Partial View Podcast

Alex and Danielle went to BroadwayCon, and they have things to say! Hear about the programming, the theatre community, and how BroadwayCon compares to other cons Alex has attended. In short, they had a great time!

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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The first of a new episode series where Alex and Danielle share highlights from the shows they saw in the last 3 months! This installment features some of the shows they saw leading up to the Tony Awards: Endgame (Irish Rep), Bad Cinderella (Broadway), Regretfully, So the Birds Are (Playwrights Horizons), Oliver! (NY City Center Encores), & Juliet (Broadway), Grey House (Broadway), Just for Us (Broadway), and The Light in the Piazza (NY City Center Encores).

Show notes can be found on our Patreon.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Why don't we see more horror, sci-fi, or fantasy theatre? We talked to dramaturg, theatrical experience designer, and all-around cool person Andrew Agress about the perceived and real challenges of producing genre works on stage. We also get into it about the new horror play Grey House on Broadway! Don't worry though—there won't be any jump scares in this episode.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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In today's episode, Alex and Danielle get to gush to guest Zach Raffio about how much they love his satire website, The Broadway Beat! They discuss Zach's philosophy and ethical considerations in satire, share some of their favorite past Broadway Beat headlines, and answer the following questions: What makes actor Brian D'Arcy James the perfect uncontroversial satire subject? Does poking fun at David Mamet count as punching up? And how niche is too niche?

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Gender is a social construct, and so are awards categories! We talked to non-binary actor Ezra Tozian about their advocacy work to make the Helen Hayes Awards gender-inclusive, why changing gender-segregated acting categories is important, and why we even care about awards in the first place. Ezra, Alex, and Danielle also talk about what else they'd like to see change in theatre awards.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Ezra Tozian (they/them) is a non-binary actor who specializes in new works, absurdism, and classical adaptions. They are a vocal advocate for trans and non-binary community members, accountability in rehearsal and performance spaces, and Covid safety in an industry that continues to sacrifice disabled people for money and convenience. They have appeared with theatres such as The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, and, most recently, Round House Theatre for their National Capital New Play Festival. In 2019, they were instrumental in the push to make the categories of the Helen Hayes Awards gender inclusive and succeeded in time to award two non-binary actors performance awards in 2020!

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It's awards szn, y'all! Enjoy Alex and Danielle getting into it about the Drama Desk Awards in this teaser of our latest Patreon-exclusive bonus episode!

*Content Warning: This episode contains references to physical and sexual assault.* 

We welcomed intimacy and fight director Cha Ramos onto the pod to talk about the growing discipline and how the theatre industry has been adapting to it! Our discussion includes potential union membership for intimacy professionals, how all rehearsal rooms are just full of human people playing make believe, and how Cha once accidentally talked herself out of a job.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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It's been a few months, but... we're back!

Join our Patreon at any level before June 11 and access our bonus awards season episodes!

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It's time for a holiday-themed episode! Alex and Danielle welcomed father-son acting duo Bruce and Charlie Cromer to the pod to talk about their decades-long history of performing in A Christmas Carol together. They share different perspectives on why theatres continue to stage this story year after year, whether "The American Theatre" even exists, and perhaps most importantly, why pay for therapy when you can have three ghosts haunt you for free instead?

Find show notes and episode transcript at www.partialviewpod.com.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Bootlegs. Slime tutorials. Illegal recordings. Whatever you call them, they're everywhere, and the discourse is toxic. In this episode, Alex and Danielle welcome friends Dara Epstein and Leah Holstein to try to bring some nuance back into the conversation.

Find show notes and episode transcript at www.partialviewpod.com.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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It’s the first episode! Danielle and Alex talk to Todd Brian Backus and Percival Hornak about their experience with exploitative and toxic work cultures in theatre. They cover things like so-called “quiet quitting,” salary transparency, and mentorship—and whether the theatre industry is delivering on its COVID-era promises of change.

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