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Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast Broadway Podcast Network
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As you read this, Russian Trolls are trying to implode our Democracy! Chances are you've been manipulated by trolls online. We all have, whether or not we realize it. And it's only getting worse. A lot worse. Welcome to Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast, hosted by John Lavelle.
This podcast is inspired by Sarah Gancher’s audaciously funny, deeply relevant, subversive play - RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, set in 2016 at the Internet Research Agency in Moscow where Russian Trolls show up to work to wreak havoc on the U.S. Presidential election. Their job - to get Trump elected.
In addition to chatting with the amazing cast and creators of the play Russian Troll Farm - we’ll go beyond the stage to speak with cyber war experts regarding Russia’s ongoing and very effective efforts to create chaos and division in the U.S. The play, RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, is about the 2016 election. The impact of Russia’s internet trolls today is massively greater.
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Good Actors Playing Bad People
Recorded live from the Vineyard Theatre in New York City with the original off-Broadway cast, listen to this insightful and provocative talkback with all 5 cast members of the original off-Broadway cast of Russian Troll Farm. The event, hosted by the Vineyard Theatre Associate Artistic Director Jesse Cameron Alick, dives deep into why the characters do what they do, and how the actors themselves get into these morally ambiguous characters and then back to themselves afterwards.
The full off-Broadway cast includes Christine Lahti, Renata Friedman, Haskell King, Hadi Tabbal, and John Lavelle.
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Trolling with the Cast of Russian Troll Farm
Join host, John Lavelle, backstage at Russian Troll Farm for a discussion with the trolls (AKA, the incredible cast). Christine Lahti, Renata Friedman, Haskell King, Hadi Tabbal, and John Lavelle discuss becoming trolls, important moments in the play, social media, fake news, and more!
Hosted by show star John Lavelle, lose yourself to the world of Russian trolls on the Broadway Podcast Network.
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Are We Being 'Played’ by Russian Trolls?
Can you imagine what it would be like to work at a Russian internet troll factory? What if your job was to creatively use social media to manipulate the U.S. population into destroying its own democracy? Well... meet Obie-winning playwright Sarah Gancher and Tony-winning Director Darko Tresnjak. Together, they answer these questions and many more in Sarah's audaciously funny, yet chilling, new play RUSSIAN TROLL FARM.
Watch the full Dateline segment used in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw6Jy5MeLZo
Hosted by show star John Lavelle, lose yourself to the world of Russian trolls on the Broadway Podcast Network.
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