On this Chicago-themed episode, Rob and J.R. talk to the actor-director duo about staging August Wilson's solo play, 'How I Learned What I Learned,' and check in with arts journalist Mike Davis.

Offscript: Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs Write With Bite

Mar 11th, 2024

On this episode, Rob talks to the writer-composer team about their new horror-comedy musical 'Teeth' and checks in with Bay Area critic David John Chávez.

Offscript: Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne

Feb 21st, 2024

On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.

Offscript: Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury Feel the ‘Illinoise’

Jan 17th, 2024

On this episode, the playwright and director-choreographer team discuss their new 'Illinoise' musical, and New Yorker critic Helen Shaw surveys the theatre festival lineup.

Offscript: Merry Y’allmark with Topher Payne

Dec 18th, 2023

On this episode, Rob and J.R. talk to Topher Payne about Hallmark and holiday traditions, plus Kelundra interviews longtime critic Linda Armstrong.

Offscript: David Adjmi in Stereo and 3 Dimensions

Nov 17th, 2023

The writer of 'Stereophonic' talks about his obsessions with detail and destruction, and North Carolina correspondent Lauren Van Hemert fills us in on the Research Triangle theatre scene.

Offscript: Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger, Women on Top

Oct 20th, 2023

On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season's most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.

Offscript: Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth

Sep 19th, 2023

On this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.'

Offscript: Revisiting the NICU with Mike Lew and Moritz von Stuelpnagel

Aug 15th, 2023

On this episode we talk to playwright Mike Lew and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel about taking 'tiny father' from audio to audience and catch up with critic J. Wynn Rousuck about the Contemporary American Theater Festival.

Offscript: Searching for the Future

Jul 25th, 2023

This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC's Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.

Offscript: Will Martyna Majok & Stephen Adly Guirgis Go to the Tonys?

Jun 11th, 2023

On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.

Offscript: Ty Defoe Is Planting the Seeds

May 15th, 2023

We talk to writer/director/trickster Ty Defoe about directing 'Rent' for the next generation, building community ties, and moving beyond land acknowledgements. Plus: a check-in with Denver reporter John Moore.

Offscript: How Is This Time for Jews Onstage Different From All Others?

Nov 18th, 2022

A conversation with Joel Grey, Tovah Feldshuh, Caissie Levy, Michael Arden, and Bess Wohl about portrayals of Jewishness and antisemitism on New York stages.

Offscript: Most-Produced With Lynn Nottage & Lauren Gunderson

Sep 27th, 2022

On this episode we broke the news that Nottage's 'Clyde's' will be the most-produced play of the season, then welcomed her and fellow prolific scribe Gunderson on to talk shop.

Offscript: Molly Smith and the Next Revolution

Sep 12th, 2022

On this episode we talk to the outgoing (in all senses) artistic director of Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage as she enters her 25th and final season.

Offscript: Daniel K. Isaac and the Tales We Tell

Aug 29th, 2022

On this episode we talk to actor/playwright Daniel K. Isaac about his epic new play 'Once Upon a (Korean) Time' and about the untold histories that inspired it.

The Subtext: Where Madeline Sayet Belongs

Aug 22nd, 2022

This month Brian talks to the writer/performer of 'Where We Belong,' inspired by her experiences as a Native person loving, studying, then questioning Shakespeare.

Offscript: How Aya Ogawa Writes on Bodies in Space

Aug 15th, 2022

After our July break, we return for an interview with the writer-director-performer of 'The Nosebleed.'

The Subtext: More Than 10 Minutes With Gary Garrison

Jul 26th, 2022

This month Brian talks to the former NYU playwriting professor about growing up in Texas, intuition vs. intellect, and the elusive art of the 10-minute play.

Offscript: Live From Pittsburgh

Jun 22nd, 2022

This week, we share our live TCG conference session with arts journalist Sharon Eberson, City Theatre co-artistic director Monteze Freeland, and Quantum Theatre founder Karla Boos.

The Subtext: Dipika Guha Is a Seeker

Jun 21st, 2022

This month Brian talks to the 'Yoga Play' author about the absurdism of real life and how her globally forged voice meets contemporary American life.

Theatrical Mustang: John Jarboe’s Genderful Performances

Jun 17th, 2022

This month Woodzick talks to the founder of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret about her origin story, gender cannibals, and the fine art of hosting.

Offscript: Benjamin Benne’s Questions of Faith

Jun 7th, 2022

This week we talk to the playwright of 'Alma' and 'In His Hands' about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.

The Subtext: Lynn Nottage, Learning From Every Job

May 31st, 2022

This month Brian talks to the prolific and decorated playwright about her early struggles and triumphs, and that time she got stuck in the Lincoln Center bathroom.