Read More Plays: Recent Episodes
Read More Plays
A comedy podcast that helps answer the question “what is this play about?” … Plays are meant to be seen not read, but before an audience sees a production all the artists involved need to read the text and come to a unified interpretation of it. This show examines that process – we will read plays and look at them through the lens of different text analysis techniques, talk about the potential stories that could be told using that play, and go behind the scenes of the artistic process. This podcast is for anyone who wants to know more about the important plays of our time and the analytic techniques that can be used to understand them more deeply and for anyone who loves theater and would like to know more about the artistic process.
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Hamlet By William Shakespeare ! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Mark H. discuss Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea by Nathan Alan Davis ! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Mark H. website: theneogriot.com
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Our Town by Thornton Wilder! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Frank Britton discuss Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play By Anne Washburn! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Kalyn Harewood's album BLOOMING can be heard here on Spotify.
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In this special trailer for READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss season 4! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Frank Britton discuss Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss God Of Carnage By Yasmina Reza! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss The Realistic Joneses By Will Eno! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest L. Michael Gipson discuss School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Servant Of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni and One Man Two Guvnors by Richard Bean ! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode of READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discussthe musical The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss August: Osage County by Tracy Letts! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss MacBeth by William Shakespere! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Angels In America Part 2: Perestroikaby Tony Kushner! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Angels In America Part 1: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this special trailer for READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss season 3! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman, and Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart discuss Season 2 of Read More Plays, and announce the lineup for Season 3! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Destiny of Desire by Karen Zacharias. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
- Link to Nick Stella showing how big comedy can be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32R9B0GwDSk
A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Pipeline By Dominique Morisseau. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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Gwendolyn Brooks talking about and reading her poem "We Real Cool" https://poets.org/poem/we-real-cool
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play A Monster Calls based on an idea by Siobhan Dowd, adapted from the book by Patrick Ness, devised by The Company with Adam Peck as the writer in the room. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
n this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Colin A. Borden discuss the play The Rover by Aphra Behn. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysispride and prejudice
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and veryspecial guest Johanna Dunphy discuss the play Hand To God by Robert Askins. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play All My Sons by Arthur Miller. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss Blithe Spirit By Noël Coward. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss Everybody by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins & Everyman by Anonymous. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss The Unplugging by Yvette Nolan. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss Usual Girls by Ming Peiffer. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss The MotherF*er With The Hat By Stephen Adly Gurgis. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. Interview with Stephen Adly Guirgis and John Patrick Shanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOBPxAAfYA&t=1s
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman share what season 2 of the podcast will look like. First episode airs in two weeks on September 27th, 2021 when the RMP team will be discussing Stephen Adly Guirgis' incredible play THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood.
You can find the full lineup of the plays we'll be discussing in season two on our website: Season 2 Play LineupFollow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in. Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart discuss Season 1 of Read More Plays and announce the plays they will be discussing in season two. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. The full list of plays for season two can be found on our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and special guests Mikey and Jen Beverelli Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and special guest Aaron Thomas the show BootyCandy by Robert O'Hara. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this special READ MORE PLAYS bonus episode Jennifer Sassaman has a discussion with Linda Robinson about her time as a nurse practitioner/midwife with Medicenes San Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders in Africa during the early 2000's. Due to the nature of the subject matter this episode contains explicit material. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. Linda Robinson's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5A3BxU4Uc
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Linda Robinson's book SUNDAY MORNING SHAMWANA: https://pineknollpress.com/buy-the-book/ (you can also get it through larger booksellers like amazon and barnes &. noble)
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and special guest Ameenah Kaplan the show Ruined by Lynn Nottage. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. Linda Robinson's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5A3BxU4Uc
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Linda Robinson's book SUNDAY MORNING SHAMWANA: https://pineknollpress.com/buy-the-book/ (you can also get it through larger booksellers like amazon and barnes &. noble)
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Ameenah Kaplan's IMDB page (so you can find her in your favorite shows): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438188/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman and special guest Wendy Nogales the show Water by the Spoonful By Quiara Alegría Hudes. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman the show Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman the show Familiar By Danai Gurira. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
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Interview with the playwright;
In Conversation with Danai Gurira | American Theatre Wing - In Conversation with Danai Gurira
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman the show Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this bonus content, Jennifer and Ricardo are interviewed by Sam about how their friendship started and who the infamous Greg and Stella Asthe are!
You can view the full video on our Patreon page: Patreon/ReadMorePlays. No need to sign up, it's on the public landing page just below our silly "different" memberships options.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman the show Top Girls by Caryl Churchill. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Rebecca Cunningham discuss the show Indecent By Paula Vogel. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1.The Girl Tales podcast that Rebecca Cunningham hosts and produces: https://girltalespodcast.com/
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Yvette Heyliger the show Clybourne ParkBy Bruce Norris. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart discuss the show Terra Nova By Ted Tally. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
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Photos from the 1910-1913 TERRA NOVA expedition https://mashable.com/2017/01/29/terra-nova-expedition/?fbclid=IwAR2u_G0glU-sAzXODQSAXkJ9IMv9gzvv_TO3cfgBA15YSbbg05VaQC15G5A#Aw3grPLX9mqF
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the show Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this very special episode of READ MORE PLAYS Hosts Jennifer Sassaman and Ricardo Fredrick Evans are talking to the cast of The Importance Of Being Earnest about the production!
Public Domain Productions Presents: The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar WildeThe Cast:
Jack Worthing ....................................Joshua Pride
Cecil Cardew .......................................Judith Park
Algernon Moncrief ............................Colin Cahill
Laetitia Prism ......................................Jennifer Sassaman
Lane .........................................................Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart
Dr. Frederick Chausable ..................Ricardo Frederick Evans
Lady Augusta Bracknell ...................Nick Stella
Merriman ..............................................Sean Hopkins
Gwendolyn Fairfax ...........................Hannah Shay
Audio Play Directed and Adaptated by Jennifer Sassaman
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Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this very special episode of READ MORE PLAYS Hosts Jennifer Sassaman and Ricardo Fredrick Evans are tackling the text of Oscar Wilde's "Trivial Comedy for Serious People" The Importance Of Being Earnest -- By performing it!
Public Domain Productions Presents: The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar WildeThe Cast:
Jack Worthing ....................................Joshua Pride
Cecil Cardew .......................................Judith Park
Algernon Moncrief ............................Colin Cahill
Laetitia Prism ......................................Jennifer Sassaman
Lane .........................................................Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart
Dr. Frederick Chausable ..................Ricardo Frederick Evans
Lady Augusta Bracknell ...................Nick Stella
Merriman ..............................................Sean Hopkins
Gwendolyn Fairfax ...........................Hannah Shay
Audio Play Directed and Adaptated by Jennifer Sassaman
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Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the show A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
Plot Overview:
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a magical comedy set in ancient Athens and actually follows three different stories that come together in the end. The first plot thread is about four young Athenians trapped in a bit of a love rectangle. Lysander and Demetrius are both in love with Hermia, who in turn loves Lysander but her father objects so the two plan to run away to get married in another town. They tell Hermia’s bff Helena – who is in love with Demetrius – what they’re going to do but she decides to tell Demetrius as a way to gain favor with him. Second plot is about a group of working-class folks who are practicing a play that they want to do for the Duke’s upcoming wedding. Finally, the third plot is driven by a fight between the king and the queen of the fairies and how they and their fairy servants scheme to get what they want. Everyone goes into the woods and the story goes from there.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, ans special guest Dr. Natalya Baldyga discuss the show The King Stag, by Carlo Gozzi. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
Plot Overview:
The King Stag is a story about an Italian king named Deramo who is using supernatural means to try to find an honest wife. Unfortunately for him, the biggest dishonesty in his life is that the first minister he thinks is such a loyal friend, is actually evil and plotting to destroy him. Mwuahahahaaaaa.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman, discuss the show Picnic, By William Inge. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
Plot Overview:
Picnic is a play that takes place in a small Kansas town in 1953. The action happens in the front yard of two houses owned by Mrs. Potts and Mrs. Owens. They are getting ready for a Labor Day picnic that will be attended by the whole town, including the smoking hot new drifter, Hal, who’s just rolled into town that morning and is doing some work for Mrs. Potts but catches the eye of Mrs. Owens’ extremely pretty daughter Madge. Draaahhhmaaaa!
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman, discuss the show The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
Plot Overview:
The Thanksgiving Play is a story about a small group of very PC artists coming together to write a 45 minute, 3-person play that will break down the myths and stereotypes of Thanksgiving and celebrate Native American Heritage month for elementary school audiences. They want to create a revolution in the minds of their young audiences, but the creative process is stymied at every turn by their contortions to avoid doing or saying anything controversial.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman, discuss the show Tartuffe by Molière. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.
Plot Overview:
Tartuffe is a story about a wealthy man named Orgon who has taken in a man named Tartuffe to advise him on spiritual matters and this pious-seeming houseguest has started to take over every decision Orgon makes.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. The trailer for our first watch party movie Molière: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySWrKfEa4E
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A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Frank Britton discuss the show Two Trains Running by August Wilson. Music by Kalyn Harewood.
Plot Overview:
Two Trains Running takes place in Memphis Lee’s diner and shows you what life is like for him and the handful of people who either frequent the diner or work there over the course of a few days in 1969.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
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The Public Green Space that is located at 1839 Wylie that is open for the public to use and honors the mythic Aunt Ester (and her red door) from the August Wilson Pittsburgh Cycle - https://groundedpgh.org/projects/green-playces-hill-district/
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Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Johanna Pan (Costume Designer & host of the podcast DIRTY LAUNDRY) discuss the classic 13th century Yuan drama The Injustice to Dou E by Guan Hanqing as well as the modern adaptation by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig called Snow in Midsummer. Music by Kalyn Harewood.
Plot(s) Overview:
Both The Injustice to Dou E by Guan Hanqing and Snow in Midsummer by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig tell the story of a young Chinese widow who was accused of a murder she did not commit and after her execution many terrible things happen in the city where she lived which will only stop when her innocence is proven.
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Links to items referenced in this episode:
1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis
- Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis
In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang!
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Music by Kalyn Harewood.
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe. This play was a New York Times critics' choice and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prizer for Drama in 2017.
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Music by Kalyn Harewood.
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In this trailer READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman reveal the big lineup of plays that will be explored in the first season as well as go through the format that will be used each episode using a little known play by Shakespeare called Hamlet!
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In this trailer READ MORE PLAYS hosts Jennifer Sassaman and Ricardo Frederick Evans discuss their new comedy podcast about plays and the artistic process. They also put out a request for listeners to suggest plays they would like to see as a part of the lineup as the RMP team finalizes what this exciting first season will include.