Live at the Met Museum: The Way They Live, Part II
This episode of the Civilians’ podcast is the second of three that feature songs and monologues from “The Way They Live,” the final show of the company’s residency at the Met Museum.
Live at the Met Museum: The Way They Live, Part I
In this episode of Let Me Ascertain You, the Civilians’ podcast, we hear songs and monologues from “The Way They Live,” the culminating performance of the company’s residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014-15.
PearlDamour Explores What it Means to Be American, One Town Named Milton at a Time
Performance art duo PearlDamour investigates the corners of America in their latest community engagement experiment and site-specific performance “Milton.”
Live at the Met Museum: Beauty, Love, Body
This episode of Let Me Ascertain You features performances from inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art based on past interviews surrounding the themes of beauty, love, and the body.
Transforming Documentary Film into Live Spectacle: Sam Green on Exploring the Fleeting Nature of Being Alive
“I don’t want to make a piece that bums people out. You can start to sound precious saying stuff like this, but in my mind, human connection and empathy are some of the highest aims of art.”
Live at the Met Museum: Curators and the Objects They Love
This episode of Let Me Ascertain You takes you to the heart of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, featuring performances based on interviews with curators about falling in love with works of art.
Live at the Met Museum: A Pretty Filthy Glimpse at the Other Hollywood
A look at the process of creating The Civilians’ new musical “Pretty Filthy,” letting you hear some of the interviews that didn’t make it into the final show but were too good not to share.
F*ing & Dying: Love/Sex/Reproduction
The final episode in our series on sex and death features stories and songs about sexomnia, sex addiction and a child’s view of mortality.
How to Cope with Modern Society
Actors Billy Eugene Jones, Dan Domingues, Daoud Heidami & Michael Esper perform monologues & a song based on interviews with people who have different strategies — from doing drugs to practicing hot nude yoga — for coping with modern society.
F*ing & Dying: The White Light
The second episode in our series on sex & death features monologues from Parker Drown & Jeanine Serralles, as well as a song from Grace McLean.
F*ing & Dying: Turned On
The first episode in a series exploring two of our favorite subjects: sex and death! Hear monologues from Stephen Plunkett and Sam Breslin Wright, as well as a song from cabaret superstar Lady Rizo.
Sex Variants, Part 4
The fourth and final episode in our series exploring the work of pioneering sex researcher Dr. George W. Henry features monologues & music from Trey Lyford, Max Vernon, Nedra McClyde, Marykate O’Neil & Jill Sobule.
Sex Variants, Part 3
The third episode in our “Sex Variants” series further explores the work of sex researcher Dr. George W. Henry. Here, Trey Lyford, David Cale, Cyrilla Baer and Dito Van Riegersberg perform songs and monologues based on the doctor’s research.
Sex Variants, Part 2
The second episode in our series based on the work of Dr. George W. Henry features monologues & music from Trey Lyford, Kate Buddeke, Dan Domingues, Jessie Shelton, Nathan Dame and César Alvarez & the Lisps.
Sex Variants, Part 1
Our new series features live recordings of our show “Sex Variants 1941,” which is based on the sexuality study of Dr. George W. Henry. Featured in this episode: performers Nina Hellman, Brandon Miller, Grace McLean, Brandon Davidson and Tim Acito.