TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS)

TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS)

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TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS) episodes

  • Fun Home — Adin Walker & Shailee Rajak

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Graduate Students, Director Adin Walker & Dramaturg Shailee Rajak on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage. Subscribe & Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

    Fun Home will play in the Pigott Theater, NOV 13-15, 2025.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/season

    [⁠⁠⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠⁠⁠]

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    30 min
  • 찜질방 (jjim-jil-bang) — Emily Miyeon Lim

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Writer & Director Emily Miyeon Lim (‘27) on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.

    "찜질방 (jjim-jil-bang)" will play in the Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater, OCT 30-NOV 01, 2025.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/season

    [⁠⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠⁠]

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    20 min
  • Season 4 | Coming Soon

    TABLEWORK Season 4 returns this Fall with TAPS Graduate Student Marina Johnson back on the microphone.


    Join Marina as she talks with this 25-26 Season's directors and creative teams on how they're taking their projects from the page to the stage.


    Subscribe and Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS

    [View Episode Transcript]

    2 min
  • Trip to the Moon — Spring Rise Up '25 (Aleta Hayes)

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Senior Lecturer Aleta Hayes on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium" will play in the Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater, MAY 22-24, 2025.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/springriseup25


    ⁠⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    15 min
  • Ode to Intimacy — Spring Rise Up '25 (Raissa Simpson)

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Lecturer Raissa Simpson on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium" will play in the Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater, MAY 22-24, 2025.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/springriseup25


    ⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS


    19 min
  • The Unit Operations Here Are Highly Specific — Daniel Jackson

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Daniel Jackson on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "The Unit Operations Here Are Highly Specific" will play in the Pigott Theater, MAY 08-10.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/highlyspecific


    ⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    21 min
  • Witch — Michael Rau

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Assistant Professor Michael Rau on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "Witch" will play in the Elam Theater, MAR 06-08.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/witch


    ⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    16 min
  • WANDERERS — Grad Rep 2025 (Pauline Mornet)

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Pauline Mornet on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "WANDERERS" will play in Nitery Theater as part of Grad Rep Weekend 1, FEB 06-08.

    ⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/gradrep25⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    17 min
  • Exorcism — Grad Rep 2025 (Marlon Ariyasinghe)

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Marlon  Ariyasinghe on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.

    "Exorcism" will play in Nitery Theater as part of Grad Rep Weekend 2, FEB 13-15.

    ⁠taps.stanford.edu/gradrep25⁠


    ⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠

    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    18 min
  • Three Sisters — Stephanie Hunt

    TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Lecturer and Director Stephanie Hunt on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


    "Three Sisters" will play in Pigott Theater NOV 08-09 + 13-16


    Link to PDF Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADoLB_DL0JCgqkfJS4hRZo24btdYAbF9/view?usp=sharing


    Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Connor Lifson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.


    #TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DANCEatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

    21 min

About TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS)

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TABLEWORK, a TAPS Podcast Series features members of our show's creative teams discussing their scholarly and creative efforts to take their productions from the page to the stage. The phrase TABLEWORK is a performing arts term for the early rehearsal period focusing on script analysis and source material.