Werking Artist
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsCreated and hosted by Melissa Crespo, Werking Artist is a podcast dedicated to working and thriving as a theater artist. Each episode features interviews with different artists facing everything from critics, climate change, parenting and more.
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Episodes
EP 23: Sloppy Bonnie by Krista Knight
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBPlaywright Krista Knight talks about her upcoming production of her play SLOPPY BONNIE
Ep 22: We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman
May 18, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBGuest Host, Sarah Rose Leonard interviews writer Jen Silverman about her debut novel, "We Play Ourselves."
Ep 21: Artistic Stamp
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBComposer and lyricist Tim Huang talks about his recent collaboration with Artistic Stamp, co-founded by stage director Shelley Butler
Ep 20: BIPOC Critics Lab
May 03, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBBrittani Samuels, Steven Vargas, and Ana Zambrana talk about their experience in the BIPOC Critics Lab, spearheaded by writer Jose Solís.
Ep 19: Active Listening with Karinne Keithley Syers & Melisa Tien
January 19, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBKarinne Keithley Syers & Melisa Tien talk about Active Listening, a New Dramatists podcast series that experiments with plays for the ear.
Ep 18: 2020 Keen Playwrights Lab
December 09, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBPlaywrights Karen Hartman, Lisa Ramirez, and Ken Urban talk about their experience in the 2020 Keen Playwrights Lab.
Ep 17: Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams
October 12, 2020 14:25 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBPlaywright and Actress Jocelyn Bioh talks about her play NOLLYWOOD DREAMS at MCC Theater, postponed due to COVID-19
Ep 16: Immigrants Get the Job Done
August 10, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBFounders of the See Lighting Foundation, Cha See and Rodrigo Munoz, explain the unfortunate circumstances immigrant artists face during the pandemic.
Ep 15 - Hey Zoomers! It's Black Feminist Video Game
August 04, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBDarrel Alejandro Holnes and Victoria Collado tell Melissa how they turned a workshop lost to the pandemic into a fulfilling virtual experience
Ep 15: Hey Zoomers! It's Black Feminist Video Game
August 04, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBDarrel Alejandro Holnes and Victoria Collado tell Melissa how they turned a workshop lost to the pandemic into a fulfilling virtual experience
Ep 14: Never Alone Onstage
July 23, 2020 00:15 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBNora El Samahy talks with Melissa about her show 9 PARTS OF DESIRE that was forced to close due to covid-19 after four nights of previews at Portland Center Stage.
Ep 13: The 2020 Kilroys List
July 20, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBKilroys members Jaclyn Backhaus & Obehi Janice discuss The 2020 List with Melissa in partnership with 3Views on Theater.
Ep 12 - 3Views & Intimate Apparel's Kearstin Piper Brown
May 17, 2020 22:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn partnership with 3Views on Theater, Melissa talks with singer Kearstin Piper Brown from Lincoln Center's suspended production of Intimate Apparel
3Views & Intimate Apparel's Kearstin Piper Brown
May 17, 2020 22:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn partnership with 3Views on Theater, Melissa talks with singer Kearstin Piper Brown from Lincoln Center's suspended production of Intimate Apparel
Ep 12: 3Views & Intimate Apparel's Kearstin Piper Brown
May 17, 2020 22:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn partnership with 3Views on Theater, Melissa talks with singer Kearstin Piper Brown from Lincoln Center's suspended production of Intimate Apparel
Ep 11: Mo Money Mo Werk
October 21, 2019 12:39 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBElaine Grogan Luttrall, a CPA and accredited financial counselor who runs Minerva Financial Arts, a company that helps creative individuals with the business and money side of their creativity, breaks down the ins and outs of a werking artist's wallet.
Ep 10: Grants Better Have My Money
October 14, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBRyan Fogarty, a playwright who also works in development, helps de-mystify the grant seeking process along with tips for getting money that is meant for artists.
Ep 9: The Business of Opera & Theater
October 07, 2019 13:33 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBVid Guerrerio, Writer, breaks down the intersection of commerce and art, especially in the opera world.
Ep 8: To MFA or not to MFA? A Director's Perspective.
September 30, 2019 06:57 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBZi Alikhan, Director, talks with Melissa about the pros and cons of MFA Programs in the Theater.
Ep 7: Medical Appropriation Onstage
September 23, 2019 17:13 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBDavid Harrell, Actor, Writer and Disability Advocate breaks down how performers with disabilities are viewed onstage and off.
Ep 6: Reviews I Can't Use
September 16, 2019 13:44 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBhttps://www.maybeburke.com/ https://www.topicsincludepod.com/
Ep 5: Werking Out Criticism in the Arts
September 09, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBSarah Ruhl, Playwright and Cassie da Costa, Critic, break down the state of criticism in the arts.
Ep 4: Werking Artist vs Parent Artist, Part 2
September 03, 2019 04:04 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBLear deBessonet, Founder of Public Works, and Tommy McGinn, Actor, continue our discussion about raising children--and caring for others in general-- while making theater.
Ep 3: Werking Artist vs Parent Artist, Part 1
August 26, 2019 13:53 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBhttps://www.playwrightsrealm.org/mothers
Ep 2: How to Make Art on a Dying Planet?
August 19, 2019 14:21 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBhttp://www.superheroclubhouse.org
Ep 1: What is a Werking Artist?
August 12, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBMelissa Crespo asks why do theater today, and what to expect Season 1