The Fantasticks

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jenni Reed discuss the strategies and difficulties of playing Roxie Hart, the main character in the musical "Chicago," and the many interesting iterations of the character seen on Broadway over the last several decades.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl other methods of entertainment against which theatre had to compete for attention. High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Apple Podcasts High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Spotify

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back a returning guest, his son Ethan, to discuss one of the most widely studied and performed plays of the twentieth century, the anti-totalitarian allegory, "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl an incident in World War I which caused Kaiser Wilhelm II to make an uncharacteristic sarcastic comment at theatre's expense. High Tales of History on Spotify High Tales of History on Apple Podcasts

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Keylee Challender examine the 1974 patriotic original musical revue, "Over There!," emulating the big band era of the 1940s and the war efforts at home to keep citizens positive.  "Over Here!" became one of the best grossing musicals of that season. Trident Theatre Facebook Trident Theatre Instagram Euripides, Eumenides Instagram Trident Theatre "Contact Us" Form

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Zach Schneider discuss William Kempe, a comic actor in the time of Shakespeare, and a feat of endurance he set upon himself near the end of his career.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) discusses with Marci J. Duncan and Kerry Sandell - playwrights of the new play "Dissonance" - the career highlights and pitfalls of the mercurial Scottish actor, Nicol Williamson. Dissonanceplay.com Dissonance - YouTube Dissonance - Facebook Dissonance - Instagram Dissonance - TikTok

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays an episode with guest Dan Posluns, regarding the censorship efforts of US Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock, and just how much those efforts were ridiculed by the subject of the attempted censorship, playwright George Bernard Shaw.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Brittanie Chafe (@brittaniedoesbroadway on Instagram) discuss the longest running off-Broadway show ever: "The Fantasticks," and the troubles with producing the show today.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Micah Wyatt discuss the film and stage adaptations "Misery," the novel by master of horror and suspense, Stephen King.