TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS)

TABLEWORK (by Stanford TAPS)

TABLEWORK, a TAPS Podcast Series features members of our show's creative teams discussing their scholarly and creative efforts to take their productions from the page to the stage. The phrase TABLEWORK is a performing arts term for the early rehearsal period focusing on script analysis and source material. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

Episodes

April 18, 2025 20 mins

TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Daniel Jackson on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


"The Unit Operations Here Are Highly Specific" will play in the Pigott Theater, MAY 08-10.

⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/highlyspecific


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TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Assistant Professor Michael Rau on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


"Witch" will play in the Elam Theater, MAR 06-08.

⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/witch


⁠⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠⁠

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TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Pauline Mornet on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


"WANDERERS" will play in Nitery Theater as part of Grad Rep Weekend 1, FEB 06-08.

⁠⁠taps.stanford.edu/gradrep25⁠⁠

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TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Graduate Student Marlon  Ariyasinghe on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.

"Exorcism" will play in Nitery Theater as part of Grad Rep Weekend 2, FEB 13-15.

⁠taps.stanford.edu/gradrep25⁠


⁠Link to PDF Transcript⁠

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October 18, 2024 20 mins

TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Connor Lifson interviews TAPS Lecturer and Director Stephanie Hunt on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


"Three Sisters" will play in Pigott Theater NOV 08-09 + 13-16


Link to PDF Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADoLB_DL0JCgqkfJS4hRZo24btdYAbF9/view?usp=sharing


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October 9, 2024 1 min

TAPS Graduate Student Connor Lifson hosts our new Season of TABLEWORK returning this month to your Podcast Feeds.


The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

#TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

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April 19, 2024 21 mins

TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS PhD Alum Director Karina Gutiérrez on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.

"Assassins" will play in Elam Theater May 23-25.


Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.

#TheaterMakingatTAPS #ACTINGatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

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April 12, 2024 19 mins

TAPS Graduate Student + TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Undergrad Director Sid Zhang ('25) on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.

"Box of Sand" will play in Pigott Theater May 02-04. This Production is a collaboration between Stanford TAPS and TheaterLab.

Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.


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January 31, 2024 17 mins

TAPS Graduate Student & TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson is this week's interviewee, with Special Guest Host TAPS Chair and Professor Diana Looser.

Marina directs the Winter Main Stage "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers. #TheaterMakingatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

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January 24, 2024 18 mins

TAPS Graduate Student & TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Grad Director María Zurita Ontiveros on what her project Women of Sand: Testimonies of Women in Ciudad Juárez will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage. Grad Rep 24 runs Feb 1-3 and Feb 8-10 2024. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers. #TheaterMakingatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS

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January 17, 2024 19 mins

TAPS Graduate Student & TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Grad Director Connor Lifson on what his project "Omelas," based on the short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage. Grad Rep 24 runs Feb 1-3 and Feb 8-10 2024. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers. #TheaterMakingatTAPS #DESIGNatTAPS


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January 10, 2024 19 mins

TAPS Graduate Student & TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Grad Director Yutsha Dahl on what her project, a humorously long-titled comedy "Foundations of Feminism: The Poetics of Curiopathy As A Manifestation of the Sisterhood Zeitgeist In Feministological Nepali Archivitism," will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage. Grad Rep Runs Feb 1-3 and Feb 8-10.

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January 10, 2024 15 mins

TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Guest Director Erika Chong Shuch on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage. "For Now" will play in Harrry J. Elam, Jr. Nov 16-18 + Nov 30-Dec 02. This Production is a Collaboration between Stanford TAPS and Stanford's COLLEGE Program. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the o...

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January 10, 2024 21 mins

The 23-24 Season of TABLEWORK begins with our Fall Developmental Production Mrs. Warren.


TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews Director & TAPS Asst. Prof. Making Michael Rau on what this project will examine in the rehearsal room and on the stage.


Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in this podcast are the opinions of the speakers.


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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK concludes with an Alumni Interview Episode featuring Sammi Cannold ('15). TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Graduate Sammi Cannold (Class of 2015) on her recent staging of "Evita" at ART, navigating a career in the arts, and how her time at Stanford TAPS shaped her approach to directing. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Johnson. The statements in...

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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK continues with a set of episodes on our Spring Main Stage, "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium."


TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Senior Lecturer Aleta Hayes on her piece for the production, "Weather Simulator" — they talk through the processes, goals, and challenges for the production, sharing a window into the immense scholarly and creat...

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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK continues with a set of episodes on our Spring Main Stage, "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium." TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Artist-in-Residence amara tabor-smith on her piece for the production, "Glory" — they talk through the processes, goals, and challenges for the production, sharing a window into the immense scholarly and creative ef...

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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK continues with a set of episodes on our Spring Main Stage, "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium." TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Lecturer Raissa Simpson on her piece for the production, "FALL/FLIGHT" — they talk through the processes, goals, and challenges for the production, sharing a window into the immense scholarly and creative efforts th...

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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK continues with a set of episodes on our Spring Main Stage, "Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium." TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS Lecturer Ronnie Reddick on his piece for the production, "Show Up to Show Out!" — they talk through the processes, goals, and challenges for the production, sharing a window into the immense scholarly and creative e...

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The 22-23 Season of TABLEWORK continues with our Spring Developmental Stage, "Snow in Midsummer" TAPS Graduate Student and TABLEWORK Host Marina Johnson interviews TAPS alum Mai Lan Nguyen as they talk through the processes, goals, and challenges for the production, sharing a window into the immense scholarly and creative efforts that serve as the foundation of TAPS performances. Hosted by TAPS PhD Candidate Marina Joh...

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