Why We Theater

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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...

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Recent episodes

  • Why We Theater Now: April 2022Apr 9, 2022 · 12 min
  • ADDRESSLESS meets Choose-Your-Own ActivityApr 1, 2022 · 21 min
  • ADDRESSLESS and HomelessnessMar 29, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
  • DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA meets The ProphetMar 18, 2022 · 11 min
  • DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA and Expanding Cognition to Solve ProblemsMar 11, 2022 · 1 hr 18 min
  • Re-Release: IF I FORGET and American Jews, Anti-Semitism, and TribalismFeb 17, 2022 · 1 hr 34 min
  • THE COLOR PURPLE meets Prayer for the French RepublicFeb 10, 2022 · 12 min
  • THE COLOR PURPLE and Generational TraumaFeb 3, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
  • SANCTUARY CITY Meets The Sun Is Also A StarJan 27, 2022 · 9 min
  • SANCTUARY CITY and U.S. Immigration ReformJan 20, 2022 · 1 hr 26 min

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