Thesis on Joan is a podcast dedicated to amplifying voices from the LGBTQ+ community in the New York performing arts scene and examining the industry from a queer perspective! Join fanqueers and theatre professionals Harrow (they/them) and Meghan (she/her) as they sit down with groundbreaking theatre folx, from Brooklyn cabaret performers to people backstage and on Broadway. For many queers, theatre has been an escape, this podcast looks to have open conversations on where we’ve come from and where we’re headed as a community, while queering the canon along the way. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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episode 11: Cool, Cool, Considerate Queers
Hosts Meghan and Harrow discuss a new round of queer theatre including the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival readings of TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe, Hide and Hide by Roger Q. Mason, and Overheard directed by L Morgan Lee, as well as Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin and I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón. Special guest and Harrow’s partner, Luci DeVoy joins in a deep dive into Roundabout Theatre’s revival of 1776 with her thoughts on representation, land acknowledgments, and where she expects them to show up next.
A full transcription of this episode is available here.
Show Discussions:
- Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival
- TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe
- Hide and Hide by Roger Q. Mason
- Overheard directed by L Morgan Lee
- Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin
- I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón
- Listen to a reading on The Parsnip Ship - 32:40
- 1776 music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone
- Sara Porkalob Vulture Interview
References:
- Special guest Luci DeVoy: Instagram
Action of the Ep:
- Call on Congress and the Biden administration to swiftly pass permanent protections for undocumented immigrants in our country.
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Sign the petition
- New York Immigration Coalition: Write to your representatives
Queer Culture Recs:
- Cruise with Ben and David
- Queer Folx Book Club
Episode Credits:
- Edited by Harrow Sansom
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