In this episode of nytheatrecast, Jason Jacobs (who is one of the artistic directors of Theatre Askew as well as an occasional contributor to nytheatre.com) talks to actor/writer/activist Kathryn Blume about their upcoming show The Boycott. Jason is the director of this show; Kathryn is the playwright and performer.

The Boycott is a solo show based on Aristophanes’s Lysistrata. It’s about a future first lady who leads a national sex boycott to protest global warming. Interspersed within this story are scenes related to Blume’s own journey as an environmentalist. Jason and Kathryn reveal a great deal of interesting insight about how this piece was created, and discuss strategies for making effective activist theatre.

In addition to information about The Boycott and environmental issues, this podcast also touches on Blume’s other work, including the anti-war Lysistrata Project in 2003.

Episode Links:

• The Boycott info on nytheatre.com
• The Boycott website

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