Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast
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.
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Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest playwright Jack Canfora discuss horror in theatre, and a theatre in Paris which gave us a term for anything shocking and horrifying in theatre, The Grand Guignol.
"Jericho" by Jack Canfora - Performed by New Normal Rep
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back standup comedian and actor Mary Kennedy (Guest from Episode 101, "Amusement Park Musicals," and Episode 71, "Is 'Cats' Any Good?" to tell her tales of theatre horror.
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
No new episode for holiday week 2024!
Also, Aaron is taking a break from creating new episodes for a while, as he gets ready to direct a big production. See you sometime in the new year!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guests Dustin Hebert and Zach Schneider examine the phenomenon of theatre ghosts and some famous hauntings throughout the world.
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Wyoming HS ThesFest
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Mary Kennedy "Shameless" dive deep into the world of Amusement Park Musicals, where many theatre professionals have gotten their start.
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@MKennedyComedy - Instagram feed for Mary Kennedy
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back returning guest Olivia Ruggiero for this milestone 100th episode. Aaron and Liv discuss the iconic musical 'Cabaret' and how it has been able to dodge controversy for decades despite difficult subject matter and a poignant message.
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Aaron's appearances on "The History of European Theatre," all about the genre of the British Pantomime:
Part 1 on Spotify
Part 2 on Spotify
Part 1 on Apple Podcasts
Part 2 on Apple Podcasts
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jenni Reed discuss the strategies and difficulties of playing Roxie Hart, the main character in the musical "Chicago," and the many interesting iterations of the character seen on Broadway over the last several decades.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl other methods of entertainment against which theatre had to compete for attention.
High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Apple Podcasts
High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Spotify
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back a returning guest, his son Ethan, to discuss one of the most widely studied and performed plays of the twentieth century, the anti-totalitarian allegory, "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco.
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl an incident in World War I which caused Kaiser Wilhelm II to make an uncharacteristic sarcastic comment at theatre's expense.
High Tales of History on Spotify
High Tales of History on Apple Podcasts
Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast
My name is Aaron Odom, and I'm the creator and host of this show. So, what's it all about?
This is the theatre history podcast for people who like bizarre and hilarious stories from history; these just all happen to be about theatre. For each episode, I meet with guests from the many different avenues my theatre career has taken me down, and I give my guests no idea what we're going to be discussing for the episode. All they know is that we'll discuss a strange story from theatre history and perhaps get a better understanding about why we're still doing it after all these years.