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Werking Artist

26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings

Created 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 MB

Playwright 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 MB

Guest 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 MB

Composer 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 MB

Brittani 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 MB

Karinne 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 MB

Playwrights 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 MB

Playwright 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 MB

Founders 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 MB

Darrel 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 MB

Darrel 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 MB

Nora 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 MB

Kilroys 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 MB

In 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 MB

In 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 MB

In 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 MB

Elaine 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 MB

Ryan 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 MB

Vid 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 MB

Zi 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 MB

David 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 MB

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Ep 5: Werking Out Criticism in the Arts

September 09, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MB

Sarah 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 MB

Lear 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 MB

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Ep 2: How to Make Art on a Dying Planet?

August 19, 2019 14:21 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

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Ep 1: What is a Werking Artist?

August 12, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB

Melissa Crespo asks why do theater today, and what to expect Season 1