Next Stage Press Podcast

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Playwrights from publisher Next Stage Press stop by to talk Theatre, playwriting, and various other topics related to their work.

Gene Kato


    • Mar 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Episode 36: Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 36 - Darrin Ingram

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 64:50


    This week Gene speaks to California playwright Darrin Ingram about his play SAGE, the writing/rewriting process, and representation for Autism onstage

    Episode 35: Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 35 - On Location in Tampa/St. Petersburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 66:58


    Gene is on location in Florida with Next Stage Press playwrights Owen Robertson, Craig Houk, and Doug DeVita discussing Lab Theatre Project and celebrating the World Premiere of FABLE at FreeFall Theatre

    Episode 34: Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 34 - Scott C. Sickles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 78:42


    Gene speaks with New York playwright Scott C. Sickles on all things General Hospital, consent, and sci-fi on the stage.

    Episode 33: Next Stage Press Podcast Episode 33 - H. Russ Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 53:55


    Gene speaks with Texas Playwright, Educator, and Fight Director H. Russ Brown about his plays COM Wasn't Built in a Day, Stud Ducks, and Horny Toads, A Divine Kerfuffle and Hooey-Hahs and Foofaraws: A Compleat Button Man's Picket Fence Party Planner.

    Episode 32: Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 32 - Doug DeVita

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 64:13


    Gene talks to New Jersey playwright Doug DeVita about his plays NELL DASH and FABLE.

    Episode 31: Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 31 - Laura Thoma

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 47:42


    Gene speaks to Connecticut playwright Laura Thoma about her latest work MAGPIE!

    Episode 30: Next Stage Press - Episode 30 - Evan Baughfman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 49:27


    Gene talks with Los Angeles Playwright Evan Baughfman about writing for Horror for the stage (with an emphasis on younger audiences)

    Episode 29: Next Stage Press - Episode 29 - Sawyer Quinn Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 57:03


    Gene speaks to Chicago playwright Sawyer Quinn Brown about all things comedy, vaudeville, retro sci-fi, and Non-Binary Zombies.

    Episode 28: Next Stage Press - Episode 28 - Frank Ceruzzi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 48:03


    Gene talks to New York playwright Frank Ceruzzi about his dystopian play ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, dystopian tales in general , and the parallels of using children and time in various forms of entertainment.

    Episode 27: Next Stage Press - Episode 27 - Barbara Kahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 59:37


    Gene talks with New York playwright Barbara Kahn about winning the Torch of Hope award, creating a "theatre home" with New York's Theatre for a New City, and the challenges she encountered when mixing fiction and history with her play THE LADY WAS A GENTLEMAN.

    Episode 26: Next Stage Press - Episode 26 - Coni Koepfinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 50:20


    Gene speaks to New York Playwright Coni Koepfinger about her online project AIRPLAY, how theatre continues to reinvent itself during Covid-19, and how Therapy plays continue to play a part in emotional healing.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 25 - Gina Russell Tracy, Tanna Frederick and Judd Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 61:43


    Gene talks to New York playwright Gina Russell Tracy and LA Producer/Actor Tanna Frederick about climate change, theatre activism, and Gina's play "Starlight".

    Episode 22: Next Stage Press - Episode 24 - Rand Higbee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 48:09


    Gene talks with Oregon playwright Rand Higbee about Superheroes, sitcoms, and heart of writing family-friendly comedies in 2022.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 23 - John Bavoso

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 47:08


    Gene talks to Washington D.C playwright John Bavoso about his play BLIGHT (which deals heavily with a mass shooting) and how that plays into the psyche of theatergoers as the world of theatre struggles with the idea of "safe space".

    Episode 22: Next Stage Press - Episode 22 - Craig Houk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 43:58


    Gene talks to Washington D.C. playwright Craig Houk about his plays COLD RAIN, SYD, and BRUTE FARCE.

    Episode 21: Next Stage Press - Episode 21 - Grizzly K. Sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 41:08


    Gene talks with Houston playwright Grizzly K. Sunshine about how he received his unique writing moniker, how his play TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA ORPHANS came about, and how he used an age old icon spoke to young actresses is his new play ROSIE that celebrates all things GIRL POWER!

    Episode 20: Next Stage Press - Episode 20 - Donald E. Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 52:30


    Gene talks with South Carolina playwright Donald E. Baker about his plays TRADE WITH KLAN: A PLAY ABOUT CHOICES and GRAND DRAGON IN POWER.

    Episode 19: Next Stage Press - Episode 19 - Philip Middleton Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 45:52


    Gene talks to Florida playwright Philip Middleton Williams about the early influences on his writing as well as the history of his plays "Dark Twist", "Can't Live Without You", and his upcoming "All Together Now" and "The Sugar Ridge Rag".

    Next Stage Press - Episode 18 - Phil Nichols

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 52:24


    Gene speaks with Houston performer/playwright Phil Nichols about his storied Houston career involving films, theatre, clowning, and ventriloquism. Also, Phil dives into his plays Renfield: The Dracula Play, Death by Shakespeare, and Murder for Dummies.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 17 - Sean Abley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 37:58


    Gene talks with Los Angeles playwright Sean Abley about his hilarious horror/comedy ATTACK OF THE KILLER B's, how he adapted the adult version to a version appropriate for High Schools, and hw discusses his new play ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 16 - Susan Cinoman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 46:23


    Gene talks with playwright Susan Cinoman about her short play Sweet Sand, writing for the ABC television series THE GOLDBERGS, and her upcoming play Guenevere.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 15 - Carol M. Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 48:27


    Gene talks with Texas playwright/director Carol M. Rice about her stage adaptation of The Three Musketeers, her one-act The Institution, and her charming holiday play The Elf Who Lost Christmas.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 14 - Scott Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2019 50:23


    Gene talks to Colorado playwright Scott Gibson about his plays KILL THE MOMENT, SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, TWO-POINT-FIVE, and A HOUSE WITH NO QUESTIONS.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 13 - Kevin D. Ferguson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 40:04


    Gene talks to South Carolina playwright Kevin D. Ferguson about his wonderful drama "Child's Play", his adaptation of the Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol", and about his new play "A Thing with Feathers".

    Next Stage Press - Episode 12 - Tommy Jamerson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019 40:00


    Gene speaks with New Jersey playwright Tommy Jamerson about his wonderful adaptation of Alice in Wonderland entitled "Alice the Brave and Other tales from Wonderland" , how he decides what tales to adapt for children, and his preference on the types of plays young audiences are exposed to.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 11 - Rebecca Salomonsson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 41:53


    Gene speaks with Colorado playwright Rebecca Salomonsson about her play "Where the Wild Thyme Blows, the impact of Shakespeare on her writing, and how she got involved with audio describing performances for the visually impaired.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 10 - Rebecca Gorman O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 34:09


    Denver playwright Rebecca Gorman O'Neill talks about her dark play THE GREATER GOOD, her association with And Toto Too Theatre Company, as well as her newest play THE GHOSTS OF US.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 9 - John Patrick Bray

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 46:53


    Gene speaks with Georgia playwright John Patrick Bray about his experience turning a classic of literature into a new stage version, his experience in turning one of his plays into a feature film, as well as the appeal for crafting plays based on pre-existing source material.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 8 - Denise O'Neal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 33:37


    Texas playwright Denise O’Neal talks about her experience creating her play FLY IN THE WINDSHIELD, the challenges some plays face when they are created to be a tool in recovery, as well as the notice she is getting for her play festival FADE TO BLACK.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 7 - Penny Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 38:27


    New York playwright Penny Jackson talks about her experience developing her powerful play I KNOW WHAT BOYS WANT, her thoughts on the state of cyber-bullying, gun violence, as well as her experience writing for film vs. Theatre

    Next Stage Press - Episode 6 - Bradley Nies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 45:30


    Texas playwright Bradley Nies talks about his experience with the Texas University Interscholastic League, his love for using the city of Houston as a backdrop for many of his plays, as well as the appeal for crafting plays based on True Crime.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 5 - Amanda Bishop Guthrie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 28:25


    Texas playwright Amanda Bishop Guthrie talks about her experience with the Texas University Interscholastic League…better known in the Lone Star State as UIL, the origins of her popular short play "Ville du Havre", as well as what compels her to chose historical based subjects for her writing.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 4 - Daniel Guyton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 39:30


    In this episode, Georgia playwright Daniel Guyton talks about plays with darker overtones, his wonderful play GEORGIE GETS A FACELIFT, and the idea that Theatre shouldn't always be safe.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 3 - Arthur M. Jolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 33:48


    Houston-based playwright Arthur M. Jolly talks about the process in creating more compelling roles for women, his association with Babes with Blades Theatre Company in Chicago, as well as his latest play THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 2 - Bryan Maynard - 4/23/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017 33:46


    Houston playwright Bryan Maynard talks about his work with Cone Man Running Productions and crafting the second act of an unusual new play centered around clowns.

    Next Stage Press - Episode 1 - Gene Kato

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2013 23:30


    The first Podcast featuring Gene Kato - who talks about the origin of Next Stage Press and a few of his earlier plays.

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