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Houses on the Moon

Houses on the Moon

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 Houses on the Moon Podcast is an original theatrical storytelling series dedicated to amplifying the unheard voice, featuring remarkable true stories curated from over twenty years of Houses on the Moon Theater Company’s unique development process. The first season spotlights tales from individuals whose lives have been touched by guns; parents of gender-expansive children; families with incarcerated loved ones; a global conversation between LGBTQ+ storytellers in the U.S. and India; and undocumented youth. Season two is an audio adaptation of the acclaimed documentary play, DE NOVO, about a Guatemalan teen fleeing gang life and seeking asylum in the United States.147695 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Writer Jonathan Blitzer on the History of Central American Migration

    Writer Jonathan Blitzer on the History of Central American Migration
    Jul 8 2025
    For this special episode of the Houses on the Moon Podcast, Amy Gottlieb (U.S. Migration Director for the American Friends Service Committee, and HOTM board member) interviews New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer about his book "Everyone Who is Gone is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis." Amy and Jonathan discuss the complex history of US-Central American relations and the themes that inspired our original documentary play and podcast series, “De Novo.” Special thanks to Cory Choy and Tom Fama at Silver Sound Studio for recording this interview and to Will Coley for producing and editing this episode. Music by Greg Kirkelie via Free Music Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Partner Spotlight! JULIUS CAESAR

    Partner Spotlight! JULIUS CAESAR
    Feb 4 2025
    Now for your listening pleasure, Houses on the Moon would like to share this episode from one of our podcast friends and partners Play on Podcasts: Julius Caesar, Episode 1: Beware the Ides of March. Marcus Gardley’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s roiling political drama takes us into the heart of the Civil Rights movement. This is the first of seven episodes. Listen to full play by searching for Play on Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. Also be sure to listen to previous episodes of our show, Houses on the Moon, including the new three-part De Novo series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • DE NOVO interview - THE ASK!

    DE NOVO interview - THE ASK!
    Jan 16 2025
    The arts serve as both an escape from and a reflection of our reality. And since its inception in 2001, the Houses on The Moon Theater company has focused on creating productions that shed light on and elevate the stories of these harsh realities of marginalized communities. In this powerful episode of The Ask, Jasmine Burton sits down with Jeffrey Solomon and Kim Baker Medina to discuss their most recent production De Novo, which tells the true story of a 14-year-old boy fleeing gang violence in Guatemala, and his fight to stay in the U.S. Tune in to hear us delve into the importance of telling stories that challenge the status quo, and how plays and podcasts can amplify voices of those whose experiences might otherwise go unheard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
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