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How does a one-man poem become a seven-actor play? In this fascinating conversation with playwright and poet Inua Ellams about The Half-God of Rainfall, we'll dive into the expansive possibilities of text in performance, what it means to create myth, and why Ellams claims poetry is the "most pathetic" (yet still godly) of all the arts. Please note that this episode contains discussion of sexual assault, one of the central themes of the play.
In his powerful theater piece Guac, Manuel Oliver honors the life and legacy of his son, Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, who died in the Parkland shooting in 2018. Manuel Oliver joins the podcast to share why he turned to theater to tell his family's story, what he's hoping audiences will take away from...
Published 10/29/24
Meet Douglas Lyons, the playwright of Table 17, a playful homage to Black rom-coms of the 90s and early 2000s like How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Love and Basketball. In this discussion, we explore the impact of those films on the play, the impact of a queer lens on shaping this romantic...
Published 10/04/24