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Very Valid and Vulumptious Vocals! It's "V" today! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two very different but very cool playwrights! Erika discovers a beautiful story co-edited by her playwright and ALAN RICKMAN, Justin finds a new up-and-coming playwright you need to read, and the two of them begin the "Let's Record in an Ohio Living Room" Chronicles! Enjoy!

SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

Links to out playwrights:
Katharine Viner and The Guardian
Katharine Viner's X
Caroline V. McGraw's Website
Caroline V. McGraw's Dramatist

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U! Yeah, I'm talking to U! It's the "U" episode! This week, Justin and Erika record literally moments after they finsihed their last reguirment of grad school and they're beat but have an amazing time! Erika fins you an amazing ten-minute play treasure trove, Justin deep dives on an epic and intense playwright with a huge interwoven canon of plays, and the two of them come up with musicals that start with "U" because there is basically only Urinetown. Enjoy!

SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

Links to out playwrights:
Mfoniso Udofia's Website
Mfoniso Udofia's Dramatist
Uma Incrocci's Website
Uma Incrocci's New Play Exchange

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TUNE IN! It's "T"! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two wonderful contemporary playwrights that are blowing up in the theatre industry! Justin talks about a recent pulitizer winner, Erika breaks down a wonderful playwright who just had some work go up at Playwrights Horizons, and the two of them give you guys some closure on their thesis journey! Enjoy!

SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

Links to out playwrights:
Tori Sampson's Website
Tori Sampson's Concord
Sanaz Toossi's Concord

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This week is a big one folks. Justin and Erika met in grad school, this podcast came from grad school, and we are officially getting to the end of grad school, so let's talk about what started it all! Our hosts dive into what acting grad school is like, how it chnaged them as theatre-makers and people, and what the heck a thesis is! Don't worry, this isn't a goodbye to the show in anyway, but we orally defend our papers tomoorow and we are emotional so get ready for a sweet one!


SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn and Justin on TikTok for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

Get your goofy hats on, it's time for a PLAYdough! Welcome to the world of The Marching Fleshman, the story of recently dumped Joey who takes on the task of building a marching band in his home town out of nothing! It's a silly one, oh, and Justin and Erika get beat up and robbed by Broadway. Enjoy!

SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn and Justin on TikTok for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

Seriously, Shoot that Sound Sky high! It's "S"! Justin and Erika spend this week talking about two very different but very funny and wonderful writers. Erika dives deep into one of the most interesting and unique playwrights, Justin tells the history of one of the best joke writers in theatre history, and the two vent about their thesis... sorry, it's like all we think about. So enjoy!

SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, The Scene: Podcast, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's website and Erika's website for more cool stuff!

Links to out playwrights:
Crystal Skillman's Website
Crystal Skillman's Concord
Crystal Skillman's Dramatist
Neil Simon's Concord
Neil Simon's Dramatist

If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn and Justin on TikTok for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!