Theater Podcast: Radio Hour

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog

I am sharing with you these fourteen Episodes of Radio Hour, a theater podcast from Plan B Theater in Utah. With many of us under shelter-in-place orders, audio theater is a helpful distraction and source comfort. Since 2005, RadioWest and Plan-B Theatre Company have partnered to bring the art of radio drama to modern audiences. From adaptations of beloved tales …

Pandemic Playwright Podcast

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog

American Theatre’s Podcast, The Subtext, put out a call last week for playwrights to call in and leave messages on a voicemail. The idea was to check in, tell others how you’re doing, if and what you’re writing. Since I’m writing something right now (actually two comedies), I called. I talked into the void, wondering if I was being silly, …

“What We Look Like” audio play

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog

I plan to post a series of homages to terrific theater- and playwriting-oriented podcasts. First up is The Parsnip Ship! Every month a new play, delivered right to your earbuds. The Parsnip Ship, hosted by Iyvon Edebiri, is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences and made accessible as a monthly podcast. The series fosters community by exploring …

“On a One-Night Stand”

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog

Tennessee Williams is one of my favorite playwrights, and is one of America’s best-loved and most-performed playwrights. I especially admire his facility with metaphor and his titles, which are at once evocative, provocative and intriguing: the exact combination you want in a play title. Over at Poetry Foundation, I found a poem by Williams, read by the author. Titled, “On …