"The Long Christmas Ride Home" by Paula Vogel | S16.E011

About this episode

Jackson and Jackson discuss Paula Vogel's one-act play 'The Long Christmas Ride Home' and its themes of family and the supernatural.

Paula Vogel Month continues! Jackson and Jackson discuss Vogel's hauntingly brilliant one-act play "The Long Christmas Ride Home." The story follows one family across a particularly memorable Christmas holiday. Vogel deploys her characteristic sense of theatrical intimacy, using puppets alongside narrative actors to bring the supernatural to bear on the play. 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/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

People in this episode

Host: Jackson

Topics covered

• theatrical intimacy
• family dynamics
• Christmas holiday
• puppetry
• supernatural elements

Keywords

• Paula Vogel
• The Long Christmas Ride Home
• one-act play
• theatrical intimacy
• puppets
• Christmas
• supernatural

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Long Christmas Ride Home

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