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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 0:31


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    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 10: I Write What Comes Up in My Body: Robbie McCauley's Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 44:22


    In this episode, Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley look at the life and legacy of playwright Robbie McCauley, who recently passed away. They discuss her work as a pioneer of solo performance as a Black woman and how she impacted the world of Black feminist theatre.

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 9: Put Some Respect on Black Theatre with Lisa B. Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 63:46


    In this episode, Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley interview artist/scholar Lisa B. Thompson. In their conversation with Lisa, they discuss navigating life as a Black feminist artist/scholar, putting some respect on Black theatre, and why Black theatre is an integral part of Black Studies.

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 8: Dominique Morisseau's Practice of the Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 86:27


    Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley of Daughters of Lorraine, a black feminist theatre podcast, interview award-winning and acclaimed playwright Dominique Morisseau on her recent Broadway productions of Ain't Too Proud and Skeleton Crew, the future of Detroit theatre and performance, and reckoning with American history. Ealey and Ridley discuss Morisseau's own practice of reparative creativity and the ability for theatre to serve as a rehearsal for true change.

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 7: Staging Reproductive Freedom in Black Feminist Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 69:00


    This episode is inspired by recent and current events regarding Roe v. Wade and their potential impact on birthing people. We think about the representation of reproductive justice (things such as abortion, contraception, and anything regarding decisions to birth or plan a family) especially from Black women playwrights. We discuss plays such as They That Sit in Darkness by Mary Burrill, Rachel by Angelina Weld Grimke, Come Down Burning by Kia Corthron, In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks, and Abortion Road Trip by Rachel Lynett.

    Daughter's of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 6: Black Women Got Something to Say- An interview with Pearl Cleage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 55:46


    In this episode, Jordan and Leticia interview playwright Pearl Cleage. They discuss the way she has navigated her career as a Black feminist/womanist playwright often working in Black spaces; how she found her home in Atlanta, Georgia; and her most recent play, Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous.

    Daughter's of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 5: When and Where We Enter- Black Feminist Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 45:44


    In this episode, Leticia and Jordan finally explain what they mean when they say Black feminism, especially in theatre and performance. They engage Lisa M. Anderson's tenets of Black feminist drama, alongside other contemporary scholars and artists expansion of Black feminist theatre. They discuss Black feminist theory, black feminist practice in creative work, and black feminist theatre theory. Note: In this episode, Lisa M. Anderson is mistakenly referred to as Lisa B. Anderson on ocasion. These instances remain in the podcast audio and have been corrected in the transcript found on HowlRound.com

    Daughter's of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 4: A Soft Place To Land: James Ijames' Fat Ham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 56:25


    This episode focuses on the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, Fat Ham by James Ijames. Leticia and Jordan discuss the recent production at the Public Theater, its conversation and diversion from Shakespeare, representations of Black queerness, and what it means to be soft as a black person

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 3: Working Her Own Tune: Revisiting the Life, Legacy, and Work of Micki Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 48:43


    This episode honors the life and work of composer, writer, and performer Micki Grant, who passed away in August 2021. Grant was the first Black woman to write and compose a musical that made it to Broadway, and she is also the subject of Jordan's dissertation.

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 2: Creating A Space for Black Theatre Audience - A Conversation with Addae Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 44:15


    This episode is an interview with Addae Moon, the associate artistic director at Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, Georgia. We discuss his journey as a theatre artist; his playwright development lab, Hush Harbor Lab; and his own artistry and creativity.

    Daughters of Lorraine Season 3 Episode 1: Singin' a Black Girl's Song: Ntozake Shange and for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 45:08


    This episode explores the recent revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown. Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey contextualize the production, its ongoing relevance and legacy, and its resonance in Black feminist theatre, dance, and performance.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 10: Season Debrief and what's next for Kunafa and Shay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 55:40


    To end the season, this episode will have Marina and Nabra sitting down to tea to talk about highlights from this season and what is to come in the future.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 9: Balancing Comedy and Drama as a MENA Playwright with Yussef El-Guindi & Leila Buck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 57:30


    Join Marina and Nabra as they speak with MENA theatremakers Leila Buck and Yussef El-Guindi on another episode of Kunafa and Shay.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 8: Multihyphenate Artists with Denmo Ibrahim and Sarah Fahmy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 59:21


    Artistic identities can be complicated, and many theatremakers work equally within two or more disciplines simultaneously. The most interesting work is rarely created in a vacuum. These multidisciplinary artists create diverse projects in all senses of the word, broadening our idea of what theatre can and should be. Today, two such multihyphenate artists, Denmo Ibrahim and Sarah Fahmy, converse about their multiple identities, how they reconcile and manage their myriad expertise, and the role of multihyphenate artists in today's theatre landscape.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Epsiode 7: Creating the Change: Featuring Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi with Raymond Bobgan and Omar Kurdi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 58:56


    MENA artists continue to work hard to create representation in large theatrical arenas by pushing for their work to be produced on contemporary stages. However, since some major theatres only allot 1 or 2 slots a year for plays by BIPOC artists, MENA artists have frequently been ignored. They have found other ways to create thriving artistic spaces for actors, directors, and playwrights alike. Masrah Cleveland Al Arabi has created a space for MENA artists to thrive. This artist-led organizational infrastructure serves as an example of how change can be made within existing theatrical structures. Today we are joined by Raymond Bobgan and Omar Kurdi.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 6: Iranian Theatre Companies with Parmida Ziaei (Seda, Seattle) & Shadi Ghaheri (Peydah, NYC)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 46:50


    In the greater conversation about MENA or SWANA identity, many national and ethnic groups do not neatly fit into that category or are in between geographic areas. One of the largest groups that are both within and without what is considered the “Middle East” is Iran. So many Iranian leaders are making intentional space for the diversity and specificity of their culture by creating companies for Iranian artists. In this episode, we highlight two Iranian theatre companies: Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble in Seattle, WA, and Peydah Theatre Company in NYC.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Epsiode 5: Centering Perspectives of Color in Theatre Criticism with Arti Ishak and Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 46:03


    For artists, getting a quality review of their show is often critical to continued success. It can make or break new plays and emerging artists. However, works by BIPOC artists have often been subjected to the white critical gaze in reviews, which has frequently not made any attempt to account for the complexity of culture outside of the reviewer's own understanding. There has been a major push by BIPOC artists to counter the white supremacy of reviews, including who writes the critiques and what they write about. In this episode, Arti Ishak and Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel talk about their experiences as MENA artists and critics, how they negotiate the field of criticism, and what changes can and must be made to the landscape.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 4: Community Engagement Through Art and Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 60:16


    Community engagement is more than a post-show talk or touring production. These two directors and administrative leaders are community engagement practitioners in everything that they do, including their artmaking and program curation. They work both as independent artists and through organizations. We will discuss the nature of community engagement as an artistic practice, how their MENA backgrounds influence their practice, and how the theatre atmosphere is or should shift to be community engaged in an authentic and equitable way.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 3: Site-Specific and Devised Theatre in Lebanon with Sahar Assaf & Zeina Daccache

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 51:29


    Site-specific performances have the possibility to truly make all the world a stage. To produce site-specific and devised theatre performances in the United States and abroad, artists must engage with the questions of the politics of any space, what communities inhabit or use it, and who is invited into it. Sahar Assaf, a Lebanese theatremaker and the new artistic director of Golden Thread Productions, and Zeina Daccache, an actor, director, and the founder of Catharsis: Lebanese Center for Drama Therapy come together to talk about site-specific and devised theatre pieces in Lebanon, the rest of the MENA world, and the United States.

    Kunafa snd Shay Season 2 Episode 2: Theatre as Advocacy/Palestinian Theatre with Ahmed Mansour & Hanna Eady

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 43:05


    Theatre is a powerful tool for political and community advocacy efforts. From the stage to the streets, theatre can illuminate underheard narratives, reveal different perspectives on political events, and humanize the struggles of groups. There is a long history of theatre as a tool for advocacy in the Palestinian community in the US and abroad. In this episode, we talk to two Palestinian writers and theatremakers who have been using the art form as a way to bring awareness to the conflict in Palestine, give audiences with concrete tools for change, and provide direct relief to Palestinians internationally.

    Kunafa and Shay Season 2 Episode 1: Representation Behind the Scenes with Betty Shamieh and Tracy Francis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 58:09


    Last season we talked about on-stage representation in contemporary theatre. But what does representation look like behind the scenes and why is it important? How does the process change when there are MENA creative team members, production staff, directors, and playwrights involved from the inception of a project to its closing night? What role does this representation play in new work development? We will discuss all of this and more with playwright Betty Shamieh and artistic director of Boom Arts Tracy Francis as they share their past experiences, insight, and ideas for the future.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 9: On Being a "Trans Trailblazer" with Scott Turner Schofield

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 48:08


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, consultant, educator Scott Turner Schofield. They trouble the TV/film industry's framing of Schofield as a singular "trans trailblazer," since as he notes, trans actors were, indeed, carving out spaces to make and support one another's art long before we were invited into Hollywood or mainstream theatre spaces. The conversation dives into the shifts that Scott has noticed in audience response to his work over the course of the last twenty years and how those are in direct conversation with national politics.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 8: QTPOC Comedy: Connecting, Communing, Creating Compassion with D'Lo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 44:58


    Gender Euphoria, the Podcast host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and comedian D'Lo to talk about his career and how he uses comedy and storytelling as tools for connection, education, and compassion.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 7: Trans Theatre and the Autobiographical Assumption with Jesse D. O'Rear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 41:21


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with artist-scholar, Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear. This episode features a conversation with Dr. O'Rear about his research on and experience working with autobiographical trans narratives in performance and a phenomenon he calls the “autobiographical assumption,” which audiences often read onto trans artists.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 6: Putting on the Trans Educator Top Hat with Rebecca Kling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 50:12


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with storyteller, educator, and advocate for transgender rights, Rebecca Kling. Their conversation addresses Rebecca's work as a solo performer-turned-activist, the importance of consent in deciding to take on the trans educator role, and her radical and hilarious approach to the post-show talkback: the Strip Q and A.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 4: Training Cisgender Directors and Producers: It's More Than Remembering Pronouns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 46:41


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and human rights advocate Maybe Burke to talk about her role at the Transgender Training Institute and their signature course, “Supporting Transgender Actors & Creatives.”

    Gender Euphoria Episode 5: Queer of Color Devised Performance, Disidentification, and Spirituality with siri gurudev

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 36:27


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with siri gurudev to talk about their devising practice which blends queer of color theory and performance techniques, popular music, and spirituality and to chat about their dissertation research on ritual, trauma, and healing in QTPOC performance.

    Re-release: Gender Euphoria Episode 2: The Case for QTPOC Slice-of-Life Drama with Dillon Yruegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 36:14


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright and performer, Dillon Yruegas to talk about two productions of his play The Brunch Crowd. They talk about what a slice-of-life, kitchen sink play full of trans of color characters looks like and what kind of intervention that makes in the theatrical landscape. They dive into the importance of trans joy and queer friendship and its absence on stage. Finally, Dillon reflects on how expansive approaches to casting trans and non-binary characters and how identity-based casting might open up dialogue and create space for a much wider range of faces and experiences to be seen on stage.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 3: Building Black Queer Worlds Onstage and Behind the Scenes with Azure D. Osborne-Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 44:34


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright Azure D. Osborne-Lee to talk about their play, Crooked Parts; building Black queer worlds onstage; and the mentorship, community-building, and production practices that go into bringing those worlds to life.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 2: The Case for QTPOC Slice-of-Life Drama with Dillon Yruegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 36:14


    Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright and performer, Dillon Yruegas to talk about two productions of his play The Brunch Crowd. They talk about what a slice-of-life, kitchen sink play full of trans of color characters looks like and what kind of intervention that makes in the theatrical landscape. They dive into the importance of trans joy and queer friendship and its absence on stage. Finally, Dillon reflects on how expansive approaches to casting trans and non-binary characters and how identity-based casting might open up dialogue and create space for a much wider range of faces and experiences to be seen on stage.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 1 Part 2: Have We Really Reached the Transgender Tipping Point? with Joshua Bastian Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 43:29


    Nicolas Shannon Savard and Joshua Bastian Cole continue their conversation about transgender representation. They critique Time magazine's 2014 declaration of the “transgender tipping point” of cultural visibility and explore the ways in which Hollywood's handling of trans narratives bleeds over into the theatre, politics, and daily life for trans and gender nonconforming people.

    Connecting Collaborative Passion to a National Network: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 37:24


    Tony Award-winning producer Mara Isaacs discusses how she puts collaboratively creative work in front of national audiences through her producing organization, Octopus Theatricals. This final episode of season two holds hot takes on boards, theatricality, and connective tissue around artist-centered producing.

    Gender Euphoria Episode 1: Transgender Legibility Beyond the Tropes, An Interview with Joshua Bastian Cole Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 46:23


    In episode 1 (part 1) of Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with Joshua Bastian Cole to talk about popular tropes in transgender representation, gender legibility on stage, and the implications of each for trans and nonbinary theatremakers.

    Gender Euphoria: Introduction to Gender Euphoria

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 12:39


    Welcome to Gender Euphoria, the podcast! In this episode, host and producer Nicolas Savard explains the origin story of this new podcast and what (and who) we should expect to hear from this season.

    Fiscal Sponsorship and the Path to Non-Profit Status: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 29:25


    What does fiscal sponsorship do for you and your organization? Colleen Hughes, associate director of programming at Fractured Atlas, walks us through the broad array of opportunities they provide. She'll also shed light on fundraising trends she's seen with non-profit organizations throughout the pandemic.

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    Growth Through Touring and Tension: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 56:42


    Founder, ensemble member, and former artistic director of Lookingglass Theatre Company, David Catlin, shares how their limitless aesthetic showcases their Chicago-based artists across the country. In addition, we dive into their unique shared leadership model, their growth and goals for the future, and how tension with your board members can be a good thing.

    Civic-Minded and Morally-Guided Practice with Michael Rohd: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 48:47


    The job of the facilitator, the logic of shared leadership, and how it all translates to directing a process. Michael Rohd stands at the forefront of ensemble-based practices equipped with questions about how we create the future that we want to be working in socially, civically, and artistically. Join us as we unpack and define what's next.

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Resident Ensemble Theatre: UNIVERSES: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 88:37


    Alison Carey, formerly of Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Co-Founders & Artistic Directors of UNIVERSES, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, discuss putting ensemble producers inside a major producing entity and the capacity necessary for things to fall into place. “What a gift to an institutional theatre to have another model of how to do things right there… the gift of insight inside of your organization.” – Alison Carey

    Process Performances and the Completion Commission: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 65:16


    Rachel Dickstein, Artistic Director of Ripe Time, takes us through her experience with Center Theatre Group's completion commission for their adaptation of SLEEP. She also spotlights some necessary and helpful relationships with tour presenting partners, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, as well as champion and friend Diane Rodriguez.

    Funding the Regional-Ensemble Producing Model: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 52:10


    Founding Program Director for the Arts at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Olga Garay-English and Jeffrey Mosser discuss the revolutionary process of getting ensemble work in regional theatre spaces including her unprecedented partnership with Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Other topics include touring models, festival culture, and her experience as an international arts consultant.

    A Roadmap for the Ensemble-Regional Producing Model: From the Ground Up Season 2 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 66:37


    From the Ground Up returns to the airwaves with Patricia Garza who shares their experience producing hyper-collaborative and ensemble-based theatre at the regional theatre level. Their work at the Network of Ensemble Theatres, Los Angeles Performance Practice, Center Theatre Group, and Art Equity provides significant insights into contemporary theatre-making practices and next steps for the industry.

    Imagining a New Federal Theatre Project with Corinna Schulenberg and Dr. Elizabeth A. Osborne: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 49:25


    As a part of the New Deal, the Federal Theatre Project of the 1930s funded theatre in the United States at an unprecedented level, providing paid work for trained theatremakers and low-cost performances to audiences all around the country. Corinna Schulenberg and Dr. Elizabeth A. Osborne discuss the history of the Federal Theatre Project and its potential to act as a model for a New Federal Theatre Project formed in conjunction with racial justice, climate justice, and Land Back movements.

    Going Beyond Shakespeare with Rob Crighton: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 50:47


    Shakespeare looms large over both the American and British theatre scenes. But his outsize influence means that we've long neglected a dizzying array of fascinating and brilliant theatre written by other early modern England dramatists. Robert Crighton and the Beyond Shakespeare Company are working to remedy this, and Robert joins us for this episode to discuss how they're trying to expand our awareness of the theatre of this era.

    A Theatre for the Oppressed? Dr. Amy Richlin on Slavery and Plautus: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 61:44


    The ancient Roman comedies of Plautus have inspired playwrights from Shakespeare to Sondheim. But they've also been seen as grim reminders of the oftentimes horrifying world of ancient Rome, where violence and slavery were commonplace. Dr. Amy Richlin joins Mike Lueger to talk about her book Slave Theater in the Roman Republic, which explores how Plautus's plays gave voice to enslaved persons during this era.

    Lady Romeo: Learning About Nineteenth-Century Actress Charlotte Cushman with Tana Wojczuk: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 25:37


    In the nineteenth century, Charlotte Cushman became United States' first celebrity actress. Tana Wojczuk, who has written a new biography of Cushman, joins the Mike Lueger to talk about the actress's remarkable life both on stage and off.

    Sharpening Our Oyster Knives: Revisiting What to Send Up When It Goes Down with Aleshea Harris and Whitney White: A Daughters of Lorraine Podcast Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 47:35


    On this special episode of Daughters of Lorraine, hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey sit down with Aleshea Harris and Whitney White, the playwright and director of the powerful, ritualistic play, What to Send Up When It Goes Down.

    Introducing the University of Pittsburgh's August Wilson Archive with Dr. Sandra Shannon and Bill Daw: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 23:12


    As the University of Pittsburgh prepares to make August Wilson's archive publicly accessible, Dr. Sandra G. Shannon and William Daw join Mike Leuger to discuss Wilson's flourishing legacy.

    Learning about Kunqu with Dr. Dongshin Chan: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 42:53


    Dongshin Chan introduces us to the world of kunqu, the traditional Chinese theatrical form that gave rise to masterpieces of world theatre in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    Passing Into History: Dr. Megan Sanborn Jones on Pageants and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 25:15


    In this week's Theatre History Podcast, Dr. Megan Sanborn Jones discusses the history of Mormons in theatre and the pageant tradition in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through her deep research on these pageants, Dr. Jones explores the unique fusion of faith, history, and performance in Mormon pageantry.

    Reappraising the Legacy of Ernie McClintock with Dr. Ibby Cizmar: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 26:36


    Dr. Ibby Cizmar joins the Theatre History Podcast to share her research on Ernie McClintock, who worked to develop a system of training and performance that could serve the specific needs of African American actors in the mid-twentieth century. A significant influence in the Black Arts Movement, McClintock's methods continue to influence institutions and theatremakers today.

    Learning About the History — and Future — of Stand-up Comedy with Rachel Blackburn: Theatre History Podcast Season 3 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 37:25


    Michael Lueger is joined by director, performer, and educator Dr. Rachel Blackburn to discuss diversity and intersectionality within the stand-up comedy world and how comics are engaging with social issues and movements.

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