No Script: The Podcast

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  • "Waitress" by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson | S13.E18

    For the season finale, Jackson and Jacob discuss the hit musical Waitress. With a rocking score by Sara Bareilles and book by Jessie Nelson, Waitress is several love stories all wrapped into one... and there's pie! Listen in. 

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    55 min
  • "Land O'Fire" by Luis Santeiro | S13.E17

    How does playwright Luis Santeiro imagine a terrible part of Europe's colonial history? With puppets, of course! Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this wild and wacky take on history. 

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    49 min
  • "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine | S13.E16

    Jacob is joined by Dr. David Cody to discuss Sondheim's famous musical Into the Woods. Dr. Cody provides a detailed and rich exploration of the music of the show. 

    David Cody is a professional singer, actor, and musical director primarily in musical theatre and opera. He also teaches courses in voice, musical theatre history, and music theory at The University of Montana. He is a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University where he received masters and doctorate degrees in vocal performance. Although his roots are in classical singing, he welcomes all styles of music in his voice studio.

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    52 min
  • " Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee | S13.E15

    In the grand finale of Marriage Month, Jackson and Jacob take on one of the most fractious, combative marriages in the American library... George and Martha in Edward Albee's famous Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Listen in! 

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    58 min
  • "Bright Half Life" by Tanya Barfield | S13.E14

    Marriage Month continues with a play that spans a whole relationship, looking at the same couple across decades of their lives. Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life explores how memory works -- not chronologically, but in moments. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob unravel the many interweaving threads of this excellent play. 

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    51 min
  • "The Light" by Loy A. Webb | S13.E13

    Marriage Month continues with a play by Loy A. Webb. In The Light, a romantic proposal becomes the context for a complicated, emotional discussion of power and abuse. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore the way Webb masterfully builds her characters' relationship and points of view. 

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    Check out these other conversations on The Light: 

    Sesali Bowen interviews the playwright: https://www.nylon.com/loy-webb-interview-the-light

    WAM Theatre interviews the playwright: https://www.wamtheatre.com/an-interview-with-the-light-playwright-loy-a-webb/

    Karu F. Daniels reviews the production for The Root: https://www.theroot.com/playwright-loy-a-webb-brings-the-light-to-where-metoo-1832989124

    The cast of The Light at Marquette University discusses the characters: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=396118415674875

    Broadway Black takes you onto the set of MCC's production to interview the cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJIoJQyS9zI&t=264s

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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/

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    51 min
  • "Barefoot in the Park" by Neil Simon | S13.E12

    Marriage Month is in full swing as Jackson and Jacob discuss Neil Simon's newlyweds play: Barefoot in the Park. Full of physical comedy, well timed jokes, and reflections on close relationships, this play is a perfect addition to our five-part look at marriage on stage. Listen in! 

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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/

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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

    55 min
  • "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare | S13.E11

    MARRIAGE MONTH BEGINS! 

    For the first episode of their themed month, Jackson and Jacob discuss one of the most famous plays of all time. But Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy -- not a romance! Listen in to learn why. 

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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/

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    55 min
  • "Stew" by Zora Howard | S13.E10

    Oh, the things that happen in the family kitchen. That's the subject of Zora Howard's Stew, a play in which the preparation for an important meal at church brings out hidden family tensions and secrets. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this Pulitzer Prize finalist! 

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    Check out these other conversations on Stew:

    Interview with Zora Howard for Shattered Globe's production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=775aWplZs6g

    Conversation with cast of the Gloucester Stage production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwP_QFe66Fc

    Conversation with Zora Howard and the cast for the Page 73 production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm6hNvP8rms&t=28s

    Conversation with the director of the Shattered Globe production, Malkia Stampley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESVgUCABTo

    Q&A with the director of the Cincinatti Playhouse in the Park production, Stori Ayers: https://cincyplay.com/blog-single-post/cinncinati-blog/2024/03/13/the-multi-generational-appeal-of-stew--a-q-a-with-director-stori-ayers

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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 

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    53 min
  • "Buzzer" by Tracey Scott Wilson | S13.E09

    A broken apartment buzzer system serves as the basis for terrifying intrusions. Tracey Scott Wilson's Buzzer is about relationships under stress and gentrification. It's also just really good writing. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss! 

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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 

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    53 min

About No Script: The Podcast

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An unscripted conversation about theatre’s best scripts with theatre-philes Jackson Nickolay and Jacob Mann Christiansen

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