Next Stage Press Podcast

John Patrick Bray talks with Next Stage Press founder Gene Kato about NSP as well as his life as a playwright. They discuss his plays 18 Holes, 10 Pin Alley, Maui Wowee!, his newest play Chanda By the Sea, and his YA novel The Crystals of Nevin.

Gene and Frank talk about his one-man Off-Broadway show BLOOD TYPE: RAGU and crafting characters based on real people.

Gene speaks to Broadway, Film, and Television stars Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack about their friendship, collabortion, and development of Dan's Off-Broadway play JUST ANOTHER DAY.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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".

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

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".

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

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!

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

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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