Performance artist Aisha Cousins, along with musician Greg Tate, created “Brer Rabbit the Opera” as a response to the shifting demographics in her Brooklyn neighborhood.
Performance art duo PearlDamour investigates the corners of America in their latest community engagement experiment and site-specific performance “Milton.”
In his nearly 50-year career, investigative theater pioneer Ping Chong has explored some of the more controversial topics of our time and inspired others to emulate his methodology.
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.
Playwright Jason Grote on “BASETRACK Live,” a multimedia theater piece born from photojournalism that news outlets wouldn’t touch.
“I kept it very close to their own words. There was something sacred about it. I didn’t want to mess with the power they have.”
The Playwright-in-Residence at the Public discusses getting past the small talk in his podcast and his plays.
The final installment in our marriage series features a couple who traveled cross-country and exchanged vows in every state that recognizes legal marriage. Also, a trio sings a song about what happens “In Vegas.”
The third episode of our marriage series features Donnetta Lavinia Grays performing a monologue crafted from an interview she did with her real-life wife. Plus, a scene and a song from Brian Sgambati and Emily Rossell.
In the second episode of our marriage series, actors Greg McFadden, Colleen Werthmann and Emily Ackerman perform scenes based on interviews, and singer/songwriter Rebecca Hart sings “Bad Hippy Wedding.”
This episode launches our “Holy Matrimony!” series, which feature’s performers interpreting actual Americans’ words on marriage.
Emmy-nominee Laverne Cox (“Orange is the New Black”) headlines this episode, which concludes our series exploring LGBTQ perspectives. Also, a final preview of the new musical “Times Square,” by Jill Sobule, Robin Eaton and Tony-nominee Jim Lewis.
The third in a series of episodes highlighting the perspectives of LGBTQ people. Following the monologues, Jill Sobule sings a song from the musical she’s co-writing about two girls who fall in love, run away and form a band.
The second installment of a series highlighting the perspectives of LGBTQ people, this episode features an interview with one member of Theater of the Oppressed NYC’s theater troupe for homeless youth. Also, Michael Friedman sings a song about Tony Kushner.
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