No Script: The Podcast
Episodes
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 20: “Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He's young, scrappy, and hungry. He's Alexander Hamilton, and he's the subject of the smash-hit "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda. This week on No Scri...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 19: “Venus in Fur" by David Ives
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for a little laughter, don't you think? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob take on a hilarous two-hander by David Ives: "Venus in Fur...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 18: “The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss a play by one of the titans of contemporary drama: Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." This is the firs...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 17: “Sky Girls" by Jenny Laird | SPECIAL GUEST: KAREN BOHM BARKER
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of "No Script: The Podcast" Jackson hosts our first special guest - Karen Bohm Barker. Karen is a Professor of Theatre and Spee...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 16: “Topdog/Underdog" by Suzan-Lori Parks
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Topdog/Underdog" is Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer Prize winning play (2002). It tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, a pair of brothers whose names dark...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 15: “The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The Clean House" is one of Sarah Ruhl's most popular plays. The script follows several stories: Lane is a doctor who discovers her husband is cheatin...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 14: “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" by Rajiv Joseph
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rajiv Joseph's play "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" is a compelling, gritty look at the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The play is set in 2003, and follows ...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 13: “Doubt" by John Patrick Shanley
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Doubt or certainty? Which is the basis of faith? John Patrick Shanley's parable play "Doubt" explores this question in a gripping, explosive mystery. ...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 12: “A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week is another episode of the boys' classic series. Jackson and Jacob dive into Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." This script is ...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 11: “An American Daughter" by Wendy Wasserstein
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Fourth of July week! Jackson and Jacob are celebrating by talking about Wendy Wasserstein's play "An American Daughter." The story follows a nomi...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 10: “True West" by Sam Shepard
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Shepard's "True West" is a script Jackson and Jacob have always wanted to do together. It's the story of estranged brothers - Lee and Austin - who...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 9: “Metamorphoses" by Mary Zimmerman
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on "No Script," Jackson and Jacob talk about Mary Zimmerman's "Metamorphoses." The play is an adaption of Ovid's myths, including such well ...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 8: “The Roomate" by Jen Silverman
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In "The Roomate," Jen Silverman puts two very different women inside a large farmhouse in Iowa, just to see what happens! This funny, poignant, and wi...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 7: “How I Learned to Drive” by Paula Vogel
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jackson and Jacob explore the world of Paula Vogel's play "How I Learned to Drive." Stylized and somewhat absurd, "How I Learned to Drive" ...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 6: “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on "No Script: The Podcast," Jacob and Jackson go way back. Together, they dive into one of the oldest scripts in theatre history - "Oedip...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 5: “American Buffalo” by David Mamet
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Mamet's play "American Buffalo" is gritty, sharp, and oh-so-funny. Jackson and Jacob explore the humor, the language, and the changes of power i...
No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 4: “Boy Gets Girl” by Rebecca Gilman
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "No Script," Jackson and Jacob dive into Rebecca Gilman's play "Boy Gets Girl." Though it was originally produced in the year 2000,...