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Episode 2.13: MJ Halberstadt, Deal Me Out

MJ Halberstadt's new play Deal Me Out will be part of Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 2019-20 season. It's the story of a longtime standing board game group falling apart due to internal dislikes coming to a head in the aftermath of the 2016 elections. Co-host Ethan Warren joins us as MJ talks about site specific plays, knitting, the crucial different between a comma and a semicolon, Ranked Choice Voting, and board games. Lots of board games.

EpisodesGreg LamSeptember 3, 2019Season 2, MJ Halberstadt, Ethan Warren, Board Games, Boston Playwright's Theatre, Ranked Choice Voting, Site Specific Plays, Board Gaming

Episode 2.07: Charlotte Meehan, Cleanliness, Godliness, and Madness: A User's Guide

Charlotte Meehan writes multimedia pieces that play with form and speak about today’s issues, but she insists it isn’t surreal but how she views the world. Her play Cleanliness, Godliness, and Madness: A User’s Guide is a prime example. Written to be performed by her company, Sleeping Weazel, it might seem like a broadside attack on Trumpism but it’s rooted in Meehan’s family history.

EpisodesGreg LamMarch 5, 2019Season 2, Charlotte Meehan, Sleeping Weazel, Kate Snodgrass, Boston Theatre Marathon, Boston Playwright's Theatre