Jenny Laird's guest appearances

Jenny Laird

No Script: The Podcast

Tennessee Williams

Sarah Ruhl

Lynn Nottage

Tony Kushner

Danai Gurira

David Mamet

Francis Chan

Caryl Churchill

Steven Dietz

David Rabe

Samuel Beckett

Aphra Behn

Lorraine Hansberry

Anne Washburn

Margaret Edson

OwlTail

Specificity is at the core of Jenny Laird's beautiful, tender play "Ballad Hunter." It's the story of a specific family, in a specific community, at a specific time. This Monday on No Script, Jackson and Jacob peel back the layers of this complex, poetic story. Listen in!  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast   We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

Specificity is at the core of Jenny Laird's beautiful, tender play "Ballad Hunter." It's the story of a specific family, in a specific community, at a specific time. This Monday on No Script, Jackson and Jacob peel back the layers of this complex, poetic story. Listen in!  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast</a> We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/</a> ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: <a href="http://www.purple-planet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.purple-planet.com</a> ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of <a href="http://lewislatham.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lewislatham.co/</a> ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

No Script: The Podcast | S3 Episode 2: "Ballad Hunter" by Jenny Laird

Karen Bohm Barker

In this week's episode of "No Script: The Podcast" Jackson hosts our first special guest - Karen Bohm Barker. Karen is a Professor of Theatre and Speech at Northwestern College as well as the Dean of Arts and Humanities. She also happens to be Jackson's mother-in-law. Karen brings a wealth of experience and insight to this script - she teaches it in one of her dramatic literature classes! Join us as Jackson and Karen dive into Jenny Laird's play "Sky Girls" which follows a group of pilots in the WWII Wasp Program.  ------------------------------ We had so much fun talking about this play, and we’d love to keep the conversation going! What were some of your thoughts if you’ve read or have seen the play? What are you favorite themes? Characters? Plot Points? Or do you disagree with us on any of our thoughts? We’d love to hear from you. Check us out on social media or email at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

In this week's episode of "No Script: The Podcast" Jackson hosts our first special guest - Karen Bohm Barker. Karen is a Professor of Theatre and Speech at Northwestern College as well as the Dean of Arts and Humanities. She also happens to be Jackson's mother-in-law. Karen brings a wealth of experience and insight to this script - she teaches it in one of her dramatic literature classes! Join us as Jackson and Karen dive into Jenny Laird's play "Sky Girls" which follows a group of pilots in the WWII Wasp Program.  ------------------------------ We had so much fun talking about this play, and we’d love to keep the conversation going! What were some of your thoughts if you’ve read or have seen the play? What are you favorite themes? Characters? Plot Points? Or do you disagree with us on any of our thoughts? We’d love to hear from you. Check us out on social media or email at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast</a> ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: <a href="http://www.purple-planet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.purple-planet.com</a> ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of <a href="http://lewislatham.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lewislatham.co/</a> ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

No Script: The Podcast | S1 Episode 17: “Sky Girls" by Jenny Laird | SPECIAL GUEST: KAREN BOHM BARKER