Dr. Erin Mee on Modern and Contemporary Indian Theatre
7 November 2017
Dr. Erin Mee of New York University joins us for the second part of our series on Indian theatre. In this episode, she explains how modern Indian theatre developed in the decades before and after independence.
Dr. Erin Mee of New York University joins us to discuss kutiyattam, a style of theatre from southwestern India that brings ancient Sanskrit dramas to life.
Translating An Enemy of the People with Dr. Paul Walsh
23 October 2017
Dr. Paul Walsh of the Yale School of Drama joins us to discuss his work translating Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People for the opening production of the Yale Repertory Theatre's 52nd season.
Reimagining Shakespeare’s Legacy with Madeline Sayet
14 September 2017
Madeline Sayet joins us to talk about how she's producing Shakespeare's work with Native American artists to place them in a new, more diverse context.
Exploring the Performing Arts Collections at the Harry Ransom Center with Dr. Eric Colleary
21 August 2017
Dr. Eric Colleary, Cline Curator of Theater and Performing Arts at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, introduces us to the treasures in the center's performing arts collections.
Being Melodramatic with the Staging Napoleonic Theatre Project
14 August 2017
The Staging Napoleonic Theatre project is working to study and stage early examples of melodrama, a theatrical genre that was widely popular in the nineteenth century.
