20 Best Playwriting Podcasts

1. Beckett's Babies

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A podcast by two friends who met at Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Join hosts Sam Collier and Sarah Cho as they try to figure out playwriting.
Hosts Sam Collier, Sarah Cho
Producer/Network Beckett’s Babies
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 891Instagram 572 Avg Length 53 min Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Playing On Air

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Hear short, contemporary stage plays with first-rate casts. Playing on Air brings together award winners and emerging young talent, and each play is followed by a conversation with the playwrights and cast. Tune in for great American plays with great American actors, hosted and produced by Claudia Catania.MORE Host Claudia Catania
Producer/Network Playing on Air
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 33 min Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact

3. Royal Court Playwright's Podcast

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Some of the world's leading playwrights talk about their lives, their work, and their relationships with the Royal Court. Guests include Jez Butterworth, April de Angelis, Rachel De-lahey, Tanika Gupta, David Hare, Robert Holman, Dennis Kelly, Alistair McDowall, Anthony Neilson, Joe Penhall, Lucy Prebble, Anya Reiss, Polly Stenham and Enda Walsh.MORE Hosts Ella Gold, Rosie Evans-Hill
Producer/Network Royal Court
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

4. The Subtext

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From AMERICAN THEATRE magazine, a podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid. In a conversation that dives into life's muck, we learn what irks, agitates, motivates, inspires, and - ultimately - what makes writers tick.MORE Host Brian Jmaes Polak
Producer/Network American Theatre
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 2.4K Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

5. Raff's Brain

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Raff's Brain is a monthly podcast and blog documenting my journey through a low-residency MFA program in screenwriting & playwriting. Each month, I will relay unvarnished updates about my progress & setbacks in the program - class assignments, key lessons, draft scripts, etc. The show will culminate in summer 2022 when I graduate.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 17 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Half Hour Audio Hour

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A monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. Each episode will include an introduction of, and Q&A with, the playwright. The Half-Hour Audio Hour focuses on the work of women, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQ playwrights.MORE Producer/Network Eclectic Full Contact Theatre
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 39 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

7. American Theatre's Offscript

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The official podcast of AMERICAN THEATRE, the national publication for the American not-for-profit theatre. The range of topics includes playwright interviews, critical roundtable discussions, and the latest shows coming up as recommended by our staff.MORE Host Rob Weinert-Kendt
Producer/Network AMERICAN THEATRE
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

8. Hey Playwright

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Have you ever thought about writing a play but had no idea where to start? Each week, join playwrights and teaching artist pals Tori and Mabelle as they discuss playwriting and life, and leave you with a prompt to get to work. Whether you want to learn how to write a play or just need a little creative inspiration and cheerleading, this podcast is for you.MORE Producer/Network Hey Playwright
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 480Instagram 749 Avg Length 67 min Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

9. The Playwriting Podcast

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The Playwriting Podcast, hosted by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre, will offer strategies and techniques for playwrights (and writers in general) 'to get out of their heads' and write better, feel more motivated, get into that CREATIVITY ZONE, find more productive ways to complete a work, and to simply have more fun creating! In each episode, we will explore what works and what doesn't work so that you can jump-start your playwriting and take your work to the next level.MORE Email ****@yahoo.com
Apple Rating 4.2/5Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 11 min Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

10. Not in Print

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Currency Press believes in theatre that raises more questions than answers, so we're talking to Australian playwrights about their work, getting insights straight from the source.
Producer/Network Currency Press: the performing arts publisher
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Apple Rating 2.3/5 Avg Length 23 min Since Feb 2013 Get Email Contact

11. Theatre Theater

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Three Los Angeles-based theatre-makers dissect, debate, and disseminate the works of the great Playwrights. Each week we will focus on a different playwright and discuss their works as well as their cultural impact and their context in our own personal lives. Also, we'll spotlight the beautifully burgeoning LA Theatre Scene as it grows into the new home for experimental theatre-makers.MORE Producer/Network Theatre Theater
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 184 Avg Length 63 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

12. ShakesBeer

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Longtime friends invite you to the table to talk about the works, themes, and effects of the most famous playwright in the western canon.
Producer/Network Ghostlight Media
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 59 min Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

13. DeScripted

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Actors Randy Hunt and Tyler Costigan host this show where they take a closer look at the plays that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama since it was first awarded in 1918. We'll provide a brief introduction of the play, the playwright, and a synopsis. We'll then discuss how the play was received, its influence on/by society, notable cast/crew, stories, scandals, fun facts, and some of our favorite lines.MORE Producer/Network Randy Hunt
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 19 Avg Length 27 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

14. Theatrically Speaking

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The first playwriting podcast is back from 2007. Character, plot, and career discussion to help you with your theatrical writing.
Producer/Network Actual Story Podcasting
Apple Rating 4/5 Avg Length 30 min Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

15. The Central Works Script Club

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Central Works, the New Play Theater, invites you to join the Script Club! You'll download and read a play script, send in your questions for the playwright, and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright! Delivered monthly.MORE Producer/Network Central Works Theater
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16. ICWP Women Playwrights Podcast

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Interviews with playwrights, dramatists, theatre professionals, and readings of play scripts.
Producer/Network VARIOUS AUTHORS
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Facebook 2KTwitter 3.3K Avg Length 26 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

17. Rombalds Radio

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This podcast series showcases a variety of short plays performed by members of the Ilkley Playhouse. Many of the scripts were contributed by playwrights from all over the country as part of a playwriting festival called 8x8x8.MORE Producer/Network Rombalds Radio
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18. Are We Alive?

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Original audio plays by Chicago's MC-10 Playwrights' Collective pose the question ARE WE ALIVE? Presented by 16th Street Theater. The MC-10 Playwrights' Collective are Lydia Diamond, Lisa Dillman, Rebecca Gilman, Mickle Maher, Brett Neveu, Marsha Estell, Carlos Murillo, Tanya Palmer, Julie Marie Myatt, and Laura Schellhardt.MORE Email ****@16thstreettheater.org
Facebook 2.7K Avg Length 18 min Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact