Standing Still & Moving Forward: The Flick, Nice Girl, Airline Highway and more
Sometimes we don’t spot a theme until we sit down to talk about the shows we’ve seen. This week we happened to discuss a number of plays written by women focused on characters who are contemplating how they’ve ended up where they are and the challenges of moving forward, moving on, or even making a life just standing still. In Annie Baker’s The Flick, Melissa Ross’s Nice Girl, and Lisa D’Amour’s Airline Highway, these writers use different styles and approaches to tell stories about men and women who are not sure where to go from here. They are mostly small, personal journeys and it’s exciting to see writers find so many ways to dig into the lives of everyday people and give these unsung voices a larger platform.
In addition to these plays, we talk about the Jacobean tragedy Tis Pity She’s a Whore and the new musical on Broadway An American in Paris.
We welcome Rob Weinert-Kendt from American Theatre magazine on this episode.
The Flick (01:13)
Nice Girl (10:12)
Tis Pity She’s A Whore (19:24)
An American in Paris (31:00)
Airline Highway (41:41)
What plays have you seen lately? Let us know on Twitter: Maxamoo, Liz, Rob, and Nicole.
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