Houses on the Moon

By: Broadway Podcast Network
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • #8 - Luck of the Draw
    Jun 28 2021
    Episode 8 of the Houses on the Moon Podcast spotlights another true tale from gUN COUNTRY, our storytelling workshops with people whose lives have been touched by guns. In “Luck of the Draw” Antonius Wiriadjaja recounts how art and storytelling helped him survive a shooting and how he was forever changed by the love and violence he encountered that day. We'll also speak with Carolyn Dixon of Where Do We Go From Here, Inc., an organization dedicated to helping families navigate grief and trauma in the wake of gun violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • #7 - Por Vs Para; Missives from the Wormhole
    Jun 15 2021
    On this episode, we share true tales from Houses on the Moon’s international LGBTQ+ story-sharing project The “Q Story Stream.” We have 2 stories about teachers learning very different lessons.  When our own Jeffrey Solomon tries to help a bullied student in the drama class he teaches on Staten Island, the adult discovers you never really leave junior high school behind.  And across the globe in Mumbai, India, Sachin Jain tries to teach his Spanish class while nervously awaiting the verdict from the Indian Supreme Court on whether, as a gay man, he will remain a criminal in his country.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • #6 - Zudaydah with a Backwards Z
    Jun 1 2021
    On Episode 6 of the Houses on the Moon Podcast, we share Zudaydah Rivera's true tale from Houses on the Moon’s SHARED SENTENCES, a storytelling project with people who have incarcerated loved ones. Zudaydah was just 4 years old when she first visited her father in a maximum security prison. In her story, “Zudaydah with a Backwards Z”, she struggles to help her young son deal with the imprisonment of his father, and face her own complicated relationship with mass incarceration. We also speak with Zudaydah and Prison Families Anonymous co-founder Barbara Allan about their lives, work, and involvement in SHARED SENTENCES. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins

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