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Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni discuss Alisa Zhulina's new book, Theater of Capital, the Wilma Theatre's production of My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion by Sasha Denisova, and the 10th anniversary convening of the Latinx Theatre Commons.

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Pannill, Leticia, and Miriam discuss Suhaila Meera's article about Little Amal, the large scale puppet drawing attention to the plight of displaced children, the trend toward earlier curtain times for theatre, and Faye Driscoll's dance performance work, including Thank You for Coming and Come On In.

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Pannill, Miriam, and Shayoni discuss Rustom Bharucha's recent book, The Second Wave, about cultural responses to the pandemic, speech and protest on campus regarding the war in Israel and Gaza, and the essay “Decomposition Instead of Collapse - Dear Theatre, Be Like Soil.”

Here are links to some of things we discuss on this episode:

  • Rustom Bharucha’s book, The Second Wave: Reflections on the Pandemic Through Photography, Performance, and Public Culture

  • Shayoni Mitra’s editorial in The Columbia Spectator, “Protest with Care.”

  • An article about Refaat Alareer, and his poem, “If I Must Die, Let it Be A Tale.”

  • The essay by Annalisa Dias, “Decomposition Instead of Collapse - Dear Theatre, Be Like Soil” and responses by estrellita beatriz and Jacob Padrón.

  • A report on the raid on The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, West Bank.

  • Paul Beinart’s article in Jewish Currents on the antisemitism controversy at Harvard.

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Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, site of ASTR 2023, Sarah, Harvey and Pannill discuss “The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Commodification,” a forthcoming essay by Annie Dorsen and Sam Gill, the current moment in conservative cultural politics and what it means for theatre makers and scholars in the US, and the legacy of Matthew Perry.

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Pannill and Brian welcome Sean Metzger and Laura Edmondson, outgoing and incoming editors of Theatre Journal, to discuss the 75th anniversary of the journal, and the forthcoming special issue commemorating that milestone. We discuss some of the pieces in the anniversary issue, the 1980s as a watershed era for the field, and what we hope the future will bring.

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On this episode, Pannill, Jordan, Leticia, and Miriam talk about Kevin Landis' new book, One Public, about the Oskar Eustis era at The Public Theater, financial difficulties at the Dallas Theater Center, and the recent Guggenheim Fellowships awarded to theatre and performance scholars.

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Pannill and Brian welcome Shayoni Mitra to the roster of On TAP regular co-hosts! We talk about Vaibhav Saria's book, Hijras, Brothers, Lovers, the bans on drag performance in US state legislatures, and the wins for Asian-American performers at the Academy Awards.