Dan Rubins

The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

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Hosted by Dan Rubins, theater critic at Slant Magazine, The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers celebrates the extraordinary playwrights (plus lyricists, librettists, and composers!) currently featured on New York stages. Each episode spotlights the writer(s) of a new play or musical running in New York City, inviting each guest to explore the genesis and development of the script, the transition from page to stage, and the questions that animate each work. With its focus on plays and musicals still running in New York, The Present Stage offers listeners a closer look at current...

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Dan Rubins

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John Patrick Shanley — DOUBT and BROOKLYN LAUNDRY 23.03.2024 52:42

Doubt runs at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway until April 21st. Find out more at www.roundabouttheatre.org . Brooklyn Laundry runs off-Broadway at City Center Stage I until April 14th. Find out more at www.manhattantheatreclub.com . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Thea...

Adam Guettel — DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 16.03.2024 1:04:11

Days of Wine and Roses runs on Broadway at Studio 54 through March 31st. Find out more at www.daysofwineandrosesbroadway.com . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New Yorker...

Mona Pirnot — I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE 02.03.2024 44:34

Tickets for I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE , running at New York Theater Workshop through March 9th, are available at www.nytw.org . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New...

Rachel Bonds — JONAH 27.02.2024 42:32

Jonah is running off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company's Laura Pels Theatre through March 10th. Find tickets at www.roundabouttheatre.org . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews&nbsp...

Shayok Misha Chowdhury — PUBLIC OBSCENITIES 21.02.2024 59:25

Public Obscenities runs at Theater for A New Audience through February 25th. Find tickets at www.tfana.org . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted...

Rebekah Greer Melocik & Jacob Yandura — HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO 02.02.2024 57:53

How to Dance In Ohio runs at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway through February 11th. Find tickets at www.howtodanceinohiomusical.com . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New...

Sophie Swithinbank — BACON 26.01.2024 38:01

Bacon is running at the Soho Playhouse as part of the International Fringe Encore Play Series through January 28th. Find out more at www.sohoplayhouse.com . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Revie...

Heather Christian — TERCE: A PRACTICAL BREVIARY 19.01.2024 59:28

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Terce: A Practical Breviary is running at the Prototype Festival through February 4th at The Space at Irondale. Terce: A Pr...

Gordon Greenberg — DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS 07.01.2024 37:56

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is running at New World Stages through January 7th. Find out more at www.draculacomedy.com . T...

Hansol Jung — MERRY ME 18.11.2023 34:22

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Merry Me is running at New York Theater Workshop through November 19th. Find out more at www.nytw.org . The Present Stage s...

Kait Kerrigan — THE GREAT GATSBY 08.11.2023 39:28

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Great Gatsby is running at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ through November 12th. Find out more at www.papermi...

Nathan Alan Davis — THE REFUGE PLAYS 08.11.2023 34:07

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Refuge Plays , a production of Roundabout Theatre Company, is running off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre until Nove...

Jeremy Tiang — SALESMAN 之死 13.10.2023 55:30

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Salesman 之死, a production of Yangtze Repertory Theatre and Gung Ho Projects, is running off-Broadway at the Connelly Thea...

Jocelyn Bioh — JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING 29.09.2023 51:39

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Jaja's African Hair Braiding , a production of Manhattan Theatre Club, is running on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Th...

Emma Horwitz — MARY GETS HERS 22.09.2023 31:19

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Mary Gets Hers , a production of The Playwrights Realm, is running off-Broadway at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space u...

Benjamin Velez — THE TEMPEST 01.09.2023 40:58

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Tempest is running off-Broadway at the Delacorte Theatre through September 3rd. Find out more at www.publictheater.org...

Sandy Rustin — THE COTTAGE 18.08.2023 32:35

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Cottage is running on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre through October 29th. Find out more at www.thecottageonbroadw...

Richard Hellesen — EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND 12.08.2023 59:58

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is running off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement's through August 20th. Find out more...

Inua Ellams — THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL 28.07.2023 31:54

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Half-God of Rainfall is running off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop through August 20th. Find out more at www.nyt...

Tye Blue & Constantine Rousouli — TITANIQUE 14.07.2023 40:06

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Titanique is running off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre through January 7th, 2024. Find out more at www.titaniquemusica...

Dexter Flanders — FOXES 30.06.2023 44:12

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Foxes is playing at 59E59 Theaters until July 2. Find out more at https://www.59e59.org . If you'd like to learn more about...

James Ijames — FAT HAM 23.06.2023 57:13

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Fat Ham is playing on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre until July 2. Find out more at https://www.fathambroadway.c...

David Lindsay-Abaire — KIMBERLY AKIMBO 16.06.2023 56:49

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. Kimberly Akimbo is playing on Broadway at the Booth Theatre. Find out more at https://www.kimberlyakimbothemusical.com. If...

Edward Einhorn — THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS 09.06.2023 53:32

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. The Shylock and The Shakespeareans is playing off-Broadway at the New Ohio Theatre. Find out more at https://newohiotheatre...

Tori Sampson — THIS LAND WAS MADE 02.06.2023 44:05

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine . You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker 's Briefly Noted column. This Land Was Made is playing off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. Find out more at https://vineyardtheatre.org. If you'd...