No Script: The Podcast

"The Light" by Loy A. Webb | S13.E13

Marriage Month continues with a play by Loy A. Webb. In The Light, a romantic proposal becomes the context for a complicated, emotional discussion of power and abuse. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore the way Webb masterfully builds her characters' relationship and points of view. 

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Check out these other conversations on The Light: 

Sesali Bowen interviews the playwright: https://www.nylon.com/loy-webb-interview-the-light

WAM Theatre interviews the playwright: https://www.wamtheatre.com/an-interview-with-the-light-playwright-loy-a-webb/

Karu F. Daniels reviews the production for The Root: https://www.theroot.com/playwright-loy-a-webb-brings-the-light-to-where-metoo-1832989124

The cast of The Light at Marquette University discusses the characters: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=396118415674875

Broadway Black takes you onto the set of MCC's production to interview the cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJIoJQyS9zI&t=264s

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"Barefoot in the Park" by Neil Simon | S13.E12

Marriage Month is in full swing as Jackson and Jacob discuss Neil Simon's newlyweds play: Barefoot in the Park. Full of physical comedy, well timed jokes, and reflections on close relationships, this play is a perfect addition to our five-part look at marriage on stage. Listen in! 

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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare | S13.E11

MARRIAGE MONTH BEGINS! 

For the first episode of their themed month, Jackson and Jacob discuss one of the most famous plays of all time. But Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy -- not a romance! Listen in to learn why. 

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"Stew" by Zora Howard | S13.E10

Oh, the things that happen in the family kitchen. That's the subject of Zora Howard's Stew, a play in which the preparation for an important meal at church brings out hidden family tensions and secrets. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this Pulitzer Prize finalist! 

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Check out these other conversations on Stew:

Interview with Zora Howard for Shattered Globe's production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=775aWplZs6g

Conversation with cast of the Gloucester Stage production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwP_QFe66Fc

Conversation with Zora Howard and the cast for the Page 73 production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm6hNvP8rms&t=28s

Conversation with the director of the Shattered Globe production, Malkia Stampley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESVgUCABTo

Q&A with the director of the Cincinatti Playhouse in the Park production, Stori Ayers: https://cincyplay.com/blog-single-post/cinncinati-blog/2024/03/13/the-multi-generational-appeal-of-stew--a-q-a-with-director-stori-ayers

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"Buzzer" by Tracey Scott Wilson | S13.E09

A broken apartment buzzer system serves as the basis for terrifying intrusions. Tracey Scott Wilson's Buzzer is about relationships under stress and gentrification. It's also just really good writing. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss! 

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"Speech & Debate" by Stephen Karam | S13.E08

Stephen Karam's play Speech & Debate takes on censorship in schools. When three high school students find themselves unable to speak truth to power through traditional means, they use the school's new speech and debate club to fight the puritanical adult culture around them.... with the help of a dancing Abraham Lincoln and Mary Warren. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this play! 

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"Smart People" by Lydia R. Diamond | S13.E07

Lydia Diamond's play Smart People took her 7 years to write. It's a character study which boldly explores how race can be an explosive ingredient in contemporary American conversation. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore Diamond's smart structuring and theatricality. 

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Check out these other conversations on Smart People:

Lydia Diamond discusses her Radcliffe Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukI00tDhbIk

Lydia Diamond Interview at UW-Madison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga8HZ8BDLBs 

Lydia Diamond Interview for Arena Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la68QOH8iB0 

Review by Yuko Kurahashi for the San Diego Free Press: https://sandiegofreepress.org/2017/05/race-gender-nostalgia-lydia-r-diamonds-play-smart-people/ 

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"The Secret Garden" by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon | S13.E06

A famous musical about a famous piece of English children's literature that might not be for kids? Sounds like a job for No Script. This week, Jackson and Jacob discuss The Secret Garden (Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon), a musical full of ghosts, special effects, and singing orphans. Listen in! 

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"Where We Belong" by Madeline Sayet | S13.E05

Jackson and Jacob discuss Madeline Sayet's one person show Where We Belong. Sayet's play explores identity and colonialism in Shakespeare, tracking her journey as a theatre director and an Indigenous Shakespearean scholar. Listen in! 

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Check out these other conversations on Where We Belong:

Madeline Sayet's website: https://www.madelinesayet.com/

Interview with Sayet for Folger: https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/qa-madeline-sayet-on-where-we-belong-shakespeare-and-indigenous-writers/

Interview with Sayet for Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMV7PQ2sWM

Interview on Daybreak Star Radio: https://daybreakstarradio.com/2022/09/madeline-sayet-interview/

NYT Review by Naveen Kumar: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/theater/where-we-belong-review.html

A Reflection on the Piece from Yale student Madeleine Hutchins: https://yipap.yale.edu/news/reshaping-world-mohegan-reaction-madeline-sayets-where-we-belong

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"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" by Stephen Adly Guirgis | S13.E04

What if Judas Iscariot was on trial, with all heaven and earth and all history available to call as witnesses? This is the setting for Stephen Adly Guirgis' irreverent, yet deeply insightful play "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot." Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this wild story! 

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