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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 Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Nowadays, if you say "Lin-Manuel Miranda" in any public space, people will start gushing about the hit musical Hamilton. But before Hamilton was the culturally ubiquitous icon that it is, Miranda was well known for another genre-busting musical called In the Heights. Soon to be a major motion picture, In the Heights is an incredible portrait of the Washington Heights neighborhood. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss this fantastic and moving example of Miranda's skill.
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Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
The collapse of Detroit is a narrative that is still embedded in the American psyche. Playwright Dominique Morisseau, a Dertroit native, has written a three play cycle called The Detroit Projects which chronicles three different Detroits across time. Listen in to this week's episode of No Script to hear Jackson and Jacob discuss the third play in this cycle, Skeleton Crew. In Skeleton Crew Morisseau has written a compelling blend of heart wrenching human drama and fascinating non-realistic imagery.
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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 Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
When the Blake family decides to hold their Thanksgiving in a mostly empty, slightly spooky two-floor apartment in Manhattan, deeply held secrets and insecurities boil to the surface. Stephen Karam's "The Humans" is an empathetic look at this family and their individual and corporate joy and pain. Listen in this week as Jackson and Jacob discuss how Karam plays on standard psychological realism tropes.
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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 Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
A classic comedy if there ever was one, Noel Coward's "Private Lives" has been a staple of the stage for years and years and years. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob wrestle with the play's complexities and its future.
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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 Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
For a long time, Jackson and Jacob have been planning to talk about Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury as the first episode of Season Five. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, America is finally facing a racial reckoning which makes the discussion of plays like Fairview all the more important.
... But, it is not lost on the boys of No Script that their perspective as two white men is a limited one. In this special episode, Jackson and Jacob have cut their typical hour long conversation into a half hour segment. As a No Script listener, you are strongly encouraged to use the remaining time to listen to or read an additional perspective on the play.
For your convenience, we have collected three stellar pieces that you can encounter.
1) An interview of Fairview actor Heather Alicia Simms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBJ3osAuN4
2) An interview with playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury: https://www.pbs.org/video/jackie-sibblies-drury-discusses-her-play-fairview-j1ywq0/
3) Theatre critics Jesse Green and Salamishah Tillet discussing their experience of Fairview: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/theater/fairview-ending-debate.html
Black Lives Matter.
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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 Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
In the final episode of the season, Jackson and Jacob discuss one of the greatest Western playwrights of all time: Henrik Ibsen. His play "Hedda Gabler" is a gripping character study, full of hard decisions and wry humor. Listen in!
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This is the final episode of Season 4! We will take a short break and begin Season 5 in early July.
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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:
Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
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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 May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
For the third time, the boys of No Script discuss a play from the robust library of Wendy Wasserstein. Her script "The Sisters Rosensweig" is a funny, poignant portrayal of three sisters whose lives are forever changed by one weekend in London.
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We are nearing the end of Season 4! After this episode, there will be one more episode released to round out the season, and then we will be on a short break. Season 5 will begin sometime mid-summer.
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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 May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Confusing, menacing... funny? "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter is awash in contradictions. Pinter secured his place in history as one of the great playwrights of all time with his incredible body of work. "The Birthday Party" has remained as one of his finest pieces. Though he quibbles with the category, "The Birthday Party" is often considered the primary example of a comedy of menace. Listen in this week as Jackson and Jacob take on their first Pinter!
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We are nearing the end of Season 4! After this episode, there will be two more episodes released to round out the season, and then we will be on a short break. Season 5 will begin sometime mid-summer.
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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.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
No Script is excited to welcome Dr. Patricia Relph to the show. Relph is the Arts Learning Specialist at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She and Jacob discuss one of the all-time great dramatists: Anton Chekhov. His play "The Seagull" is a look into the hidden lives of artists.
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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 May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
No Script is back to full length scripts this week! "Fun Home" is a delightful and poignant musical based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. Set at three different points in Alison's life, the play follows her challenging relationship with her father. Book/lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori.
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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.