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Episode 348. International Clown Week
The first week of August is International Clown Week, which is even more appropriate this year as Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin are in the third week of rehearsals for the first workshop production of The Complete History of Comedy (abridged). Featuri
Episode 347. High School Censorship
Blogger, arts consultant, former theatre executive and now theatrical activist Howard Sherman talks about attempts to silence high school theatre productions across the country, and the growing efforts to respond appropriately and effectively. Featuring
Episode 346. Theatre In Prison
New York-based director Kate Powers talks about her recent production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town which she directed at the fabled maximum security Sing Sing Correctional Facility as part of her work with a program called Rehabilitation Through the Ar
Episode 345. To Kill Shakespeare
We sat down recently with Conor McCreery, the co-creator of the amazing graphic novel Kill Shakespeare, who talks about how a love of both comics and Shakespeare led him and his collaborators to create this highly praised and popular artistic/literary mas
Episode 344. UK Tour Update
LIVE! From inside Titus Vandronicus: UK producer Davey Naylor, actors Gary Fannin, Matt Rippy, Matt Pearson, Ben Stratton, and DSM Penny Ayles share the highlights and lowlights of our twelve-week spring tour of the UK. Featuring favorite venues, shout-o
Episode 343.5. July 4th Greeting
And now, for all you Americans out there, a special 4th of July greeting from our UK Producer and Production Manager Davey Naylor. (Length :04)
Episode 343. Celebrities Getting Served
Just in time for summer comes Bill Ryan's "Serving Celebrities: Stories of Your Favorite Celebrities From One Who Served Them"Â and it's the perfect beach read, filled with funny, revealing, unabashedly gossipy, and mildly bitchy tales of greatness and th
Episode 342. ‘Bible’ Down Under
Finally! We return to Australia, with RSC veterans Michael Faulkner, Jerry Kernion, Mick Orfe, and Dominic Conti performing The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) in Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, and Sydney. This week, playwrights
Episode 341. Development Of Comedy
Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin take time out from their writing to talk about how the creation of their eighth collaboration, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), is going. Featuring off-color terms of art, new (but self-imposed and good) pressure
Episode 340. Directing A Comedy
We share thoughts about comedy with director William Brown, who talks about his Writers' Theatre production of David Ives' The Liar which is earning rave reviews this month in Chicago. Featuring the joys of being at the epicenter of the action, the advan