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 4: Summoning Magic with Daniel K. Isaac
Daniel K. Isaac, star of stage and (TV) screen joins hosts Harrow & Meghan for an in-depth discussion of his theatrical work, particularly his play Once Upon a (Korean) Time and his role in Noah Diaz’s You Will Get Sick. We fanqueer over Ryan Haddad’s Dark Disabled Stories and learn about the inspiration and research behind Daniel’s work (including his Mom). We discuss the importance of overcoming design hurdles and demanding big production value, letting go during the writing process and generational resilience. We react very excitedly to Daniel’s book references and recommendations and his many Queering the Canon suggestions. Finally, we start petitioning to get Daniel to play Marx in an eventual screen adaptation of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin and Daniel promises to keep writing.
Daniel K. Isaac: Instagram | Twitter
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Queer Culture Recs:
- Here for It by R Erik Thomas
- The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile
- Memorial by Bryan Washington
- Real Life by Brandon Taylor
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- Alexander Che
- Michael Cunningham
Queer Korean Shout Outs:
- Diana Oh (Our TOJ Interview with Diana!)
- Jason Kim
- Hansol Jung
- Shannon Tyo
- Deborah S. Craig
Queer Gives:
- Ma-Yi Theater Company
Episode Credits:
- Edited by Meghan Dixon
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