CSC Podcast

On this episode of the CSC Podcast, we welcome back Producing Artistic Director, Jill Rafson, to discuss the 2023-24 season, her first season of programming at Classic Stage Company. For more information about memberships and how to stay in touch, you can visit our website at classicstage.org

Tune in for a special live recording of CSC's Classic Perspectives after a recent performance of black odyssey. The talkback featured Dietrice A. Bolden (HARLEM WEEK Inc.) and Eric Lockley (Writer, Actor, and Producer) in conversation to celebrate Harlem, discuss Harlem’s relationship to art and theater, and explore how the essence of Harlem is felt across the entire country. Tickets for black odyssey are available at classicstage.org, with performances through March 26.

A live-recording of CSC's Classic Perspecitves. Featuring Christopher Wolfe (Military Consultant) and Nikki Woods (Veteran and Creative Arts Therapist). Branching from black odyssey’s depiction of life after the Iraq War, we had a chance to speak with Veterans about their own journey with art and what home means to them. You can purchase tickets to black odyssey at classicstage.org

This episode features Stevie Walker-Webb, Director of CSC’s production of black odyssey. We discuss his vision for this theatrical adaptation of Homer’s epic tale. Previews for black odyssey begin February 9. To purchase tickets please visit classicstage.org

This episode features a chat with the four understudies from CSC's production of A Man of No Importance: Justin Scott Brown, Lee Harrington, Benjamin Howes, and Beth Kirkpatrick.

A live discussion about book banning related to CSC's production of A Man of No Importance. Featured guests include Kalynn Bayron (author of Cinderella is Dead), Summer Lopez (Chief Program Officer of Free Expression at PEN America), and Jonathan Toth (frontlist buyer for Barnes & Noble.

A live recording of CSC's Classic Perspectives talkback celebrating the legacy of Oscar Wilde with playwright and director Moisés Kaufman and LGBTQ+ historian Andrew Lear.

Legendary lyricist and composer duo, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once On This Island), discuss their careers, past works, and collaborations with playwright Terrence McNally, including A Man of No Importance.

On this episode, meet Classic Stage Company's new Producing Artistic Director, Jill Rafson, as she shares her vision for CSC's future and why she thinks expanding the definition of the classics is vital for the future of American theater.

On this episode, Phil and Zuhdi speak with actors Raffi Barsoumian and Nadia Bowers (who previously appeared in CSC's Macbeth) about the works of playwright Rajiv Joseph and why he may be considered a classic writer in the coming years.