Play On Podcasts

Play On Podcasts are epic audio adventures reimagining timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of extraordinarily gifted artists. This is where Theatre meets Podcast, combining the modern-day audio phenomenon with the power of live performance.

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Timon of Athens - Episode 3 - One More Feast
Timon throws one more party before withdrawing from society, as Alcibiades pleads for the life of a fellow soldier before the Senate.
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Timon of Athens - Episode 2 - Certain Payments ...
Timon looks to his friends to bail him out of his debts.
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Timon of Athens - Episode 1 - Business Is Your God
Timon throws a huge party for hundreds of people he calls friends.
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Introducing...Timon of Athens
Shakespeare’s tragedy about a wealthy Athenian who thinks money can buy him friends. Translated into modern English verse by Kenneth Cavander and directed by Andy Wolk, with original music composition by Lawrence Shragge and Sound Design by Lindsay Jones.
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runboyrun - Episode 3 - “divine broken”
Past and present converge as Disciple and Abasiama reach their breaking point.
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runboyrun - Bonus Content Episode 2 - Actor Abi...
“Your ancestors are there with you”: Abigail Onwunali and Christopher Edwards describe the alchemy of storytelling, the painful history of the Nigerian Civil War, the world of possibilities that immigrants bring to America, and the healing power of plays in a wide-ranging discussion of their work on “runboyrun". 
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runboyrun - Episode 2 - “a single question”
Abasiama tries to keep Disciple in the present as he relives his experiences in war-torn Nigeria.
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runboyrun - Bonus Content Episode 1 - Writer Mf...
“This is us. These are our neighbors”. Mfoniso Udofia and Kevin Becerra talk with Michael Goodfriend about the process of making “runboyrun” meaningful for listeners in Boston and beyond, writing into the future, disrupting the Unities, staying present with the work, and how sometimes holding can hurt. 
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runboyrun - Episode 1 - “it all began in black”
After a humiliating day teaching at the local community college in Worcester, Massachusetts, Disciple tries to focus on his writing but is pulled by his past into another conflict with his wife, Abasiama.
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Introducing...runboyrun
Next Chapter Podcasts and Huntington Theater present Mfoniso Udofia's haunting series "runboyrun." What happens when war continues inside the body of a survivor?
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Full Play - Coriolanus
In honor of sound designer and composer Palmer Hefferan's recent Tony nomination, Next Chapter Podcasts presents her work on the Play On Podcast series, CORIOLANUS, in its entirety.
186 min
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Full Play Re-Air - Julius Caesar
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Full Play Re-Air - Othello
213 min
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Introducing...The Actor's Instrument with Hassi...
Discover The Actor’s Instrument, a podcast for actors dedicated to guiding listeners through the complexities of the entertainment industry.
45 min
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Bonus Content Re-Air - Mfoniso Udofia
Mfoniso Udofia digs into her brutal translation of OTHELLO, as well as her other works.
62 min
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Shrew! - Bonus Content Episode 2 - Actors Susan...
“I like them better in Shrew!” Allen Gilmore and Susannah Rogers compare notes on playing Kate and Petruchio in “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Shrew!”
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Full Play - Shrew!
Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, Shrew!, in its entirety.
139 min
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Shrew! - Episode 6 - It Was All Going So Great
Once all is finally revealed and the marriages are made, Katherine finds the words to describe the meaning of true love.
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Shrew! - Episode 5 - You Can Leave Them Open
Katherine and Petruchio cement their bond as Lucentio rushes to marry Bianca before his father Vincenzio can stop them.
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Shrew! - Episode 4 - Bring The Bridal Litter!
Petruchio plays a series of practical jokes on Katherine to win her affection.
30 min
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Shrew! - Episode 3 - Is There No New Thing?
Petruchio convinces Katherine to leave her father’s home with him as Bianca’s suitors conspire to win her hand.
26 min
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Shrew! - Episode 2 - To Woo The Shrew
Petruchio, vows to win Katherine’s affections as the other suitors go to absurd lengths for Bianca.
23 min
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Shrew! - Episode 1 - Your Wig Slips
A mysterious woman starts a page one re-write of a sexist play her friend Will hasn’t been able to fix.
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Shrew! - Bonus Content Episode 1 - Writer Amy F...
“She’s possibly the worst written character in all of dramatic history.” Amy Freed on why she re-wrote Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, with director Art Manke.
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Introducing...Shrew!
Written by Amy Freed in response to Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, hear how one of America’s leading contemporary writers brings an out-moded classic up to date. Featuring an outstanding ensemble of accomplished stage and screen actors, with original music composition and sound design by Lindsay Jones. Directed by Art Manke.
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