Dan and Jessica

Dan O'Brien ’96, a playwright and poet, and Jessica St. Clair ’98, a comedian and writer join president Patton for our final check in with the community during COVID-19 self-isolation. Dan and Jessica are a true power couple in the arts that met in a Middlebury improv group. They discuss Dan's essay Life Shrinks: Lessons from Chemo Quarantine, how reopening the country feels a lot like remission, and how their art is evolving to reflect the pandemic.

Note: This interview was recorded before the nationwide movement to end police brutality. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

Show Notes

24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues series, "Unknown Caller" by Dan O'Brien starring Jessica St. Clair. 

 

Life Shrinks by Dan O'Brien

 

Without Evidence by Dan O'Brien

 

Jessica’s latest space comedy, "Space Force," premiered Friday 05/29 on Netflix. 

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