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An unscripted conversation about theatre’s best scripts with theatre-philes Jackson Nickolay and Jacob Mann Christiansen
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Are you ready for a ghost story? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss Naomi Iizuka's eerie play Language of Angels, which takes place in cave country in North Carolina. Listen in!
>>PLEASE NOTE: A previous edition of this episode included a small editing mistake about halfway through the episode. We apologize for this and it has been corrected. Thanks!
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
This week on No Script, Jacob is joined by special guest K Edmonds to discuss Dominique Morisseau's play Detroit '67. Edmonds directed the play for Albion College in fall of 2020. Listen in as Jacob and Edmonds discuss the way Morisseau has layered her incredible characters and complex worldview into this funny, poignant play about the long hot summer in Detroit.
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
This week of No Script begins a pair of episodes about Detroit. On this episode, listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lisa D'Amour's play "Detroit." A play about new neighbors, suburban nostalgia, and authenticity, "Detroit" was a nominee for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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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:
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Returning from (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob revisit a playwright from Season 2! David Lindsay-Abaire's play Ripcord is a sharp, irreverent comedy about roommates in a senior living facility. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss Lindsay-Abaire's structuring and creative imagination!
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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:
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
It's the final week of Season 6's themed month: Original Masters Month. In this episode, Jackson and Jacob discuss the famous bawdy comedy "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Listen in!
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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:
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
In Week 3 of (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob welcome a new playwright to the podcast: the famous Euripides! His play "Medea" is one of the great masterpieces of the Ancient Greek library.... even though it only won third place in its initial competition. Listen in as J&J discuss this titanic tragedy.
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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:
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In their second episode of (Original) Masters Month, Jackson and Jacob take on one of the great masterpieces of the stage: "Antigone" by Sophocles. Listen in as J&J discuss the theme of moral obligation to the family versus moral obligation to the state.
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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: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
(Original) Masters Month has arrived! During April, Jackson and Jacob will release four conversations about Ancient Greek scripts. This week, J&J discuss one of the bizarre comedies in Aristophanes' library: "The Birds."
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.
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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:
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
In the last episode before Season 6's Themed Month, Jackson and Jacob take on one of the titans.... both the playwright AND the play. George Bernard Shaw's gargantuan script "Man and Superman" is both a witty domestic comedy and a steely Socratic dialogue. Listen in as J&J talk about Shaw's reputation and the script's incredible intricacies.
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.
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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:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Jeremy O. Harris' play "Slave Play" has taken Broadway by storm. Earning an incredible number of Tony nominations, the play was THE ticket in NYC before the pandemic. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss this wonderful, challenging, engaging script.
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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
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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: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.