Public Square

Public Square

We're back! Join us for Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's Podcast, "Public Square." For our second season, Host Garlia Cornelia Jones, The Public's new and first ever Director of Innovation and New Media, will continue to guide you through a behind the scenes look as we connect with artists and staff. Welcome home, to Public Square—we can't wait to have you back! Stay Tuned for Episodes, wherever you find your podcasts.

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June 15, 2023 • 84 mins

In this ninth Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, host Garlia Cornelia Jones speaks to leaders in the industry about the future of theater and digital spaces. For our Season Finale, Garlia sits down with Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater for an inside look on the responsibilities of an artistic director. She also speaks with Scarlett Kim, Assoc...

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In this eighth Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we share a recording of the May 1, 2023 Public Shakespeare Initiative's Shakespeare Talks event, Let's Talk About Hamlet. Recorded live in Joe's Pub, this was a conversation with Saheem Ali, Ato Blankson-Wood, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Sam Waterston, moderated by Ayanna Thompson. Host Garlia Cornelia Jones, The Publi...

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In this seventh Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we take a look at James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, FAT HAM. After its wildly successful onstage premiere at The Public Theater in 2022, Fat Ham transferred to Broadway with its entire cast from The Public, where it is currently running and has been nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Play. Ho...

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In 2021, The Public Theater released an audio-only version of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's play, shadow/land. Alongside that audio play were several podcast episodes of a series called "The Clearing," that added additional context to the audio production. Now in 2023, shadow/land has come to the in-person stage of The Public, and we are re-releasing the episodes of "The Clearing" as a part of Public Square 2.0, with host Garlia Corne...

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 In this sixth Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we take a look at Mobile Unit's bilingual production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Host Garlia Cornelia Jones speaks with Praycious Wilson-Gay (Interim Director, Mobile Unit), Freedome Bradley-Ballentine (Associate Artistic Director/Director of Artistic Programs), Julián Mesri (Music & Lyrics, Adapter, Music Director, Spanish Trans...

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In 2021, The Public Theater released an audio-only version of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's play, shadow/land. Alongside that audio play were several podcast episodes of a series called "The Clearing," that added additional context to the audio production. Now in 2023, shadow/land has come to the in-person stage of The Public, and we are re-releasing the episodes of "The Clearing" as a part of Public Square 2.0, with host Garlia Cor...

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In 2021, The Public Theater released an audio-only version of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's play, shadow/land. Alongside that audio play were several podcast episodes of a series called "The Clearing," that added additional context to the audio production. Now in 2023, shadow/land has come to the in-person stage of The Public, and we are re-releasing the episodes of "The Clearing" as a part of Public Square 2.0, with host Garlia Corne...

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Description: In this fifth Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we take a look at SHADOW/LAND by Erika Dickerson-Despenza. Host Garlia Cornelia Jones speaks with Jill M. Vallery (Movement Director), Delfeayo Marsalis (Composer), and Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew (Lighting Designer) about their creative processes in bringing SHADOW/LAND to the stage.

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In this fourth Bonus Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we drop in on the "What Do You Know: Reflections from Indigenous Artists" event, held in connection with The Public and Woolly Mammoth's production of Where We Belong by Madeline Sayet.

Part 2 of this 2 part series features playwrights' Tomas Endter (Nehithaw) and Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora) as t...

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 In this third Bonus Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's podcast, Public Square, we drop in on the "What Do You Know: Reflections from Indigenous Artists" event, held in connection with The Public and Woolly Mammoth's production of Where We Belong by Madeline Sayet. Part 1 of this 2 part series features playwrights Ty Defoe (Ghiizig) and Drew Woodson (Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone) as...

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Public Square 2.0 - Bonus Episode 2 "Hansberry & Baldwin in the Building"

 

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In our 3rd consecutive episode of the month, we honor Black History Month with a look at the Unsung Stars of The Public Thea...

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During the fall of 2022, The Public Theater mounted an American classic, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun directed by Tony Award nominee, Robert O'Hara and featuring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins as Lena Younger. In our second full epis...

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In this 1st Episode Bonus Episode of the Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's Podcast, "Public Square." We give you a front row seat to a conversation from one of our Fall Productions, Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun".  On Friday, October 21, 2022, Dr. Imani Perry and Tracy Heather Strain, wer...

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In this 1st Episode of the Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's Podcast, "Public Square." Host Garlia Cornelia Jones, The Public's new and first ever Director of Innovation and New Media, introduces us to the new format, and sits down with long-time Writer in Residence, Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as our ...

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November 3, 2022 • 4 mins

Join us for Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater's Podcast, "Public Square." For our second season, Host Garlia Cornelia Jones, The Public's new and first ever Director of Innovation and New Media, will continue to guide you through a behind the scenes look as we connect with artists and staff.  Welcome home, to Public Square—we can't wait to have you back!  Stay Tuned for Ep...

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July 16, 2020 • 36 mins

From open air to on the air - RICHARD II comes to the radio courtesy of WNYC!  Multi-hyphenate artist Alec Stephens III sits down with RICHARD II director Saheem Ali and Shakespeare scholar Ayanna Thompson to interrogate the relevance of the Bard's work amidst a pandemic and the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement, and why shifting from a stage production to a radio play may be the future for audience accessi...

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May 1, 2020 • 27 mins

May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, so we sat down with Francis Jue, Kendyl Ito, and Jaygee Macapugay to reflect on their experiences in Soft Power, Wild Goose Dreams, and what it means to be an artist in a time that is uniquely difficult for theater, and especially for Asian Americans. We also talk about representation, creating new work, and ...

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April 19, 2020 • 29 mins

In this episode, we sit down with Pentagram partner and world-renowned designer Paula Scher to dive into her 25+ year long love affair with The Public and hurdles that identity designers must face in an ever changing landscape.

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