"Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" by Dave Malloy | S16.E015

About this episode

Jackson and Jacob discuss Dave Malloy's hit musical 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.'

Jackson and Jacob discuss Dave Malloy's hit musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812." This fiery piece adapts a small segment of Tolstoy's "War and Peace." Listen in to this final episode of Season 16! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jackson, Jacob

Topics covered

• musical theatre
• adaptation
• Tolstoy
• character analysis
• themes

Keywords

• musical
• Dave Malloy
• Natasha Pierre
• Great Comet
• War and Peace
• theatre
• adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, War and Peace

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