Not This American Life
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| Theater | The Institution Theater |
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| Cast | Unknown |
| Initial Run | May/Jun 2012 |
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Not This American Life (original title: This American Live) was a variety show that explores a topic via scripted and improvised material. It was inspired by the NPR program This American Life.
Summary
History
Name Change
The show was originally called This American Live, but in 2013, it received a cease-and-desist letter from NPR, which apologized for the 'hassle' but pointed out that at least one theatergoer had contacted NPR asking for ticket information. Host Michael Ferstenfeld wrote back with a set of suggested alternate titles. This American Life host Ira Glass favored "Not This American Life", and the name change followed.
Casts
- First run:
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- Second run:
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- Third run:
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Topics
First Run
- 5/4/12 - Episode 1 - "A Map of the World" (produced by Gene Joe)
- 5/11/12 - Episode 2 - "Co-existence" (produced by Ruby Willmann & Lisa Jackson)
- 5/18/12 - Episode 3 - "Physics as a Metaphor" (produced by Luis Salinas)
- 5/25/12 - Episode 4 - "Cinematic Reality" (produced by Heidi Rogers)
- 6/1/12 - Episode 5 - "What a Coincidence" (produced by Teresa York)
- 6/2/12 - Episode 6 - "Haunted." (produced by Kevin Miller)
- 6/8/12 - Episode 7 - "Food Glorious Food" (produced by Andy Buck)
- 6/9/12 - Episode 8 - "Beginnings and Endings" Producer Emma Holder)
Second Run
- 11/2/12 - Episode 9 - "Body Image & Body Commerce"
- 11/9/12 - Episode 10 - "TechnEcology"
- 11/16/12 - Episode 11 - "Secret Identity"
- 11/23/12 - Episode 12 - "Sense(Less)"
- 11/30/12 - Episode 13 - "The Line in the Sand"
- 12/7/12 - Episode 14 - "Life of Privelege"
- 12/14/12 - Episode 15 - "My Strange Habit"
- 12/21/12 - Episode 16 - "Insufficient Data"
- 12/28/12 - Episode 17 - "24 Hours"
Third Run
- 11/1/13 - Episode 17 - "Transition" (produced by Heidi Caldwell)
- 11/8/13 - Episode 18 - "Art is Theft" (produced by Nicole Beckley)
- 11/15/13 - Episode 19 - "Weather the Weather" (produced by Sarah Marie Curry)
- 11/22/13 -Episode 20 - "Mapping the Mind" (produced by Gene Joe & Luis Salinas)
- 11/29/13 - Episode 21 - "The Immigrant Experience" (produced by Asaf Ronen)
Media
- http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3169864168268.121677.1315383518&type=3
- http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3891714614078.138307.1315383518&type=3
- http://vimeo.com/76290597
- http://www.viddler.com/v/a565f130
- http://www.viddler.com/v/82b8359b
- http://www.viddler.com/v/a6fd2140
- http://www.viddler.com/v/f878f53c
- http://www.viddler.com/v/3a208da7
