The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

By Dan RubinsArtsPerforming Arts
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The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers episodes

  • Andrea Thome — CYMBELINE

    Cymbeline is running off-Broadway at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater through February 15. To learn more, visit www.naatco.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    53 min
  • Khawla Ibraheem — A KNOCK ON THE ROOF

    A Knock On The Roof runs at New York Theater Workshop through February 16th. It is presented by the Under the Radar Festival. For more information, please visit www.nytw.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    39 min
  • Gwendolyn Warnock & Kirjan Waage — DEAD AS A DODO

    Dead As A Dodo runs at the Baruch Performing Arts Center through February 9th. Dead As A Dodo is presented with the Under the Radar Festival. For more information, please visit https://bpac.baruch.cuny.edu.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    35 min
  • Sol Ruiz – POSITIVE VIBRATION NATION

    Positive Vibration Nation ran at the HERE Arts Center as a production of the Prototype Festival in January 2025.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    30 min
  • Jonathan Spector — EUREKA DAY

    Eureka Day is running on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through February 16th. Visit www.manhattantheatreclub.org for more information.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    50 min
  • Robert O'Hara — SHIT. MEET. FAN.

    Shit. Meet. Fan. is running at MCC Theater through December 15th. To learn more, visit www.mcctheater.org. 

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    35 min
  • Manuel Oliver — GUAC

    Guac is playing at the Public Theater through November 3rd. For more information, please visit www.publictheater.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    36 min
  • Douglas Lyons — TABLE 17

    Table 17 played at MCC through September 29th. For more information, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    29 min
  • Chisa Hutchinson — REDEEMED

    Redeemed plays at 59E59's Theater B through October 5th. For more information, visit www.59e59.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    53 min
  • Todd Almond — I'M ALMOST HERE

    I'm Almost Here runs at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre through October 5th. For more information, visit www.imalmosttheremusical.com.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    41 min

About The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

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Hosted by Dan Rubins, theater critic at Slant Magazine, The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers celebrates the extraordinary playwrights (plus lyricists, librettists, and composers!)…

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