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Ghosts Were People Too15 - Tina...!!! A Nightmare on Elm StreetDreams, collective trauma, stranger danger, groomer panic, queer death drive/queer evil, and media horror - it's all lurking below the surface in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Make contact:@ghostswerepeopletoo (tumblr/instagram)gwp2pod@gmail.comBibliographyEdelman, Lee. No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive. Duke University Press, 2004.Kendrick, James. “Razors in the Dreamscape: Revisiting A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Slasher Film.” Cinema Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, Fall 2010, pp. 60-78.Lieberman, Tucker. “The Trail of His Flames.” The American Reader, vol. 5, no. 1, F...2025-07-072h 13
Chasing Phantom#89: Cactus Flower and manic pixie dream girls with Jordan SchildcroutWhy is a conversation with Jordan Schildcrout always a good time? Because in the course of just 30 minutes chatting about the relatively obscure play “Cactus Flower,” you’ll hear about additionally fascinating plays like “Two for the Seesaw” and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.” Jordan and I dig into both the weird and wonderful aspects of “Cactus Flower,” the show that brought Lauren Bacall back to Broadway. The movie version would win Goldie Hawn her only Oscar and feature a decent comic turn by the legendary Ingrid Bergman and a befuddling romantic lead performance by Walter Matthau.Jordan wrote an...2025-04-3035 min
Chasing Phantom#90 (tie): Torch Song Trilogy, understudies and awards, with Keegan Ferrell"Torch Song Trilogy" was a ground-breaking production and opened many doors for openly gay artists. It launched the career of Harvey Fierstein who would go on to write and perform in some additionally landmark shows on Broadway. In my hometown, it also was a landmark of sorts for one local actor, Keegan Ferrell. The recent college graduate was slated to be the understudy of the lead role, Arnold Beckoff, but ended up performing the opening weekend of the show due to an illness in the cast.In our fun conversation, Keegan talks about that experience as well...2024-10-0232 min
Chasing Phantom#84: Lightnin' & the demise of long-running plays with Jordan SchildcroutThe chase is back on! Welcome to season 2 of the podcast dedicated to exploring...and sometimes explaining...Broadway's longest running shows! Today's episode features a true Broadway history whiz: author, dramaturg & professor Jordan Schildcrout has studied long-running plays in more depth than perhaps anyone else on the planet. In his book, "In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays," Dr. Schildcrout looks at the Broadway landscape over more than 100 years, going deep on the longest running plays in each decade. It's a fascinating and super fun read filled with unexpected facts and...2024-09-0432 min
Out Lines PodcastEnd of Season | NSD TalkbackIn the final episode of Season One, Mark leads several members of the Now She Dances! cast in a grand off-off-Broadway tradition - the post-show talkback. Thanks for listening to Out Lines! Sign up for our email list or subscribe to be the first to learn about Season Two. Stay safe and well (read). *** Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn...2021-10-1928 minOut Lines PodcastTrials of Oscar Wilde Pt 2 | NSD Act II Scenes 9-13 In this penultimate episode of Season One, Virginia, Mark and Jordan stand back and (almost) let the final scenes of Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! speak for themselves. For this episode's history break, we conclude our discussion of The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Episode Ten ETA - October 19, 2021. Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS at...2021-10-0531 minOut Lines PodcastTrials of Oscar Wilde Pt 1 | NSD Act II Scene 8Virginia, Mark and Jordan forge further into Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! as the play approaches its climax. For this episode's history break, we start exploring a critical source and inspiration for the play - The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Episode Nine ETA - October 5, 2021. Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS at tososnyc.org Want...2021-09-2132 minOut Lines PodcastCaffe Cino | NSD Act II Scenes 6 - 7Virginia, Mark and Jordan journey deeper into Act II of Doric Wilson's Now She Dances!. For this episode's history break, we look at one of the birthplaces of Off-Off-Broadway - the legendary Caffe Cino. Episode Eight ETA - September 21, 2021. Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS at tososnyc.org Want to request a manuscript of one...2021-09-0727 minOut Lines PodcastHistorical Intersections II | NSD Act II Scenes 1-5Virginia, Mark and Jordan (with continued support from the TOSOS acting company) return for Act II of Doric Wilson's Now She Dances!. For this episode's history break, we resume our discussion of the play's relationship to its times. Episode Seven ETA - September 7, 2021. Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS at tososnyc.org Want to request a...2021-08-2430 minOut Lines PodcastOut Lines Announcement | Extended IntermissionIntermission has been extended! We will return to Now She Dances! in our next episode. Episode Six ETA - August 24, 2021. Transcript: Virginia Baeta: Hello listeners. We have some news. Christopher Weikel as Lane: How uncomfortable. VB: Our intermission has been extended. And Episode Six will be delayed. Gail Dennison as Lady Herodias: Mea culpa. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. VB: You had nothing to do with it, Lady H. Neither did Covid. And neither did our cats. Anyway, Out Lines will be back...2021-08-1000 minOut Lines PodcastThe Doric Wilson Episode | Intermission In this "Intermission" episode, your hosts - Virginia, Mark, and Jordan - step away from the play, Now She Dances!, and take a closer look at the playwright, Doric Wilson. We will return to Now She Dances! in our next episode. Episode Six ETA - August 24, 2021. Episode transcript and links to the following resources are available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS at tososnyc.org...2021-07-2730 minOut Lines PodcastSalome | NSD Act I Scenes 12-13Show notes: In this episode, your hosts - Virginia, Mark, and Jordan - continue strolling through Act One of Now She Dances! (NSD). This week's history break focuses on the character of Salome and how her story has developed over the ages. Episode Five ETA - July 27, 2021. Links to the following resources available at outlinespod.com Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS – tososnyc.org Read Oscar Wilde's Salome – Project Gutenberg eBook Read Osca...2021-07-1333 minOut Lines PodcastHistorical intersections | NSD Act I Scenes 8-11Show notes: In this episode, your hosts - Virginia, Mark, and Jordan - continue strolling through Act One of Now She Dances! (NSD) with a brief interlude about LGBTQ historical milestones that informed the first drafts of the play. Episode Four ETA - July 13, 2021. Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances! Read up on the playwright - Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS – tososnyc.org Read Oscar Wilde's Salome – Project Gutenberg eBook Read Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest – Project Gutenberg eBook 2021-06-2927 minOut Lines PodcastIntroduction to off-off-Broadway | NSD Act I Scenes 1-7In this episode, your hosts - Virginia, Mark, and Jordan - start walking through Act One of Now She Dances! (NSD) with a brief interlude about the origins and purpose of off-off-Broadway theatre. Episode Two ETA - June 29, 2021. References from Episode 2 From the Now She Dances! discussion: Metatheatre (Meta) - Wikipedia entry Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author - Project Gutenberg eBook The soubrette - Hidden Secrets of the Soubrette (editorial) Molière's Tartuffe (Dorine) - Project Gutenberg eBook Franklin P...2021-06-1528 minOut Lines PodcastWhy Out Lines? Why Now She Dances?In this episode, your hosts - Virginia, Mark, and Jordan - introduce the themes of this season and demonstrate how Doric Wilson's Now She Dances is the right play for right now. Episode Two ETA - June 15, 2021. Read the play! Download Doric Wilson's Now She Dances Read up on the playwright Doric Wilson Learn more about TOSOS tososnyc.org References from Episode 1: Caffe Cino - Article from the National Park Service A good article on censorship in U.S. Theatre (from Seattle Rep) ...2021-06-0116 min
Out Lines PodcastOut Lines Podcast (coming June 1st)Introducing Out Lines – where we explore the intersections between independent theatre, LGBTQ+ culture, and history. Join hosts Virginia Baeta, Mark Finley and Jordan Schildcrout on a 10-episode journey. In our first season, we travel through Doric Wilson’s Now She Dances. Episode One arrives June 1, 2021. Read the play! Download Doric Wilson’s Now She Dances Read up on the playwright – Doric Wilson Transcript is available on the show page at outlinespod.com.2021-05-0501 min
Gayest Episode EverLiberace Hosts The Muppet Show“Liberace” (October 14, 1978) After a suggestion by Drew’s heterosexual acquaintance, we’ve decided to discuss the gayest episode of The Muppet Show we could find. Tony Rodriguez joins us for a discussion of Muppets but also a fairly obscure FCC ruling that shaped prime time television for every child who grew up in 80s and 90s America, plus a rundown of why Liberace is awful. There is a lot going on in this episode, but that seems appropriate given the bonkers chaos that is the Muppets. Yes, there is a “lost” TableCakes podcast you may never have h...2021-04-071h 57
Bad GaysEpisode 9: Leopold and LoebThey were young, rich, and in love in the Jazz Age – until they killed their neighbor just to prove they could get away with it. Hitchcock's Rope is based on their story; now learn the truth behind the fascinating lives of Leopold and Loeb.
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Baatz, Simon. For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder that Shocked Chicago. New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Excerpts: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/
Barrett, Nina. The Leopold and Loeb Files. Chicago: Agate Midway, 2018. Reviewed: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/26/reopening-the-case-files-of-leopold-and-loeb/
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