Playdate

Playdate

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Playdate episodes

  • Act III, Scene IX: The Normal Heart

    Julia and Kait finish off pride month by discussing Larry Kramer's semi autobiographical 1980's hit play, The Normal Heart. They talk about the issues within the LGBTQIA+ community that still persist, the impact of the AIDS epidemic and its effect 40 years later, and Larry Kramer's incredible life. Enjoy!

    1 hr 9 min
  • Act III, Scene VII: Waiting for Godot

    Kait and Julia switch things up on this episode of Playdate! They discuss the style of Theater of the Absurd, provide a background on what to expect from absurdist plays, and their opinions on absurdist plays from the perspective of a playwright and a director.  Enjoy!

    1 hr
  • Act III, Scene VI: How I Learned to Drive

    Julia and Kait tackle another one of Paula Vogel's iconic and award winning plays, How I Learned to Drive. They discuss the importance of sex education in the school system,  the importance of the order in which the play occurs, and the importance of speaking up against domestic abuse and child endangerment. Enjoy!

    1 hr 15 min
  • Act III, Scene V: Stand Trial (Feat. Avery LaMar Pope)

    Julia and Kait are joined this week by multi-disciplinary performing artist Avery LaMar Pope to discuss his play Stand Trial. This incredibly honest interview dives into Avery's history as a playwright, his inspiration for this show, and why it is so important to tell this story right here, right now. Enjoy!

    1 hr 1 min
  • Act III, Scene IV: Teenage Dick

    Julia and Kait sit down this week to discuss the modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III:
    Teenage Dick    . 

    They discuss the translation into a modern story and compare and contrast the original with this very clever reimagining. Enjoy!

    50 min
  • Act III, Scene III: Richard III

    Julia and Kait do a deep dive of one of Shakespeare’s beloved history plays: Richard III. Both Kait and Julia watched different versions of this play and take this episode to compare and contrast each version, while breaking it down with the script. Enjoy! 

    1 hr 8 min
  • Act III, Scene II: Indecent (Feat. Jack Levenberg)
    On this week’s episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait are joined by Jack Levenberg to discuss Paula Vogel’s  award winning play Indecent. They discuss the relevance this play still holds in our world today. Jack’s history with this play helps shed some light on why this story is still important to be told. 

    Enjoy!

    56 min
  • Act III, Scene I: One Slight Hitch (Feat. Ben Williamson)

    Kait and Julia are back for a brand new season of Playdate! They are joined for their first episode of 2023 by actor and producer Ben Williamson to discuss Lewis Black's romantic comedy One Slight Hitch. In this episode we discuss the weight this show holds in Julia and Ben's separate theatre making journeys, the importance of well written dialogue in plays, and the important changes we would want to make before seeing this show produced. 

    Please enjoy a hilarious start to Act III with us here at Playdate!

    1 hr 41 min
  • Act 2, Scene 17: Macbeth

    Happy Halloween! For this very spooky episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait wrap up Season 2 by discussing one of the Bard's creepiest works, The Scottish Play. They talk about the history behind the theatrical curse of Macbeth, the differences between this work and some of his more romantic works, and why Macbeth and Lady M are the sexiest couple in history. 

    Enjoy, and we will see you back here for season 3!

    1 hr 1 min

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Welcome to Playdate, a podcast creating space for conversations about the importance of various domains in the performing arts and bringing theatrical works to life.