The Subtext

By American Theatre

From AMERICAN THEATRE magazine, a podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid. In a conversation that dives into life's muck, we learn what irks, agitates, motiv... more

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The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

The Subtext episodes:

October 20, 2020 The Subtext: David Adjmi’s Artist’s Heart
This month Brian talks to playwright and author David Adjmi about family pressure, falling behind, and filling a niche.
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September 16, 2020 The Subtext: Making Space With Tanuja Jagernauth
This month Brian talks to the Chicago-based playwright, activist, and healer about the transition points in her life and career.
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August 18, 2020 The Subtext: Writing Across Mediums
This month Brian hands the mic to Playwrights' Center's Jeremy Cohen and a panel of multi-platform writers.
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July 27, 2020 The Subtext: Backstory and Foreshadowing
In this solo episode, Brian reflects on the podcast's origins, frets about the future, and finds hope in an elder's advice.
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May 26, 2020 The Subtext: E.M. Lewis’s Audio Diary
The award-winning playwright records the joys and challenges of daily life on a farm in rural Oregon during the pandemic lockdown.
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April 23, 2020 The Subtext: Excerpts From a Lost Spring
This month, an anthology of scenes and monologues from 15 plays whose premieres were cut short by COVID-19.
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March 23, 2020 The Subtext: Coronavirus Edition
A special bonus episode features voicemails from playwrights all over the country about this extraordinary historical moment and how they're faring.
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March 17, 2020 The Subtext: Will Arbery’s Guilt Traps
The playwright of 'Plano' and 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' talks about Dallas theatre, existential crisis, and the difference between love and empathy.
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February 18, 2020 The Subtext: Korde Arrington Tuttle’s Sporting Chance
The playwright of 'graveyard shift' talks about football, spoken-word poetry, and finding a home in the theatre.
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January 21, 2020 The Subtext: C.A. Johnson’s Trapped Women
The writer of 'Thirst' and 'All the Natalie Portmans' talks about her Louisiana upbringing, starting out in fan fiction, and why she writes about cornered women.
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FAQs about The Subtext:

How many episodes does The Subtext have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

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