Welcome to the second Repisode of The Core for Berkeley Rep's 50th Anniversary Season. In The Core, we talk to members of the community to see where the onstage and offstage worlds of our season intersect. In this Repisode, we talked to Dr. Brandi Wilkins Catanese, a professor of Theatre at UC Berkeley, and Dr. Simone Browne, a sociology professor at University of Texas at Austin. SPOILER ALERT: Only listen to this Repisode after you have seen Fairview. Our conversation includes reactions to key moments within the play, positioning Fairview within the canon of American theatre and breaking down themes and ideas that are sprinkled throughout Jackie Sibblies Drury's innovative new play.

Fairview is running now through November 4. Tickets are available at berkeleyrep.org!

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Music credit to James Dinneen.