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Idiot’s Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (1936): Chosen by Committee Episode 18
Josh, Chris, and John discuss Idiot’s Delight, the first of three (!!!) Pulitzer Prize-winning plays by Robert E. Sherwood.
View More Idiot’s Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (1936): Chosen by Committee Episode 18IRC Goes Into the Absurd with A Weekly Virtually Existential Dinner Conversation
Philly’s absurdist theater company continues to bring good nothingness to life even in this time of absurd nothingness
View More IRC Goes Into the Absurd with A Weekly Virtually Existential Dinner ConversationHow Realistic Dinosaur Costumes are Used in Theater Shows
There’s nothing more jaw-dropping than seeing dinosaurs on the big screen, feeling the terror of a T-Rex as its teeth grind, full of human flesh. …
View More How Realistic Dinosaur Costumes are Used in Theater ShowsThe Old Maid by Zoe Akins (1935): Chosen by Committee Episode 17
We consider expectations of female-penned literature, the role of casual racism, and Edith Wharton.
View More The Old Maid by Zoe Akins (1935): Chosen by Committee Episode 17Men in White by Sidney Kingsley (1934): Chosen by Committee Episode 16
Josh, John, and Chris discuss Men in White, the history of medicine, and good tv shows set in hospitals.
View More Men in White by Sidney Kingsley (1934): Chosen by Committee Episode 16Be an #artshero: Campaign calls on Senate to pass emergency funding for the arts
An intersectional grassroots campaign tocalls on the 5.1 million Americans employed in the U.S. Arts & Culture sector to urge all 100 Senators to pass massive economic relief by August 1.
View More Be an #artshero: Campaign calls on Senate to pass emergency funding for the artsBoth Your Houses by Maxwell Anderson (1933): Chosen by Committee Episode 15
Chris rambles about economics, Josh sings a bit of Hamilton, and the trio discuss the West Wing.
View More Both Your Houses by Maxwell Anderson (1933): Chosen by Committee Episode 15Of Thee I Sing by George & Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind (1932): Chosen by Committee Episode 14
This episode of Chosen by Committee talks about our first musical winner, Of Thee I Sing
View More Of Thee I Sing by George & Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind (1932): Chosen by Committee Episode 14Alison’s House by Susan Glaspell (1931): Chosen by Committee Episode 13
This week’s episode talks about poetry, who art belongs to, and Emily Dickinson.
View More Alison’s House by Susan Glaspell (1931): Chosen by Committee Episode 13YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (dir. David Koepp): Film review
On a rainy day with nothing better to do, You Should Have Left will prove serviceable enough for non-discerning viewers
View More YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (dir. David Koepp): Film reviewGreen Pastures by Marc Connolly (1930): Chosen by Committee Episode 12
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.
View More Green Pastures by Marc Connolly (1930): Chosen by Committee Episode 12We Should Ask For More
The arts sector is speaking up against the city’s proposed cutting of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. How about skipping that request and shoot for $40 million instead?
View More We Should Ask For MoreStreet Scene by Elmer Rice (1929): Chosen by Committee Episode 11
Josh, John, and Chris discuss and praise the 1929 Pulitzer winner for drama
View More Street Scene by Elmer Rice (1929): Chosen by Committee Episode 11SoLow Fest Goes Virtual
A virtual performance festival
View More SoLow Fest Goes VirtualStrange Interlude by Eugene O’Neill: Chosen by Committee Episode 10
The Pulitzers go for Modernism with Eugene O’Neill’s 1928 drama winner
View More Strange Interlude by Eugene O’Neill: Chosen by Committee Episode 10In Abraham’s Bosom by Paul Green (1927): Chosen by Committee Episode 9
Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Paul Green’s 1927 work In Abraham’s Bosom. It hasn’t aged well.
View More In Abraham’s Bosom by Paul Green (1927): Chosen by Committee Episode 9Three Practical Things Every Actor Needs
There are so many things we don’t talk about in actor training.
View More Three Practical Things Every Actor NeedsHow to Get Followers on Instagram Easily
Ever wondered what people that fast Instagram followers do differently? Although there are many apps that increase the number of followers, only a couple of…
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