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.
Playwright James Nokise — a former gang member — is making his U.S. debut with “So So Gangsta,” a blend of theatrical lecture and stand-up comedy, as part of the New Zealand Performance Festival at La MaMa in NYC.
“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.”
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.
In 2009, the Civilians interviewed Kelly Shibari as part of the research for the new musical “Pretty Filthy.” Extended Play recently caught up with Shibari to see how the industry has changed since. Post contains NSFW images.
“I grew up in New York, I love gray. But then I moved to California and fell in love with blue.”
“If you’re in a city and want to know who’s going to be aware of what’s going on criminally, going to a pawn shop or a boxing gym or a tattoo parlor can be productive.”
Vanity Fair Columnist Richard Lawson and “Mr. Burns” creators Steve Cosson and Anne Washburn discuss the cartoon that has influenced American humor and political ideology since the late 80s.
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.
Actor Tony Torn talks to artist Jeanine Oleson about her experiments moving opera off the proscenium stage and into the interactive space of the New Museum.
Steve Cosson and Cynthia Hopkins discuss their different theatrical journeys through the Arctic to address the global climate change crisis.
Playwright KJ Sanchez gained acclaim documenting the experiences of Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Next, she turns her investigative lens on a different kind of trauma survivor: NFL players.
In his new musical “The Universe is a Small Hat,” writer/director César Alvarez invites audiences to build a society on a techno-utopian space colony.
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.
Playwright Jason Grote on “BASETRACK Live,” a multimedia theater piece born from photojournalism that news outlets wouldn’t touch.
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