Oh no! John Rosenberg is moving to LA! To see him off and celebrate the 20th episode of Chosen by Committee, the podders got together and recorded LIVE in John’s backyard!
View More Our Town by Thornton Wilder (1938): Chosen by Committee SPECIAL LIVE EDITION (episode 20)
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1937 for You Can’t Take it With You.
View More You Can’t Take It With You by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart (1937): Chosen by Committee Episode 19
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 18
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 17
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 16
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 15
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 14
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 13
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 12
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 11
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 10
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 9
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
View More Craig’s Wife by George Kelly (1926): Chosen by Committee Episode 8
Join the crew as we talk about the 2020 Pulitzer picks, West Coast optimism, and the 1925 Pulitzer winner
View More They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard (1925): Chosen by Committee Episode 7
Josh, Christopher, and John discuss discuss the illegitimate winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George Kelly was robbed!
View More Hell-Bent Fer Heaven by Hatcher Hughes (1924): Chosen by Committee Episode 6
This week, Josh, Christopher, and John discuss Icebound by Owen Davis.
View More Icebound by Owen Davis (1923): Chosen by Committee Episode 5
his week the pod discuss Eugene O’Neill’s fascinating sea shanty Anna Christie.
View More Anna Christie by Eugene O’Neill (1922): Chosen by Committee Episode 4
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!
View More Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3
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.
View More Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill (1920): Chosen by Committee Episode 2