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Emma Miller, Abby Awe, Julia Greer, & Eva Ravenal of “Athena”
February 23, 2018 15:54 - 16 minutes - 44.8 MBListen in as director Emma Miller and the full cast of Athena—Abby Awe, Julia Greer, and Eva Ravenal—discuss learning how to fence for the show, script development in the room, “navigating how to be a person,” shocking rarity, working from the … Continue reading →
Manning Jordan, Alice Cash, Ashley Underwood, and Ellie MacPherson of “Dooley”
February 22, 2018 21:25 - 13 minutes - 37.1 MBListen in as playwright/performer Manning Jordan, director Alice Cash, and performers Ashley Underwood & Ellie MacPherson of Dooley, performed as part of FRIGID 2018, discuss inspiration from disturbing 1960s board games, plunging psychological depths, collaboratively re-writing, re-naming in the interest of … Continue reading →
Andrea Alton, Mark Finley, & Allen Warnock of “Molly’s World”
February 22, 2018 18:52 - 14 minutes - 40 MBListen in as Molly “Equality” Dykeman herself, Andrea Alton, along with her director, Mark Finley, & “Jerry from Task Rabbit,” Allen Warnock, of the new Molly show in FRIGID 2018, Molly’s World, discuss responding to the moment, working with a … Continue reading →
Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, Malcolm B. Hines, & Jonathan Schenk of “{Flying} Dutchman”
February 19, 2018 22:21 - 21 minutes - 55.3 MBListen in as director Christopher-Rashee Stevenson and performers Malcolm B. Hines and Jonathan Schenk of {Flying} Dutchman, currently running at The Tank, discuss words as tools, “gender-blurring,” the multiple modes of being in a person, finding danger, finding a way … Continue reading →
Tessa Flannery & Rebecca Cunningham of “Tentacles”
February 16, 2018 21:18 - 11 minutes - 33.6 MBListen in as Tessa Flannery, playwright/performer of the new play Tentacles in the 2018 FRIGID Festival, along with her director, Rebecca Cunningham, discuss naming your characters after your actors, keeping calm in the face of technical difficulties, “on-brand failure,” and … Continue reading →
Melissa Moschitto & Mariah Freda of “Artemisia’s Intent”
February 15, 2018 17:02 - 14 minutes - 40.3 MBListen in as performer Mariah Freda & director/”script assembler” Melissa Moschitto of The Anthropologists‘ new show Artemisia’s Intent discuss the company’s approach to devising, the well-meaning wish of “break a frame,” skirts from tablecloths, working from found texts, activating original art, … Continue reading →
Alexander V. Thompson, Brad Raimondo, Greg Carere, Simon Winheld, & Rosie Sowa of “Pete Rex”
February 13, 2018 20:09 - 22 minutes - 58.5 MBListen in as the team behind the world premiere of Pete Rex—playwright Alexander V. Thompson, director Brad Raimondo, and performers Greg Carere, Simon Winheld, and Rosie Sowa—discuss the uses & dangers of fantasy, making your hometown a central character in … Continue reading →
Jennifer Fell Hayes & Kate Grimes of “Rosemary and Time”
February 12, 2018 19:19 - 14 minutes - 39.3 MBListen in as playwright Jennifer Fell Hayes and actor Kate Grimes of Rosemary and Time discuss beginning with a true story before letting the playwright’s imagination take over, mastering the Yorkshire accent, figuring out where in time your play begins, … Continue reading →
Lynnea Benson, Marcus Watson, Amy Frances Quint, Erick Gonzalez, Kyle Primack, and Kevin Hauver of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
February 06, 2018 16:59 - 15 minutes - 41 MBListen in as director Lynnea Benson and performers Marcus Watson, Amy Frances Quint, Erick Gonzalez, Kyle Primack, and Kevin Hauver of Frog & Peach Theatre Company‘s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, discuss why the company returned to the forest … Continue reading →
Larry Phillips, Ben Liebert, and Peter Buck Dettmann of “Koalas are Dicks”
February 05, 2018 21:21 - 12 minutes - 34.8 MBListen in as actor Peter Buck Dettmann (“Brody”), director Ben Liebert, and playwright/actor Larry Phillips (“Davey”) of Koalas are Dicks discuss turning a six-foot man into a koala, finding sight gags, inspiration from Charlie Sheen, writing to your actor’s Aussie … Continue reading →
Hannah Sloat, Jack Sochet, Noelle Franco, and Ted Caine of “Jericho”
February 02, 2018 15:41 - 20 minutes - 53.2 MBListen in as Attic Theater Company‘s executive director Ted Caine, and cast members Hannah Sloat, Jack Sochet, and Noelle Franco of the company’s world premiere production of Jericho by Michael Weller, discuss working with the playwright in the room, loving and … Continue reading →
Craig Smith, Lori Parquet, Ariel Estrada, Elise Stone, Stacey Raymond, and Layan Elwazani of “The Cult Play”
February 01, 2018 18:30 - 27 minutes - 68.1 MBListen in as Phoenix Theatre Ensemble‘s producing artistic director Craig Smith, along with performers Lori Parquet, Ariel Estrada, Elise Stone, Stacey Raymond, and Layan Elwazani of the company’s world premiere production of Topher Cusumano’s The Cult Play, discuss the play’s resonance … Continue reading →
Brett Evan Solomon, Kelsey Lurie, and Gabriel Vasquez of “SOMEONEPLEASELISTENANDUNDERSTAND (they’re wiretapping our brains)”
January 25, 2018 19:38 - 18 minutes - 47.8 MBListen in as writer & performer Brett Evan Solomon, director & performer Kelsey Lurie, and performer Gabriel Vasquez of SOMEONEPLEASELISTENANDUNDERSTAND (they’re wiretapping our brains) discuss collaborative creation, mediatization, putting a podcast into the live theatre realm, “abstracting feelings,” how technology and the … Continue reading →
Jamal Abdunnasir, Lauren Larocca, and Peregrine Teng Heard of “Sheila”
January 22, 2018 17:56 - 14 minutes - 40.5 MBListen in as three of the five company members of The Associates—director Jamal Abdunnasir, and performers Lauren Larocca & Peregrine Teng Heard—discuss their new collectively-devised “waking nightmare” Sheila, exploring the intersection of the mundane with the grotesque, the role of improvisation in … Continue reading →
Jessica Burr & Nancy McArthur of “The Snow Queen”
January 11, 2018 18:38 - 12 minutes - 35.5 MBListen in as director Jessica Burr and performer Nancy McArthur (“Gerda”) of Blessed Unrest‘s original adaptation of The Snow Queen discuss how the company came to create a show geared toward young people, working with 10-year-old collaborators in the rehearsal … Continue reading →
Ben Lapidus & Amanda Centeno of “Pop Punk High”
January 05, 2018 20:01 - 11 minutes - 31.8 MBListen in as Ben Lapidus, composer/lyricist/”Derek,” and Amanda Centeno, “Tib,” of Pop Punk High, discuss bonding over Sum 41, giving the audience permission to sing along if they’d like to, New Jersey basements, highly-reactive uncles, the overlapping Venn diagrams of “pop-punk … Continue reading →
Paul Pinto of “Thomas Paine in Violence”
November 17, 2017 15:06 - 15 minutes - 42.8 MBListen in as Paul Pinto, composer/performer of the new opera Thomas Paine in Violence, discusses difficult elevator pitches, millions of radio signals heading in millions of directions, “a shit-ton of words,” why Thomas Paine deserves this musical treatment,live editing, debating the … Continue reading →
Giverny Petitmermet, Rachel Dart, Elizabeth May, Taylor Beidler, and Alex Guhde of “The Trojan Women”
November 08, 2017 15:19 - 15 minutes - 41.9 MBListen in as The New Collectives Artistic Director & performer Giverny Petitmermet, director Rachel Dart, sound designer Elizabeth May, dramaturg Taylor Beidler, and assistant director Alex Guhde discuss bringing The Trojan Women to the present day, “folk songs from countries you’ve never … Continue reading →
Heather Cohn, Corey Allen, Alisha Spielmann, & Isaiah Tanenbaum of “Am I Dead? The Untrue Narrative of Anatomical Lewis, The Slave”
October 16, 2017 16:30 - 18 minutes - 48.9 MBListen in as director Heather Cohn of Am I Dead? The Untrue Narrative of Anatomical Lewis, The Slave, along with actors Corey Allen, Alisha Spielmann, and Isaiah Tanenbaum, discuss feeling free to laugh through a very dark comedy, learning your … Continue reading →
Christie Perfetti Williams & Charmaine Broad of “The Werewolf of Washington Heights”
October 13, 2017 22:38 - 18 minutes - 49.4 MBListen in as The Werewolf of Washington Heights playwright Christie Perfetti Williams and director Charmaine Broad discuss adapting your own work to the stage, why you should put “awesome, talented, and kind” people in your cast, the importance of putting women … Continue reading →
Janet Bentley, Andy Evan Cohen, Alexandra Cohler, & Ian Campbell Dunn of “Basement”
October 11, 2017 12:43 - 18 minutes - 49 MBListen in as the director of Basement, Janet Bentley, along with actors Alexandra Cohler & Ian Campbell Dunn and sound designer Andy Evan Cohen, discuss radio-announcer-as-chorus, working in multiple languages in the same piece, sound as dramaturgy (and dramaturgy through … Continue reading →
J. A. Moad II of “Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home”
October 06, 2017 18:21 - 20 minutes - 52.9 MBListen in as the writer & performer of Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home, J. A. Moad II, discusses creating dialogue through story and art, how he got to the stage from the page, the seeds of the stories he … Continue reading →
Michael Hardart, Sidney Fortner, Michael LeBron, Marc LeVasseur, Erin Beirnard of “The Climbers”
October 02, 2017 19:47 - 27 minutes - 69.9 MBListen in as director Michael Hardart, designers Sidney Fortner (costumes) and Michael LeBron (sets), along with actors Marc LeVasseur and Erin Beirnard of The Metropolitan Playhouse‘s production of Clyde Fitch’s The Climbers, discuss finding opportunity in constriction, pacing, showing & … Continue reading →
James Godwin of “The Flatiron Hex”
September 29, 2017 19:24 - 29 minutes - 74.9 MBListen in as James Godwin, co-creator and performer of The Flatiron Hex, discusses his roots in puppetry, accidental iconography, flood myths, how you know when your puppet is complete, astounding coincidences, mocking the sacred to make it stronger, how the … Continue reading →
Erin B. Mee of “Subway Plays”
September 25, 2017 19:59 - 28 minutes - 70.6 MBListen in as Erin B. Mee, who conceived of and directed This is Not a Theatre Company‘s Subway Plays, discusses the origin of the term “podplays,” how variables can enter into the “performance,” practical considerations when you’re dealing with the MTA … Continue reading →
Ran Xia and Charlotte Arnoux of The Arctic Group’s FRIDGE Festival
September 08, 2017 14:59 - 16 minutes - 43.1 MBListen in as Ran Xia and Charlotte Arnoux, co-Artistic Directors of The Arctic Group, presenting their Fridge Festival at IRT, discuss happy autocorrect errors, finding a fridge for your fridge festival, developing your climbing skills, the beauty of limitations, serendipitous curation, … Continue reading →
Julie Congress, Ryan Emmons, Steven Conroy, and Enrico de Trizio of “Friends Call Me Albert”
September 05, 2017 18:00 - 15 minutes - 41.3 MBListen in as some of the team behind Friends Call Me Albert—performers Julie Congress and Steven Conroy, director Ryan Emmons, and musician Enrico de Trizio, all members of the ensemble of No. 11 Productions—discuss how and why puppets ended up … Continue reading →
Chesney Snow & Rebecca Arends of “The Unwritten Law”
August 07, 2017 16:36 - 19 minutes - 50.5 MBListen in as The Unwritten Law co-creator & performer Chesney Snow, along with co-creator, director, performer & choreographer Rebecca Arends, discuss working with collaborators who can help turn your story into art, making “something different,” microphones and music, “the magic that … Continue reading →
Marina Tempelsman & Niccolo Aeed of “Unpacking”
August 04, 2017 20:27 - 17 minutes - 45.2 MBListen in as the duo Marina & Nicco—Marina Tempelsman & Niccolo Aeed—discuss beginning their new show Unpacking from a design idea, introducing nostalgia via live music, ephemera, melancholia in comedy, what happens when you trust your audience with your lighting design, … Continue reading →
Maria Deasy & Rachel Dart of “Mine”
August 04, 2017 19:41 - 11 minutes - 33.5 MBListen in as Mine playwright Maria Deasy and director Rachel Dart discuss making connections, inspiration from Maria’s paralegal background, the brand-new Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, discoveries in rehearsal, how to deal with a show inspired by real-life events, how to be … Continue reading →
Patrick Vermillion and Emily Jackson of “Jessica”
July 28, 2017 15:04 - 8 minutes - 25.9 MBListen in as two of the creators behind Sanguine Theatre Company‘s world-premiere production of Jessica—playwright Patrick Vermillion and director Emily Jackson—discuss justifying your narrative, Sanguine’s “Project Playwright” process, why their AI story focuses on the building process, confronting the truth, the … Continue reading →
Lucie Pohl & Kenneth Ferrone of “Hi, Hitler”
July 26, 2017 20:15 - 20 minutes - 52.9 MBListen in as writer and performer Lucie Pohl and director Kenneth Ferrone of Lucie’s auto-biographical solo show Hi, Hitler, currently playing at The Cherry Lane Theatre, discuss post-show snacks, David Hasselhoff, inhabiting dozens of characters, what is (and what isn’t) … Continue reading →
Chris Harcum & Aimee Todoroff of “Martin Denton, Martin Denton”
July 18, 2017 21:12 - 24 minutes - 62.1 MBListen in as the Elephant Run District team of Chris Harcum, playwright & performer, and Aimee Todoroff, director, of the company’s new show Martin Denton, Martin Denton, discuss finding safety and meaning in a community, “love,” the validity of our work, … Continue reading →
David Carl & Michole Biancosino of “Trump Lear”
July 12, 2017 20:15 - 18 minutes - 47.8 MBListen in as the co-creators of Trump Lear, writer/performer David Carl & director Michole Biancosino, discuss their collaboration to put this piece together, playing Trump (and finding a way around the fact that Trump is inherently not funny), complicity, how … Continue reading →
Jeff Wise, David Kenner, and Michael Schantz of “An Enemy of the People”
June 21, 2017 16:16 - 63.7 MBListen in as Wheelhouse Theater Company founders Jeff Wise, who also directs the show, and actors David Kenner and Michael Schantz, discuss the company’s production of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, rebuttal plays, parallels to today (the phrase “drain the swamp” … Continue reading →
Stacy A. Donovan, Tali Custer, Julia Hansen, & Ellen Jenders of “That Which Remains”
June 21, 2017 16:13 - 37.7 MBListen in as Improbable Stage Artistic Director Stacy A. Donovan, who also directs the company’s current production of That Which Remains (adapted from Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus), joined by performers Tali Custer, Julia Hansen, and Ellen Jenders, discuss the company’s unique approach … Continue reading →
Ashley J. Jacobson, Elizabeth Sarkady, Faith Sandberg, Jenna D’Angelo, & Brandon Ferraro of “How to Be Safe”
June 14, 2017 16:03 - 41.2 MBListen in as The Dirty Blondes, Elizabeth Sarkady and Ashley J. Jacobson (whom you’ll remember from past podcasts on The Miracle Play and The Tunnel Play), along with the full cast—Faith Sandberg, Jenna D’Angelo, and Brandon Ferraro—discuss the company’s new play How … Continue reading →
Richard C. Aven, James L. Menzies, & Christopher Halladay of “Go Get the Axe”
June 13, 2017 21:19 - 43.1 MBListen in as playwright James L. Menzies and director Richard C. Aven of Go Get the Axe, along with co-producer/actor Christopher Halladay, discuss the process that brought two short Shotz pieces by Jamie into the full-length FIG Productions is currently … Continue reading →
Kim Weild, Matthew Imhoff, J.W. Guido, and Geraldine Leer of “soot and spit”
June 07, 2017 17:43 - 54.6 MBListen in as soot and spit director Kim Weild, scenic designer Matthew Imhoff, and performers J.W. Guido and Geraldine Leer, discuss play as poetry, interpreting unique scripts, creating an historical character with limited biographical resources, performing with boxes on your … Continue reading →
Jeremy Pickard & Lanxing Fu of “PLUTO (no longer a play)”
May 19, 2017 12:57 - 34.9 MBListen in as the directors/writers of PLUTO (no longer a play), Jeremy Pickard and Lanxing Fu, discuss allegory, mass extinction, the definition of “eco-theatre,” community outreach, the benefits of imposed limitations, and how to work with the fact that “it’s a … Continue reading →
James Scruggs of “3/Fifths”
May 17, 2017 18:31 - 61.2 MBListen in as playwright James Scruggs, creator of the sprawling, detailed, provocative, disturbing, and vital show 3/Fifths, discusses where the idea for SupremacyLand came from, why it took a space like 3LD to make it work, the magic and opportunity … Continue reading →
Heather E. Cunningham, Sara Thigpen, Christopher Borg, and Shay Gines of “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little”
May 12, 2017 12:41 - 56 MBListen in as And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little director Shay Gines, performers Sara Thigpen and Christopher Borg, along with returning guest, Retro Productions Artistic Director and “Miss Reardon” herself, Heather E. Cunningham, discuss absence, finding yourself right in the middle … Continue reading →
Tara Ahmadinejad, Kijani-Ali Gaulman, Alexandra Panzer, & Allison LaPlatney of “Ski End”
May 11, 2017 12:00 - 51.9 MBListen in as the director of Piehole‘s new show Ski End, Tara Ahmadinejad, along with performers Kijani-Ali Gaulman, Alexandra Panzer, Allison LaPlatney, discuss half walls & dead birds, “90s ski glory,” what it means to be a “script captain,” apocalyptic spaces, … Continue reading →
Alisha Spielmann, August Schulenburg, and Nina Fry of “World Builders”
May 09, 2017 12:00 - 47.1 MBListen in as the cast of Flux Theatre Ensemble‘s world premiere production of Johnna Adams’s World Builders, Alisha Spielmann and August Schulenburg, along with Assistant Director Nina Fry, discuss ways of connecting, theatricalizing medical conditions, director-actor conversations, how to have a bi-coastal ensemble, … Continue reading →