Read More Plays

About Read More Plays

A comedy podcast that helps answer the question “what is this play about?” … Plays are meant to be seen not read, but before an audience sees a production all the artists involved need to read the text and come to a unified interpretation of it. This show examines that process – we will read plays and look at them through the lens of different text analysis techniques, talk about the potential stories that could be told using that play, and go behind the scenes of the artistic process. This podcast is for anyone who wants to know more about the important plays of our time and the analytic techniques that can be used to understand them more deeply and for anyone who loves theater and would like to know more about the artistic process.

Publisher

Read More Plays

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2020

Latest episode

16 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

67 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2025

   EP. 4.8 Othello By William Shakespeare

   Hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman analyze William Shakespeare's Othello, exploring its themes and characters to provide listeners with a deeper understanding of the play.

2. 

   25 Jan 2025

   EP. 4.7 What The Constitution Means To Me by Heidi Schreck

   In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss What The Constitution Means To Me by Heidi Schreck! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.Links:Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in. Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

3. 

   17 Dec 2024

   EP. 4.6 Noises Off by Michael Frayn

   READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman analyze Noises Off by Michael Frayn, uncovering the nuances of farce and the art of physical comedy.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,194

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.1 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

82

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Does not typically book guests

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