La Jolla Playhouse Presents

Watch the full video interview here: https://bit.ly/CoffeeWOW2022COFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | WOW 2022WOW Fest 2022 coming April 21-24. Book your tix: https://bit.ly/WOWFest2022YTThese morning chats are a way to connect with us, virtually, as our very own Christopher Ashley shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse. Listen in as Christopher talks to three remarkable artists featured in the upcoming WOW Festival, April 21-24 at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station: David Danzon, Artistic Director of CORPUS and co-creator/performer in La Bulle; Patrice Amon, Artistic Director of TuYo Theatre and writer of On Her Shoulders We Stand; and Dominique Salerno, creator/performer for The Box Show.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more.FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-j...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lajollaplayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/#WOW #LaJollaPlayhouse #WithoutWalls #ImmersiveTheatre #SanDiego

Veteran Playwrights Workshop (VPW) Live Readings, Fall 2021In partnership with So Say We AllThe Playhouse's Veterans Playwriting Workshop (VPW) is a 10-week writing program that gives veterans the opportunity to develop their playwriting skills. Led by such renowned playwrights/veterans as Maurice Decaul and Justin Hudnall, the workshop explores various genres and methods of playwriting and storytelling techniques. VPW is open to veterans, those on active duty, military spouses and national interpreters.View full video here: https://youtu.be/uRETj7GRPhoPROGRAM OF READINGS:"Don't That Beat All?" by Alyce Smith Cooper"Three Monologues" by John Antonov"Thai Restaurant"  by Maideline Sanchez"The Dispensary" by Daryl “Scooter” Davis"Salsa Night" by Francisco Martinezcuello"The Eulogy" by Brett Morris"Coffee, Tea, or COVID" by Stephanie BurnhamFor more info on Playhouse shows, programs and events, go to: lajollaplayhouse.orgDon't forget to subscribe to our channel for behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more.FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/

Watch the full video interview here: https://youtu.be/7CmMKEfAHdsCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE: to the yellow house | Neel Keller, Kimber Lee, Melissa NalbachListen in as Christopher talks with: to the yellow house playwright Kimber Lee, whose plays include untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, tokyo fish story, brownsville song (b-side for tray) and different words for the same thing; director Neel Keller, who is returning to the Playhouse, where he previously served as Associate Artistic Director and directed The School for Wives, Light Up the Sky, Loot, Diva and The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union; and the show's scenic charge artist Melissa Nalbach, a production team member with the Playhouse for the last six years who'll be sharing some of the inside scoop on bringing to the yellow house to life on stage!Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more.FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/#LiveTheatre #LaJollaPlayhouse #ToTheYellowHouse #VincentVanGogh

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/UaBfYF7z0QsCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | Charlayne WoodardThese morning chats are a way to connect with us, virtually, every month as our very own Christopher Ashley shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse.Listen in as Christopher talks to Charlayne Woodard, playwright and co-star of The Garden, the world-premiere play that opens our 2021/2022 Season. Charlayne is a two-time Obie Award winner and a Tony Award nominee. Her Broadway credits include Ain't Misbehavin' (original cast) and Hair (revival), and she has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, such as "Daddy", Hamlet, WAR and The Substance of Fire. Her La Jolla Playhouse credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Night Watcher (actor and playwright), Pretty Fire (actor and playwright), The Good Person of Setzuan and Shout Up a Morning, among others. She plays Rhonda in this season of HBO's In Treatment and has had recurring roles on Pose, Prodigal Son and Sneaky Pete in recent years. She has also starred in the movies Glass, Sunshine State, Unbreakable and The Crucible, to name a few.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/#CharlayneWoodard #TheGarden #LaJollaPlayhouse #BroadwayAtHome #POSE #Diana #ComeFromAway

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/3A9hHphP3lUCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | Listen in as Christopher talks about bringing life to the stories on stage with extraordinary lighting designers of past Playhouse productions: Lap Chi Chu, whose multiple award-winning design career spanning a plethora of shows at acclaimed regional theatres includes the Playhouse's The Luckiest, The Year to Come, Queens, At the Old Place, Blueprints to Freedom, The Orphan of Zhao and Ruined; Natasha Katz, whose vision has been behind some of the most celebrated Broadway musicals, has worked on Diana (coming to Netflix this October before officially opening onstage in NYC in December); and Amanda Zieve, a Hamilton vet who was an associate lighting designer for Escape to Margaritaville, Hollywood, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Chasing the Song prior to taking the helm for Put Your House in Order.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/

THE GOURD By Jim RulandDIRECTOR: Melissa Coleman-ReedCreated by So Say We All In “The Gourd,” we meet Trevor, a strugglingly-sober Los Angeles native who gets roped into caring for his friends' engorged garden while they enjoy a couples retreat in Paris. As pets in the neighborhood go missing, Trevor realizes that neither the zucchinis, nor the residents, are what they seem.NARRATOR - Victor MorrisTREVOR - Dallas McLaughlinYOUNG TREVOR - Thomas MorrisonDALLAS - Salomon MayaRICHARD (TREVOR'S DAD) - Jake ArkyGEORGE (SALESMAN) - John PadillaCAROL (NEIGHBOR) - Alyssa AustinYOUNG MAN (NEIGHBOR) - Patrick MayuyuOLD WOMAN (NEIGHBOR) - Yolanda FranklinScoring and SFX for all episodes: Scott PaulsonIntro theme: Kurt Kohnen of AM/FM MusicOutro theme: Daniel SchraerLISTEN WITH THE LIGHTS OFF: Intelligent, original and unsettling, this new take on the radio drama features stories from diverse writers who will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Twisted up in paranoia, magical realism, ghosts, monsters, sibling rivalry, and even earth death, Listen With The Lights Off takes patrons to wholly unexpected worlds – sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, but always memorable, and eerily plausible. These fictional short plays, adapted from So Say We All's literary horror anthologies Black Candies, will be brought to audio reality.Learn more here: lajollaplayhouse.org/wow-goes-digital/listen-with-the-lights-off/Don't forget to subscribe for more behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/c_X7Hd1Dj9sTo jump straight into the interview, skip to 04:30.COFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE LIVE | It's been almost a year since the Playhouse went dark due to the pandemic. The musical Fly was on the Weiss Stage at that time and had just officially opened its run when the production, to everyone's deep regret, had to close.Listen in as Christopher Ashley catches up with two of Fly's leads: Storm Lever, who was our "Wendy," dazzled as "Duckling Donna" in the Playhouse-born Broadway musical SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical and was a cast member of another Playhouse show, Freaky Friday; and Eric Anderson, who starred as "Hook" and is a stage and screen actor who has appeared in Broadway's Pretty Woman, Waitress and Kinky Boots as well as TV/film including The Greatest Showman and The Good Wife.We'll also be talking with Anjanette Maraya-Ramey, founder and CEO of Chula Vista-based Maraya Performing Arts and choreographer behind the upcoming Digital WOW dance film with spoken word, Towards Belonging.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouseWebsite: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/#StormLever #EricAnderson #AnjanetteMarayaRamey #LaJollaPlayhouse #FLY #TheGreatestShowman #Broadway #ChristopherAshley

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/AqeX6O73CrITo jump straight into the interview, skip to 07:03.For this week's coffee date, Artistic Director Christopher Ashley will be talking with IDRIS GOODWIN and JACOLE KITCHEN, the playwright and director, respectively, of POP Tour 2021, PICK ME LAST, highlighting the importance of inclusivity at schools. Interim Director of Education & Outreach Bridget Cavaiola, who manages POP Tour programming, will also be joining the conversation. We want your questions! Email us a question for Christopher, Idris, Jacole or Bridget at marketing@ljp.org.Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#IdrisGoodwin​ #POPTour​ #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #BroadwayAtHome​ #AmplifyBlackVoices

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/d5uv4cQRIZ4Originally aired on December 18, 2020.Join us for a very special one-on-one conversation with the A Christmas Carol's solo star: acclaimed actor and UC San Diego grad Jefferson Mays, in a performance that was called "a tour de force" and named a "Critic's Pick" by The New York Times. Jefferson, the recipient of multiple awards including the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie, starred (again in an extraordinary solo role) in the 2001 Playhouse Page To Stage production, I Am My Own Wife, which went on to a Tony-winning run on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include Oslo and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, as well as many TV and film appearances.Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#AChristmasCarol​ #JeffersonMays​ #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #BroadwayAtHome

Award-Winning Playwright Ayad Akhtar Joins Us! Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/0vxs2XI2I5QTime Stamp for Straight-to-Interview content: 06:00Rich Family Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse Christopher Ashley catches up with Ayad Akhtar - the acclaimed screenwriter, novelist and playwright of two Playhouse world premieres: 2014's The Who & The What, which went on to Lincoln Center Theater and was subsequently produced around the world, and 2016's Junk: The Golden Age of Debt, which enjoyed a second life on Broadway before receiving a Tony nomination for Best Play. Named American Theatre magazine's most produced playwright in 2016, Ayad is the author of the recently published Homeland Elegies: A Novel, in which an American son and his immigrant father search for reunion and belonging in post-Trump America. The novel has been included in the Top 10 Best Books of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post and Time Magazine.Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#AyadAkhtar​ #HomelandElegies​ #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #BroadwayAtHome

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/pJwJ6Xb7MXMFor this week's coffee date, Christopher will be joined by a very special guest: Playhouse Director Emeritus Des McAnuff, who has been at the helm of some of our most memorable productions, including The Who's Tommy, Jersey Boys, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways and SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. They'll discuss all things Playhouse – what drew them to work here, first-day-on-the-job memories, the LJP programs and shows they're most proud of and much more! FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#CoffeeWithThePlayhouse​ #DigitalWOW​  #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #RobertBrill​ #JesusChristSuperstar​ #AnimalCrackerConspiracy

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/MAMBLU69P4QCoffee with the Playhouse is a way to connect with us, virtually, every month as our very own Artistic Director, Christopher Ashley, shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse.For this week's coffee date, Christopher will be joined by Tyne Rafaeli, the director of last season's The Coast Starlight and next season's world-premiere play by Lauren Yee, Mother Russia. The morning will also include a chat with Alyce Smith-Cooper, a celebrated San Diego poet/storyteller/actress/community activist who was recently named Poet Laureate of the San Diego Veterans Museum, and Shammy Dee, an accomplished musical artist and DJ whom you may recognize from our production of Tiger Style! as well as our Opening Night celebrations and other Playhouse special events. Alyce and Shammy are collaborators of Digital WOW's forthcoming Spittin' Truth To Power While Light Leaping For the People, an inter-generational piece using images, music and storytelling styles reminiscent of the griot. (Griots are West African storytellers, musicians, praise singers, poets and oral historians of their communities.)Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#CoffeeWithThePlayhouse​ #DigitalWOW​ #TheCoastStarlight​ #TyneRafaeli​ #AlyceSmithCooper​ #ShammyDee​ #LaJollaPlayhouse

This frightening series of October-appropriate radio plays has been created in collaboration with the San Diego-based literary and performing arts nonprofit organization So Say We All. Intelligent, original and unsettling, this new take on the radio drama features stories from diverse writers who will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Twisted up in paranoia, magical realism, ghosts, monsters, sibling rivalry, and even earth death, Listen With The Lights Off takes patrons to wholly unexpected worlds – sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, but always memorable, and eerily plausible. These fictional short plays, adapted from So Say We All's literary horror anthologies Black Candies, will be brought to audio reality to make sure Halloween thrives, even during quarantine.Dollhouse - By Cait ColeStarring Savanna Padilla, Sam DiSalvo, Rhiana Basore, Dallas McLaughlin,  Dianne Yvette and Victor MorrisDirected by Yolanda FranklinThe Swimming Lesson - by Dave MaassStarring Monique Gaffney and Thomas MorrisonDirected by Melissa Coleman-ReedScoring and SFX for all episodes: Scott PaulsonIntro theme: Kurt Kohnen of AM/FM MusicOutro theme: Daniel Schraer

COFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE is an interview series that allows you to connect with us every month as our very own Artistic Director, Christopher Ashley, shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse.This month, we're joined by three-time Tony Award-nominated scenic designer Robert Brill, the creative force behind the design of such celebrated Playhouse and Broadway hits as Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and Jesus Christ Superstar. Christopher will also chat with extraordinary puppeteers Bridget Rountree and Iain Gunn of Animal Cracker Conspiracy, who will share a live, behind-the-scenes tour of their magical San Diego studio.Watch the full video interview here: https://youtu.be/XH5D9eVuKqg

This frightening series of October-appropriate radio plays has been created in collaboration with the San Diego-based literary and performing arts nonprofit organization So Say We All. Intelligent, original and unsettling, this new take on the radio drama features stories from diverse writers who will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Twisted up in paranoia, magical realism, ghosts, monsters, sibling rivalry, and even earth death, Listen With The Lights Off takes patrons to wholly unexpected worlds – sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, but always memorable, and eerily plausible. These fictional short plays, adapted from So Say We All's literary horror anthologies Black Candies, will be brought to audio reality to make sure Halloween thrives, even during quarantine.Slow Waves - by Sarah Jean AlexanderStarring Alyssa Anne Austin and Salomon MayaDirected by Jennifer D. Corley and Justin HudnallWelcome Back - by Jay WertzlerStarring Patrick MayuyuDirected by Cambria HerreraScoring and SFX for all episodes: Scott PaulsonIntro theme: Kurt Kohnen of AM/FM MusicOutro theme: Daniel Schraer

Today we launch a new addition to Walks of Life, the moving series of radio plays by Blindspot Collective that was part of our Digital WOW programming earlier this year: a special Episode 4 that focuses on Black artists and experiences. Although the previous three episodes did include Black playwrights and performers, this moment of national reckoning and recognition necessitates a creative rebuke to systemic oppression and a proclamation that Black lives not only matter, they are essential. This new episode features four short plays that celebrate the beauty, vibrancy and excellence of Black culture and community through dialogue, spoken word, soundscape and original music.Community Partners: Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce; SD MelaninWALKS OF LIFE: Episode 4Nursing HoursBy Penny MiddletonPunch Bowl SpacesBy Kian KlineChiltonThe PianoBy Richard Allen and Taran GrayFamily SoundBy Michael Mitchell, Aurin Squire and Annastasia VictoryDirected by: Kandace Crystal and Lamar PerryOriginal spoken word by: Sherehe HollinsSound Design: Melanie Chen ColeOriginal Music/Additional Sound Design: Chesney Snow

This frightening series of October-appropriate radio plays has been created in collaboration with the San Diego-based literary and performing arts nonprofit organization So Say We All. Intelligent, original and unsettling, this new take on the radio drama features stories from diverse writers who will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Twisted up in paranoia, magical realism, ghosts, monsters, sibling rivalry, and even earth death, Listen With The Lights Off takes patrons to wholly unexpected worlds – sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, but always memorable, and eerily plausible. These fictional short plays, adapted from So Say We All's literary horror anthologies Black Candies, will be brought to audio reality to make sure Halloween thrives, even during quarantine.This is a Ghost Story - by Juliet EscoriaStarring Salomon Maya and Rhianna BasoreDirected by Cambria HerreraToday We Go To Noah's Ark - by Kayla MillerStarring Yolanda Marie FranklinDirected by Jennifer D. Corley and Justin HudnallScoring and SFX for all episodes: Scott PaulsonIntro theme: Kurt Kohnen of AM/FM MusicOutro theme: Daniel Schraer

Coming Soon - LISTEN WITH THE LIGHTS OFFThis frightening series of October-appropriate radio plays has been created in collaboration with the San Diego-based literary and performing arts nonprofit organization So Say We All. Intelligent, original and unsettling, this new take on the radio drama features stories from diverse writers who will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Twisted up in paranoia, magical realism, ghosts, monsters, sibling rivalry, and even earth death, Listen With The Lights Off takes patrons to wholly unexpected worlds – sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, but always memorable, and eerily plausible. These fictional short plays, adapted from So Say We All's literary horror anthologies Black Candies, will be brought to audio reality to make sure Halloween thrives, even during quarantine.

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/aD1SuRe5E2QFor this week's coffee date, Christopher will be joined by not one... not two... but FIVE very special guests: the extraordinary creative team behind next season's world-premiere musical and winner of the 2019 Richard Rodgers Award, Bhangin' It. The team includes co-librettists Mike Lew (playwright of Season 2016/2017's Tiger Style!) and Rehana Lew Mirza (both Rehana and Mike were 2018/2019 Resident Artists and collaborated on the Playhouse-commissioned The Colonialism Project); composer/lyricist Sam Willmott, director Amy Anders Corcoran and choreographer Rujuta Vaidya. They'll be discussing their inspirations for bringing this exhilarating new production to the stage, as well as sharing more about bhangra, the energetic and traditional Punjabi folk dance at the heart of their show.Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#CoffeeWithThePlayhouse​ #DigitalWOW​ #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #BhanginIt​ #Broadway​ #TigerStyle​ #Bhangra

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/p8EcaTX3UBwFor this week's coffee date, Christopher will be joined by two very special guests: Doug Wright, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the acclaimed Playhouse Page To Stage production, I Am My Own Wife, as well as the Playhouse-launched Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody; and Melanie Chen Cole, sound designer of At the Old Place, POP Tours #SuperShinySara​ and Light Years Away, and Digital WOW's auditory series, Walks of Life.Don't forget to subscribe!FOLLOW USFacebook: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://facebook.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Instagram: @LaJollaPlayhouse https://instagram.com/LaJollaPlayhouse/​Twitter: @LJPlayhouse https://twitter.com/LJPlayhouse​#CoffeeWithThePlayhouse​ #DigitalWOW​ #LaJollaPlayhouse​ #DougWright​ #IAmMyOwnWife​ #HandsOnAHardbody​ #MelanieChenCole​ #AtTheOldPlace

La Jolla Playhouse's Digital WOW series launches WALKS OF LIFE by San Diego's Blindspot Collective. Each 30-minute episode offers the opportunity to connect and bear witness to stories that might be unfolding in the homes around you. These audio plays are intended to be experienced while taking a walk around your neighborhood, but can also be enjoyed while sitting in front of a window at home or on a bike ride. Please be safe and follow the rules of the road. WALKS OF LIFE: Episode 3 features three short plays:THE STARTERby Tom Bruettfeaturing Andrew Oswald & Skyler SullivanHOME ISby Miki Valefeaturing Honey Duruthy & Ruben RubioDJ LONELEEby Joshua Brown & Lauren D'Erricofeaturing Jasmine January & Wrekless WatsonDirected by Catherine Hanna Schrock & Blake McCartySound Design: Melanie Chen ColeProduction Assistant: Jack Mason-BraseNarrator: Alyce Smith CooperAdditional Design: Joshua Brown

La Jolla Playhouse's Digital WOW series launches WALKS OF LIFE by San Diego's Blindspot Collective. Each 30-minute episode offers the opportunity to connect and bear witness to stories that might be unfolding in the homes around you. These audio plays are intended to be experienced while taking a walk around your neighborhood, but can also be enjoyed while sitting in front of a window at home or on a bike ride. Please be safe and follow the rules of the road. WALKS OF LIFE - Episode Two offers three short audio plays: AND ALL THE BIRDS LOVED HER by Christian St. Croix featuring DeLeon Dallas & Baby Bagos Hood; KONSTANTIN by Rachel Tuggle Whorton featuring Lisel Gorell-Getz & Hannah Trujillo; and APART TOGETHER with book by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm and music by Katherine Cartusciello featuring Tamara Rodriguez & Andrew Walters. WALKS OF LIFE are directed by Catherine Hanna Schrock and Blake McCarty with sound design by Melanie Chen Cole, narration by Imahni King, additional music by Danny Ayer & Tarion Taylor-Anderson, with Jack Mason-Brase as production assistant.

The last Friday of every month, we invite you to join us for “Coffee with the Playhouse” – grab a cup of coffee and join us (virtually!) as Artistic Director Christopher Ashley answers your questions,  shares behind-the-scene stories, and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse. Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/otjudSff5J8To jump straight into the interview, go to 14:25. For this series kick-off, Christopher and Playhouse Director of New Play Development Gabe Greene will welcome two fantastic Playhouse artists. Internationally-acclaimed scenic and costume designer David Reynoso, who is also our 2020/2021 resident artist, will share insights on his upcoming digital WOW project, Portaleza. We'll also chat and catch up with special guest Jeanna de Waal, the leading lady who portrayed the iconic Princess of Wales in the hit musical Diana, at both the Playhouse and on Broadway.

La Jolla Playhouse's Digital WOW series launches WALKS OF LIFE by San Diego's Blindspot Collective. Each 30-minute episode offers the opportunity to connect and bear witness to stories that might be unfolding in the homes around you. These audio plays are intended to be experienced while taking a walk around your neighborhood, but can also be enjoyed while sitting in front of a window at home or on a bike ride. Please be safe and follow the rules of the road. WALKS OF LIFE - Episode One offers three short audio plays: TATYA AND NINI by Catherine Hanna Schrock featuring Lanna Joffrey & Julie Meram; EXTRA CREDIT by Gill Sotu featuring Bryan Barbarin, Monique Gaffney & Isabella Pruter; and ELAINE: LIVE AT LIVING ROOM with book & lyrics by Blake McCarty, music by Ian Brandon featuring Andrew Paiva. WALKS OF LIFE is directed by Catherine Hanna Schrock and Blake McCarty, with sound design by Melanie Chen Cole and narration by Kandace Crystal.