
On TAP is a three-headed, freewheeling conversation about topics of current interest to graduate students, professors, independent scholars, and all those interested in academic Theatre and Performance Studies. Each edition features established scholars in Theatre and Performance Studies chatting about several topics of field-wide interest, including trends in ideas and scholarly methods, pedagogy... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 94 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Education | |||

Pannill, Miriam, and Brian welcome Helen Shaw, chief theatre critic for the New York Times, for a conversation about theatre criticism, journalism, and pedagogy.
Pannill, Brian, and Shayoni discuss Wallace Shawn's new play, What We Did Before Our Moth Days, currently playing at the Greenwich House Theatre, Milo Rau's talk, "The Second Coming," and innovations in live performance supertitles and other technolo... more
On this episode, On TAP emeritae Sarah Bay-Cheng and Kareem Khubchandani join Pannill to discuss Annie Dorsen's essay on generative AI as theatre, Chris Grobe's new essay in Critical Inquiry on imitations of robots or "botface," and the looksmaxxing ... more
Pannill welcomes Branislav Jakovljevic of Stanford University and Kimberly Jannarone of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale to talk about the points of contact between their two new books. Branislav Jakovljevic's book is entitled The Performance... more
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Harvey, Sarah, and Pannill (and their many guests) are smart, informed, and generous in their discussions of the field. I'm always excited to see that another podcast has come out and have been recruiting student listeners as well. Thanks for all the work that you do to bring the types of conversations that happen at conferences, in classrooms, and in journals to the podcast world as well!
Thank you three for your work and time.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit at a bar with a performance theorist, or three? Or maybe you miss that experience when not at conferences? Luckily for us all,
this experience is now "On TAP" in this podcast, where three respected scholars talk to each other about theories, pedagogical practices, new and canonical works, and the fields of theatre and performance studies. All three hosts do an excellent job of providing a variety of perspectives and experiences to this dramatur... more
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Three scholars and critics engage in lively, interdisciplinary conversations about theatre and performance studies, blending theory, pedagogy, and current industry concerns. Episodes span theatre criticism, accessibility in live performance, AI and automation's impact on authorship, and the politics of higher education, all with a collaborative, bar-conversation vibe. Notable traits include a recurring trio of hosts with deep academic roots, a strong emphasis on teaching, research, and public-facing discourse, plus guests who are prominent theatre scholars and practitioners. The format feels approachable for listeners seeking thoughtful analysis without overly formal rigidity, and it frequently threads practical implications for pedagogy, p... more
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