No Script: The Podcast

Jacob welcomes returning special guest Amy Marie Seidel to the podcast to discuss the Broadway play "Here There Are Blueberries" by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich. Jacob and Amy explore the making of the piece by the Tectonic Theater Project and how the themes have shaped Amy's own artistry.  "Here There Are Blueberries" is the true story of Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding and her team. When they receive a mysterious album of Nazi-era photographs, a moving detective story begins as the team must discover both the facts behind the photos and their significance in the wider story of the Holocaust. 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? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

Have you ever seen a news broadcast go wrong? That's the subject of "Tragedy: a tragedy" by Will Eno, which portrays a less-than-steady group of newscasters trying to report on the end of the world. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore the Beckett influences on Eno and on this play.  ------------------------------ 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 tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

Famous comic playwright Molière strikes again! His play "The Misanthrope" is one of his best known works, and is a drawing-room-comedy-turned-character-study. Sound intriguing? Listen in as Jackson and Jacob break down some of the best moments in this quippy play.  ------------------------------ 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 tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

Themed Month continues with the meta-play of all meta-plays. Luigi Pirandello's play "Six Characters in Search of an Author" starts at what appears to be an ordinary rehearsal. But what happens when the characters come to life? Listen in as Jackson and Jacob go down the rabbit hole in this wild, mind-bending play.  ------------------------------ 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 tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is often considered the first Latina playwright. Her door-slamming farcical comedy "House of Desires" contains all the great elements of classic comedy: eavesdropping, ridiculous disguises, witty exchanges... and drag! Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this surprising, delightful comedy. ------------------------------ To learn more about Sor Juana and "House of Desires," we recommend you check out the Expand the Canon podcast: https://www.expandthecanon.com/ ------------------------------ 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 tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.