Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
The Theatre History podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For each episode, Aaron Odom hosts a guest from the worldwide theatre community to talk about a bizarre, fascinating and humorous story from theatre history. One catch, the guest has no idea what they’ll be discussing. Plus, guests return to the program to share ”Theatre Horror Stories,” moments when theatre artists maintain that old adage: ”The show must go on.” From events an audience might never realize affected the show to the wheels falling off a production completely, these stories just make for great listening.
Location:
United States
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Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
The Theatre History podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For each episode, Aaron Odom hosts a guest from the worldwide theatre community to talk about a bizarre, fascinating and humorous story from theatre history. One catch, the guest has no idea what they’ll be discussing. Plus, guests return to the program to share ”Theatre Horror Stories,” moments when theatre artists maintain that old adage: ”The show must go on.” From events an audience might never realize affected the show to the wheels falling off a production completely, these stories just make for great listening.
Language:
English
Episodes
Maggie Smith v. Laurence Olivier
5/31/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites recent cast mates Ryan Legler, Tess Lannan, and Patrick Cossell on the show to discuss a very infamous and surprising backstage rivalry.
Duration:01:03:12
Shakespeare Adapted - Hamlet, Pt. 2
5/17/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes his son Mike to the program to discuss Disney's The Lion King, and whether or not it is an accurate adaptation of the Hamlet story.
Duration:00:46:21
Shakespeare Adapted - Hamlet, Pt. 1
5/3/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guests Nicole Vernon and Amelia Meckler Bowers of Seattle-based Shakespeare company GreenStage to discuss the many adaptations of Hamlet.
Duration:01:19:57
Funeral Clowns
4/19/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back his son Ethan to the show, as the two discuss humor in Ancient Rome, and how that humor is applied to an actual profession: the Archimimus, better known as a Funeral Clown.
Duration:00:57:47
Debbie Does Dallas, The Musical
4/5/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Dustin Hebert discuss the origin of a truly surprising theatrical experience, based upon a famous adult film: Debbie Does Dallas, The Musical
Duration:01:17:09
To Stream or Not to Stream, Pt. 2
3/22/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back award-winning playwright Jack Canfora of New Normal Rep to continue to discuss the proliferation of streaming and virtual theatre borne of the pandemic, and where it may go from here.
Step 9 Podcast
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS: Jericho by Jack Canfora. Password: NNR2022
Duration:00:45:35
To Stream or Not to Stream, Pt. 1
3/8/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes award-winning playwright Jack Canfora of New Normal Rep to discuss the proliferation of streaming and virtual theatre borne of the pandemic, and where it may go from here.
Step 9 Podcast
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS: Jericho by Jack Canfora. Password: NNR2022
Duration:00:55:30
The Origins of Peter Pan
2/22/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites co-hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl of the podcast Hightailing Through History to examine the very bizarre story of the creation of the classic character Peter Pan.
Hightailing Through History episode featuring Aaron as a guest
The History of European Theatre episodes on Christmas Pantomimes:
Part 1
Part 2
Duration:01:04:38
The Origins of Peter Pan
2/22/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites co-hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl of the podcast Hightailing Through History to examine the very bizarre story of the creation of the classic character Peter Pan.
Hightailing Through History episode featuring Aaron as a guest
The History of European Theatre episodes on Christmas Pantomimes:
Part 1
Part 2
Duration:01:04:38
Post-Mortem - KPOP, The Musical
2/8/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes theatre producer Richard Jordan back to the show for another Post-Mortem. This time, the two discuss the short-lived Broadway run of "KPOP, The Musical."
Duration:01:21:27
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
1/24/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jon Dryden Taylor discuss the highs and lows of society's perspective of famed British Actors Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.
Duration:00:53:09
The Tall Tales of Calamity Jane
1/11/2023
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Micah Wyatt discuss the compelling entertainment value of the autobiographical tales of Calamity Jane, as told in Wild West Shows of the late 1800s.
The Barefoot Band
Duration:01:06:09
The Marriage of Monroe and Miller, Pt. 2
12/28/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Seattle-based theatre artist Christine Shaw conclude their discussion on the tumultuous marriage of iconic film star Marilyn Monroe and renowned playwright Arthur Miller.
Duration:00:40:01
The Marriage of Monroe and Miller, Pt. 1
12/14/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Christine Shaw begin their deep dive into one of the most tumultuous celebrity marriages in theatre history: iconic film star Marilyn Monroe and world-renowned award-winning playwright Arthur Miller.
Duration:00:47:22
Play Spotlight - Fuente Ovejuna
11/30/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based improviser and educator Leona Partridge deep dive into one of the best plays you may have never heard of: "Fuente Ovejuna" from the Spanish Renaissance.
Duration:01:08:40
The Strange Ghosts of the Peacock Theatre
11/16/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Valeri Hovland discuss the odd phenomenon of the ghosts that haunt London's Peacock Theatre.
Duration:00:51:54
Flatulists
11/2/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Ashley Daniels of Dogbone Entertainment discuss a very niche theatrical market that has surprising rewards: professional performing farters.
"Le Pétomane" - 1979 bioipic
Duration:00:51:22
Comstockery
10/19/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle Improviser and Actor Dan Posluns discuss censorship of two plays written by George Bernard Shaw, all stemming from the political efforts of Anthony Comstock, one of America's most prevalent enemies of vice.
Duration:01:04:07
Misguided Advertising
10/5/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Brian Michael Jones discuss some unfortunate advertising decisions made by major corporations that seemed to disparage the performing arts.
Duration:00:58:21
InEVITAble, Pt. 2
9/21/2022
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based actor Robert Bogue continue their discussion about the creation of the iconic Broadway debut of Evita, and the legendary actor who best brought her to light in the modern age, Patti LuPone.
Duration:00:44:09