On a special episode of On TAP, Helen Shaw, chief theatre critic for The New York Times, joins us to talk about theatre criticism, journalism, and pedagogy. Click through to listen, or subscribe in your favorite podcasting app... www.ontappod.com/home/2026/5/...

one can trust any theatre critic who knows the"floor is the most important part" rule of set design, though I recall my college instructor's addendum: "unless you put a ceiling in" @helenshaw.bsky.social

Episode 083 features On TAP emeritae Sarah Bay-Cheng and Kareem Khubchandani joining Pannill to discuss Annie Dorsen's article about generative AI as theater, Chris Grobe's new article about "botface," and "looksmaxxing." Can you handle it? Download and see! www.ontappod.com/home/2026/3/3/083

On a special episode of On TAP, we welcome 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. Enjoy! www.ontappod.com/home/2025/12...

On a special episode of On TAP, we welcome 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. Enjoy! www.ontappod.com/home/2025/12...

Congratulations to @helenshaw.bsky.social! www.nytco.com/press/helen-...

Episode 082 is here! Pannill, Miriam, and Harvey discuss Carla Neuss's Theatre Journal article on gender reveals, James Bundy's retirement from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and the PBS stream of the free production of Twelfth Night in Central Park. Enjoy! soundcloud.com/ontappod/on-...

Episode 080 is here! We welcome Jacob Gallagher-Ross of University of Toronto and Caden Manson of Big Art Group to talk about "interface theatre." Shayoni, Miriam, and Pannill then take stock of the political attacks on higher education in recent months. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/9/...

WHOA-- in the last hours of this years legislative session, Indiana Governor & state legislature stripped the IU Faculty Senate of governing power 🧪 www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Pannill and Harvey welcome Jill Dolan, Annan Professor of English and Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, to talk about the faculty-to-administration trajectory, and the challenges of the current political moment. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/4/...

Pannill and Harvey welcome Jill Dolan, Annan Professor of English and Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, to talk about the faculty-to-administration trajectory, and the challenges of the current political moment. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/4/...

The collapse of the NEH would be catastrophic. Also stopping payments would be illegal

Ep. 079 is here, recorded live at the Fornés Institute Symposium at Princeton! We hear from Brian and Anne García-Romero about their new book, Fornés in Context, Jacqueline Flores about the Latinx Theatre Commons, and Gwendolyn Alker about Fornés's biography. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/3/...

Our next episode will be recorded live at Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex, as part of the Fornés Institute's 2025 Symposium. Come see us live this Saturday! arts.princeton.edu/events/live-...

The necessary antidote is this excellent op-ed by theater scholar (and dean of the arts) Harvey Young. As he points out, the humanities are imperiled — on purpose — when the most expensive part of universities loses its funding. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/12/o...

"The problem in [sex] discrimination is not what sex you are, but how your sex is perceived and then treated. It is simply wrong if one is treated unfairly on the basis of a prejudicial perception of sex" - Judith Butler 🔥 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Delighted to see Rhaisa Williams's recent TJ essay, "Grief Capital, Grief Activism: The Brief Life of Mamie Till Bradley's NAACP Tours," already attracting attention!

BREAKING: In response to our lawsuit, the National Endowment for the Arts will no longer force grant applicants to certify that they won't promote "gender ideology." This is a big step toward defeating the NEA's unconstitutional censorship.

On episode 078, we talk about Rhaisa Williams' essay on Mamie Till Bradley and "grief capital," the Trump administration's attempts to reshape federal arts funding, and the documentary about Taylor Mac's 24-decade History of Popular Music... soundcloud.com/ontappod/on-...

All of us in universities need to see ourselves not as siloed disciplines, but as professionals fully united by a single purpose: knowledge creation to make the world a better place for all.

The artistic purging begins at the Kennedy Center. This from Michael Kooman, one of the creators of the Helen Hayes Award nominated children’s musical “Finn.”

NEH has posted updates to the funding restrictions for some grant programs.

Thanks to colleague @visualizingbroadway.com for this op-ed: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

On Episode 077, Harmony Bench and Kate Elswit tell us about the data visualizations in the Edges of Ailey exhibition at the Whitney Museum, and Katherine Profeta tells us about her work with Ralph Lemon, the subject of a major exhibition at MOMA/PS1. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/1/...

On Episode 077, Harmony Bench and Kate Elswit tell us about the data visualizations in the Edges of Ailey exhibition at the Whitney Museum, and Katherine Profeta tells us about her work with Ralph Lemon, the subject of a major exhibition at MOMA/PS1. www.ontappod.com/home/2025/1/...

Target Margin director David Herskovits remembers his colleague Richard Foreman's silence and elisions as much as the things he did say, writing that the late auteur worked both intellectually and carnally, both instinctually and critically. (And don't miss the story about María Irene Fornés.)

RIP Richard Foreman (1937–2025), American #avant-garde playwright and #theater director extraordinaire. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/t... 📸: Joseph Moran/Brooklyn Rail. #newyorktheater #downtown #contemporary #performance #postdramatic #richardforeman #RIP

Cambridge authors, are you signing the AI license agreement or not? The publisher doesn't make a persuasive case for why authors should want to opt in.

Episode 076 is here! Pannill, Jordan, and Shayoni discuss Joshua Chambers-Letson's essay on the "studies protocols" of performance studies, performing arts in carceral institutions, and 11Reflections, a devised piece on Arab-American identity in post 9/11 America. www.ontappod.com/home/2024/12...

Episode 076 is here! Pannill, Jordan, and Shayoni discuss Joshua Chambers-Letson's essay on the "studies protocols" of performance studies, performing arts in carceral institutions, and 11Reflections, a devised piece on Arab-American identity in post 9/11 America. www.ontappod.com/home/2024/12...

I cannot believe none of you told me about The Pricemaster youtu.be/p9GBLVRPeaE?...

NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! Please read and check out my new article in Theatre Journal, whereby I put forth my concept of Black theatrical geographies in conversation with Katherine McKittrick and Ruth Wilson Gilmore. DM if you don’t have access and would like me to email you a copy!

Today instead of reading I’m going to treat my #ASTR2024 FOMO by listening to the new episode of “On TAP” then watching the Niners. Because I’m THAT weird #theatre nerd …the one who also really loves sports. @ontappodcast.bsky.social #TheatreSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Recorded in-person at ASTR 2024 in Seattle, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Pannill Camp, and Harvey Young discuss what a second Trump term means for arts & academia, the final edition of PAJ, and Split Britches' piece, Belle Reprieve. Subscribe on Spotify, etc., or click here: soundcloud.com/ontappod/on-...

Congratulations to all the #astr2024 award winners and especially #distinguishedscholaraward Stacy Wolf!!

#ASTR24!!! Check out the latest titles in the #PerformanceAndAmericanCultures series. Leaf through copies at the Scholar's Choice table and get 30% off with code NYUCONF30 at nyupress.org! (Orders over $40 receive free US shipping.) #ASTR2024

Checking in from #ASTR2024

🏆🎭💻🏆 Catching up with news: @Kasia_Lech & I are so thrilled that TheTheatreTimes.com won the 2024 ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. This is our third award! 🌐🎭 thetheatretimes.com/thetheatreti...

Pannill, Miriam and Brian discuss Shane Boyle's book, The Arts of Logistics, then Doug Eacho joins to talk about reading Marx's Capital with performance in mind. Finally, we talk about Theater in Quarantine's remote theater production, Nosferatu 3D. Check it out: www.ontappod.com/home/2024/11...

Today, I'm teaching the whole special section on "Performative X" that Michelle Liu Carriger edited. Such a little time capsule from 2020... muse.jhu.edu/issue/45260

NYT cites @bethanyhughes.bsky.social on Native actors... www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/o...

The ideological currents we're swimming against are so strong, even among our closest allies. Even friends and loved ones outside academia tend to respond with, at best, a pitying nod: "Humanities degrees lead to good employment outcomes, good lifetime incomes, etc. I'm sure that's right dear..."

I got to chat about liking Volume 3 of Capital on this very normal day to release an academic podcast!

Pannill, Miriam and Brian discuss Shane Boyle's book, The Arts of Logistics, then Doug Eacho joins to talk about reading Marx's Capital with performance in mind. Finally, we talk about Theater in Quarantine's remote theater production, Nosferatu 3D. Check it out: www.ontappod.com/home/2024/11...

On TAP: A Theatre & Performance Studies Podcast is now supported by the Innovation Fund for New Ideas in the Humanities at Princeton University. We're grateful to the Princeton Office of the Dean for Research for this support, and to our co-host @stinkylulu.bsky.social...

On episode 072, Pannill and the Daughters of Lorraine, a.k.a Jordon Ealey and Leticia Ridley discuss Diana Taylor's new article on digital presence, Raygun's performance in the Olympic breaking competition, and the unionization of off-Broadway theater. Enjoy! www.ontappod.com/home/2024/9/...