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 9: Queer (Show) Round-Up
Hosts Meghan and Harrow discuss all the queer shows they’ve seen recently (and not so recently)! Hear shout outs to Songs From Bark of Millions by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray, Gumiho by Nina Ki, The Nosebleed written and directed by Aya Ogawa, As You Like It adapted by Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery, and Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason. They go into deeper dives on Once Upon a (Korean) Time by Daniel K. Isaac and american (tele)visions by Victor I. Cazares! Plus, get behind-the-scenes thoughts on the making of this podcast, a discussion of the current “drag moment” trend in theatre, and what playwright Harrow and Meghan moved aside in order to take a photo with their show poster.
A full transcription of this episode is available here
Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault between 27:16-29:13
Show Discussions:
- Songs From Bark of Millions by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray
- Gumiho by Nina Ki, directed by Kai Kim
- The Nosebleed written and directed by Aya Ogawa
- As You Like It adapted by Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery, directed by Laurie Woolery
- Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason, directed by Lovell Holder
- Once Upon a (Korean) Time by Daniel K. Isaac, directed by Ralph B. Peña
- american (tele)visions by Victor I. Cazares, directed by Rubén Polendo
Upcoming Shows:
- 1776 - September 16, 2022-January 8, 2023, American Airlines Theatre
- & Juliet - previews begin October 28th, Stephen Sondheim Theatre
- I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet - October 20-November 5, 2022, 59E59 Theaters
- Turning Krasniqi - November 3- 6, 2022, AMT Theater
- The Patient Gloria - November 16-December 4, 2022, St. Ann’s Warehouse
Episode References:
- Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Action of the Ep:
- Fair Chance for Housing Campaign
- Take action
Queer Culture Recs:
- A League of Their Own
Episode Credits:
- Edited by Harrow Sansom
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