https://simplecast.com Come And See A podcast about reading plays. 2021 Come And See en Thu, 1 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Apr 2021 14:00:10 +0000 https://comeandsee.simplecast.com Come And See https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5f26825a-c523-4e55-85eb-540b25e3d40b/662fa78c-1c3f-44fd-8c4a-32611d2ada6d/3000x3000/image0.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://comeandsee.simplecast.com episodic A podcast about reading plays. Sean Dance Fannin yes https://feeds.simplecast.com/eofL7Bzz books, commentary, criticism, drama, plays, reading, review, theater, theatre, caryl churchill, comedy, eugene o'neil, harold pinter, new work, ike holter, book, goodman, new, philosophy, read, steppenwolf, writing, playwright, play writing, playwrighting, sean dance, off broadway, royal court, broadway, chicago theatre, new plays, national theatre, sean dance fannin, come and see Sean Dance Fannin seandancefannin@gmail.com 2d0f0ce5-3364-4ee4-ac19-c54aa8aefebd Mojisola Adebayo - Performing the Self Important Links

Louisville Bail Fund

Louisville Community Grocery 

 

Plays Covered

Mojisola Adebayo - Plays One:

Moj of the Antarctic, Muhammad Ali and Me, Desert Boy, Mat Henson; North Star

 

Bonus Links

Mojisola Adebayo Fan Cam

Mojisola Adebayo College Speech

Mojisola Adebayo Interview: Desert Boy

 

Double Bonus!

Here is a link to a short free digital performance I created with DCSG Theatre:

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov, Adapted and Directed by Sean Dance Fannin

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Louisville Bail Fund

Louisville Community Grocery 

 

Plays Covered

Mojisola Adebayo - Plays One:

Moj of the Antarctic, Muhammad Ali and Me, Desert Boy, Mat Henson; North Star

 

Bonus Links

Mojisola Adebayo Fan Cam

Mojisola Adebayo College Speech

Mojisola Adebayo Interview: Desert Boy

 

Double Bonus!

Here is a link to a short free digital performance I created with DCSG Theatre:

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov, Adapted and Directed by Sean Dance Fannin

]]> Mojisola Adebayo - Performing the Self Sean Dance Fannin 00:55:13 Dr. Mojisola Adebayo is far and away one of the most inspiring and beloved living theatre practitioners. She has written over 30 plays, has received numerous honors, studied and developed work with Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed, and now teaches courses at multiple universities. She combines history, fiction, memoire, and fantasy into a wholly unique form of theatre. Come see Insta - @sdancefannin Twitter - @seandance Dr. Mojisola Adebayo is far and away one of the most inspiring and beloved living theatre practitioners. She has written over 30 plays, has received numerous honors, studied and developed work with Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed, and now teaches courses at multiple universities. She combines history, fiction, memoire, and fantasy into a wholly unique form of theatre. Come see Insta - @sdancefannin Twitter - @seandance one woman, african diaspora, theatre, see, physical theater, forum theatre, adebayo, theater, books, forum, desert boy, mojisola, plays, come and see, north star, musical, mat henson north star, muhammad ali, reading, show, play, theatre of the oppressed, augusto boal, physical theatre, african theater, diaspora, mojisola adebayo, memoire, mat henson, theater of the oppressed, muhammad ali and me yes full 8 840f690f-d34b-45d0-bf99-82e1dd999e49 Angry Young Women - Recent British Feminist Theatre Important Links

Louisville Community Grocery

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Discussed

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. By Alice Birch

NSFW By Lucy Kirkwood

The Sewing Group by E.V. Crowe

The Nether by Jennifer Haley

 

Bonus

Midsummer Mischief - Four Radical New Plays

Lucy Kirkwood: Plays One

]]> Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/angry-young-women-IJ4I_eA6 Important Links

Louisville Community Grocery

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Discussed

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. By Alice Birch

NSFW By Lucy Kirkwood

The Sewing Group by E.V. Crowe

The Nether by Jennifer Haley

 

Bonus

Midsummer Mischief - Four Radical New Plays

Lucy Kirkwood: Plays One

]]> Angry Young Women - Recent British Feminist Theatre Sean Dance Fannin 00:47:06 The last 10 years have seen a dramatic rise in new young female playwrights. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and is likely one that we will return to. This week we look at four plays from the last 10 years that challenge form and present new ideas with ferocity, and anger. The last 10 years have seen a dramatic rise in new young female playwrights. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and is likely one that we will return to. This week we look at four plays from the last 10 years that challenge form and present new ideas with ferocity, and anger. west end, anatomy of a suicide, art, royal shakespeare company, experimental, theatre, lucy kirkwood, books, philosophy, plays, the nether, off west end, ev crowe, off broadway, contemporary, drama, jennifer haley, feminist, new york city, play, royal court, new, recent, broadway, e.v. crowe, the sewing group, post modern, london theater, nsfw, angry, london, revolt. she said. revolt again., feminism, alice birch, book, english theatre, angry young women, women, national theatre, rsc, sean dance fannin yes full 7 b50bad03-432e-45af-a966-179b8c8dc3a0 For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (feat. Ali Gautier) Important Links

Louisville Community Grocery

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Play Discussed

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

 

Bonus Links

Interview with Ntozake Shange

Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe

Nuyorican Poetry: An Anthology (1975)

Funny Fat Friend Podcast (Apple Podcast)

Funny Fat Friend Podcast (Spotify)

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin, Ali Gautier) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/for-colored-girls-ali-gautier-zSIT3X4N Important Links

Louisville Community Grocery

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Play Discussed

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

 

Bonus Links

Interview with Ntozake Shange

Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe

Nuyorican Poetry: An Anthology (1975)

Funny Fat Friend Podcast (Apple Podcast)

Funny Fat Friend Podcast (Spotify)

]]> For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (feat. Ali Gautier) Sean Dance Fannin, Ali Gautier 00:38:31 First guest episode. Activist, artist, and writer Ali Gautier joins to discuss For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange. First guest episode. Activist, artist, and writer Ali Gautier joins to discuss For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange. black women, art, choreopoem, theatre, puerto rico, poetry, theater, books, tyler perry, spell #7, music, plays, women of color, dance, off broadway, ali, drama, new york, latin, funny fat friend, ntozake, ali gautier, for colored girls, public theatre, play, black art, black experience, broadway, ntozake shange, nuyorican, latinx, black americans, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, literature, book, new york theatre, latinx poetry, gautier, shange, public theater, black yes full 6 670d8fb2-9205-46d9-aefa-6477c46d05f9 Sarah Kane - Stoic Brutalist Important Links

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Sexual Violence Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Discussed

Blasted

Phaedra's Love

Cleansed

Crave

4.48 Psychosis

 

Bonus

Sarah Kane Interview (1998)

Production of CRAVE Review

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:20:38 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/sarah-kane-KP3XDU1o Important Links

NAMI - Louisville

Ampersand - Sexual Violence Crisis Center of the Bluegrass

Black Art Futures Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Discussed

Blasted

Phaedra's Love

Cleansed

Crave

4.48 Psychosis

 

Bonus

Sarah Kane Interview (1998)

Production of CRAVE Review

]]> Sarah Kane - Stoic Brutalist Sean Dance Fannin 01:06:02 Sarah Kane was born in 1971. Her first play BLASTED was produced at the Royal Court in 1995. She produced the remainder of her work: PHAEDRA'S LOVE, CLEANSED, CRAVE, and 4.48 Psychosis between 1996 - 2000. Sarah Kane died in 1999. Unlike anyone else you'll ever read, fearless and brutal. A powerful voice on love. Sarah Kane was born in 1971. Her first play BLASTED was produced at the Royal Court in 1995. She produced the remainder of her work: PHAEDRA'S LOVE, CLEANSED, CRAVE, and 4.48 Psychosis between 1996 - 2000. Sarah Kane died in 1999. Unlike anyone else you'll ever read, fearless and brutal. A powerful voice on love. england, blasted, writer, brutalism, theatre, phaedra's love, uk, theater, plays, brutal, mental illness, drama, cleansed, crave, stoic, kane, royal court, sarah kane, 4.48 psychosis, royal court theatre, psychosis, tragedy, mental health, literature, stoicism, playwright, royal court theater yes full 5 777fa827-bede-4f90-be23-4abd1205768f Plays About Sexual Violence Important Links

Ampersand - Bluegrass Crisis Center

Black Art Future Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Covered

Consent by Nina Raine

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

Ripped by Rachel Bublitz

How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla

 

Bonus Link

Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky For Our Own Good (2017) by Alexis Soloski

]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2021 15:05:37 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/plays-about-sexual-violence-sfmA69Cu Important Links

Ampersand - Bluegrass Crisis Center

Black Art Future Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

 

Plays Covered

Consent by Nina Raine

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

Ripped by Rachel Bublitz

How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla

 

Bonus Link

Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky For Our Own Good (2017) by Alexis Soloski

]]> Plays About Sexual Violence Sean Dance Fannin 00:53:43 Today we discuss four plays which engage that the subject of sexual violence. Theatre can be a lot of things. Here it is brutal, comforting, convicting, and full of some of the most difficult questions asked in the most creative and engaging of ways. Resources are linked in the description. Twitter: @SeanDance Instagram: @sdancefannin Today we discuss four plays which engage that the subject of sexual violence. Theatre can be a lot of things. Here it is brutal, comforting, convicting, and full of some of the most difficult questions asked in the most creative and engaging of ways. Resources are linked in the description. Twitter: @SeanDance Instagram: @sdancefannin lynn nottage, sexual assault, theatre, humana festival, theater, padilla, consent, philosophy, nina raine, plays, ruined, sex, liliana padilla, drama, bublitz, law, plays for college students, violence, performance, raine, plays about sexual assault, nottage, plays about rape, lilly padilla, ripped, book, humana play, sexual violence, college campus, lawyers, rachel bublitz, sexual abuse, how to defend yourself, college students yes full 4 9a5ddd6d-f9d5-4b05-9066-595b89e7ef44 Ike Holter Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund

Black Art Futures Fund

 

Plays Discussed:

Hit The Wall

Exit Strategy

Sender

The Wolf At The End Of The Block

 

Bonus:

50 Best English Plays of the 21st Century

]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/ike-holter-MvP3pITv Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund

Black Art Futures Fund

 

Plays Discussed:

Hit The Wall

Exit Strategy

Sender

The Wolf At The End Of The Block

 

Bonus:

50 Best English Plays of the 21st Century

]]> Ike Holter Sean Dance Fannin 00:50:25 Ike Holter lures you in with humor and then breaks your neck with the slack you've given. He's prolific, dedicated, and clearly wholly in love with the form. This week we look at a writer who is incredibly "right now." Follow me on Twitter: @SeanDance Follow me on Instagram: @sdancefannin Ike Holter lures you in with humor and then breaks your neck with the slack you've given. He's prolific, dedicated, and clearly wholly in love with the form. This week we look at a writer who is incredibly "right now." Follow me on Twitter: @SeanDance Follow me on Instagram: @sdancefannin ike, art, holter, theatre, chicago theatre, theater, philosophy, plays, modern, come and see, contemporary, drama, reading, chicago, sender, wolf at the end of the block, chicago theater, the wolf at the end of the block, hit the wall, exit strategy, comedy, rightlynd saga, playwrighting, rightlynd, playwright, ike holter yes full 3 66ec632e-5453-47ea-a123-b8a5800b25d3 Family Plays 2010 - Today Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund

Plays Discussed:

Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz

Tribes by Nina Raine

The Humans by Stephen Karam

Things I Know to be True by Andrew Bovell

Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury

 

Bonus:

DCSG Theatre

DCSG Theatre Mailing List

DCSG Production: Scenes from Things I Know to be True

 

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:18:59 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/family-plays-2010-today-FyqgWNjK Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund

Plays Discussed:

Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz

Tribes by Nina Raine

The Humans by Stephen Karam

Things I Know to be True by Andrew Bovell

Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury

 

Bonus:

DCSG Theatre

DCSG Theatre Mailing List

DCSG Production: Scenes from Things I Know to be True

 

]]> Family Plays 2010 - Today Sean Dance Fannin 00:58:11 Family Dramas will find the dirt in your fingernails and exploit it to the last drop. They have always been had a central place in theatre. This week we're looking at some Family Plays from the last 10 years. Twitter: @SeanDance Instagram: @sdancefannin Family Dramas will find the dirt in your fingernails and exploit it to the last drop. They have always been had a central place in theatre. This week we're looking at some Family Plays from the last 10 years. Twitter: @SeanDance Instagram: @sdancefannin other desert cities, things i know to be true, theatre, theater, nina raine, plays, family, off broadway, drama, royal court, broadway, fairview, family plays, stephen karam, andrew bovell, london, tribes, the humans, jackie sibblies drury, national theatre, jon robin baitz yes full 2 88c4c9a1-d1f9-40c3-bcec-b5a0bb62fa7c Caryl Churchill Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund Donations - https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Plays Covered:

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976) - https://www.amazon.com/Light-Shining-Buckinghamshire-Revised-TCG/dp/1559365951/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=light+shining+in+buckinghamshire&qid=1610727906&sr=8-1

A Number (2002) - https://www.amazon.com/Number-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559362251/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T6DLPP8VX0UF&dchild=1&keywords=a+number+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728047&sprefix=a+number%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-1

Love and Information (2012) - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Information-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559364408/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=love+and+information&qid=1610728088&sr=8-1

Here We Go / Escaped Alone (2015) - https://www.amazon.com/Here-We-Go-Escaped-Alone/dp/1559365404/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=here+we+go+escaped+alone&qid=1610728128&sr=8-1

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. (2019) - https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Kill-Bluebeard-Modern-Plays/dp/1848428782/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=glass+kill+bluebeard+imp&qid=1610728171&sr=8-1

Other Plays Mentioned:

Top Girls (1982) - https://www.amazon.com/Top-Girls-Caryl-Churchill/dp/0573630232/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SPJEUD5NXMVN&dchild=1&keywords=top+girls+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728209&sprefix=Top+Girls+Caryl+%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1

Cloud 9 (1979) - https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-9-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559360992/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23MEUI5DKJEIH&dchild=1&keywords=cloud+9+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728251&sprefix=cloud+9+caryl+%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

Far Away (2000) - https://www.amazon.com/Away-Nick-Books-Drama-Classics/dp/1559361999/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=far+away+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728300&sr=8-1

BONUS:

Escaped Alone to be produced in Digital Performance By Sheffield Theatre 2021 - https://www.whatsonstage.com/sheffield-theatre/news/sheffield-stream-productions-2021-bush-churchill_53170.html

]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:40:47 +0000 seandancefannin@gmail.com (Sean Dance Fannin) https://comeandsee.simplecast.com/episodes/caryl-churchill-f6EEYED5 Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund Donations - https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Plays Covered:

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976) - https://www.amazon.com/Light-Shining-Buckinghamshire-Revised-TCG/dp/1559365951/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=light+shining+in+buckinghamshire&qid=1610727906&sr=8-1

A Number (2002) - https://www.amazon.com/Number-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559362251/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T6DLPP8VX0UF&dchild=1&keywords=a+number+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728047&sprefix=a+number%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-1

Love and Information (2012) - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Information-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559364408/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=love+and+information&qid=1610728088&sr=8-1

Here We Go / Escaped Alone (2015) - https://www.amazon.com/Here-We-Go-Escaped-Alone/dp/1559365404/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=here+we+go+escaped+alone&qid=1610728128&sr=8-1

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. (2019) - https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Kill-Bluebeard-Modern-Plays/dp/1848428782/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=glass+kill+bluebeard+imp&qid=1610728171&sr=8-1

Other Plays Mentioned:

Top Girls (1982) - https://www.amazon.com/Top-Girls-Caryl-Churchill/dp/0573630232/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SPJEUD5NXMVN&dchild=1&keywords=top+girls+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728209&sprefix=Top+Girls+Caryl+%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1

Cloud 9 (1979) - https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-9-Caryl-Churchill/dp/1559360992/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23MEUI5DKJEIH&dchild=1&keywords=cloud+9+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728251&sprefix=cloud+9+caryl+%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

Far Away (2000) - https://www.amazon.com/Away-Nick-Books-Drama-Classics/dp/1559361999/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=far+away+caryl+churchill&qid=1610728300&sr=8-1

BONUS:

Escaped Alone to be produced in Digital Performance By Sheffield Theatre 2021 - https://www.whatsonstage.com/sheffield-theatre/news/sheffield-stream-productions-2021-bush-churchill_53170.html

]]> Caryl Churchill Sean Dance Fannin 00:45:06 Caryl Churchill is a seminal playwright who never does the same thing twice. She has written striking and unique work for the past 50 years, and is an essential part of any play collection. She'll pull your brain out your ass and leave you staring at walls. Caryl Churchill is a seminal playwright who never does the same thing twice. She has written striking and unique work for the past 50 years, and is an essential part of any play collection. She'll pull your brain out your ass and leave you staring at walls. yes full 1