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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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. 
40 min
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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.
46 min
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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
157 min
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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!”
43 min
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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.
27 min
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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.
26 min
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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.
23 min
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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.
46 min
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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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As You Like It - Bonus Content Episode 4 - Acto...
“He just goes for it!”: Andy Grotelueschen describes how Touchstone inspires us to take chances in life, how a teacher in Iowa inspired him to pursue acting, and why it’s so much easier to be funny on Broadway.
43 min
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As You Like It - Bonus Content Episode 3 - Acto...
“She speaks her mind.” Korean-American actor and lead singer of the rock group Kiss the Tiger, Meghan Kreidler opens up about her experiences playing Rosalind in “As You Like It”, being a woman in the world of rock ’n’ roll, her tumultuous relationship with Shakespeare and her love of lyricism.
57 min
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As You Like It - Bonus Content Episode 2 - Dire...
“What does it mean to be a free spirit?” Director Kim Martin Cotten and Radio Play Writer Catherine Eaton discuss the vision and meaning behind the Play On Podcast series adaptation of “As You Like It”.
53 min
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As You Like It - Bonus Content Episode 1 - Writ...
“You cannot skip steps”: David Ivers on the process of acting, directing, writing and translating his way through a career in the arts on a relentless search for clarity.
51 min
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Introducing...Curious Matter Anthology
Curious Matter Anthology is a multi-award-winning fully immersive fiction podcast. It's a bridge between past and present, a time machine that takes listeners back to the golden era of pulp fiction, and then catapults them back into the future. It's an ode to an era of science fiction, whose stories have influenced some of the greatest filmmakers of our time, and it's a tribute to the largely unrecognized authors who penned these tales.
37 min
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Julius Caesar - Bonus Content - Actor Glenn Dav...
“The goal is to challenge folks.” Glenn Davis reflects on his work as an actor, producer, and Artistic Director of Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theater. (Is it possible Marc Antony might just be too good a person?)
51 min
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Julius Caesar - Bonus Content - Actor Charlique...
“Who am I called to be?” Visionary artist and producer Charlique C. Rolle expounds on her efforts to love recklessly, build faithfully, and create fearlessly.
54 min