EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Who decides what plays and literature are "classics"? What stories will enrich the lives of a modern audience? And... is Shakespeare truly universal?

Shaun Leisher (he/him) is a dramaturg and "new play doula". This week, we discuss championing new writers, challenging status quo, and how curiosity will save the arts.

SHOW NOTES:

• Shaun Leisher is on Instagram
• Book a Monologue Consultation with Shaun
• Shaun finds new plays and playwrights on The New Play Exchange
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Color Purple by  Alice Walker
• Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
• The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
• Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry
• Sweat by Lynn Nottage
• The Kilroys
• Nelson Diaz-Marcano and his play World Classic
• John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]

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