The Subtext

The Subtext


Latest Episodes

The Subtext: Quiara Alegría Hudes and the Path of the Healer
April 19, 2021

This month Brian talks to the playwright of 'Water by the Spoonful' and 'In the Heights' about her new memoir, 'My Broken Language.'

The Subtext: Plays That Fill You Up
March 23, 2021

This month Brian surveys playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, and critics about the works they just can't shake, and why.

The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman
February 16, 2021

This month Brian talks with the playwright of 'The Moors' and 'Collective Rage' about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.

The Subtext: Pandemic Playwriting, Part 2
January 19, 2021

This month, a check-in with the playwrights who first called in last March to see how they've fared in the intervening 10 months.

The Subtext: Gwydion Suilebhan’s Homecoming
December 22, 2020

This month Brian talks to the playwright/poet/marketer who's the driving force behind the New Play Exchange.

The Subtext: Kate Hamill’s Sensibility
November 24, 2020

The actor/playwright behind a trove of popular literary adaptations talks about her inspiration, and about her non-Austen work.

The Subtext: David Adjmi’s Artist’s Heart
October 20, 2020

This month Brian talks to playwright and author David Adjmi about family pressure, falling behind, and filling a niche.

The Subtext: Making Space With Tanuja Jagernauth
September 16, 2020

This month Brian talks to the Chicago-based playwright, activist, and healer about the transition points in her life and career.

The Subtext: Writing Across Mediums
August 18, 2020

This month Brian hands the mic to Playwrights' Center's Jeremy Cohen and a panel of multi-platform writers.

The Subtext: Backstory and Foreshadowing
July 27, 2020

In this solo episode, Brian reflects on the podcast's origins, frets about the future, and finds hope in an elder's advice.

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