Working: Documentary Theater From Interviews to Final Production
b'This week, host Isaac Butler talks to documentary theater makers Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, whose plays include The Exonerated, about the criminal justice system, and Coal Country, about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia. Blank and Jensen explain how documentary theater works, from interviews with subjects to a live performance where actors perform interview excerpts verbatim.\\xa0\\nAfter the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss why documentary theater is such a great way to communicate important information to an audience.\\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews.\\nAnd if you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\\u2014and you\\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. It\\u2019s only $35 for the first year, and you can get a free two-week trial now at\\xa0slate.com/workingplus\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'