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CSC Podcast
by Classic Stage Company
Join us for behind-the-scenes interviews with artists offering a unique inside look at the programming at Classic Stage Company.
Episodes
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2023-24 Season
On this episode of the CSC Podcast, we welcome back Producing Artistic Director, Jill Rafson, to discuss the 2023-24 season, her first season of programming at Classic Stage Company. For more information about memberships and how to stay in touch, you can visit our website at classicstage.org
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Harlem State of Mind
Tune in for a special live recording of CSC's Classic Perspectives after a recent performance of black odyssey. The talkback featured Dietrice A. Bolden (HARLEM WEEK Inc.) and Eric Lockley (Writer, Actor, and Producer) in conversation to celebrate Harlem, discuss Harlem’s relationship to art and...
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A Veteran’s Homecoming
A live-recording of CSC's Classic Perspecitves. Featuring Christopher Wolfe (Military Consultant) and Nikki Woods (Veteran and Creative Arts Therapist). Branching from black odyssey’s depiction of life after the Iraq War, we had a chance to speak with Veterans about their own journey with art and...
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A Conversation with Stevie Walker-Webb
This episode features Stevie Walker-Webb, Director of CSC’s production of black odyssey. We discuss his vision for this theatrical adaptation of Homer’s epic tale. Previews for black odyssey begin February 9. To purchase tickets please visit classicstage.org
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Checking in with the Understudies of A Man of No Importance
This episode features a chat with the four understudies from CSC's production of A Man of No Importance: Justin Scott Brown, Lee Harrington, Benjamin Howes, and Beth Kirkpatrick.
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Artistic Censorship and Book Banning
A live discussion about book banning related to CSC's production of A Man of No Importance. Featured guests include Kalynn Bayron (author of Cinderella is Dead), Summer Lopez (Chief Program Officer of Free Expression at PEN America), and Jonathan Toth (frontlist buyer for Barnes & Noble.
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Celebrating Oscar Wilde
A live recording of CSC's Classic Perspectives talkback celebrating the legacy of Oscar Wilde with playwright and director Moisés Kaufman and LGBTQ+ historian Andrew Lear.
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A Conversation with Lynn Aherns & Stephen Flaherty
Legendary lyricist and composer duo, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once On This Island), discuss their careers, past works, and collaborations with playwright Terrence McNally, including A Man of No Importance.
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Welcoming Jill Rafson
On this episode, meet Classic Stage Company's new Producing Artistic Director, Jill Rafson, as she shares her vision for CSC's future and why she thinks expanding the definition of the classics is vital for the future of American theater.
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Future Classic Playwrights: Rajiv Joseph
On this episode, Phil and Zuhdi speak with actors Raffi Barsoumian and Nadia Bowers (who previously appeared in CSC's Macbeth) about the works of playwright Rajiv Joseph and why he may be considered a classic writer in the coming years.
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Reopening Our Doors
Zuhdi Boueri, CSC's new Producing Artistic Associate, joins Phil Haas (Director of Marketing and Communications) as our new co-host in the first episode of the CSC Podcast's third season. Phil and Zuhdi speak with CSC's Artistic Director John Doyle and Chief Operating Officer/GM Toni Marie Davis...
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Welcoming Audiences to the Classics with Sterling Arroyo
Join Sterling Arroyo, the Marketing Manager of Shakespeare Dallas, for this discussion about welcoming new audiences to classic work. We also talk about how new branding can shape an arts institution's image and what the 2020-2021 season has been like for theaters across the country. This podcast...
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Barzin Akhavan on Acting in Classic Works
CSC alum Barzin Akhavan, who was previously in our 2019 production of Macbeth, discusses his perspective on acting in classical works, and how classical plays shaped his understanding of theater and the English language.
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Casting Classics with Destiny Lilly and Rebecca Scholl
In this episode, we explore casting the classics with award-winning casting directors Destiny Lilly and Rebecca Scholl. These industry experts, who have done extensive work at CSC, on Broadway, and around the country, discuss how casting shapes a classic production and how the casting world is...
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Investigating Inge with Will Davis - Part 2
In part two of this two-part episode, we explore the legacy of Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright and screenwriter William Inge (best known for his plays and films Picnic; Bus Stop; and Come Back, Little Sheba) with award-winning transgender director and choreographer Will Davis....
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Investigating Inge with Will Davis - Part 1
In part one of this two-part episode, we explore the legacy of Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright and screenwriter William Inge (best known for his plays and films Picnic; Bus Stop; and Come Back, Little Sheba) with award-winning transgender director and choreographer Will Davis....
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Carla Della Gatta and Bilingual Classic Theater
Season 2, Episode 3. This episode features a discussion about bilingual and multilingual adaptations of classic theater with Carla Della Gatta, an expert in theatrical translations and co-editor of Shakespeare and Latinidad. Hear about the history and future of multilingual Shakespearean...
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Awoye Timpo & Arminda Thomas on THE CLASSIX
In this episode, we speak with Awoye Timpo and Arminda Thomas, from CLASSIX, a theater company that expands the classical canon through an exploration of dramatic works by Black writers. Join us to hear how Arminda and Awoye define classic works today and their recommendations on which prolific...
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Peter Kim and Reinventing the Classics
Season 2, Episode 1 Peter Kim, Associate Producer for the National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) and award-winning actor, director and teacher (The 40-Year-Old Version on Netflix), talks about his past work and how an evolving definition of classic works has helped shape his life and...
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Macbeth's Erik Lochtefeld
Season 1, Episode 2 On this episode, we speak with actor Erik Lochtefeld, who plays Banquo in the CSC production of Macbeth. We'll talk with Eric about the show and some of his past roles.
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Inside The Cradle Will Rock with John Doyle
Season 1 Episode 1 Join us for the first episode of the new CSC Podcast, offering an inside look at the programming at Classic Stage Company. On the first episode, CSC Artistic Director John Doyle speaks about the current relevancy of Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock as well as the show’s...
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