Read More Plays

17/06/2025

"It's a revenge party!! With your two best (podcast) friends! It's like a party with revenge is what it's like!"

We know it's been a minute, but in spite of many delays we're finally able to share episode 4.8 where we talk about William Shakespeare's OTHELLO: THE MOOR OF VENICE. The Denzil Washington/Jake Gyllenhaal production closed last week after breaking all kinds of box office records, but we are keeping the conversation going here.

There's also a Community Voices Message from Erin "Chuck" Davies, who shares her experience playing the role of Emilia in the show.

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

25/01/2025

It hasn't even been a full week yet, but we at RMP surely are feeling overwhelmed by all of the crazy coming out of the executive branch of government.

And since The Washington Post said that Heidi Schreck's play WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME is not only "Endearing and funny" but also that "it would be hard to identify a work for the theater with its finger more on the pulse of America right now... it is an act of patriotism to see it."

So if you are looking for a little hope as we are all trapped here in the darkest timeline, this play is a great source of it. Join us in our Patriotic acts of rebellion and listen to this episode as we talk about this remarkable play.

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

03/01/2025

Coming soon!!! We’re diving into Heidi Shreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me”!

Have you read this!?!?

19/12/2024

HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!!

To quote our favorite Christmas movie:
"It's Christmas, Theo, it's the time of miracles. So be of good cheer, and call me when Read More Plays talks about a funny play."

Well Hans (bubby) we're your white knight! This Christmas we're talking about one of the funniest plays of all time: Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF!!! That's right, in episode 4.6 the RMP team talks doors and sardines while breaking down this comedy giant. There's also a Community Voices Message from Johanna Dunphy, who shares her experience playing the role of Belinda in the show.

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

31/10/2024

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!!

The Read More Plays team has been crazy busy with some other projects - many many plays and even a television show!! - but we are finally back on track with Season Four! In episode 4.5 we are discussing the modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's HAMLET: James Ijames' brilliant show FAT HAM! We hope you'll give it a listen as you're enjoying all your halloween candy!

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

11/04/2024

Buckle up, y'all! It's time for the tip of the top: William Shakespeare's HAMLET is being discussed in episode 4.4 and there is a lot to unpack!

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

24/03/2024

In episode 4.3 the RMP team had the rare fortune to be able to discuss the play with one of the original directors who worked with the playwright to bring the show to life. Mark H. is a director, performer, scholar, and educator and he joined us to discuss Nathan Alan Davis's gorgeous and hopeful play DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA. In this clip you can get a sense of some of the innovative ways that Mark approached this lyric text.

This episode is available for download now and you can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

17/01/2024

New Year, New Episode!

In our latest episode, the Read More Plays team discusses Nathan Alan Davis's gorgeous and hopeful play DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA and have the incredible fortune to talk about it with one of the original directors who worked with the playwright to bring the show to life. Mark H. is a director, performer, scholar, and educator and he shares with the audiences his vision and process for working on this play.

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

09/12/2023

It’s Ricardo’s birthday 🩵🩵💙💙🩵🩵💙💙💙💙🩵🩵 we love him so!!!!

We had a party at our production meeting today BECAUSE TODAY IS RICARDO'S BIRTHDAY!!!! (pro tip: when you all have the same party background you can pretend you're in the same room

02/12/2023

Episode 4.2 was a "Reaping Play" -- AKA a show selected at random from the big list of important plays that all theater artists should be familiar with -- but Jennifer & Ricardo had an incredible time discussing Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning, iconic play OUR TOWN. You can see in this short clip from the episode both how meaningful they both found it, as well as how silly they get ( ).

As a bonus, there's a fantastic community voices message from writer and theater artist W. Laurie Ewer about her connection to the show.

This episode is available for download now and you can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

19/11/2023

In episode 4.1 Jennifer & Ricardo are joined by the accomplished costume designer Emmie Phelps Thompson to discuss Anne Washburnes brilliant and wackadoo play MR BURNS - A POST ELECTRIC PLAY. In this trailer, Emmie, Ricardo, and Jennifer all answer the 1st Hot Take: what is the best thing about this play?

The episode is available for download now and you can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!

27/09/2023

Stop the presses!!! Huge news: It's the first Episode of season FOUR!!!!

Listen as the Read More Plays team talks about Anne Washburne's visionary and whackadoo show MR BURNS - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY. We were fortunate this episode to be joined by the costume phenom Ms. Emmie Phelps Thompson (The Staircase, The Beanie Bubble, Roadhouse, Grand Death Lotto), which was good because Jennifer and Ricardo had zero clue how to handle the costume challenges this play throws down.

Also some big announcements in this episode! What incredible project does the artist who wrote our theme song have coming up? What play gets selected for our next episode's Reaping Play??
You'll just have to tune in to find out!

You can listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, on our website (readmoreplays.com), or wherever you like to get your podcasts. After listening, please share your thoughts, insights, and/or Hot Takes here!