20 Best Playwriting Podcasts

1. Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays

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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
Email ****@playingonair.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 201 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. 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. (This feed is for the Subtext from 2018 onwards. For old episodes of the Subtext from 2015 to 2017, visit https://thisstage.la/category/the-subtext)MORE Host Brian Jmaes Polak
Producer/Network American Theatre
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 92Twitter 2.4K Since Jan 2018 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
Email ****@royalcourttheatre.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 171 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 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
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Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

5. 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
Email ****@eclectic-theatre.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

6. American Theatre's Offscript

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The official podcast of AMERICAN THEATRE, the national publication for the American not-for-profit theatre. Range of topics include 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
Email ****@tcg.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 60 Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

7. 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 Hosts Mabelle Reynoso, Tori Rice
Producer/Network Hey Playwright
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

8. 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! 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 Host Ken Wolf
Producer/Network Ken Wolf, Artistic Director, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Playwright, Direc
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 58Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

9. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Twitter 891Instagram 583 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact

10. Theatre Theater

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Three Los Angeles based theatre makers dissect, debate and disseminate works of the great Playwrights as well as anything and everything of, or related to, the art of Theatre.Main Feed:Each week the nerds get together and discuss  3 plays by a specific playwright as well as their cultural impact and context in the hosts' own personal lives. Also they spotlight the beautifully burgeoning LA Theatre Scene as it grows into the new home for experimental theatre makers.Bonus Series: Between each Playwright a bonus series called Theatre Theater 'N Stuff! provides a break from play reading...MORE Hosts Cj Merriman, Scott Leggett, J. Bailey Burcham
Producer/Network Theatre Theater
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 37Twitter 159 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

11. 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 cannon.
Producer/Network Ghostlight Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

12. 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, it's influence on/by society, notable cast/crew, stories, scandals, fun facts, and some of our favorite lines.MORE Producer/Network Randy Hunt
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 19 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

13. Theatrically Speaking: a playwriting podcast

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Character, plot, and career discussion to help you with your theatrical writing.Produced by Actualstorypodcasting.com
Producer/Network Actual Story Podcasting
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 63 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

14. 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, and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright! Delivered semi-monthly.Visit centralworks.orghttps://vimeo.com/422253001MORE Producer/Network Central Works Theater
Email ****@um.att.com
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Facebook 1.2KTwitter 1.4KInstagram 877 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

15. Not in Print: playwrights off script - on inspiration, process and theatre itself

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We believe in theatre that raises more questions than answers, so Currency Press is travelling beyond the page and stage, talking to playwrights and theatre-makers about their work. Browse our full catalogue and other performing arts resources at www.currency.com.auMORE Producer/Network Currency Press: the performing arts publisher
Email ****@currency.com.au
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Apple Rating 2.3/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Feb 2013 Get Email Contact

16. ICWP Women Playwrights Podcast

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

17. Rombalds Radio - Ilkley Playhouse Tea Break Dramas

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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
Email ****@rombaldsradio.com
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Facebook 3Twitter 2Instagram 752 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact