No Script: The Podcast

Jackson and Jacob discuss Ayad Akhtar's new play "McNeal" which starred Robert Downey Jr. in its Broadway debut. In the play, Akhtar takes on the issue everyone's talking about: AI. 

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To begin Season 15, Jackson and Jacob discuss another play from Lynn Nottage's fabulous library: "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark." In this story of an early black film star, Nottage deploys surprising meta-theatricality to cross time periods and ask powerful questions. Listen in! 

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Check out these other voices and their discussions of "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark":

Samantha N. Sheppard, associate professor at Cornell University, lectures on Nottage and black women's film history

Lynn Nottage introducing the play for Signature Theatre

Nottage and cast discuss the play for The Sit Down

Actor Jessica Frances Dukes on Vera Stark

Interview with Nottage about two of her comedies

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Jacob is joined by Audrey Francis, Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, for a special conversation on Noah Diaz's incredible play "You Will Get Sick," opening at Steppenwolf later this month. Listen in! 

Get your tickets to "You Will Get Sick" by Noah Diaz at Steppenwolf Theatre Company here: www.steppenwolf.org

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In the final episode of the season, Jackson and Jacob discuss the worldwide phenomena that is "Jesus Christ Superstar"! Listen in as they breakdown how Webber and Rice trouble the familiar stories of Jesus and Judas, and how the changing view on rock n' roll has altered the story of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

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Jacob is joined by Amy Marie Seidel, director of the New York Theatre Company's upcoming production of "Machinal" by Sophie Treadwell. Jacob and Ms. Seidel discuss the continued relevance of "Machinal," and how Treadwell uses expressionist techniques to bring the audience inside the mind of the characters. They also discuss Seidel's production, which incorporates tap dance and live foley work. The production of "Machinal" opens on June 7 and runs through July 3, 2025. 

Get your tickets here: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2024-2025/machinal/

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Jacob is joined by Jack Cummings III, director of Classic Stage Company's co-production of William Inge's Bus Stop with NAATCO and Transport Group. Mr. Cummings and Jacob discuss Inge's legacy and his unique portraits of American loneliness. They also discuss Cummings' upcoming production, which begins previews on May 8, 2025. This production of Bus Stop begins on May 18 and runs through June 8.

Get your tickets to Bus Stop here: https://www.classicstage.org/choose-seats/?eid=busstop2025

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Jackson and Jacob discuss the play "Into the Beautiful North." In her stage adaptation of the novel by the same name, Karen Zacarías takes the audience across thousands of miles in an epic quest. Listen in!

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Join us as Jackson and Jacob round out Halloween in April by discussing Chisa Hutchinson's revenge-horror play "Whitelisted." They chat about how Hutchinson deploys sometimes simple, sometimes not so simple spooky effects to make a larger observation about the world. Listen in! 

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Halloween in April continues with Jen Silverman's play Witch. Jackson and Jacob discuss Silverman's loose adaptation of The Witch of Edmonton, paying particular attention to how -- though the play contains a literal devil! -- Silverman locates the real horror of the world in our trapped (and trapping) societal patterns. 

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Halloween in April continues with a discussion about Anne Washburn's play Apparition. Jackson and Jacob explore her mysterious, vignette-based exploration of what scares us... and why. Listen in! 

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