This is a Classic: The Expand the Canon Theatre Podcast

Plumes & Florence

If you are looking for a piercing drama about family, poverty, and access to healthcare redolent of “August: Osage County”… consider this raw, tender one-act. In Georgia

Nannuccio & his Fifteen Stepdaughters & Oh, These Times!

If you’re looking for a cousin of commedia with a razz on dads… Nannuccio & His Fifteen Stepdaughters by Sister Annalena Odaldi should do the trick. This short and bitter

A Reflection in Disguise & Tango Palace

If you’re looking for a one-person piece that grapples with the legacy of women writers and the artifice of gender… consider this sharp short by Wu Zao. In A Reflection i

Screens & Soldadera

If you’re looking for a satirical critique of the blinding effects of media and consumerism… look no further than Dolores Prida’s Screens. In Prida’s masterful work, thre

The Mannequin & The Falcon

If you’re looking for a snappy satire of the sexist dating scene… consider this tight one-act from literary luminary Germaine de Staël. Although he’s always lived in Germ

It's Official! We're Rebranding!

*drumroll* We are now, officially, Expand the Canon – all day every day. Join some of our fabulous team to toast to this long-time-coming shift. We discuss the change, wh

The Guitarrón & The Girls from the Five and Ten (Les filles du 5-10-15)

This month's two plays: The Guitarrón by Lynne Alvarez & The Girls from the Five and Ten (Les filles du 5-10-15) by Abla Farhoud If you’re looking for the hot queer dram

The Inheritance & Rain of Ice

This month's two shorter plays: The Inheritance by Kim Ja-Rim 김자림 and Rain of Ice by Hasegawa Shigure If you’re looking for the character-driven naturalism of Strindberg

Pleasure & Three Women

This month's two shorter plays: Pleasure by Rachilde and Three Women by Sylvia Plath! If you’re looking for a play that reveals how the pursuit of sensuality can both li

Season 5 - Shorter & One Act Plays

We're back to expanding the canon! The 5 curators for our 5th List are here to dish about what makes this year's list of plays special. Not only are they plays of a diffe

Spell #7 by Ntozake Shange

If you’re looking for an ensemble-lead choreopoem that explores the Black experience in the entertainment industry… consider Spell #7 by celebrated playwright Ntozake Sha

Le Favori (The Favorite) by Marie-Catherine Desjardins

If you’re looking to explore the transactional nature of relationships when status is on the line… consider this tender-hearted hilarious romp complete with gossip, polit

Day of the Swallows by Estela Portillo-Trambley

If you’re looking for a lush, poetic drama with a powerhouse queer heroine and an intersectional view of indigeneity… consider this moving piece from an eminent Chicana d

Mother of 1084 by Mahasweta Devi

If you’re looking for a whirling political drama centering a mother’s feminist awakening… consider this dreamlike exploration of familial ties and civic responsibility. N

Adelinda by Hannah Brand

If you’re looking for an irreverent class comedy featuring a gritty female lead… consider this romp of mistaken identities by the 18th century master of dialogue, Hannah

The Verge by Susan Glaspell

If you’re looking for a tragi-comedy where the lyric insight of Virginia Woolf meets the electric cruelty of Hedda Gabler… consider this post-war portrait of a woman crea

Sons of Erin by Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu

If you’re looking for a plot-twist-filled farce with bold schemes to fight prejudice… consider this comedy from the elusive Irish playwright, Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu. Whe

New System of Freedom by Charlotte von Stein

If you’re looking for a madcap Comedy of Errors with chaotic Gen-Z wit…consider this arch, rollicking take on love and freedom from German dramatist Charlotte Von Stein.

This is a Classic! LIVE! - NYC Partner Panel

This season, we have 8 partner companies diving into our 2023 list with us and producing readings. We were honored to have 4 of our New York partners represented –– Jessi

Heaven Challenges by Li Man-kuei

If you’re looking for a dramedy about reframing your life and learning to fall in love (with yourself) again… consider this powerful Chinese play about love, loss, and ar