49 episodes
Thesis on Joan Broadway Podcast Network
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- Society & Culture
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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Queer the Tonys with Harrow and Meghan
Hosts Harrow and Meghan share Tony reactions, queer recommendations and Summer plans. We talk Ruthie Ann Miles’ spit takes, the Tony as a marketing tool, our love of Ariana Debose (host everything!), the Tony’s response to the writer’s strike, the Tonys continuing to sideline the creative awards, disappointments and celebrations of the big night, the Jimmy to City Center pipeline, the shows we wish got more attention (KPOP, Ain’t No Mo’) and, of course, spoilers for The Ultimatum. Our Action of the Ep is all the ways that you can support Drag Story Hour here in NYC!
Tony Moments:
Opening Performance
Kimberly Akimbo Performance
Some Like it Hot Performance
& Juliet Performance
Sweeney Todd Performance
Into the Woods Performance
Shucked Performance
Action of the Ep:
Drag Story Hour
Web Site
Instagram
Volunteer Sign-Up
Virtual Programming
Queer Culture Recs:
Mary’s Bar
The Ultimatum
Carmen Machado’s Writing on The Ultimatum
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
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Meghan & Harrow Return to the Shubert
Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss Some Like It Hot and White Girl in Danger. Hear the response from Meghan on the representation(s) of her namesake (but not her spelling) and thoughts on how queerness, gender, race, and identity are represented in these two very different productions. It’s also time for Pride and there are many queer festivals, shows, and actions to take in June to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community!
Show Discussions:
Some Like It Hot
Book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Have Read Your Criticisms About Broadway's Some Like It Hot
White Girl in Danger
By Michael R. Jackson, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly
Teeth at Playwrights Horizons, February 2024
Book and music by Anna K. Jacobs, book and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and directed by Sarah Benson
Upcoming Shows:
FRIGID New York presents the 2023 Queerly Festival
UNDER St. Marks & The Kraine Theater, June 15-July 3rd
New Ambassadors Theatre Company’s Blurring Boundaries 2023
Hudson Guild Theatre, June 14-18th
The Tank annual PrideFest
The Tank, June 16-25th
Foxes by Dexter Flanders, directed by James Hillier
59E59’s Theater A, June 1 - July 2nd
Action of the Ep:
Black & Pink - A nationwide PenPal program to match incarcerated LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS with PenPals who correspond, build relationships, and participate in harm reduction and affirmation.
Queer Culture Recs:
Lempicka
Woman Is
Stay
Girl in a Green Dress, Tamara de Lempicka
Dyke Beer
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan:
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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
Web Site
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
Thesis on Joan:
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In the moment with Meghan & Harrow
Hosts Meghan and Harrow have a spoiler-full discussion of Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali and Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad, directed by Jordan Fein. Hear how their New Year’s resolutions and intentions are going, their queer theatre character fanfic dreams, what queer-ish shows they hope to see next, how to support the NYCLU in disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, and what Meghan is finally watching in Queer Culture Recs.
Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali
Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad, directed by Jordan Fein
Upcoming Shows
White Girl in Danger
Shucked
Sweeney Todd
The Thanksgiving Play
Episode Mentions
Ryan J. Haddad’s Instagram
A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson
soft by Donja R. Love
DANCIN’
Action of the Ep
SRG Fact Sheet
Volunteer Projects/Activities - testifying, digital advocacy, canvassing, and more
SRG Action Toolkit
Queer Culture Recs
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Yellowjackets
Heavenly Creatures
Episode Credits
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan
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Every Crayon in the Box with Justin David Sullivan
Justin David Sullivan, currently starring as May in & Juliet on Broadway, brings a burst of queer joy to the podcast. Hosts Harrow and Meghan talk with Justin about the representation that has inspired her, crayons and our type A personalities, what drives them to continue to advocate for inclusivity and representation on stage and how they landed their dream role in & Juliet! We also discuss the unique position of stepping into a character for a Broadway transfer, the queer audience responses to the character of May, the queer anthems of & Juliet, and why she thinks & Juliet is “the queerest show on Broadway.” Justin leaves with a stack of Queer Culture Rec homework and shares with us more about Thee Open House Project started by former guest, Sis!
Justin David Sullivan: Instagram | TikTok | Youtube
Justin finding out they landed the role of May
Show Links
Meghan & Harrow talk & Juliet
Queer Culture Recs:
Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell
Queer Gives:
Thee Open House Project
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
Thesis on Joan:
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Sara Porkalob’s Villain Arc
Season four kicks off with artist, activist, cultural worker, and Pisces, Sara Porkalob (she/they)! Sara and hosts Harrow (they/them) and Meghan (she/her) get pumped for Dragon Cycle, Sara’s trilogy of musical plays about her family (and the queer upbringing of our dreams), manifesting the next role in their villain arc, queerness as performance, mentoring as resource sharing, and intersectional performance critique. She also shares her reaction to and takeaways from the response to the 1776 Vulture interview and how she continues to live and practice her values.
A full transcription of this episode is available here.
Sara Porkalob: Website | Instagram | Twitter
TeenTix
Queer Culture Recs:
Queer historical figure love letters
Queer Gives:
YouthCare
Lambert House
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
Thesis on Joan:
Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter
Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251
Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com
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