Show Notes
In this episode, we talk with members of Fake Friends—Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Rory Pelsue, Cat Rodríguez, and Ariel Sibert—about their groundbreaking digital theater work created during the pandemic.
Their book collects Circle Jerk, the first digital theater work to be shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and This American Wife. From AI influencers and social media to queer fandom and reality television, the plays embrace the possibilities of theater on the internet while exploring our increasingly online, political, and personal lives.
Joining the conversation as moderator is arts and culture writer and critic Juan A. Ramírez. Together, they discuss the creative, practical, and interpersonal process behind bringing these wildly theatrical and digitally native works to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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