No Script: The Podcast

Halloween in April -- our Season 14 Themed Month -- begins today! No Script begins a 4-week look at plays with spooky, frightening characters, situations, and themes. This week, Jackson and Jacob discuss York Walker's play Covenant, where a century old myth about making a deal with the devil comes to life... Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us

This week, Jackson and Jacob visit a classic of the stage: Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. This puzzling play defies categorization. With a large ensemble cast, a surprising lack of plot, and several bids for love, Chekhov manages to gorgeously tell a story of human longing. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month,

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss a play described as a "companion" to "Topdog/Underdog." Suzan-Lori Parks' "The Book of Grace" is about borders... both those on land and the ones we place, intentionally and fearfully, in our hearts. Listen in. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure th

A classic example of early twentieth-century expressionism, Sophie Treadwell's Machinal is an evocative depiction of an oppressive society. The 1928 play has recently been produced by companies around the world as its relevance, frighteningly, continues. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this moving, masterful work. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us

Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Sugar in Our Wounds by Donja R. Love. Love's play is both heart wrenching and beautiful. It's a moving portrait of vile oppression and meaningful love. ------------------------------ Thanks for listening. Check out these other conversations on Sugar in Our Wounds: Regina Victor's Review for Rescripted: https://rescripted.org/2019/10/28/sugar

Jackson and Jacob discuss Nilo Cruz's play Two Sisters and a Piano. Cruz, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, explores the psychology of capture amidst the turbulent politics of communist Cuba. This lyrical, poetic play is beautiful, and terrifying, to witness. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help

What happens when the countercultural artmakers get old? What happens when their revolutionary criticisms of the establishment become the establishment? Pearl Cleage dives into these deep waters in her play "Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous." Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this smart, funny, and energetic play. ------------------------------ Check out these other c

Jackson and Jacob discuss August Wilson's musical, volatile play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Listen in as they explore how Wilson masterfully links to characters, comparing and contrasting their interactions with an unjust world. ------------------------------ Check out these other conversations on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: George C Wolfe discusses the film: https://www.youtube.com

"Man from Nebraska" by Tracy Letts. Jackson and Jacob discuss this Pulitzer Prize finalist, exploring how different the play is from its headline plot. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We

Season 14 begins! Jackson and Jacob discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eboni Booth: Primary Trust. Listen in as the boys rave about Booth's theatrical imagination -- and debate her main character's affinity for mai tais. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue