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Idiot’s Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (1936): Chosen by Committee Episode 18

Phindie Podcasts July 31, 2020 No Comments

Josh, Chris, and John discuss Idiot’s Delight, the first of three (!!!) Pulitzer Prize-winning plays by Robert E. Sherwood.

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The Old Maid by Zoe Akins (1935): Chosen by Committee Episode 17

Phindie Podcasts July 22, 2020 No Comments

We consider expectations of female-penned literature, the role of casual racism, and Edith Wharton.

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Men in White by Sidney Kingsley (1934): Chosen by Committee Episode 16

Phindie Podcasts July 16, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Chris discuss Men in White, the history of medicine, and good tv shows set in hospitals.

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Both Your Houses by Maxwell Anderson (1933): Chosen by Committee Episode 15

Phindie Podcasts July 9, 2020 No Comments

Chris rambles about economics, Josh sings a bit of Hamilton, and the trio discuss the West Wing.

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Of Thee I Sing by George & Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind (1932): Chosen by Committee Episode 14

Phindie Podcasts July 7, 2020 No Comments

This episode of Chosen by Committee talks about our first musical winner, Of Thee I Sing

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Alison’s House by Susan Glaspell (1931): Chosen by Committee Episode 13

Phindie Podcasts July 2, 2020 No Comments

This week’s episode talks about poetry, who art belongs to, and Emily Dickinson.

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Green Pastures by Marc Connolly (1930): Chosen by Committee Episode 12

Phindie Podcasts June 18, 2020 No Comments

The trio discusses Green Pastures, a retelling of the Old Testament of the Bible using an all-black cast and a black vernacular. The writer, Marc Connolly was white.

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Street Scene by Elmer Rice (1929): Chosen by Committee Episode 11

Phindie Podcasts June 17, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Chris discuss and praise the 1929 Pulitzer winner for drama

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Strange Interlude by Eugene O’Neill: Chosen by Committee Episode 10

Phindie Podcasts June 8, 2020 No Comments

The Pulitzers go for Modernism with Eugene O’Neill’s 1928 drama winner

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In Abraham’s Bosom by Paul Green (1927): Chosen by Committee Episode 9

Phindie Podcasts May 28, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Paul Green’s 1927 work In Abraham’s Bosom. It hasn’t aged well.

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Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Christopher Munden May 23, 2020 No Comments

A new podcast

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Craig’s Wife by George Kelly (1926): Chosen by Committee Episode 8

Phindie Podcasts May 14, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Chris discuss George Kelley’s Craig’s Wife. We also spend the first 10 minutes talking about art’s funding and Philadelphia theater during the COVID-19 crisis

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They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard (1925): Chosen by Committee Episode 7

Phindie Podcasts May 7, 2020 No Comments

Join the crew as we talk about the 2020 Pulitzer picks, West Coast optimism, and the 1925 Pulitzer winner

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Hell-Bent Fer Heaven by Hatcher Hughes (1924): Chosen by Committee Episode 6

Phindie Podcasts April 30, 2020 No Comments

Josh, Christopher, and John discuss discuss the illegitimate winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George Kelly was robbed!

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Icebound by Owen Davis (1923): Chosen by Committee Episode 5

Phindie Podcasts April 23, 2020 No Comments

This week, Josh, Christopher, and John discuss Icebound by Owen Davis.

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Anna Christie by Eugene O’Neill (1922): Chosen by Committee Episode 4

Phindie Podcasts April 16, 2020 No Comments

his week the pod discuss Eugene O’Neill’s fascinating sea shanty Anna Christie.

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Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3

Phindie Podcasts April 9, 2020 No Comments

This week, Josh, Christopher, and John largely disagree about Zona Gale’s Miss Lulu Bett, the winner in 1921. They talk dream casts, feminism, and the crisis of modernity!

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Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill (1920): Chosen by Committee Episode 2

Phindie Podcasts April 2, 2020 No Comments

In episode 2 of Chosen by Committee, the podcast considering every play which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, hosts Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 tragedy. They mostly loved it.