Howlround's Podcasts

By Jeffrey Mosser. Jeffrey Mosser introduces a new podcast series, From the Ground Up, about ensemble-based and collaboratively-created theatre companies.

By Michael Lueger, Piotr Wołodźko. We welcome back Stories from the Eastern West for Part 2 of their exploration of the life and work of Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski.

By Michael Lueger, Piotr Wołodźko. The Theatre History Podcast is proud to partner with Stories from the Eastern West to present the first of a two-part episode on the life and work of revolutionary theatre director Jerzy Grotowski.

By Michael Lueger, Richard Schoch, Amanda Eubanks Winkler. The Restoration was an era of theatrical innovation and rebirth in England. It also saw a number of strikingly radical revisions of William Shakespeare's original plays. Dr.

By Michael Lueger, Matt DiCintio. In this week's Theatre History Podcast, Matt DiCintio on the origins of the freak show and its lasting influence on our perceptions of disability, race, and physical difference.

By Michael Lueger, Elaine McGirr. Why is Mary Ann Yates the greatest actress you've never heard of? Dr. Elaine McGirr introduces us to this eighteenth-century star and recounts her fascinating career.

By Michael Lueger, Derek Miller. In this week's Theatre History Podcast, Dr. Derek Miller joins us to talk about the origins and development of theatrical copyright.

By Michael Lueger, Sara B.T. Thiel. How do you depict pregnancy when you're working with an all-male cast? Dr. Sara BT Thiel joins us to discuss this and other issues connected to pregnancy on the Stuart stage.

By Michael Lueger, Robert Davis. Could you make it as the manager of a New York City theatre in the 1840s? That's the question that Dr. Robert Davis's game and app Broadway:1849 poses to players.

By Michael Lueger, Cobina Gillitt. Dr.

By Michael Lueger, Carlos Alexis Cruz. How has the circus changed from its earliest origins to today? CarlosAlexis Cruz joins us to explain how acrobatics and storytelling have come to replace the big top and the three-ring circus.

By Michael Lueger, Julie Burrell. How did Black theatre connect with the Civil Rights Movement? Dr. Julie Burrell of Cleveland State University joins the Theatre History Podcast to talk about William B.

By Jacqueline E. Lawton, Lisa C. Ravensbergen, mia susan amir, DeLesslin George-Warren. In this podcast, DeLesslin “Roo” George-Warren, Jacqueline E.

By Michael Lueger, Chantal Bilodeau. Playwright Chantal Bilodeau joins us to discuss her essay "Why I'm Breaking Up with Aristotle," and how we need to explore new forms of storytelling in order to create theatre that engages with iss

By Michael Lueger, Kevin Clarke. Dr.

By Michael Lueger, Nora J. Williams. Dr.

By Michael Lueger, Amy Cook. Dr. Amy Cook of Stony Brook University joins us to discuss her new book, Building Character: The Art and Science of Casting.

By Michael Lueger, Claudia Orenstein. Dr. Claudia Orenstein of Hunter College introduces us to the art of tolpavakoothu, a shadow puppet tradition from Kerala, in southern India.

By Michael Lueger, David Nicol. Dr. David Nicol talks about his project to turn early modern theatre manager Philip Henslowe's "diary" into a daily blog.

By Michael Lueger, Christian DuComb. Dr.