Chosen by Committee · Episode 43- The Subject Was Roses (1965) Today, Frank Gilroy may be best known as the father of screenwriters Tony Gilroy…
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Category: Interviews
All the Way Home by Tad Mosel (1961): Chosen by Committee episode 40
In a long-awaited return to the podcast game, Josh, John, and Chris discuss Tad Mosel’s All the Way Home, winner of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize…
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Fiorello! by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock (1960): Chosen by Committee episode 39
Back in dark days of January 2021, the podders at Chosen by Committee considered the political biographic musical Fiorello!
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Back on Stage: Christine Cox talks about BalletX’s return this week at the Mann Center
The limited-run engagement will showcase the work of Hope Boykin, Matthew Neenan, and Dwight Rhoden.
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Living in A DOLL’S HOUSE: An Ibsen adaption for these times
Wife and husband team Jennifer Summerfield and Kyle Cassidy are releasing their quarantine-themed adaptation of A Doll’s House to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Philly’s stay-at-home order,
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Phindie editor Christopher Munden goes Into the Absurd
IRC producing artistic director Tina Brock interviews Christopher Munden about Kensington Soccer Club, Chosen by Committee, his work as a theater critic and editor, and his hungry cat Walter cat.
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J.B. by Archibald MacLeish (1959): Chosen by Committee Episode 38
On this episode of Chosen by Committee, Josh, John, and Chris talk poetry and bible, and wonder why this play didn’t quite work.
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Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings (1958): Chosen by Committee Episode 36
In 1958 the Pulitzer Prize for Drama went to Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings’s adaptation of the Thomas Wolfe novel. This week’s episode of Chosen by Committee discusses the award-winning play
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill (1957): Chosen by Committee Episode 35
This week, hosts Josh, John, and Chris take a long day’s journey into night with the 1957 winner by Eugene O’Neill, his fourth.
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The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (1956): Chosen by Committee Episode 34
Josh, John, and Chris discuss Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s dramatization of The Diary of Anne Frank, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956.
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Need A Podcast for Christmas?
Hallmark Christmas movies are a genre of cinema that has received decidedly little critical attention… until now
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (1955): Chosen by Committee Episode 33
In 1955, playwright Tennessee Williams won his second Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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The Teahouse Of The August Moon by John Patrick (1954): Chosen by Committee Episode 32
This week, hosts Josh, John, and Chris talk about racism, identity, and 1954’s Pulitzer winner The Teahouse of August Moon
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Picnic by William Inge (1953): Chosen by Committee Episode 31
William Inge, his place in the American dramatic canon, and queer coding.
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The Shrike by Joseph Kramm (1952): Chosen by Committee Episode 30
Touching on issues of mental illness, fitting into a crazy world, and hating your wife, THE SHRIKE marks the high water mark for Philadelphia playwright Joseph Kramm.
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South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein (1950): Chosen by Committee Episode 29
Recorded on the night after the U.S. Presidential Election: John, Josh, and Chris discuss Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific as well as the duos previous…
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9 Types of Equipment You’ll Need for Your Podcast
Buying podcast equipment for the perfect setup is probably the first huge hurdle that aspiring podcasters may face.
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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1949): Chosen by Committee episode 28
We talk about Arthur Miller, specifically Death of.a Salesman (1949) with a dash of All my Sons, as a treat.
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1948): Chosen by Committee episode 27
You may have of this one.
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State of the Union by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay (1946): Chosen by Committee episode 26
A timely episode for election season, this week’s episode considers the politically vacant yet dramatically sound State of the Union
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