19 APR 2024 · This week is a big one folks. Justin and Erika met in grad school, this podcast came from grad school, and we are officially getting to the end of grad school, so let's talk about what started it all! Our hosts dive into what acting grad school is like, how it chnaged them as theatre-makers and people, and what the heck a thesis is! Don't worry, this isn't a goodbye to the show in anyway, but we orally defend our papers tomoorow and we are emotional so get ready for a sweet one! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

12 APR 2024 · Get your goofy hats on, it's time for a PLAYdough! Welcome to the world of The Marching Fleshman, the story of recently dumped Joey who takes on the task of building a marching band in his home town out of nothing! It's a silly one, oh, and Justin and Erika get beat up and robbed by Broadway. Enjoy! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

5 APR 2024 · Seriously, Shoot that Sound Sky high! It's "S"! Justin and Erika spend this week talking about two very different but very funny and wonderful writers. Erika dives deep into one of the most interesting and unique playwrights, Justin tells the history of one of the best joke writers in theatre history, and the two vent about their thesis... sorry, it's like all we think about. So enjoy! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://www.crystalskillman.com/ https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/281/crystal-skillman https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?index=0&key=6083 https://www.concordtheatricals.com/collections/perform/1619 https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/multiple.asp?keysearchauthor=Neil%20Simon&indexm=11&start=1 If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

29 MAR 2024 · Really radical reccomendations right here! It's "R"! Justin and Erika get into it this week talking about some of their favorites. Erika goes into research mode on Sarah Ruhl's career, Justin talks about one of the king's of satire and experimental musical theatre, and the two of them discover the hottest musical in history...Radio Gals. SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://www.sarahruhlplaywright.com/ https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/1989/sarah-ruhl https://www.thelivingmichaeljackson.com/ https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/teeth/ If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

22 MAR 2024 · Quick! Quiet down and Q (cue) up this episode! It's Q! This week Justin and Erika bring full opposite playwrights to the table. Justin talks about a playwright everyone knows and dives deeper then anyone before, Erika finds a new playwright with AMAZING plays, and the two of them dig into every musical you can imagine with the word "Quilt" in it. It's very exciting. SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://quinguyen.netfirms.com/index.html https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/4553/qui-nguyen https://karibentleyquinn.squarespace.com/ https://newplayexchange.org/users/737/kari-bentley-quinn If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

15 MAR 2024 · It's Justin and Erika's spring break so we decided to do something different! Today Justin and Erika talk about Justin's new adaptation of The Misanthrope by Molière, haters gonna hate. They also talk about Justin's recent workshop with James Ijames, what to do when you have burn out in the industry, and how to take on a theatre project when it scares you... a lot. It's honestly a great episode and we really hope you enjoy! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Use our promo code "PLAYTOZ" on https://www.etsy.com/shop/CenterStageDesignsTJ?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1690624943&from_page=listing for 15% off your purchase and check out all of their very cool theatre merch! Links to out playwrights: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3197818/haters-gonna-hateon New Play Exchange! If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

8 MAR 2024 · It's that time again! Time for as PlayDough! This week, Justin and Erika tell the story of a cover cover cover band set ina. garage! Follow along as they tell a very funny story of a cover band and their internal struggles. Think if Fleetwood Mac wrote a very goofy play. It's a freaking blast! Enjoy! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

1 MAR 2024 · Pardon me, it's "P"! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two brilliant young playwrights! Erika finds a new playwright who wrote an amazing satire of HGTV shows, Justin chats about a Yale Drama Prize winner, and the two of them try to figure out if Pal Joey matters! We hope you enjoy! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://www.elianapipes.com/ https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/120490/eliana-pipes https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300251593/how-to-defend-yourself/ https://pwcenter.org/profile/lily-padilla If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

23 FEB 2024 · Oh boy! OutrageOus episOde fOr yOu! It's "O"! This week, Justin and Erika hop into some of their favorite contemporary theatre makers to chat about. Erika talks about the amazing arc of Jeremy O. Harris, Justin gets nostaligic (and historical?!) while chatting about Alexander Sage Oyen, and the two break down Justin's recent reading of hjis new play, haters gonna hate. Oh, what a fun time! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justin's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/119828/jeremy-o-harris https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-38/fiction-drama/yell-a-documentary-of-my-time-here/ (condensed for n+1) https://www.alexandersageoyen.com/ https://broadwaylicensing.com/shows/off-broadway/diva-live-from-hell/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_tuuBhAUEiwAvxkgTjbiqZ5ikaXkmX7wM41eTcIar56yIVBHZc8OHDkFVPyz6lxSF1FvQRoCCGsQAvD_BwE If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!

16 FEB 2024 · NEW NEW NEW EPISODE! It's "N"! Justin and Erika both talk about playwrights very new to them! Justin finds a great Irish-American playwright who does something new with updating a script, Erika looks into one of her favoirte plays as of recent, and the two of them talk about the greatest musical in history... No, No, Nanette! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2890446/kill-bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, https://www.playscripts.com/play/5666 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/5786, through his publisher, Playscripts. You can also check out Justijn's new podcast, https://open.spotify.com/show/5ofD549kx9wfGIPzfPvFJu?si=10b325291e7843bf, which features Erika on the pilot! Finally, you can check out https://www.youtube.com/@justinborak for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out https://www.justinborak.com/ and https://www.erika-kuhn.com/ for more cool stuff! Links to out playwrights: https://newplayexchange.org/users/9197/ron%C3%A1n-noone https://www.ronannoone.com/ https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/multiple.asp?keysearchauthor=Ngozi+Anyanwu&indexm=25&start=1&total=all&male=all&female=all https://trwplays.com/ngozi-anyanwu/ If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinborak/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/actualerikakuhn/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mediocrejokes for any news and notes on upcoming episodes and more theatre reccomendations!