"The Best We Could" by Emily Feldman | S16.E08

About this episode

Jackson and Jacob discuss Emily Feldman's play 'The Best We Could', exploring its themes and structure in relation to classic works.

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss a play which has been called a combination of "Death of a Salesman" and "Our Town." Emily Feldman, a sharp and theatrical emerging playwright, has always wanted to write a play with a Stage Manager character, like in Thorton Wilder's famous play. Now she has. Her play "The Best We Could" explores some of the same themes and structure as Arthur Miller's classic, while taking place in a highly contemporary world. Listen in. ------------------------------ 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/…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jackson, Jacob

Guest: Emily Feldman

Topics covered

• theatrical play
• contemporary themes
• playwriting
• character analysis
• dramatic structure

Keywords

• Emily Feldman
• The Best We Could
• Death of a Salesman
• Our Town
• playwriting
• theatrical themes
• Arthur Miller
• Thorton Wilder

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Death of a Salesman, Our Town, The Best We Could, Arthur Miller, Thorton Wilder

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