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This is a Classic: The Expand the Canon Theatre PodcastHistoric Women Playwrights & Their Legacies Author: Expand the Canon
Women wrote classics, too. And were here to celebrate them! We're spilling the tea on awesome plays by women that are *classics* as we fight for a gender-expansive canon. Timely, producible, excellent - these are plays you want to know. Each episode is dedicated to a different play and playwright. It's the podcast version of Expand the Canon.com but with more puns. Perfect for the theater makers, theater goers, and theater teachers among us who are jazzed about diversity in the classics. This is a podcast by Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre, a non-profit company in Brooklyn, NY. Support the Podcast and Expand the Canon at expandthecanon.com Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Education, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Screens & Soldadera
Episode 5
Wednesday, 17 September, 2025
If you’re looking for a satirical critique of the blinding effects of media and consumerism… look no further than Dolores Prida’s Screens. In Prida’s masterful work, three telenovela stars reenact the highlights of their career while trapped in their house. As an ominous apocalypse looms outside, they continue to restage these scenes. The lines between life and art start to blur to disastrous outcomes. Blending sharp political insight with an accessible comedic edge and wrapped together in a love triangle, this play offers a powerful critique of modern identity and environmental disaster in the face of mass media’s demands.If you’re looking for a wartime story about the choices women must make when fighting for their rights… Soldadera is the play for you. Tasked with safeguarding a stockpile of weapons, the play follows a group of women soldiers trying to protect their own sense of honor – and their lives. An expansive and yet intimate story of gendered oppression, Niggli’s claustrophobic drama traces the parallels between global conflicts and our personal lives. In our ever-tense political climate, this exploration of revolution and the ways political ideals play out at home is as relevant today as it was in 1936.Hosted by Skye Pagon and Emily Lyon. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-is-a-classic-the-expand-the-canon-theatre-podcast/donations
