Affirmative (Re)Action

El Centro Productions
  • 4.8 (8)
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Affirmative (Re)Action is a critical theatre pod from a BIPOC Theatre Squad.

  1. 04/20/2023

    Etiquette and The Fall of The American Theatre - Affirmative Reaction Season 4

    Welcome back to Affirmative (Re)Action! Join us now for a new format of your favorite show!

    45 min

  2. 04/18/2022

    Blasted by Sarah Kane - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 35

    we're baaaacckk.

    1 hr
  3. Short Eyes by Miguel Pinero - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 34

    11/02/2021

    Short Eyes by Miguel Pinero - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 34

    This one's for the fans and the hosts. Tune in to hear Ryan's most genuine laugh, a second shout out to communism, and Annika's editing notes get incorporated for the first time.  Podcast cover was made by Kyra Tantao @klasticdayz in Brooklyn, N Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    55 min
  4. Disgraced - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 33

    10/19/2021

    Disgraced - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 33

    Disgraced is a 2012 play by novelist and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar. It premiered in Chicago and has had Off-Broadway and Off West End engagements. The play, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play is centered on sociopolitical themes such as Islamophobia and the self-identity of Muslim-American citizens. It focuses on a dinner party between four people with very different backgrounds. As discussion turns to politics and religion, the mood quickly becomes heated. Described as a "combustible powder keg of identity politics, the play depicts racial and ethnic prejudices that "secretly persist in even the most progressive cultural circles. It is also said to depict the challenge for upwardly mobile Muslim Americans in the post-9/11 America. Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    1h 23m

  5. 10/11/2021

    M. Butterfly - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 32

    M. Butterfly is a play by David Henry Hwang. The story, while entwined with that of the opera Madama Butterfly, is based most directly on the relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Peking opera singer. Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    55 min
  6. A Doll's House, Part 2 - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 21

    09/27/2021

    A Doll's House, Part 2 - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 21

    A Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. The play "picks up after Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House concludes" Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    1h 14m

  7. 08/31/2021

    (REUPLOAD) West Side Story - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 11

    The story is set in the mid 1950s in the Upper West Side of New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks, from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, a white gang. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre. Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    43 min

  8. 08/31/2021

    (REUPLOAD) Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 5

    The Frasier family is gearing up for Grandma’s birthday, and Beverly needs this dinner to be perfect. But the silverware’s wrong, the radio’s on the fritz, Jasmine is drinking, Dayton isn’t helping, Keisha’s a teenager, and Tyrone might not show up at all! Venmo’s: @jacob-santos-22 ; @rda956 ; @annika-pk

    1h 8m
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4.8
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Affirmative (Re)Action is a critical theatre pod from a BIPOC Theatre Squad.

Information

  • Creator
    El Centro Productions
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © El Centro Productions
  • Show Website
    Affirmative (Re)Action