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No Script is a podcast designed to encourage unscripted conversations about theatre’s best scripts. Hosts Jackson Nickolay and Jacob Mann Christiansen sit down every week to discuss some of their favorite plays in dramatic literature, and how they still affect us to this day.

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No Script is a podcast designed to encourage unscripted conversations about theatre’s best scripts. Hosts Jackson Nickolay and Jacob Mann Christiansen sit down every week to discuss some of their favorite plays in dramatic literature, and how they still affect us to this day.

    S12.E18 | "Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare, translated by Aditi Brennan Kapil

    S12.E18 | "Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare, translated by Aditi Brennan Kapil

    Jackson and Jacob discuss the PLAY ON! translation of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. This black comedy asks deep questions about power and human sexuality, even while it pokes fun at institutions and officials. Listen in! 
    Learn more about Play On! here: https://playonshakespeare.org/
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
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    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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    • 1 hr
    S12.E17 | "Children of Eden" by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird

    S12.E17 | "Children of Eden" by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird

    Jackson is joined by special guest Phil Quinn to discuss a musical by famed Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz: Children of Eden. Listen in! 
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
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    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
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    • 55 min
    S12.E16 | "How to Defend Yourself" by Liliana Padilla

    S12.E16 | "How to Defend Yourself" by Liliana Padilla

    This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob dive into the tumultuous disagreements that frame one self-defense workshop. Liliana Padilla's How to Defend Yourself won the Yale Prize for Drama.  
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    Check out these other conversations on How to Defend Yourself: 
    Liliana Padilla at Victory Gardens Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43cdBYwpoqM
    New York Living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5hAI0pZto
    Interview by Chloe Rabinowitz for BroadwayWorld.com: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Interview-Liliana-Padilla-Discusses-the-Process-of-Writing-HOW-TO-DEFEND-YOURSELF-Co-Directing-the-Play-More-20230317
    Article for Dramatists by Anita Martin: https://dramatics.org/boxing-gloves-birthday-candles/
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    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
    ------------------------------
    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
    https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast
     -----------------------------
    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
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    • 48 min
    S12.E15 | "Caroline, or Change" by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori

    S12.E15 | "Caroline, or Change" by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori

    This week, No Script explores the moving, imaginative musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori: Caroline, or Change! Talking washing machines, apocalyptic buses, and singing moons feature prominently in this through-composed character study. 
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    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
    ------------------------------
    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
    ------------------------------
    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
    ------------------------------
    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
    https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast
     -----------------------------
    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

    • 1 hr
    S12.E14 | "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes

    S12.E14 | "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes

    Jackson and Jacob do Christmas in springtime! Listen in as the boys discuss the legendary Langston Hughes' gospel song play Black Nativity. 
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    Check out these other conversations on Black Nativity: 
    Seattle Channel, with Director Jackie Moscou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod7f1f0TcI
    The legendary Elma Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0SUtySiO2Y
    Baylor University's Stephen Newby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VWc2LLodSU
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    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
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     -----------------------------
    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
    ------------------------------
    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
    ------------------------------
    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
    ------------------------------
    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
    https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast
     -----------------------------
    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

    • 45 min
    S12.E13 | "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Batiz

    S12.E13 | "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Batiz

    Who owns the stories of our lives? If every memory is necessarily a flawed, singular perspective, how can we trust the reliability of memoirs and autobiographies? Jackson and Jacob discuss these issues, which are explored in Pulitzer Prize nominated play Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz. Listen in!  
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    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
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    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
    ------------------------------
    Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows:
    Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
    ------------------------------
    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.
    ------------------------------
    Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. 
    https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast
     -----------------------------
    We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: 
    Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/
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    Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

    • 57 min

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