This week's episode features Cynthia Cunningham, the dramaturg for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma's online production of Desdemona's Child. Brynn talks about Othello and how it relates to this new work. If you like Shakespeare and art that speaks frankly and emotionally about current events, this one's for you!  

BLACK LIVES MATTER. Here's some great places to donate:  

Bail Funds--Find your city's bail fund at: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory 

Reclaim the Block: https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/ 

The Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com/ 

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ 

SNaP Co: https://www.snap4freedom.org/home 

Contact info for this episode:  

Cynthia Cunningham: @cynn_dean on Instagram, Cynthia Cunningham on Facebook 

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In this episode, Brynn talks about Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay; Amelia Bethel reads a monologue from the beginning of Ripe Frenzy as the main character, Zoe; and we learn about how theater can make an emotional as well as well-researched statement on specific political issues. If you are a fan of social justice theater, slightly morbid dramas, and/or well written characters for femme-identified people over the age of thirty, this one's for you!

TW: mass shooting, suicide, death

Amelia Bethel: [email protected]

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In this episode, Brynn and guest Dan Hurlin discuss Maria Irene Fornes' Fefu and Her Friends through the lens of Dan's experiences as assistant stage manager for the premiere of the play in 1977. We also have the opportunity to hear a chilling monologue from Part 2 of the play by returning actor Heather McConnell. If you like feminist stories (which if you listen to the podcast, duh, of course you do!) that feature ridiculously complex female characters with a healthy dash of "hallucinatory surrealism", this one's for you!

Heather McConnell: [email protected]

Daniel Hurlin: www.danhurlin.com

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Brynn talks about Skin Song by Katherine Gwynn, Edie Pierce once again regales us with her amazing storytelling, and we go in depth into myths of mermaids, selkies, and other underwater spirits. If you like plays that center queer Deaf/disabled women, and also beautifully utilize seaside myths, this one's for you!

Edie Pierce: [email protected]

Kathryn Gwynn: www.katherinegwynn.com ; [email protected]

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In this episode Brynn and guest, Kyrie Ellison, discuss Athena by Gracie Gardner, and Edie Pierce reads a monologue as the title character, Athena. If you love sword fights, coming of age stories, and young women who know how to wield their wit, this play is one for you!

Edie Pierce: [email protected]

Kyrie Ellison: www.ellisonarts.com

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On this week's episode, Brynn discusses Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue. Karen Loewy Movilla gives an amazing performance as Bird Statue, and Brynn does her first episode as host AND expert. From birds and weird coincidences to true crime and documentary style interviews, this play has everything an audience with a penchant for mystery could want. 

Karen Loewy Movilla: @lwykaru

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On this week's episode, Brynn tells us about Alice Birch's Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Heather McConnell movingly performs a monologue from Act Two of Revolt..., and NYC based director and dramaturg Anne Karyna Bakan gives us insight into how this work talks about feminism, female anger, and modern society. 

Heather McConnell can be contacted with professional inquiries at [email protected]. 

Anne Karyna Bakan can be contacted through her website, www.annekarynabakan.com. 

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