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Thesis on Joan is a podcast dedicated to amplifying voices from the LGBTQ+ community in the New York performing arts scene and examining the industry from a queer perspective! Join fanqueers and theatre professionals Harrow (they/them) and Meghan (she/her) as they sit down with groundbreaking theatre folx, from Brooklyn cabaret performers to people backstage and on Broadway. For many queers, theatre has been an escape, this podcast looks to have open conversations on where we’ve come from and where we’re headed as a community, while queering the canon along the way. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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Hosts Harrow and Meghan share Tony reactions, queer recommendations and Summer plans. We talk Ruthie Ann Miles’ spit takes, the Tony as a marketing tool, our love of Ariana Debose (host everything!), the Tony’s response to the writer’s strike, the Tonys continuing to sideline the creative awards, disappointments and celebrations of the big night, the Jimmy to City Center pipeline, the shows we wish got more attention (KPOP, Ain’t No Mo’) and, of course, spoilers for The Ultimatum. Our Action of the Ep is all the ways that you can support Drag Story Hour here in NYC!
Tony Moments:
Opening Performance
Kimberly Akimbo Performance
Some Like it Hot Performance
& Juliet Performance
Sweeney Todd Performance
Into the Woods Performance
Shucked Performance
Action of the Ep:
Drag Story Hour
Web Site
Instagram
Volunteer Sign-Up
Virtual Programming
Queer Culture Recs:
Mary’s Bar
The Ultimatum
Carmen Machado’s Writing on The Ultimatum
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
Thesis on Joan:
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Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss Some Like It Hot and White Girl in Danger. Hear the response from Meghan on the representation(s) of her namesake (but not her spelling) and thoughts on how queerness, gender, race, and identity are represented in these two very different productions. It’s also time for Pride and there are many queer festivals, shows, and actions to take in June to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community!
Show Discussions:
Some Like It Hot
Book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Have Read Your Criticisms About Broadway's Some Like It Hot
White Girl in Danger
By Michael R. Jackson, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly
Teeth at Playwrights Horizons, February 2024
Book and music by Anna K. Jacobs, book and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and directed by Sarah Benson
Upcoming Shows:
FRIGID New York presents the 2023 Queerly Festival
UNDER St. Marks & The Kraine Theater, June 15-July 3rd
New Ambassadors Theatre Company’s Blurring Boundaries 2023
Hudson Guild Theatre, June 14-18th
The Tank annual PrideFest
The Tank, June 16-25th
Foxes by Dexter Flanders, directed by James Hillier
59E59’s Theater A, June 1 - July 2nd
Action of the Ep:
Black & Pink - A nationwide PenPal program to match incarcerated LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS with PenPals who correspond, build relationships, and participate in harm reduction and affirmation.
Queer Culture Recs:
Lempicka
Woman Is
Stay
Girl in a Green Dress, Tamara de Lempicka
Dyke Beer
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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Daniel K. Isaac, star of stage and (TV) screen joins hosts Harrow & Meghan for an in-depth discussion of his theatrical work, particularly his play Once Upon a (Korean) Time and his role in Noah Diaz’s You Will Get Sick. We fanqueer over Ryan Haddad’s Dark Disabled Stories and learn about the inspiration and research behind Daniel’s work (including his Mom). We discuss the importance of overcoming design hurdles and demanding big production value, letting go during the writing process and generational resilience. We react very excitedly to Daniel’s book references and recommendations and his many Queering the Canon suggestions. Finally, we start petitioning to get Daniel to play Marx in an eventual screen adaptation of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin and Daniel promises to keep writing.
Daniel K. Isaac: Instagram | Twitter
Web Site
Queer Culture Recs:
Here for It by R Erik Thomas
The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile
Memorial by Bryan Washington
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Alexander Che
Michael Cunningham
Queer Korean Shout Outs:
Diana Oh (Our TOJ Interview with Diana!)
Jason Kim
Hansol Jung
Shannon Tyo
Deborah S. Craig
Queer Gives:
Ma-Yi Theater Company
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
Thesis on Joan:
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Hosts Meghan and Harrow have a spoiler-full discussion of Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali and Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad, directed by Jordan Fein. Hear how their New Year’s resolutions and intentions are going, their queer theatre character fanfic dreams, what queer-ish shows they hope to see next, how to support the NYCLU in disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, and what Meghan is finally watching in Queer Culture Recs.
Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali
Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad, directed by Jordan Fein
Upcoming Shows
White Girl in Danger
Shucked
Sweeney Todd
The Thanksgiving Play
Episode Mentions
Ryan J. Haddad’s Instagram
A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson
soft by Donja R. Love
DANCIN’
Action of the Ep
SRG Fact Sheet
Volunteer Projects/Activities - testifying, digital advocacy, canvassing, and more
SRG Action Toolkit
Queer Culture Recs
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Yellowjackets
Heavenly Creatures
Episode Credits
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan
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Justin David Sullivan, currently starring as May in & Juliet on Broadway, brings a burst of queer joy to the podcast. Hosts Harrow and Meghan talk with Justin about the representation that has inspired her, crayons and our type A personalities, what drives them to continue to advocate for inclusivity and representation on stage and how they landed their dream role in & Juliet! We also discuss the unique position of stepping into a character for a Broadway transfer, the queer audience responses to the character of May, the queer anthems of & Juliet, and why she thinks & Juliet is “the queerest show on Broadway.” Justin leaves with a stack of Queer Culture Rec homework and shares with us more about Thee Open House Project started by former guest, Sis!
Justin David Sullivan: Instagram | TikTok | Youtube
Justin finding out they landed the role of May
Show Links
Meghan & Harrow talk & Juliet
Queer Culture Recs:
Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell
Queer Gives:
Thee Open House Project
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
Thesis on Joan:
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Season four kicks off with artist, activist, cultural worker, and Pisces, Sara Porkalob (she/they)! Sara and hosts Harrow (they/them) and Meghan (she/her) get pumped for Dragon Cycle, Sara’s trilogy of musical plays about her family (and the queer upbringing of our dreams), manifesting the next role in their villain arc, queerness as performance, mentoring as resource sharing, and intersectional performance critique. She also shares her reaction to and takeaways from the response to the 1776 Vulture interview and how she continues to live and practice her values.
A full transcription of this episode is available here.
Sara Porkalob: Website | Instagram | Twitter
TeenTix
Queer Culture Recs:
Queer historical figure love letters
Queer Gives:
YouthCare
Lambert House
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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Harrow and Meghan wrap up the season with a show catch-up, a reflection on the last year, and theatrical resolutions for 2023. Hosts discuss the millennial bait of & Juliet and how it measures up to other jukebox musicals, our love of Betsy Wolfe, and what worked and didn’t work for us in this star-crossed lovers tale with new queer characters. Hosts also discuss the recent run of the Roundabout Theatre Company production of You Will Get Sick and how it flips our expectations for character relationships. We discuss the transactional nature of caregiving, and we attempt to unravel the metaphors and symbols of the play’s story arc.
Shout outs to Brian D’Arcy James, I Want to F*ck Like Romeo & Juliet by Andrew Rincón, Strange Loop, and Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival as we wrap up 2023. Support Trans Youth this holiday season with Trans Santa.
Show Discussions:
& Juliet
Music from Max Martin
Book by David West Read
Directed by Luke Shepherd
Playing at the Stephen Sondheim Theater
You Will Get Sick
By Noah Diaz
Directed by Sam Pinkleton
Action of the Ep:
TransSanta
Wishlists
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Hosts Meghan and Harrow discuss a new round of queer theatre including the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival readings of TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe, Hide and Hide by Roger Q. Mason, and Overheard directed by L Morgan Lee, as well as Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin and I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón. Special guest and Harrow’s partner, Luci DeVoy joins in a deep dive into Roundabout Theatre’s revival of 1776 with her thoughts on representation, land acknowledgments, and where she expects them to show up next.
A full transcription of this episode is available here.
Show Discussions:
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival
TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe
Hide and Hide by Roger Q. Mason
Overheard directed by L Morgan Lee
Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin
I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón
Listen to a reading on The Parsnip Ship - 32:40
1776 music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone
Sara Porkalob Vulture Interview
References:
Special guest Luci DeVoy: Instagram
Action of the Ep:
Call on Congress and the Biden administration to swiftly pass permanent protections for undocumented immigrants in our country.
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Sign the petition
New York Immigration Coalition: Write to your representatives
Queer Culture Recs:
Cruise with Ben and David
Queer Folx Book Club
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan:
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Artist, Activist, and Self-Proclaimed Sister to thee people Sis joins us from the road as she wrapped up playing Ado Annie in the National tour of Oklahoma! We talk about how Ado Annie has been with her for years, execution and expectations when it comes to revivals, and theatre as a mirror to realize the world that we’ve created. We find out why now is the time for Sis to be Elle Woods, discuss the challenges of creating your own work as a marginalized creator, not being OK with the state of theater, the lasting effects of the Trans March on Broadway, and the dangers of conflating experiences of trans folx. Sis is hands down the most excited we’ve ever had a guest get for Queer Culture Recs - let’s just say we should all have the best of both worlds.
SIS: Instagram | Twitter
The Next Generation Project: Website | Instagram | Twitter
Our Offering
The Open House Project
Queer Culture Recs:
Hannah Montana
Queer Gives:
Next Generation Project - Donate
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Hosts Meghan and Harrow discuss all the queer shows they’ve seen recently (and not so recently)! Hear shout outs to Songs From Bark of Millions by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray, Gumiho by Nina Ki, The Nosebleed written and directed by Aya Ogawa, As You Like It adapted by Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery, and Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason. They go into deeper dives on Once Upon a (Korean) Time by Daniel K. Isaac and american (tele)visions by Victor I. Cazares! Plus, get behind-the-scenes thoughts on the making of this podcast, a discussion of the current “drag moment” trend in theatre, and what playwright Harrow and Meghan moved aside in order to take a photo with their show poster.
A full transcription of this episode is available here
Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault between 27:16-29:13
Show Discussions:
Songs From Bark of Millions by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray
Gumiho by Nina Ki, directed by Kai Kim
The Nosebleed written and directed by Aya Ogawa
As You Like It adapted by Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery, directed by Laurie Woolery
Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason, directed by Lovell Holder
Once Upon a (Korean) Time by Daniel K. Isaac, directed by Ralph B. Peña
american (tele)visions by Victor I. Cazares, directed by Rubén Polendo
Upcoming Shows:
1776 - September 16, 2022-January 8, 2023, American Airlines Theatre
& Juliet - previews begin October 28th, Stephen Sondheim Theatre
I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet - October 20-November 5, 2022, 59E59 Theaters
Turning Krasniqi - November 3- 6, 2022, AMT Theater
The Patient Gloria - November 16-December 4, 2022, St. Ann’s Warehouse
Episode References:
Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Action of the Ep:
Fair Chance for Housing Campaign
Take action
Queer Culture Recs:
A League of Their Own
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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Victor I. Cazares, a non-binary Poz Queer Indigenous Mexican Artist, sits down with Harrow and Meghan to talk about the premiere of their show american (tele)visions, opening the New York Theatre Workshop season. We discuss the villains of capitalism and the art and politics that inspired the play, the incredible team that has brought the multi-media world of American (Tele)Visions to the stage, queers and the multi-verse, and a demand for messy realities on stage. Victor also discusses their role as a teacher and mentor of young playwrights, the sinister nature of linear storytelling, and a call for more Brown and Black Latine folx in theatre. We reveal to Victor how creepy stalker we can get with twitter feeds, we choose violence in our Queering the Canon, and discuss who gets to be our storytellers (spoiler: one is Tony Soprano).
Victor I. Cazares: Instagram | Twitter
American (Tele)Visions
Learn More & Get Tickets
Queer Culture Recs:
The Sopranos
Other Links:
Papa Was a Rodeo by The Magnetic Fields
PENAmerica Dreaming Out Loud
Queer Gives:
RAICES- The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services
Learn More
Support
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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The Founding Artistic Director of the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival (BTB), George Strus, joins us as we kick off the second half of Season 3! Hear from George about BTB, a communal, new play development hub for trans, nonbinary, two-spirit plus actors, directors, writers, dramaturgs, and stage managers, created by members of that community. Geroge discusses how BTB was inspired and created within a year, the incredible artists involved (including many past Thesis on Joan guests), what developmental choices they’re most proud of, the urgency and necessity of this kind of work, and the future of BTB. Hosts Harrow and Meghan check in after their summer hiatus to chat about Meghan’s honeymoon and Harrow’s name change!
A full transcription of this episode is available here
Action of the Ep
Sign up to volunteer with a local organization!
SAGE
New York Civil Liberties Union
American Indian Community House
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
George Strus: Instagram | Twitter
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival: Instagram | Twitter
Tickets on sale Monday, September 26th
October 10-16th at Theatre Row
TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe, Director Dominique Rider, Dramaturg Josephine Kearns
TWITCH by Liliana Padilla, Director Jack Ferver, Dramaturg Desiree (Des) Mitton
HIDE AND HIDE by Roger Q. Mason, Director é boylan, Dramaturg Gaven Trinidad
WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY by Ruth Tang, Director Kedian Keohan, Dramaturg Lewis Fender
NANA by Aziza Barnes, Director Rad Pereira, Dramaturg Al Parker
THELMA AND LOUISE AND THE TIME MACHINE by Mara Vélez Meléndez, Director Sivan Battat
AN EVENING OF COMMISSIONED MONOLOGUES, Director L Morgan Lee, Dramaturg George Strus
Pride Plays
Queer Culture Recs:
RuPaul’s Drag Race
International Spin-Offs
Queen of the Universe
Monét X Change
The Real Housewives
Beyoncé’s Renaissance
Rina Sawayama
Demi Lovato’s Holy Fvck
Queer Gives:
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival
Black Trans Liberation
Trans Entertainment Guild
The Okra Project
Legacy
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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The incomparable Qween Jean, costume designer and activist, sits down with Harrow and Meghan to talk activism, theatre design, and hopes for the future of queer liberation. We discuss designing for revivals versus new work, what makes a good collaborative relationship, not living with the rules, and creating freedom for the stories of BIPOC artists to be told without relying on adjacency to whiteness. In a relevant and prophetic conversation, Qween Jean breaks down the wars we are facing today that we can’t ignore, the direction towards real equitable change, the need to uproot and reimagine failing systems, multiple ways to support Black Trans folx, and the way for everyone to have the chance to rise.
Check the show notes to find out more about Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason playing this Summer at Skylight Theatre in LA and streaming.
Qween Jean: Website | Instagram
Episode Mentions
Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason
soft at MCC
Stonewall Protests
Bridges4Life
GLITS
Black Trans Travel Fund
For the Gworls
Black Trans Femmes Artist Collective
Queer Culture Recs:
Queer Cook Outs!
Queer Gives:
Black Trans Liberation
Black Trans Liberation Kitchen
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Welcome to a Tony Award reaction episode with hosts Meghan and Harrow! Hear about the highlights and shocks of the evening, their love of Ariana DeBose and Ruthie Ann Miles, the queer kiss you might have missed, the stress and joy for A Strange Loop, and lots of ideas for a new recurring section of the ceremony. They also discuss how it’s actively becoming impossible to watch the Tonys, what was overdone, the show they really want to see now, what they’ll pass on, and the honorary CoPros of a previous Tony Award winner. Finally, thoughts on Harrow's experience of a Korean production of Hadestown, Meghan revisiting A Strange Loop, and shoutouts to upcoming events and shows this summer!
A full transcription of this episode is available through this link.
References:
Hadestown at the Dream Theater in Busan, Korea
Closed June 5, 2022
A Strange Loop
On sale through October 30th at the Lyceum Theatre
Fat Ham
Now through July 17th at The Public Theatre
Six
On sale through January 8, 2023 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
BroadwayCon
July 8 - 10th at the Manhattan Center + New Yorker Hotel
Dreaming the Queer Future: TGNC Representation & Playwrights in the American Theatre
HOT! Festival
July 2022 at Dixon Place
2022 Tony Award Nominations and Winners
Watch now on Paramount Plus
Dear Evan Hansen Best Musical win photo and video
Action of the Ep/Queer Gives:
Katelyn Jetelina - Your Local Epidemiologist
Firearms: What you can do right now
Swiss Cheese method for reducing firearm deaths in the US
Everytown Support Fund
Sign up to volunteer in your community with Everytown Support Fund
Donate to Everytown Support Fund here
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan:
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Happy Pride! Join Harrow and Meghan for a super queer round-up of everything we’ve seen recently and are excited to see this month. Beware - spoilers abound! We talk about the genius of Paula Vogel and the revival of How I Learned to Drive. We attempt to manifest a queer dating conversation between Ryan Haddad and Michael R. Jackson and share our love of fat protagonists as we talk about A Strange Loop. Harrow has thoughts on The Minutes and we both try to unpack our experience at Which Way to the Stage. As queer psychics, we predict the transfer of Into the Woods and The ThanksGiving Play (we promise we recorded this weeks ago), dream cast and queer Into the Woods, and welcome Milky White into the queer canon. We also shout-out upcoming shows in June we’re excited to check out and our current queer culture recommendations.
Shows Discussed:
How I Learned to Drive
Now in performance at the Friedman Theatre on Broadway
Closing June 12th
A Strange Loop
Now in performance at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway
Tickets on Sale through October 16th
Which Way to the Stage
Performances ended June 5th at MCC
Into the Woods
Broadway Transfer begins June 28th at the St. James Theatre
Performances June 28th-August 21st
Upcoming Shows:
Fat Ham
Through July 3rd at the Public Theatre
FRIGID New York Queerly Fest
Various performances throughout June
soft
Through June 26th at MCC Theatre
Criminal Queerness Festival
June 22nd-26th at Lincoln Center
Action of the Ep/Queer Gives:
NYCLU SRG Campaign
SRG Fact Sheet
Social Media Toolkit
Sign the petition
Queer Culture Recs:
Gentleman Jack
Man About Town: The Story of Murray Hall from The Gilded Gentlemen Podcast
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Hosts chat with two-time Tony nominated playwright, composer, and lyricist, Michael R. Jackson, creator of the Pulitzer Prize winning musical A Strange Loop which is up for 11 Tony awards! They discuss how A Strange Loop developed into an all Black queer and trans cast that manifested themselves to Broadway, how choreographer Raja Feather Kelly turns up the volume on people, queering religiosity, and the ongoing beef with the cast and a certain actor. Jackson also gets into what he hopes audiences are thinking about when seeing the show, what it feels like to now be a gatekeeper, the horror musical he’s currently working on, and advice for the next generation of artists.
A full transcription of this episode is available through this link.
Michael R Jackson: Website | Instagram | Twitter
A Strange Loop on Broadway
The Patti Murin “Beef”
Creator References
Troy Anthony
C.A. Johnson
Thesis on Joan episode with C.A.
Keelay Gipson
Queer Culture Recs:
Murder, She Wrote
Queer Gives:
Musical Theatre Factory
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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We are thrilled to welcome the legendary Paula Vogel as our first guest on Season Three! We talk about the revival of How I Learned to Drive currently making its Broadway debut at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Friedman Theatre as well as other highlights from Paula’s incredible career. We talk gender collision, theater-viewing as obligation, the inspiring next generation of playwrights and theatermakers, subverting dangerous myths about queers through theater, reinventing Paula’s theatrical catalogue, how Harrow followed in Paula’s footsteps, and increasing access to plays by BIPOC and queer writers through the virtual archive Bard at the Gate. Additionally, Paula gives us a ton of ways to support queer youth in Texas and Florida and wants your ideas on how else to create safe spaces. Stay tuned after the credits for very special surprise guests.
Paula Vogel: Website | Twitter
Paula Vogel’s Reading List
Bard at the Gate
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling’s Writing
Charlie Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery by Lloyd Suh
Unmerciful Good Fortune by Eddie Sanchez
The Drag by Mae West
Philip Kan Gotanda
Naomi Iizuka
The Country Wife by William Wycherly
Do a Paula Vogel Bake-Off!
Queer Culture Recs:
Cheryl Wheeler- Music / Concert Dates
Bush Tetras - Snakes Crawl / You Taste Like the Tropics
Queer Gives:
Donate to Bard at the Gate
Gay Pride Orlando - October 15, 2022
Equality Florida
TENT- Transgender Education Network of Texas
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Hosts Meghan and Harrow kick off season three of Thesis on Joan and share how they’re queering up the format this year! They discuss shows they saw during the hiatus, including Wolf Play by Hansol Jung at Soho Rep, Company on Broadway, and a deep dive on Suffs by Shaina Taub at The Public. Also, get a sneak peek of all the shows they have booked and want to see so you can join in on the conversation.
A full transcription of this episode is available through this link.
Shows We Saw
Ring of Keys: Queering the Canon Concert Series at Joe's Pub
Wolf Play at Soho Rep.
Company at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Suffs at The Public
Shows We Want to See
Seven Sins by Company XIV
KPOP at Circle in the Square Theatre
Justin Vivian Bond: Oh Mary, It’s Spring! At Joe’s Pub
Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from the Bark of Millions at Joe’s Pub
Shows We Are Going To See
for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf at the Booth Theatre
Strange Loop at the Lyceum Theatre
How I Learned to Drive at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre
Action of the Ep & Queer Gives:
ACLU Pledge: Support Trans Youth Now
Donate to Thrive Youth Center in San Antonio Texas
Queer Culture Recs:
Astrid and Lily Save the World - free on NBC!
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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Legendary advocate, organizer and storyteller Cecilia Gentili joins us for the final episode of Season Two! We talk about her autobiographical show The Knife Cuts Both Ways and finding beauty in your story when the world wants to “reduce you to a ball of trauma.” She shares the joy of being a part of Pose (her first ever audition!) and some behind the scene stories from late night filming with Janet Mock. We talk more about her work being a resource and voice for the community in issues of gender equity through Transgender Equity Consulting and Cecilia closes us out with a call to action for all queer artists, reminding them of their power to shape the future.
Harrow & Meghan talk queering the holidays and some work they’ve seen featuring previous guests: National Queer Theater’s LUCIÉRNAGAS written by Javier Rivera DeBruin and IS THIS A ROOM featuring Becca Blackwell. For our action of the ep, find out the many ways that you can get involved with The Center’s statewide advocacy coalition, RiseOut, The People’s Platform. Thesis on Joan will return for Season Three in Spring 2022!
A full transcription of this episode is available through this link.
Action of the Ep:
RiseOut, The People’s Platform
Contact Your Reps
Volunteer with the Action Team
Join the Mobile Advocacy Network
Check Out Advocacy Bootcamp
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Edited by Meghan Dixon
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This week’s guests, ayla xuân chi sullivan, Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, and Roger Q. Mason come from the inaugural New Vision Fellowship for Black trans and gender non-conforming playwrights, a partnership with the National Queer Theatre and Dramatist Guild! As the Fellowship co-founder/lead mentor, Roger shares the genesis of the program, the need for work, mentorship, time, space, and the opportunity to just be. Fellows Nick and ayla discuss their plays in development, having a space where they can be their fullest selves, learning from each other non-hierarchically, and decolonizing the process of professional work. The trio also gets into trans identity as spiritual identity, theatre as a ritual, assumptions about what Black, queer, trans joy looks like, and the gift and journey of preparing the road for the next generation.
Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss how the last year and a half have affected their relationships to theatre, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, and signing up for free bystander, conflict de-escalation, harassment response, and resilience training with Hollaback!
You can find a full transcript of this episode here.
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GUESTS:
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Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko: New Play Exchange | Instagram | Twitter
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Edited by Harrow Sansom
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