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David Barlow & Danielle Skraastad of “Havel: The Passion of Thought”
July 25, 2019 20:23 - 22 minutes - 59.4 MBListen in as actors David Barlow & Danielle Skraastad of PTP/NYC‘s production of Havel: The Passion of Thought—three short plays from Vaclav Havel, bookended by Harold Pinter’s The New World Order and Samuel Beckett’s Catastrophe—discuss why these plays work so well in … Continue reading →
Miranda Haymon, Emmie Finckel, & Cha See of “In the Penal Colony”
July 25, 2019 20:16 - 24 minutes - 64.2 MBListen in as In the Penal Colony writer/director/producer Miranda Haymon, along with set designer Emmie Finckel and lighting designer Cha See, discuss the relationship and performance of patriarchy & punishment, how the show’s designers interacted with their process, sites of … Continue reading →
Tana Sirois & Maria Swisher of “Crushing Baby Animals”
July 11, 2019 19:25 - 17 minutes - 46 MBListen in as the creators & performers of Crushing Baby Animals, Maria Swisher & Tana Sirois, discuss amazing synchronicity, combining genres in a multi-dimensional world, structured improv, cross-pollination among artists, “stylistic dis-integrity,” making space for the chaos and the wonder, … Continue reading →
Akia Squitieri, Matthew Weitz, Adeyinka Adebola, Desiree Pinol, Kyle Porter, Johnny Blaze Leavitt, & Ita Korenzecher of “Friendly’s Fire”
May 17, 2019 18:07 - 16 minutes - 46 MBListen in as the cast of Friendly’s Fire—Matthew Weitz, Adeyinka Adebola, Desiree Pinol, Kyle Porter, Johnny Blaze Leavitt, & Ita Korenzecher—along with Artistic Director Akia Squitieri (with a quick note from Production Stage Manager Callie Stribling) discuss non-toxic male friendships, … Continue reading →
Heather E. Cunningham, Chris Harcum, Robert Franklin Neill, Desmond Dutcher, & Shay Gines of “Mary, Mary”
May 14, 2019 21:17 - 22 minutes - 58.9 MBListen in as Retro Productions Artistic Director Heather E. Cunningham, who plays the eponymous Mary of Mary, Mary, along with fellow performers Chris Harcum, Robert Franklin Neill, & Desmond Dutcher, and director Shay Gines, discuss digging into a zippy comedy, … Continue reading →
Suzanne Tufan & Lindsey Hope Pearlman of “Whore”
April 11, 2019 21:35 - 22 minutes - 59.1 MBListen in as Whore writer/producer/performer Suzanne Tufan and director Lindsey Hope Pearlman discuss “showing the emotion of little moments,” the various masks we create, working as a director with the writer/performer, the roller-coaster of baring one’s soul in a public … Continue reading →
Rachel Cohen, Heather Cornell, Lynn Wright, & Jon Harper of “Tilt”
April 04, 2019 22:00 - 11 minutes - 34.1 MBListen in as TILT creator, choreographer, director, & performer Rachel Cohen, along with tap dancer Heather Cornell, composer Lynn Wright, and lighting designer Jon Harper discuss constructing your reality, creating a feast for the senses, a tight structure overlain with … Continue reading →
Stanley Martin, Michael Blatt, Yhá Mourhia Wright, Ashley E. Matthews, Luis E. Mora, & Jayson Kerr of “Opportunity”
March 21, 2019 21:50 - 34 minutes - 86.1 MBListen in as Opportunity playwright Stanley Martin, director Michael Blatt, and cast members Yhá Mourhia Wright, Ashley E. Matthews, Luis E. Mora, & Jayson Kerr discuss mirrors of performers’ reality, universality in specificity, challenging body type stereotypes, finding a shared history … Continue reading →
Mackenzie Menter, Anna Cain, & Victoria Teague of “Miranda from Stormville”
March 21, 2019 20:06 - 16 minutes - 44.6 MBListen in as Miranda from Stormville dramaturg Victoria Teague and performers Mackenzie Menter & Anna Cain discuss their Shakespeare-nerd status, trying to escape your circumstances, breaking the fourth wall, “surreal comedic Shakespearean fever-dreams,” tracing classic characters, New Jersey, creating a sense … Continue reading →
Nicola Korzenko, Cesar J. Rosado, Sheila Vand, Maggie Bofill, Brian Miskell, Knud Adams, Claire Siebers, & Anand Wilder of “Nylon”
March 19, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 56.8 MBListen in as Nylon director Knud Adams, along with producer Nicola Korzenko, composer Anand Wilder, and cast members Maggie Bofill, Brian Miskell, Cesar J. Rosado, Claire Siebers, & Sheila Vand, speak with GSAS! correspondent Alex Randrup to discuss how best … Continue reading →
Mark Levy & Sarah Detrik of “CC: You in Hell!”
February 27, 2019 17:28 - 11 minutes - 33.5 MBListen in as CC: You in Hell! playwright/producer/actor Mark Levy, along with fellow performer Sarah Detrik, discuss a love for 90s horror, uniting the theatre and comedy scenes, ensemble work, creating your style, putting horror onstage, finding collaborators with a … Continue reading →
Alice Pencavel, Paul Bedard, Jonelle Robinson, Rosie Sowa, & Alison Walter of “Totally Wholesome Foods”
February 20, 2019 23:29 - 21 minutes - 56.3 MBListen in as Totally Wholesome Foods playwright Alice Pencavel, director Paul Bedard, along with performers Jonelle Robinson, Rosie Sowa, & Alison Walter, discuss eerie prescience, gray areas, examining our political beliefs through theatre, true believers, “selling the crunchy,” contradicting oppositions, singing plants, … Continue reading →
Kelsey Hercs & Drew Bolander of “Romeo & Juliet”
February 08, 2019 18:30 - 10 minutes - 30 MBListen in as co-producers of Romeo & Juliet, Kelsey Hercs (“Juliet”) and Drew Bolander (adaptor/director) discuss undermining romanticism, logic-ing your way through your feelings, finding the kernel of the play we all think we know so well, making limitations into … Continue reading →
Ray Yamanouchi, Axel Avin, Jr., Sydney Cole Alexander, Hunter Canning, Alex Herrald, Martin K. Lewis, Danie Steel, and Enrico de Trizio of “The American Tradition”
February 06, 2019 18:47 - 22 minutes - 56.9 MBListen in as The American Tradition playwright Ray Yamanouchi, director Axel Avin, Jr., and performers Sydney Cole Alexander, Hunter Canning, Alex Herrald, Martin K. Lewis, Danie Steel, along with music & sound designer Enrico de Trizio, discuss getting into the … Continue reading →
Marissa Molnar & Joél Perez of “Skin”
January 30, 2019 18:35 - 15 minutes - 41.2 MBListen in as Broken Box Mime Theater‘s Marissa Molnar and Joél Perez discuss creation of the company’s new show Skin, the freedom that comes from restrictions, “the spark,” leaning on the audience’s imagination, the power of reveal, and introducing future … Continue reading →
Alex Randrup, Conrad Kluck, Gavin Myers, Cayenne Douglass, & Daniella Caggiano from “FEAST: A Performance Series”
January 25, 2019 18:37 - 21 minutes - 55.6 MBListen in as the co-producers & curators of FEAST: A Performance Series, Conrad Kluck & Alex Randrup, along with several artists from the January 2019 edition of the series, playwright Cayenne Douglass, director Daniella Caggiano, and choreographer Gavin Myers, discuss … Continue reading →
Ria T. DiLullo & Katelynn Kenney of “Wendell & Pan”
January 17, 2019 19:00 - 17 minutes - 47.4 MBListen in as Wendell & Pan writer Katelynn Kenney and director Ria T. DiLullo discuss the kismet that made them collaborators, “magical dramedy,” ghosts, eating up the play of the theatre, and modern American myth. “…how do we take contemporary … Continue reading →
David Mandelbaum, Eli Rosen, Richard Saudek, Gera Sandler, & Myron Tregubov of “Waiting for Godot”
January 09, 2019 20:41 - 16 minutes - 44.8 MBListen in as New Yiddish Rep Artistic Director David Mandelbaum, who also plays Estragon in the company’s production of וואַרטן אויף גאָדאָ (Waiting for Godot), and fellow actors Eli Rosen (Vladimir), Richard Saudek (Lucky), Gera Sandler (Pozzo), and Myron Tregubov (The Boy, … Continue reading →
Billy Ray Brewton & Ben Hethcoat of “A Beast/A Burden”
December 19, 2018 22:02 - 18 minutes - 48.1 MBListen in as A Beast/A Burden writer and director Billy Ray Brewton, along with the portrayer of Chris Burden, Ben Hethcoat, discuss what distinguishes Burden from idiots on YouTube, sculpture in performance, exploring the creator’s complicated history, why you might … Continue reading →
Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins of “The Russian and The Jew”
December 12, 2018 21:31 - 9 minutes - 27 MBListen in as the co-creators & performers of The Russian and The Jew, Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins, discuss adapting Anna Karenina, their development process, sell-out fake-outs, varying audience reactions, drinking thimble-fuls of wine, & devising while co-writing with … Continue reading →
Scott Aiello, Jordan Lage, Benjamin Rosloff, Stephanie Gould, & Forrest Malloy of “Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon”
November 30, 2018 21:03 - 21 minutes - 55.1 MBListen in as Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon playwright Scott Aiello, along with performers Jordan Lage, Benjamin Rosloff, Stephanie Gould, & Forrest Malloy, discuss getting personal, creating a theatre family to create an onstage family, relating to your … Continue reading →
Alex Roe, Erin Beirnard, Michael Turner, & Jessie Lynn Smith of “Shadow of Heroes”
November 21, 2018 21:55 - 20 minutes - 53.7 MBListen in as Shadow of Heroes director Alex Roe, along with actors Erin Beirnard & Michael Turner and lighting designer Jessie Lynn Smith, discuss modern resonance with pockets of history, humanizing historical figures, exploring the “why,” witnessing, finding the balance between … Continue reading →
Elizabeth May, Lindsey Hope Pearlman, & Giverny Petitmermet of “Zodiac Math”
November 01, 2018 18:03 - 19 minutes - 50.4 MBListen in as Zodiac Math creator & performer Elizabeth May, along with director Lindsey Hope Pearlman and producer Giverny Petitmermet, discuss crazy true family history, witchiness, telling personal stories with collaborators, midwifing the birth of an art baby, pre-forgiving mistakes, providing a … Continue reading →
Leah Abrams, Gabriel Grilli, Trish Lindstrom, Eric Rice, Dave Sikula, Matthew Van Oss, & Andrea Gallo of “Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night”
October 30, 2018 20:36 - 22 minutes - 57 MBListen in as producer Leah Abrams, along with most of the cast of Custom Made Theatre Company‘s production of Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night—Gabriel Grilli, Trish Lindstrom, Eric Rice, Dave Sikula, Matthew Van Oss, & Andrea Gallo—discuss why you should take … Continue reading →
Patricia Lynn, Patrick T. Horn, Emily Kitchens, & Elizabeth Anne Rimar of “Your Invisible Corset”
October 24, 2018 16:06 - 19 minutes - 51.9 MBListen in as Hunger and Thirst Theatre artistic director, producer, actor & playwright of Your Invisible Corset, Patricia Lynn, along with her co-stars Patrick T. Horn, Emily Kitchens, and Elizabeth Anne Rimar, discuss getting away from sexy sparkly vampires, internal … Continue reading →
James Rutherford, Feathers Wise, & Laura Butler Rivera of “Salome”
October 22, 2018 21:18 - 20 minutes - 52 MBListen in as Salome director James Rutherford (who also translated Oscar Wilde’s script from the French) and actors Feathers Wise & Laura Butler Rivera, with GSAS! correspondent Alex Randrup, discuss dark rituals, queerness & desire, what is seen and what is … Continue reading →
Jake Lipman & Jessica Ammirati of “Relentlessly Pleasant”
October 19, 2018 20:10 - 29 minutes - 74.5 MBGSAS! podcast correspondent Tara Gadomski attended the first performance of Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions‘ world premiere Relentlessly Pleasant, and hosted an interview/talkback with the audience, featuring writer/director Jake Lipman and dramaturg Jessica Ammirati. Listen in as they discuss “what it’s like to … Continue reading →
Michelle Kholos Brooks, Sarah Norris, Hallie Griffin, MaryKathryn Kopp, Kaitlin Paige Longoria, & Hannah Sturges of “Hitler’s Tasters”
October 12, 2018 19:56 - 22 minutes - 58.3 MBListen in as the playwright of Hitler’s Tasters, Michelle Kholos Brooks, along with director Sarah Norris and actors Hallie Griffin, MaryKathryn Kopp, Kaitlin Paige Longoria, & Hannah Sturges, discuss the timeliness and relevance of this story in October 2018, relatability to … Continue reading →
Ross Williams & Kim Krane of ShakesBEER 2018
September 26, 2018 15:18 - 17 minutes - 46.8 MBListen in as New York Shakespeare Exchange‘s Artistic Director Ross Williams and Kim Krane, both of whom direct in this edition of the company’s ShakesBEER pub crawl (Kim also acts!), discuss how they create their unique experience of Shakespeare erupting in a … Continue reading →
Jaclyn Biskup & Braeson Herold of “Worse Than Tigers”
August 30, 2018 20:22 - 13 minutes - 37.1 MBListen in as Worse Than Tigers producer/director Jaclyn Biskup and actor Braeson Herold discuss collegiate connections, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia’s Rhinoceros?,” using your space, how to play an insufferable drip (hint: kindness & generosity), unexpected journeys, the importance of openness & … Continue reading →
Joy Marr, Nancy Nichols, Joel Leffert, & Kurt Kingsley of “All’s Well That Ends Well” and “King Lear”
August 22, 2018 21:50 - 16 minutes - 43.1 MBListen in as actors from Hip to Hip Theatre Company‘s productions of All’s Well That Ends Well and King Lear—Joy Marr, Nancy Nichols, Joel Leffert, & Kurt Kingsley—discuss grabbing the audience from the start, weathering the storm (“rain-pace!”), the esprit de … Continue reading →
Sarah Shear, Aaron Mauck, Adrian Abel Amador, & Jay Cobian of “Scum”
August 15, 2018 19:21 - 18 minutes - 49.3 MBListen in as playwright & performer of Scum, Sarah Shear, along with fellow cast members Aaron Mauck, Adrian Abel Amador, & Jay Cobian, discuss nuclear overlay maps, Bartle’s Taxonomy of Players, playing against type and finding commonality with your character, … Continue reading →
Vince Gatton, Jordana Williams, & Tyler M. Perry of “Alexandria”
August 08, 2018 19:05 - 21 minutes - 54.4 MBListen in as Alexandria playwright Vince Gatton, along with director Jordana Williams and set/lighting designer Tyler M. Perry, discuss grabbing the audience with words, curating our modern campfire stories, how to keep your play’s young character off his phone, “eavesdropping … Continue reading →
David De Almo, Susanna Wolk, & Kelly McCready of “Sex Object”
August 08, 2018 18:56 - 17 minutes - 45.4 MBListen in as the co-producers & performers of the U.S. premiere of Charlie Falkner’s Sex Object, David De Almo & Kelly McCready, along with director Susanna Wolk, discuss bringing this Australian play to the States, embracing the space, “how you … Continue reading →
Daniel McCoy, Heidi Handelsman, & David Hilder of “Perfect Teeth” and “Dick Pix”
August 01, 2018 17:41 - 17 minutes - 46 MBListen in as playwright Daniel McCoy, and the directors of his plays Perfect Teeth, David Hilder, and Dick Pix, Heidi Handelsman, discuss running in rep two shows that are completely stylistically different, why these plays are right for the current … Continue reading →
Christine Hamel & Jake Murphy of “Brecht on Brecht”
July 25, 2018 21:17 - 12 minutes - 35.7 MBListen in as Christine Hamel and Jake Murphy, members of the cast of PTP/NYC‘s new production of Brecht on Brecht, discuss how they found their version(s) of the George Tabori collage, “balancing the dark and the light” of the opposites … Continue reading →
Alex Randrup, Samantha Clark, & Bonita Jackson of “Corey and Vanessa Present an All-Female Educational Touring Production of Of Mice and Men”
July 11, 2018 18:35 - 17 minutes - 46.2 MBListen in as performers Bonita Jackson and Samantha Clark, along with director Alex Randrup, of Corey and Vanessa Present an All-Female Educational Touring Production of Of Mice and Men, discuss how they devised the show (“putting wonderful, badass, creative ladies … Continue reading →
Jonathan Hopkins & Beth Ann Hopkins of Smith Street Stage’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
June 27, 2018 19:03 - 14 minutes - 26.7 MBListen in as Smith Street Stage‘s Executive Director (and director of this show) Jonathan Hopkins, and Beth Ann Hopkins, Artistic Director (& “Titania”), discuss their new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Carroll Park, why this was the right … Continue reading →
Jessica Burr of “This is Modern Art”
June 20, 2018 20:22 - 11 minutes - 33.4 MBListen in as Jessica Burr, Artistic Director of Blessed Unrest and director of the company’s new production of This is Modern Art, discusses grabbing opportunities when they’re presented, how they “bombed” (graffiti-style) their set, getting invited into “the institution,” the company’s … Continue reading →
Jenn Haltman, Becca Schneider, & Charise Greene of “Cannibal Galaxy: a love story”
June 13, 2018 19:10 - 16 minutes - 44.1 MBListen in as Cannibal Galaxy: a love story playwright Charise Greene, along with the duo behind the producing company Between Two Boroughs—the show’s director, Jenn Haltman, and Becca Schneider, who plays “Claire”—discuss impossibility in the theater, finding communal experiences in the wake … Continue reading →
Kristy Dodson, Michael Aguirre, Reyna de Courcy, Samuel Im, & ToniAnne DiFilippo of “The Hollower”
June 06, 2018 18:41 - 15 minutes - 41.1 MBListen in as Kristy Dodson, director of New Light Theater Project‘s production of Liza Birkenmeier’s The Hollower, along with co-producer Michael Aguirre and cast members Reyna de Courcy, Samuel Im, & ToniAnne DiFilippo, discuss script development, finding truth in the absurd, … Continue reading →
Heather Cohn, John Lenartz, Alisha Speilmann, Emily Hartford, Greg Oliver Bodine, Corey Allen, & Morgan McGuire of “The Sea Concerto”
May 16, 2018 20:46 - 19 minutes - 50.7 MBListen in as the cast & one of the directors of Flux Theatre Ensemble’s world premiere production of August Schulenburg’s The Sea Concerto—performers Morgan McGuire, Corey Allen, Greg Oliver Bodine, John Lenartz, Emily Hartford, and John Lenartz, with co-director Heather Cohn—discuss … Continue reading →
Craig Smith & Elise Stone of “Judas”
May 10, 2018 19:48 - 19 minutes - 50.8 MBListen in as Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Artistic Director Craig Smith, who directs & plays “Pontius Pilate” in the company’s new production of Robert Patrick’s Judas, along with fellow cast-member Elise Stone (“Mary”), discuss giving equal weight to both sides, the … Continue reading →
Adam Kraar & Mark Plesent of “Alternating Currents”
May 02, 2018 18:46 - 15 minutes - 42.7 MBListen in as Mark Plesent, Producing Artistic Director of Working Theater, and Adam Kraar, the playwright of Alternating Currents, the company’s new show in their “Five Boroughs/One City Initiative,” discuss inspiration from the unique place of Electchester, Queens, discovering your main characters, putting … Continue reading →
Rob Neill, Ayun Halliday, Eevin Hartsough, & Daniel Mirsky of “Wind-Up Variations”
April 26, 2018 12:00 - 11 minutes - 33.2 MBListen in as Wind-Up Variations creator/writer/director Rob Neill, along with performer Ayun Halliday, Eevin Hartsough, and Daniel Mirsky, discuss the Neo-Futurist aesthetic, following a monkey across a waste-land, dialogue-mining, finding your mechanical avatar, inviting the audience, and having a plan … Continue reading →
Nick Benacerraf, Jess Chayes, Stephen Aubrey, and Jax Jackson of “SEAGULLMACHINE”
April 20, 2018 15:35 - 23 minutes - 60 MBListen in as collaborators on The Assembly’s SEAGULLMACHINE—conceiver/co-director Nick Benacerraf, co-director Jess Chayes, dramaturg Steven Aubrey, and performer Jax Jackson—discuss layering multiple theatrical sources, permission to find points of resonance, turning on a dime, the company’s development process, finding new roles through that process, … Continue reading →
Heather E. Cunningham, Gina Femia, Chad Anthony Miller, & Ben Schnickel of “We Are a Masterpiece”
April 18, 2018 18:41 - 18 minutes - 47.5 MBListen in as Retro Productions Producing Artistic Director (and “Joan” in the show) Heather E. Cunningham, along with fellow performers Chad Anthony Miller & Ben Schnickel and playwright Gina Femia of We Are a Masterpiece, discuss multiple lenses, levity in the … Continue reading →
Ran Xia, Nicholas Orvis, Andrea Lopez, and Max Henry of “Echo”
April 16, 2018 18:32 - 18 minutes - 49.2 MBListen in as Echo creator & sound sculptor Ran Xia, along with director Nicholas Orvis and performers Andrea Lopez & Max Henry, discuss inspiration from books about harmonicas, moving from sound collage to stage play, improvising to audio, physicality with … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Hess, Katie Palmer, and Lucas Tahiruzzaman Syed of “Love Trade”
April 03, 2018 14:41 - 17 minutes - 45.6 MBListen in as Love Trade writer/director/performer Elizabeth Hess, along with collaborators/performers Katie Palmer and Lucas Tahiruzzaman Syed, discuss their collaborative process, feminist revenge fantasies, integrating and playing with the audience, fetishization of race, balloons, lived text, and performance poetry. “…it’s a … Continue reading →
Jessica Burr of “Platonov, or, A Play with No Name”
March 08, 2018 18:34 - 14 minutes - 40 MBListen in as Blessed Unrest Artistic Director and director of Platanov, or, A Play with No Name, Jessica Burr, discusses the company’s staging process for the round, adapting early Chekhov, finding the humanity in “dreadful” people, putting the audience in the … Continue reading →