Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast
The Theatre History podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For each episode, Aaron Odom hosts a guest from the worldwide theatre community to talk about a bizarre, fascinating and humorous story from theatre history. One catch, the guest has no idea what they’ll be discussing.
Plus, guests return to the program to share ”Theatre Horror Stories,” moments when theatre artists maintain that old adage: ”The show must go on.” From events an audience might never realize affected the show to the wheels falling off a production completely, these stories just make for great listening.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
John Dennis’ Thunder
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based Actor Lisa Viertel discuss the circumstances around a particularly scandalous performance at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1709.
The Bottled Spider
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Patrick Cossel of the 307 RPG Podcast discuss one of the most legendary performances to have ever graced the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Is Nothing Sacred?
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) enters a discussion with Aaron's son Ethan, returning guest Jenni Reed, and Jenni's daughter Izzy. The discussion centers around the what types of musicals are appr…
Lone Star Love
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Seattle-based actor Christine Shaw discuss the events surrounding the play that resulted in the only occurrence of an actor being banned for life from Actor's Eq…
Theatre Superstitions
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Mary Jo Johnson discuss the many oddities regarding Superstitions in Western Theatre.
Snippets from Richard
Host Aaron Odom (@Trident Theatre) constructs a mixtape of sorts from his discussion with Richard Jordan, when they recorded episodes 9 and 10 of "Euripides, Eumenides."
Private Lives 1983
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Film and TV producer Brand Birtwistle of The Brand Productions discuss the single on-stage partnership of doomed couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the …
Rebecca - The Musical
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jon Dryden Taylor dissect the failure of the Broadway Musical adaptation of the classic Hitchcock film "Rebecca."
The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Pt. II
Host Aaron Odom (@tridenttheatre) and Drama Instructor Dustin Hebert continue their discussion of the Trials of Oscar Wilde.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Pt.I
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and drama instructor Dustin Hebert discuss the events leading up to the three trials of Oscar Wilde
The Stunts of David Merrick
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and theatre student David Britton discuss the most outlandish exploits of Broadway Titan David Merrick.
Dansemania
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and dancer Stephanie Koltiska discuss the plague of unstoppable dancing that occurred in Strasbourg, France in 1518.
Can Seymour Be Hot?
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Brittanie Chafe (@brittaniebritt.uh.knee on Tiktok) discuss the public debate of casting hot dudes in the roles of nerds, specifically Seymour Krelbourn in "Litt…
William Terriss
Host Aaron Odom (@tridenttheatre) and returning guest James Stress (@dianacarfire) discuss the life, death, and beyond of one of the most popular actors of the Victorian era.
Phallus
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Natalie Lander (Natalie Lander on IMDb) discuss the inclusion of a certain part of the male anatomy into Ancient Greek theatre and culture. WARNING - Sexu…
The Rites of Dionysus
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Brian Michael Jones (Insta: @Brianmichaeljones, Twitter: @Brian_MJones) discuss some of the origins of theatre, and the rites associated in the festival to the G…
Post-Mortem: Turn Off the Dark, Part II
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and producer Richard Jordan continue their dissection of the single Broadway outing of one of the world's most popular superheroes.
Post-Mortem: Turn Off the Dark, Part I
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Producer Richard Jordan dissect the singular broadway outing of one of the world's most popular superheroes.
The Incident at Astor Place
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Jenni Reed discuss the culmination of one of the most bitter actor rivalries in American theatre history.
The Quarrel of Le Cid
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Jon Dryden Taylor (@jondrytay) discuss the establishment of the French Academy in the 17th century, and its first major ruling: whether Pierre Corneille's …