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No Script: The Podcast

251 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

An unscripted conversation about theatre’s best scripts with theatre-philes Jackson Nickolay and Jacob Mann Christiansen

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No Script: The Podcast | S7 Episode 4: ”Rapture, Blister, Burn” by Gina Gionfriddo

September 06, 2021 15:56 - 53 minutes - 74 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob visit a new playwright to the podcast: Gina Gionfriddo. Her play Rapture, Blister, Burn was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Join J&J as they explore this comedic look at the history and present practice of American feminism.  ------------------------------ 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  --------...

No Script: The Podcast | S7 Episode 3: "The Baltimore Waltz" by Paula Vogel

August 30, 2021 16:15 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Paula Vogel is one of America's great playwrights. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob return to Vogel's body of work once again. This time, they explore her charming and heartfelt play-tribute to her brother: The Baltimore Waltz. ------------------------------ 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 want to keep the conver...

No Script: The Podcast | S7 Episode 2: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams

August 24, 2021 15:19 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

Episode 1 of this season was a (fairly) brand new musical. Now, in one of the great whiplashes of No Script history, Jackson and Jacob pivot entirely and visit an American classic by (perhaps) the greatest male American playwright: Tennessee Williams. His play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is often called his greatest work. Listen in!  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https:...

No Script: The Podcast | S7 Episode 1: "A Strange Loop" by Michael R. Jackson

August 16, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

No Script is back! In this first episode of Season 7, Jackson and Jacob discuss the 2020 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson. ------------------------------ 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 want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and t...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 22: "Company" by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim

June 07, 2021 15:47 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

For the last episode of Season Six, the boys of No Script discuss one of Jacob's favorite musicals of all time: Company by Stephen Sondheim. Jackson and Jacob discuss Sondheim's lyrical genius, and the play's odd structuring.  Though the season may be ending, never fear! No Script will return in late summer or early fall with Season Seven! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can conti...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 21: "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco

May 31, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

For the first time, Jackson and Jacob visit Eugene Ionesco, one of the master playwrights of the 20th century. Ionesco's vision for the theatre and it's literature has had far reaching consequences. This week, J&J discuss his best known full length work: Rhinoceros.  ------------------------------ 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  --------------------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 20: "Language of Angels" by Naomi Iizuka

May 24, 2021 17:23 - 53 minutes - 74.3 MB

Are you ready for a ghost story? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss Naomi Iizuka's eerie play Language of Angels, which takes place in cave country in North Carolina. Listen in!   >>PLEASE NOTE: A previous edition of this episode included a small editing mistake about halfway through the episode. We apologize for this and it has been corrected. Thanks! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure th...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 19: "Language of Angels" by Naomi Iizuka

May 24, 2021 17:23 - 53 minutes - 74.3 MB

Are you ready for a ghost story? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss Naomi Iizuka's eerie play Language of Angels, which takes place in cave country in North Carolina. Listen in!   >>PLEASE NOTE: A previous edition of this episode included a small editing mistake about halfway through the episode. We apologize for this and it has been corrected. Thanks! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure th...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 18: "Detroit '67" by Dominique Morisseau

May 17, 2021 19:07 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

This week on No Script, Jacob is joined by special guest K Edmonds to discuss Dominique Morisseau's play Detroit '67. Edmonds directed the play for Albion College in fall of 2020. Listen in as Jacob and Edmonds discuss the way Morisseau has layered her incredible characters and complex worldview into this funny, poignant play about the long hot summer in Detroit.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No ...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 19: "Detroit '67" by Dominique Morisseau

May 17, 2021 19:07 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

This week on No Script, Jacob is joined by special guest K Edmonds to discuss Dominique Morisseau's play Detroit '67. Edmonds directed the play for Albion College in fall of 2020. Listen in as Jacob and Edmonds discuss the way Morisseau has layered her incredible characters and complex worldview into this funny, poignant play about the long hot summer in Detroit.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No ...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 17: "Detroit" by Lisa D'Amour

May 11, 2021 03:11 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MB

This week of No Script begins a pair of episodes about Detroit. On this episode, listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lisa D'Amour's play "Detroit." A play about new neighbors, suburban nostalgia, and authenticity, "Detroit" was a nominee for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  ------------------------------ 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  -------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 18: "Detroit" by Lisa D'Amour

May 11, 2021 03:11 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MB

This week of No Script begins a pair of episodes about Detroit. On this episode, listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lisa D'Amour's play "Detroit." A play about new neighbors, suburban nostalgia, and authenticity, "Detroit" was a nominee for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  ------------------------------ 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  -------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 17: "Ripcord" by David Lindsay-Abaire

May 03, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Returning from (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob revisit a playwright from Season 2! David Lindsay-Abaire's play Ripcord is a sharp, irreverent comedy about roommates in a senior living facility. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lindsay-Abaire's structuring and creative imagination!  ------------------------------ 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/noscriptpod...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 16: "Ripcord" by David Lindsay-Abaire

May 03, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Returning from (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob revisit a playwright from Season 2! David Lindsay-Abaire's play Ripcord is a sharp, irreverent comedy about roommates in a senior living facility. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lindsay-Abaire's structuring and creative imagination!  ------------------------------ 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/noscriptpod...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 15: "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes

April 27, 2021 01:59 - 56 minutes - 77 MB

It's the final week of Season 6's themed month: Original Masters Month. In this episode, Jackson and Jacob discuss the famous bawdy comedy "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Listen in! ------------------------------ 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 want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? ...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 16: "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes

April 27, 2021 01:59 - 56 minutes - 77 MB

It's the final week of Season 6's themed month: Original Masters Month. In this episode, Jackson and Jacob discuss the famous bawdy comedy "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Listen in! ------------------------------ 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 want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? ...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 15: "Medea" by Euripides

April 19, 2021 15:45 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB

In Week 3 of (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob welcome a new playwright to the podcast: the famous Euripides! His play "Medea" is one of the great masterpieces of the Ancient Greek library.... even though it only won third place in its initial competition. Listen in as J&J discuss this titanic tragedy. ------------------------------ 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.co...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 14: "Antigone" by Sophocles

April 13, 2021 01:35 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

In their second episode of (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob take on one of the great masterpieces of the stage: "Antigone" by Sophocles. Listen in as J&J discuss the theme of moral obligation to the family versus moral obligation to the state.  ------------------------------ 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 want...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 13: "The Birds" by Aristophanes

April 05, 2021 18:28 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

(Original) Masters Month has arrived! During April, Jackson and Jacob will release four conversations about Ancient Greek scripts. This week, J&J discuss one of the bizarre comedies in Aristophanes' library: "The Birds."  ------------------------------ 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 want to keep the conversation going! H...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 12: "Man and Superman" by George Bernard Shaw

March 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 87 MB

In the last episode before Season 6's Themed Month, Jackson and Jacob take on one of the titans.... both the playwright AND the play. George Bernard Shaw's gargantuan script "Man and Superman" is both a witty domestic comedy and a steely Socratic dialogue. Listen in as J&J talk about Shaw's reputation and the script's incredible intricacies.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can con...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 11: "Slave Play" by Jeremy O. Harris

March 22, 2021 16:36 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MB

Jeremy O. Harris' play "Slave Play" has taken Broadway by storm. Earning an incredible number of Tony nominations, the play was THE ticket in NYC before the pandemic. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss this wonderful, challenging, engaging script.  ------------------------------ 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  ----------------------------- ...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 10: "What of the Night" by María Irene Fornés

March 15, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

Avante garde playwright and director María Irene Fornés is known for her visually stunning and symbolic works. "What of the Night" was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It's a collection of four plays, and remains one of her most memorable pieces. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob weave their way through her dream landscapes! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 9: "Tartuffe" by Molière

March 08, 2021 17:34 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss one of the classic comedies of the stage. Molière's play "Tartuffe" chronicles a wealthy household in distress as the religious hypocrite Tartuffe slowly takes over. The play was banned from the French stage for some time upon its initial writing: listen in to Jackson and Jacob talk about why! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can con...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 8: "Trouble in Mind" by Alice Childress

March 01, 2021 19:50 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

One of the great playwrights of the 20th century, Alice Childress has been often overlooked in theatre history. Her play "Trouble in Mind" is a frank look at the racism which saturated the theatre of her day... and too often still saturates the theatre of our day. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this dark comedy! ------------------------------ 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.pa...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 7: "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov

February 22, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob travel back in time to visit a play some theatre thinkers have called, "the best play ever written." In "The Cherry Orchard," Anton Chekhov explores a group of Russian aristocrats whose lives are changing even as the world changes around them. Listen in as J&J discuss the subtle, inspiring brilliance of Chekhov. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podc...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 6: "Gloria" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

February 15, 2021 16:58 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob take on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Pulitzer Prize-nominated script "Gloria." When a shocking workplace tragedy upends the life of several cubicle employees, questions about the ownership of stories and trauma are raised. This dark comedy is fascinating in its structure!  ------------------------------ 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/no...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 5: "Mr. Burns" by Anne Washburn

February 08, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MB

Anne Washburn's play "Mr. Burns" is a delightfully weird take on the apocalypse. After a catastrophe has collapsed the power grid, and civilization as we know it, how will humanity hold on to our stories? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob dive into the wonderful world of the Simpsons... but 80 years after a television ever turned on. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podca...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 4: "Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World" by Yussef El Guindi

February 01, 2021 15:35 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

In Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World, playwright Yussef El Guindi takes a popular American genre, the romantic comedy, and adds his own delightful twist. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss the wonderful new elements Guindi has brought to this popular form! ------------------------------ 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  ---------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 3: "Lonely Planet" by Steven Dietz

January 25, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MB

Steven Dietz is one of America's most prolific playwrights. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss one of his only plays to make it to New York - "Lonely Planet." The play tells the story of two men during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Listen in as J&J examine the play's strange new context.  ------------------------------ 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/nosc...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 2: "Anna in the Tropics" by Nilo Cruz

January 18, 2021 18:15 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MB

Pulling again from the robust library of Pulitzer Prize-winning scripts, Jackson and Jacob return for the second episode of Season 6! "Anna in the Tropics" by Nilo Cruz is a delightful, poetic, and highly engaging play about a time when cigars were hand rolled and lectors still read aloud from great novels. When a new lector arrives at a family cigar factor in Tampa, he brings along Tolstoy's great novel "Anna Karenina." How will the novel disrupt the patterns of the factory? --------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S6 Episode 1: "Cost of Living" by Martyna Majok

January 11, 2021 17:00 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MB

Season Six begins with another Pulitzer Prize winning play! "Cost of Living" by Martyna Majok is a sharp play full of heart. It follows two caretaking relationships with wildly different contexts. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob break down how these journeys mirror and oppose each other.  ------------------------------ 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/noscriptpodc...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 22: "Water by the Spoonful" by Quiara Alegría Hudes

November 30, 2020 17:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

In this final episode of Season Five, Jackson and Jacob return to the list of Pulitzer Prize winning plays and discuss Quiara Alegría Hudes' surprising, inventive script "Water by the Spoonful." The play dramatizes robust online communication while also using powerful visual imagery. It is the second play in Hudes' "The Elliot Trilogy."    This is the last episode of Season Five. The boys of No Script will take a short break and return in early 2021! See you then! ------------------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 21: "Once" by Enda Walsh, Glen Hansard, and Markéta Irglová | SPECIAL GUEST: Maria Booth

November 23, 2020 20:18 - 54 minutes - 75 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson is joined by special guest Maria Booth to discuss the musical "Once," which tells the story of singer-songwriters in Ireland. Maria, a singer-songwriter in Ireland herself, brings a unique perspective on the script. If you've never listened to the "Once" soundtrack... do yourself a favor and look it up!   You can also look up Maria and her music here: https://marianickolay.bandcamp.com ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 20: "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Lucas Hnath

November 16, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

It's the second week of a two part series on No Script. Last week Jackson and Jacob looked at Ibsen's famous "A Doll's House." This week, the boys discuss a new play that's sweeping the nation (or was, before COVID): "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Lucas Hnath.  ------------------------------ 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 w...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 19: "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen

November 09, 2020 17:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

In part one of a two part series, Jackson and Jacob explore Henrik Ibsen's famous drama "A Doll's House." When the play was released, it was so controversial that many theatres refused to perform it. Next week, J&J will discuss "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Lucas Hnath.  ------------------------------ 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  ------------------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 18: "School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play" by Jocelyn Bioh

November 02, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MB

In their first episode back after Monologue Month, Jackson and Jacob discuss a play that's sweeping the regional professional theatre scene. The Goodman Theatre's production of the show was postponed by the pandemic, but a recording of their production was briefly available online. The script, of course, is "School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play" by Jocelyn Bioh. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 17: "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett

October 26, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

It's the final episode of Monologue Month! The concluding episode of this season's themed month is a discussion of perhaps the most famous and celebrated one person show of all time, written by one of the most famous and celebrated playwrights of all time: "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett! Listen in! ------------------------------ 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/noscr...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 16: "House Arrest" by Anna Deavere Smith

October 19, 2020 19:00 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MB

In Episode 3 of Monologue Month, Jackson and Jacob visit one of the titans of the form: Anna Deavere Smith. Smith is well known and well lauded for one person shows like "Twilight: Los Angeles" and "Fires in the Mirror." This week, the boys discuss her sweep through American history: "House Arrest."  ------------------------------ 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/noscriptpo...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 15: "I Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright

October 12, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MB

It's the second week of Monologue Month, which means Jackson and Jacob are continuing their weekly examinations of one person shows. This week? The Pulitzer Prize-winning play "I Am My Own Wife." Doug Wright's loving portrait of a complicated human being is the stuff of dramatic masterpiece.  ------------------------------ 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  ...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 14: "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" by Jane Wagner

October 05, 2020 19:17 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

It's the first episode of Season 5's Themed Month: Monologue Month. During October, Jackson and Jacob will discuss four one-person shows. This week? That famous ode to the Women's Rights Movement: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner.  ------------------------------ 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  -----------------------...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 13: "A Soldier's Play" by Charles Fuller

September 28, 2020 17:37 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

Charles Fuller's script for "A Soldier's Play" was awarded the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - just the second play by a black playwright to win the award. The story is specific, engrossing, and brilliantly told using devices that play with time and space. Listen in this week as Jackson and Jacob discuss this American masterpiece.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  ht...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 12: "I and You" by Lauren Gunderson

September 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

Two high school students (strangers to each other), a last-minute group project on Walt Whitman, and a mysterious lack of internet access - thus begins Lauren Gunderson's play "I and You." Her knack for compelling, humorous, and personality-driven dialogue fills out the pages of this tight and moving script. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore Gunderson's popular two-hander.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 11: "The Great Leap" by Lauren Yee

September 14, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

Lauren Yee's play "The Great Leap" is a tribute to her father, known in the neighborhood she grew up in for his basketball skills. Sharply written and highly theatrical, "The Great Leap" delights and surprises Jackson and Jacob this week on No Script. Listen in! ------------------------------ 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  ----------------------------- ...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 10: "The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson

September 07, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss another play by the American master August Wilson. Wilson's second Pulitzer Prize winner, The Piano Lesson tells the story of how one piano represents a complicated web of family legacy and slavery. Listen in!  ------------------------------ 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...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 9: "Stick Fly" by Lydia R. Diamond

August 31, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MB

A weekend at the family vacation home in Martha's Vineyard... Sounds relaxing, right? But Lydia R. Diamond's play "Stick Fly" imagines the LeVay family (and a few guests) trying to enjoy their weekend at the Vineyard, but finding out that secrets, lies, and high expectations can tend to ruin the relaxation. Listen in this week as Jackson and Jacob discuss Diamond's "well-made play."  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can he...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 8: "Yellow Face" by David Henry Hwang

August 24, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

Based loosely on true events, David Henry Hwang's play "Yellow Face" is a comic examination of theatre and identity. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss Hwang's use of himself as the play's protagonist, as well as the play's documentary style.  ------------------------------ 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 w...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 7: "Letters From Cuba" by Maria Irene Fornes

August 17, 2020 16:00 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MB

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss the delightful, evocative "Letters from Cuba" by Maria Irene Fornes. Fornes is a heavily-lauded playwright and director, known for the huge variety of styles and subjects in her work. "Letters from Cuba" is based on letters Fornes received from her own brother. Listen in!  ------------------------------ 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....

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 6: "Father Comes Home From the Wars" by Suzan-Lori Parks

August 10, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB

Lyrical and poignant, Suzan-Lori Parks' play Father Comes Home From the Wars is a loosely adapted telling of The Odyssey set during the American Civil War. She imagines Hero, an enslaved man who is asked to follow his white captor into battle - fighting on the side of the rebel South. If he chooses to go, Hero will have to leave behind his beloved adoptive father and his long term romantic partner. Parks' three part telling of Hero's journey is an incredible feat of playwriting. This week on...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 5: "In the Heights" by Lin-Manuel Miranda

August 03, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB

Nowadays, if you say "Lin-Manuel Miranda" in any public space, people will start gushing about the hit musical Hamilton. But before Hamilton was the culturally ubiquitous icon that it is, Miranda was well known for another genre-busting musical called In the Heights. Soon to be a major motion picture, In the Heights is an incredible portrait of the Washington Heights neighborhood. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss this fantastic and moving example of Miranda's skill.  ------...

No Script: The Podcast | S5 Episode 4: "Skeleton Crew" by Dominique Morisseau

July 27, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MB

The collapse of Detroit is a narrative that is still embedded in the American psyche. Playwright Dominique Morisseau, a Dertroit native, has written a three play cycle called The Detroit Projects which chronicles three different Detroits across time. Listen in to this week's episode of No Script to hear Jackson and Jacob discuss the third play in this cycle, Skeleton Crew. In Skeleton Crew Morisseau has written a compelling blend of heart wrenching human drama and fascinating non-realistic i...