The Make It Up

Lauren Walker joins The Make It Up to talk about building the diversity jam at iO, waking up to subconscious biases and creature comforts, and theater's ability or inability to pay artists. Find Lauren on Instagram, or her paypal/venmo, laurenwalker2@yahoo.com, as she is collecting reparations from guilty white people! AND, check out The Crowd Theater — it's a great new theater offering a low-cost space for performers and anyone else who just needs a space to work on anything! Music in the middle by Ha Ha Tonka thanks to Bloodshot Records. Listen to our episodes here on the site or in iTunes.

Alex, Mariah, & Kyle sit down to talk about their 48 Hour Film Project weekend.  Also today, they talk about the "Break Down" character promo photos, why Alex won't share them, and stories of "petty infighting". 

Alex, Mariah, and Kyle sit down to talk about their weeks and the pitfalls of comparing yourself to others.

Alex, Mariah, and Kyle talk about what happened during the "Break Down" shoot and what it was like shooting 11 pages in one day. Clark Pavlik joins them, by phone, to talk about AD-ing.

Kelly Tietjen joins The Make It Up to talk about writing her solo show A Touchy Subject, where she's been the last three weeks, and the fate of her armoire. For all things Kelly, check out her site at www.kellytietjen.com. Listen to the episode here on the site or in iTunes!  EP 92 cred: Voices:Alex Romero/Kyle Mantegna/Kelly Tietjen;//Produced: Alex Romero/Kyle Mantegna/Mariah Michael;//Music: Kyle Mantegna, "Graveyard Boogie" by Chandler Gaylord and Zach McQuiston;//Edit: Kyle Mantegna;//

Some of the cast of "The Unauthorized Musical Parody About Friends" join The Make It Up to talk about the out-of-nowhere international success of their previous run, what's next, and all things Friends!

Director/writer Elvira Ibragimova joins The Make It Up to talk about her new short Dingus Wishes, about going through the Harold Ramis Film School, and building buildings(?) in New York!

The crew from Make It Up Media does "A Christmas Carol" from memory.

Comedian Sabeen Sadiq talks about moving back from San Francisco, her upcoming web series "Code-Switched", and if Alex is being psychologically dragged places by Kyle!

Owner of The Friendly Wash, Tony Kahan, joins The Make It Up to discuss creating a more community-based doughnut-slinging laundromat. Check out his Chicago Mag article for some more! -- http://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/November-2017/Laundry-Days-About-to-Get-a-Whole-Lot-Better/

John Perrin talks with The Make It Up about going to Ecuador with the Beatles tribute band, playing with Rapids, and what it was like performing on The Late Show.Check out the Rapids record on Artistic Integrity Records or their Bandcamp HERE. John's Instagram right here.

9/15/15 Maggie Smith is back! We got Mr. Roger's, 9/11, and Sinbad. And, new segment Gentle Graze Topics Galore. Make it up.

Maureen Monahan and Katie McCormick talk about working together, Hugh Grant vs. Colin Firth, and ponder if Frozen is basically just an icy version of Rumspringa.

Theo Koppel talks about performing in a mobile art space with Rodi Gallery, working as a teacher, and 70's Spiderman. 06/29/15.

In this two-parter episode, we talk with singer/songwriter Jesse Greco and all-around comedian/host Claire Swanson.

SNOW DAY! Alex works with Kayla Pulley over at The Second City box office — She comes by to chat. We got Kyle's Oprah's Favorite Things and how Sweeney Todd started a fight. 02/10/15.

A Christmas Carol done by memory — no script, little outline, and a moral so honest it'll scare the . . . Dickens. . . out of you. What? I said it. I'm out.With Katie Lindert, Mariah Michael, and Mo Phillips-Spotts!! 12/24/14.

In this episode, we discuss Alex's illegal gym membership and have on director/improvisor/charades-er Cassie Ahiers in the Second Act. 12/19/14.

Pilot episode. 12/13/14.