "How I...
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The Miss Firecracker Contest with Isis
Isis is a Seattle actress that has a reputation for connecting to characters with depth and soul. On and off the stage, Isis has insight and instinct full of empathy. The perfect guest for a Beth Henley, character forward, play. We notably miss the mark on our understanding of Southern Culture…
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A Word on Plays is a podcast, hosted by Amy Gang about script analysis and theater production, featuring a new play and a new theatre artist each month.
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