Theatrically Speaking
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Politics in your play. Doing research. The magic word.
Direct download: 10.1_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: writing -- posted at: 9:48 PM
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Tom Hayes has something to say.
Direct download: Untitled.mp3
Category: writing -- posted at: 8:49 PM
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Should you read reviews? Even when they suck?
Direct download: 9.2_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: writing -- posted at: 9:16 PM
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Tech week. 'Nuff said. And lots of housekeeping.
Direct download: 9.1_-_theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 2:38 AM
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Only dirt exists in a vacuum. Get your stuff out into the sun.
Direct download: 8.0_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 9:38 PM
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Is Jonah's opinion the only one that matters? Some may disagree.
Direct download: 7.2_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 11:31 PM
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The playbill for On Island. Not an audio file.
Direct download: program_compiled.pdf
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 1:24 AM
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Where's Jonah been? Plus, how to balance multiple jobs in a production.
Direct download: 7.1_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 10:36 PM
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Costumes and Props round out the third show on tech.
Direct download: 6.3_-_theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 11:30 PM
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What about sound and lighting? How to break down different types of tech use.
Direct download: 6.2_-theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 10:53 PM
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What does it mean to be specific about set and paint requirements? Why should you do it? Should you do it? How does this affect a producer?
Direct download: 6.1_-_theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 10:39 PM
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The first in a reoccurring series about playwrights who have changed the course of theatre. Part 1: Samuel Beckett
Direct download: 5.1-theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 6:58 PM
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Full length plays are a thing. Let's talk about them.

And what about the manipulation of time around a moment of action?
 Let's talk about that, too!
Direct download: 4.3_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 11:17 PM
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What's the deal with One Act Plays? And while we're at it, what's the deal with IMAX?
Direct download: 4.2-Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 5:30 PM
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Direct download: theatretheme.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 11:50 PM
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The rise in popularity of 10-minute plays and why that�s a good thing.
Direct download: 4.15_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 11:16 PM
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The 10-minute play. What's it all about and whay does that matter to me?
Direct download: 4.1-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 9:59 PM
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The second of two shows dealing with how to present yourself. 3.2 talks about what to include with your script submission and why people make a big deal about it?
Direct download: 3.2_-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 9:27 PM
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The first of two shows dealing with how to present yourself. 3.1 talks about the basics of shining up your script. Not just what it should do but why you should do it.
Direct download: 3.1-_Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 10:39 PM
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Episode 2.1 tries to determine when to stop writing a play. Why is it different than writing another form and what can happen if you don't stop?
Direct download: 2.1_-theatrically_speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 10:11 PM
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This episode continues our examination of theatricality. We confuse some questions from last episode and ask a few more. What should we â��playwrights and theatre people- be looking for in our scripts?  How can spectacle get in the way? How can I give Jonah all my money?
Direct download: 1.2_-Theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: playwriting -- posted at: 12:22 PM
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Arc of theatricality. Episode 1.1 tries to find a definition of �Theatrical� by looking at the storytelling strengths of non-theatre writing.
Direct download: 1.1_-theatrically_Speaking.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:15 PM
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Not-quite-an-episode, 0.9 is where I figure out how this works.
Direct download: 0.9_-_Theatrically_Speaking_.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:05 PM
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