The Theatre History podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For each episode, Aaron Odom hosts a guest from the worldwide theatre community to talk about a bizarre, fascinating and humorous story from theatre history. One catch, the guest has no idea what they’ll be discussing.
Plus, guests return to the program to share ”Theatre Horror Stories,” moments when theatre artists maintain that old adage: ”The show must go on.” From events an audience might never realize affected the show to the wheels falling off a production completely, these stories just make for great listening.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based improviser and educator Leona Partridge deep dive into one of the best plays you may have never heard of: "Fuente Ovejuna" from the Spanish Renaissance.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Valeri Hovland discuss the odd phenomenon of the ghosts that haunt London's Peacock Theatre.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Ashley Daniels of Dogbone Entertainment discuss a very niche theatrical market that has surprising rewards: professional performing farters.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle Improviser and Actor Dan Posluns discuss censorship of two plays written by George Bernard Shaw, all stemming from the political efforts of Anthony Comstock, one of America's most prevalent enemies of vice.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Brian Michael Jones discuss some unfortunate advertising decisions made by major corporations that seemed to disparage the performing arts.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based actor Robert Bogue continue their discussion about the creation of the iconic Broadway debut of Evita, and the legendary actor who best brought her to light in the modern age, Patti LuPone.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based actor Robert Bogue discuss the creation of the iconic Broadway debut of Evita, and the legendary actor who best brought her to light in the modern age, Patti LuPone.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and TikTok celebrity Jason Roy Gaston discuss the development of a strange but lovely modern opera, its fanbase, and an unfortunate incident when that fanbase felt threatened.
For the first episode in front of a live audience, host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) hosts guests photojournalist Matt Gaston and returning guest and Theatre Instructor Dustin Hebert, in which they discuss nudity in theatre, and the first stage appearance of one of the most iconic pop culture actors of all time.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back returning guest Zach Schneider to discuss the final stage appearance of the iconic actor Daniel Day-Lewis.
