
Process and New Play Development with the Civilians’ R&D Group
Director, documentarian and ’24-’25 R&D member Ash Marinaccio hosts a group conversation around research and investigative theater.

Director, documentarian and ’24-’25 R&D member Ash Marinaccio hosts a group conversation around research and investigative theater.

In “Let Me Ascertain You” episodes from 2012, Steve Cosson introduces excerpts from “(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch” and gives a look behind-the-scenes at the Civilians’ efforts to recreate the Paris Commune for the stage.

In this episode of Let Me Ascertain You, the Civilians’ podcast, we hear a recording of OH, THIS IS SUCCESS!, the Lobby Project for the Encores! Off-Center production of Road Show.

In this episode of Let Me Ascertain You, the Civilians’ podcast, we hear a recording of Notes Not Written, Then/Now, the Lobby Project for the Encores! Off-Center production of Promenade.

In this episode of Let Me Ascertain You, the Civilians’ podcast, we hear a recording of Working on WORKING, the Lobby Project for the Encores! Off-Center production of Working.

This episode of the Civilians’ podcast is the final of three that feature songs and monologues from “The Way They Live,” the culminating show of the company’s residency at the Met Museum.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The second episode in our series on sex & death features monologues from Parker Drown & Jeanine Serralles, as well as a song from Grace McLean.

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.
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