Why We Theater

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Episodes: 36

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Social justice meets theatre in this podcast from Playbill’s former Executive Editor Ruthie Fierberg. Artists and experts unite for curated panels, using plays and musicals (Broadway, Off-Broadway, and works in development) as a jumping-off point to confront societal issues such as racism, colorism, voting rights, fake news, digital technology addiction, the school-to-prison pipeline, anti-Semitism, raising LGBTQIA+ kids, and more. We help listeners grapple with hard questions inside a play or musical in order to create change in our offstage lives. And don’t worry if you haven’t seen an individual episode’s show or if you’re not a theatre buff. Award-winning writers and directors of pieces like SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY and THE PROM break down the message inside their stories and how they created that story. Then, real-world experts in the corresponding field (like NSA Jake Sullivan or THIS AMERICAN LIFE’s Ira Glass) offer advice and action steps (thought patterns to monitor, petitions to sign, organizations to support, etc.) so we can manifest progress. “Theater” is not only a place or a presentation, it is an action. “To theater” is to engage with art presented onstage. Why we theater? We’re about to find out.

Episode Date
Why We Theater Now: April 2022
Apr 09, 2022
ADDRESSLESS meets Choose-Your-Own Activity
Apr 01, 2022
ADDRESSLESS and Homelessness
Mar 29, 2022
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA meets The Prophet
Mar 18, 2022
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA and Expanding Our Thinking to Solve Problems
Mar 11, 2022
Re-Release: IF I FORGET and American Jews, Anti-Semitism, and Tribalism
Feb 17, 2022
THE COLOR PURPLE meets Prayer for the French Republic
Feb 10, 2022
THE COLOR PURPLE and Generational Trauma
Feb 03, 2022
SANCTUARY CITY Meets The Sun Is Also A Star
Jan 27, 2022
SANCTUARY CITY and U.S. Immigration Reform
Jan 20, 2022
Why We Theater NOW: January 2022
Jan 13, 2022
THE KILLING OF KINGS meets The Prison Within
Jan 06, 2022
BONUS: THE KILLING OF KINGS continued with Esther Matthews
Dec 30, 2021
THE KILLING OF KINGS and the Transition of Incarcerated Persons From Prison
Dec 23, 2021
INTERSTATE Meets Multiple Recommendations
Dec 16, 2021
INTERSTATE and Authentic Trans, Queer, and Asian-American Representation
Dec 02, 2021
Why We Theater NOW: November 2021
Nov 25, 2021
RINSE, REPEAT meets Brave Girl Eating
Nov 18, 2021
RINSE, REPEAT and Eating Disorders
Nov 11, 2021
WITNESS UGANDA meets The Good Doctor
Nov 04, 2021
WITNESS UGANDA and Ethical Foreign Aid
Oct 28, 2021
OSLO meets Raya and the Last Dragon
Oct 21, 2021
OSLO and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Oct 14, 2021
Bonus EP: Bringing Theater Back Post-COVID
Jul 19, 2021
Bonus EP: "In the Heights" Exclusive Interviews!
May 21, 2021
Season 1 Finale: Save the Arts and Arts Education
Nov 06, 2020
THE PROM and LGBTQIA+ Rights and the Well-Being of Our Queer Youth
Oct 17, 2020
IF I FORGET and American Jews, Anti-Semitism, and Tribalism
Oct 02, 2020
Usual Girls and Femme Sex and Sexuality, Part Two
Sep 18, 2020
Usual Girls and Femme Sex and Sexuality, Part One
Sep 11, 2020
Soft Power and Democracy, U.S.-China Relations, and Asian-American Culture
Aug 13, 2020
Pipeline and Education Inequity and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Aug 07, 2020
The Lifespan of a Fact and Truth in Journalism
Jul 30, 2020
Octet and Internet Addiction
Jul 23, 2020
School Girls... and Colorism, Beauty, and Self-Esteem in Women, Girls, and Femmes
Jul 15, 2020
Welcome, to Why We Theater
Jul 15, 2020