Tanked! with Roz & MF

Guests Steve Ansell and Rose Burnett Bonczek have a conversation with MF about the history of Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival before a touching tribute to Gi60 almuni Christopher Thomasson and Mike Flanagan; as well as a special announcement. This episode also includes recordings of Gi60 plays "Hide and Seek" by Jonathan Hadley, with Helen Huff and Vincent Ingrisano; "Top Story" by Tom Misuraca, with Yuliya Orkis and Mickey Ryan; and "Ebb and Flow" by Ted Wenskus with Jay Nickerson and Sabra Shelly.

Catch the final performances of Welcome to Clowntown this weekend!

Kev Berry and Alex Tobey join MF and JL to talk about the newsest Tank Core Production - Rough Trade. Final Performances this weekend!

Carol Mazhuvancheril and Nick J. Browne join Johnny G. Lloyd to talk about the new Tank Core Production - Song Of Joy! Catch the final performances this weekend!

This month MF and JL speak with Frank J. Avellla and Ace Young, the playwright/director and the star behind Vatican Falls.   Based on factual accounts, spanning decades and set against the backdrop of the continuously-swelling Catholic sex abuse scandal, VATICAN FALLS is a sweeping multi-genre work that follows survivor journeys examining the feelings of shame and confusion that ultimately turn to anger and revenge. This fast-paced, non-linear suspense-thriller jets from Boston to Rome to New York to Los Angeles as our radicalized protagonist falls in love with a Vatican operative and, along with his Fellowship, plots vengeance on the institutional power players that allowed the rape and torture of countless children and young adults. 

JL returns to Tanked! to join MF in a conversation with Stephanie Singer and Laurel Haines, the duo behind the new "shoesical" Simon and His Shoes. They're also joined by Mery Cheung, a member of The Ladies of Mischief- the team behind designing the original puppets - who also appear in the show as puppeteers! Simon and His Shoes is running every Saturday and Sunday at The Tank in October. Can't get these tunes out of your head? The Simon Original Cast Recording is out on Spotify now!

MF talks with Soomi Kim - the co-director and choreogrpaher of Body Through Which the Dream Flows, the first show of the Tank's 2022/2023 season. Body Through Which the Dream Flows is running now through 10/16.

Tanked is back! MF is joined by playwright Stephanie Swirsky and director Tasha Gordon-Solmon to discuss the new Tank Co-Production, "Don't Do This To Us". Catch "Don't Do This to Us" at the Tank now through Aug 28.

MF talks to two 2022 gala honorees: Tank co-founder and board member Mike Rosenthal and A Simple Herstory's Jocelyn Kuritsky

Playwright Marthe Rachel Gold and director Christina Roussos join Johnny to discuss WAR STORIES, the final show of the Homecoming season. 

Johnny and MF speak with directors and choreographers  Marc Nuñez and Candace Brown about Homecoming: Dance, part of The Tank's 2022 Homecoming season!

Johnny and MF speak with co-writer Aris Asproulis and co-writer/director Ioli Andreadi about the international presentation FILIKI ETERIA: THE BROTHERHOOD BEHIND THE REVOLUTION, part of The Tank's 2022 Homecoming season!

Johnny and MF speak with co-creators Christina Tang, Anna Jastrzembski, and Carsen Joenk about their exciting interactive digital experience FEAST., part of The Tank's 2022 Homecoming season! 

Johnny and MF speak with Miriam Pultro, composer and performer from the Homecoming season opener GLASS TOWN. 

Johnny, Dani and MF interview the creative team behind The Tank's world premiere film of Prometheus Bound -adapted from Aeschylus by Howard Rubenstein and coproduced with Iris Media Works.

Hear from many members from the team of The Tank's new podcast A Simple Herstory, a show that goes into the stories of all the women who have run for president of the United States. Hear details about these fascinating figures they are examining and the brilliant way they have brought all these ideas together

Kev Berry is often referred to as the ghost that roams the halls of the Tank. Well, he's back in the theater with his new one-person show Harsh Cacophonies, and he took some time to talk with us about how the show came to be, what its been like adapting for the live-stream audience, and his dreams of floating soda streams.  For more information, visit: thetanknyc.org/harshcacophonies

Can you believe it's been 11 years already?  11 years of Puppet Playlist, that is. The beloved Puppet and Music show is back, and virtual for the first time in its history. We talk with long time collaborators and tank puppet curators, Josh Luxenberg and Jon Levin, about the show's history, changes, and triumphs. 

Julia Darden, Christina Rodriguez, and Mery Cheung join us to talk about their new Puppet talk show / variety show / extravaganza. We hear what fun puppetry they have in store as well as how puppetry is adapting and changing in this time. 

Andrea Coleman is the host of the Wack or Woke at The Tank, where she an a group of comedians dig into different laws. Why? because in addition to being a comedian with The Armory Andrea is a lawyer! Hear her path to comedy and the law as well as some exciting news about The Tank's upcoming virtual gala

E-mail based content: it's what we all need more of. We talk with the creator and host of Email Pro, Ivan Anderson, to discuss his show full of parodies of spam, parodies of self-help, absurd distortions of what it’s like to be a person, and frantic attempts to tell the truth and be helpful.

We're still here! We're still making art! We're still supporting emerging artists! All digitally. Hear how we have shifted during this time of isolation and quarantine, how we are moving forward, and how Frozen 2 is poignantly applicable.  To learn more about our virtual gala, please visit: tankgala2020.org

This new play about a Puerto Rican girl who grew up in the South Bronx and received a fancy scholarship to a pretty much all-white prep school is based on the true story of Raquel Millan. In this episode we sit down with Raquel along with playwright Paul Hufker and director Michaela Escarcega to talk about how they have crafted this play, how they are incorporating Raquel's history into the piece, and how they are diverging from reality

Space Jam! Earth 2! Exploding Suns! This podcast has it all. We talk about the vastness of space, the depth of humor, and why Or, An Astronaut Play is so thoroughly compelling. This new play about astronaut school run through January 26th at The Tank. 

We talk art in this art about art about art. In Blue explores the complex and sprawling relationship between Franz Marc and Else Lasker-Schüler. The actors playing these roles plus the creator of the show, Ran Xia, talk with Danielle about how so much art has made its way into the play and how they're trying to get it back out through the show. 

"This show kicked my ass!" Marlon Brando and Truman Capote meet in Japan for an interview; that is the impetus  point for the show. Danielle and Meghan meet with the creators of the show; that is the impetus for this podcast.  This multimedia, dance theater, Noh inspired, film deconstruction that tackles the violent affects of toxic masculinity is like nothing you've ever seen before. In this episode of Tanked! we learn more about what brought it into being. 

In this mini episode, Meghan chats with one of the directors from the team of a short-running show this weekend at The Tank. This show is facing the topics of addiction and the opioid epidemic not only through the visibility the plays provide but also through partnering with Shatterproof to transform addiction treatment throughout the country.

It's spooky season at The Tank! Our beautiful Tank-aret curators and Tank family Brandon and Ella have created a poignant, innovative, and interactive show specifically for our blackbox theater, and they can't wait to tell you all about it

We are back with a new season of theater, a new season of Tanked!, and a new co-host. Meghan and Danielle sit down with award-winning multi-hyphenate Tonya Pinkins about her remarkable collection of plays coming to The Tank for one week only. They discuss the genesis of this project in the midst of the Time's Up movement and the genuine power and importance of reconciliation between women. 

It's that special time of year when we have our biggest summer festival, LadyFest! To celebrate this celebration of exciting, emerging lady and non-binary artists, we are sharing five short conversations with artists in this year's festival. Hear guest host, LadyFest producer Katie Walenta explore themes and stories of the shows and what makes them work so well as a part of LadyFest. This episode features interviews with essica Wu, Mary Goggin, Catherine Weingarten, Taji Senior, and Katelynn Kenney

In Rosalind's final episode of Tanked, we sit down with someone who is not putting up a show at The Tank, but is essential to its fabric. That is our beautiful technical resident Christian Roberson. This man helps the theater run every day, and there is so much more to him than a boy in a booth. Learn the story of how he came to The Tank, and what The Tank means to him on this genuinely heartwarming episode. 

IT'S PRIDEFEST! Kev Berry has been a part of The Tank family for years, putting up dazzling solo pieces and work responding to current events. He has also done a lot of "extravagantly gay" plays, and we talk about his latest queer opus, A Sissy's Physiology on this episode of Tanked! It's our sixth annual PrideFest, so what better time to have this conversation!? Plus, while the Meghan is away, there is a special guest host with Roz. 

Abra-ka-tank-da! It's magic time here on Tanked! (maybe they can magically make our puns better) We sit down with the enchanting trio behind our newest one-person play, Open, to hear about how they came together and what happens to a play that has sat in your back pocket for almost a decade. Plus, hear what network TV star originated the role of The Magician. 

Superstar intern Marques Villaronga is ending his internship at The Tank and wanted to sit down with Roz and MF to hear more about their opinions of The Tank and to hear all the hot gos. Tune in for a sincere episode and to hear more about our illustrious leaders' connection to this place. 

What if we recorded an episode when our guests weren't in tech!? what a concept - one we achieve today. We talk with April Ranger and Christina Roussos about their new play, its development, and their feelings about baths. We also talk about our admiration and collaboration of/with Mac Wellman. What a truly joyful chat. 

Get ready to laugh. It's comedy time. At The Tank, we have so much comedy going on, from weekly improv shows, sketch, indie tournaments, jams, and so much more. The main hub of comedy at The Tank is The Armory, and this week we sit down with its found and fearless leader Leah Evans. Leah talks about her comedy journey and how The Armory came to be this unique voice in the New York comedy scene. 

Ran is back on Tanked to talk about this dark and powerful drama Ailis Ni Riain. These two collaborators discuss how they made this piece feel human, magical, and tangible. The wildly diverse and international team that put this work up crafted a delicate story; hear how it came to fruition. Plus: who watches Shark Tank?

Do you like theater but think it needs more artificially intelligent sex dolls? Well, do we have the show for you. In this episode, we chat with the co-writers of Eat The Devil about the terrifying all-too-real world they've created. The fake news they've generated, the engulfing force of the internet, and all of the daddies come to play in this chaotic and beautiful show. Things may get a bit furry, and maybe a bit sporty!

After a short break, we are back to bring you our conversation with Ria and Katelynn - the director and writer of Wendell and Pan. We find out how the two met and began working together, what shaped this play, and the personal connections to the story. Was there flying in this show? Yes! How high is our grid? Just over 11 feet! Celebrate this great show with us as well as Rosalind's 5 year anniversary at The Tank. 

Happy Tanked New Year! Rodrigo has made a home for himself at The Tank and workshopped Real at our PrideFest this Summer. Now he's back to share the full production. Rodrigo talk with Roz & MF about how he came to the U.S., how he came to this play, how his affinity for music is embedded in the play, along with the politics of Brazil and the U.S.

As the days get shorter, our end of year fundraising campaign is nearing its end. With just a few days left, we reached out to some of the artists who were at The Tank this year to get their opinions on why you should #JoinTheTank You can support our fundraising campaign at JoinTheTank.org

We step out of The Tank and head a few blocks north to The Drama Book Shop for this very special live episode of Tanked! Roz & MF sit down and share a cup of eggnog with Tony award-winner Greg Kotis to discuss the 10 year anniversary production of The Truth About Santa. Is there exclusive info about Greg's next show? Only one way to find out! Plus, hear a follow up voicemail from Collin's Corner.

We sit down with the creators and stars of The Russian and The Jew to talk about their smash hit show. They first workshopped it at The Tank back in January, and now it is shining in our 56-seat theater. Hear them talk about russians, jews, and how the themes around immigration strike poignantly across decades.

Come join Meghan & Roz talk with Christopher Stevenson, director and sound designer of Weekend, adapted from Jean-Luc Godard's text, which follows a monstrous couple set out on a weekend trip along the American countryside to collect inheritance money by any means. We talk about the inspiration behind the show, the correlation of the show to its original text, and what makes a show stand out. And some KFC.

These two have become an essential part of our Tank family, and we can't wait for their first collaboration together. Independent Study traces the unlikely friendship of a first-generation college student and her former professor, each struggling privately with a brother's radical choice and the onslaught of the internet’s opinions. We discuss the ways they've physicalized the internet within the play and many of the real-life experiences that have influenced this piece. Also, did Phil Collins murder someone?

On this episode, we sit down with the playwright of When We Went Electronic to talk about this new play which follows two American Apparel models as they try to recall a tragic/fun night. Caitlin has been developing this play for seven years, and talks to us about her journey and her collaboration with Meghan directing the piece. We also hear an exclusive performance of "Possession" from the show performed by the composer Sarah Frances Cagianese. 

This week, we sit down with director, writer, and designer, Normandy Sherwood to talk about her new show Ruffles, or, a Progression of Rakes. She has been workshopping this piece for years now, and she walks us through its development, and also how she has developed in her time as a New York theater artist. Also our first first installment of Collin's Corner. 

For our first episode, Co-Artistic Director Meghan Finn sits down with the creator and director of the new piece In The Penal Colony, Miranda Haymon to discuss the insightful and experimental piece running at The Tank through September 17th. They talk about how the piece came to be, its relation to today's societal forces, and Miranda's own background. All of this plus stories from Roz & MF and our favorite (and only) featured segment: email count! For more info, visit www.thetanknyc.org