Podcast appearances and mentions of chad deity

On this episode of #LatinosOutLoud, Rachel chats virtually with Playwright Kristoffer Diaz, who is the noble pen behind the Grammy and Tony award-winning Broadway show, Hell's Kitchen. Diaz is the book writer for the Broadway hit which tells a story loosely based on Alicia Keys' life and incorporates some of her biggest hits. Rachel got the chance to see the show, and the two speak about key moments in the musical, the unity felt among the theatre audience and how both feel the same sense of fulfillment as college Professors, as Kristoffer teaches play writing at NYU and Rachel teaches podcasting at CUNY Brooklyn College. The playwright, screenwriter, and educator gained national acclaim in 2010, when his play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity was produced in Chicago and New York and then named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. His work has been developed and performed at the Goodman Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Second Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and New York Shakespeare Festival's Delacorte Theater. He adapted Rent for television and wrote for the Netflix series GLOW. His newest play, Reggie Hoops, is about a female executive in the NBA. It will receive its world premiere in August at Profile Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Follow Rachel Follow Kristoffer Follow Hell's Kitchen Broadway If you're in Newwww York! Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of..., be sure to catch the show while you can! Click here for more info #LatinosOutLoud #Podcast #RachelLaLoca #HellsKitchen #KristofferDiaz #AliciaKeys #Broadway #LatinosOnBroadway

At the quarter mark of Season 10, Jackson and Jacob discuss a riotous, unique piece of storytelling theatre about the wild world of pro wrestling. Kristoffer Diaz's play "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" is hilarious and pointed, making a strong case for pro wrestling as entrancing populist theatre - and reflecting on the potential dangers of the form. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

Desmin Borges is an actor who takes on challenging roles and brings dynamic characters to life. He is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar in five seasons of FX's un-romantic comedy ‘You're the Worst.' The twisted series took a modern look at love and happiness through four people who haven't been successful at either. Desmin can currently be seen in a series regular role in HBO's ‘The Time Traveler's Wife', as well as in a season-long recurring arc on the Fox comedy 'Welcome To Flatch.' Other recent credits include Amazon's series ‘Utopia' opposite John Cusack, the Netflix dramedy series ‘Living with Yourself' as Paul Rudd's nemesis, and the film ‘Private Life' opposite Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn. Upcoming work includes a major role opposite Jennifer Lopez in the film ‘Shotgun Wedding'. He first gained recognition for his breakout performance in “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity”, performed at Chicago's Victory Gardens, New York's Second Stage, and the Geffen Playhouse in LA. He has also received the Joseph Jefferson Award and Theatre World Award, and nominations for the Lucille Lortel and Drama League awards. We chat about why New York is better than LA, food, haters, losing his father at 15 and moving forward, pain, health and happiness and being a “voice to the voiceless”. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Desmin out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desminborges/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Interview: We talk to star of stage and screen Desmin Borges about The Theatre School,  Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company, Peter Brosius, improvising and workshopping new works at Teatro Vista, Dennis Začek Sandy Shinner,  Victory Gardens, phonetic pillows, Arthur Lessac's work, speaking creatively through rhythm instead of words, Ann Wakefield, Ric Murphy, John Leguizamo aka Johnny Legs, winning a preschool talent show televised on Telemundo with his rendition of La Bamba, growing up in a barber shop, losing his dad to cancer at age 15, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz, The Buddy Holly Story musical with Janey Lauer, Barry Brunetti, Dominic and Eugene, The Room Upstaris, Stephen Belber's Tape, Tokoloshe, stereotyping of Latine actors, Brian Cox, Boleros for the Disenchanted, being #1 on the call sheet.

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity @ Chance Theater 8.7 out of 10 - GREAT SHOW! LA THEATRE BITES RECOMMENDED! September 23 — October 23,2022 www.latheatrebites.com

Our D3 mini episode this week features Pro Wrestler and one of the stars of the new Theatre Squared play "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," Alexander Gold! Check out both this episode and the play that will be performed from April 13th to May 8th at Fayetteville's Theatre Squared.

Patrick Byas is a man of many talents. He is an actor, producer, director, and writer. He was born and raised in the South Bronx before moving to New Jersey to attend high school. After graduating from Hightstown High School he continued his studies at Rutgers University where he obtained his B.A. in Theatre Arts. Recently Patrick appeared in the highly anticipated, up-and-coming Spike Lee-produced feature film, Mania Days. In this Paul Dalio-directed film, Byas plays the role of Demonic and shares a pivotal scene with the lead character. He also appeared in several popular TV shows like Law and Order SVU and Celebrity Close Calls (Lou Gossett Jr. Story). Byas also played a lead role in Sammy Gets Mugged, a play featured in the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival for which he won the “Best Performance” award. He also toured playing the role of Chad Deity in a Pulitzer Prize finalist play titled, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, which was produced by the Curious Theatre Company and Theatre Works. The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity was also nominated in 2012 for “Best Comedy” for the True West Award and “Outstanding Production of a Play” for the 2013 Henry Awards. Patrick Byas was also nominated for “Best Actor in a Play” for the 2013 Broadway World Denver Awards for his performance in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. With his production company ThirteenE., Patrick shot film projects for influential people in the industry such as NBA star Shaquille O'Neil, rappers Rick Ross, Rockie Fresh & Wale, and singer Ed Sheeran. Byas was the executive producer and assistant director for a feature film/web series titled Bad to the Jones, an action/comedy zombie film that has over 500,000 views on YouTube.

Rushi Kota grew up in the residential streets of Queens NY but was born in India to a single mother who brought him to America to achieve the American Dream. America was where he learned the value of perseverance and hard work. Kota has set out to break ethnic stereotypes in Hollywood and be more than just his skin color. Kota chose a traditional career path in Automotive Engineering at SUNY Farmingdale where he double majored in Industrial Management Technology and Business Administration. However, after graduating in the financial crisis of 2008, with unemployment rates at a record high, jobless, and in debt; he took that as a sign to follow a different path.After two years of vigorously pursuing acting in New York, Rushi was then accepted into Harvard University's MFA program for Acting, following that up with a residency at Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theater School in Russia. On television, Kota starred in the comedy series Funny or Die's "ESL: English is the Second Language". Additional credits include guest-starring in Ryan Murphy's "9-1-1", Freeform's "Famous In Love", and recurred on the CBS show "Extant" with Halle Barry. Feature film credits include "The Divorce Party" with Thomas Cocquerel and Matilda Lutz, "The One I wrote For You" with Cheyenne Jackson, and Kevin Pollack directed by Andrew Lauer. Stage credits include Regional Broadway shows "Guards At The Taj"-Marin Theater, "Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity"- Capital Stage, "Boston Abolitionist Project"-A.R.T., "Great Catherine"- A.R.T., "Blanco Posnet"-A.R.T., "Hansel and Gretel"-A.R.T., "Imaginary Invalid"-M.X.A.T. Kota has become a master of home workouts while quarantining with his wife and best fur-baby and cherishing the power of family.He wants to act with Mindy Kaling. Loves Ryan Reynolds and has advice for desi kids who want to make it in Hollywood. And not sure if he can give Bollywood a try but if there are English-speaking roles; he will give it a shot.Check out our entire convo with him here#NEVERHAVEIEVER#ORDINARYJOE#RUSHIKOTA

Tori and Mabelle talk with playwright, librettist, screenwriter and educator, Kristoffer Diaz. Kristoffer discusses various works including his Pulitzer-prize finalist play, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Football Football Football and Going Left, as well as his adaption of RENT for Fox and writing for Netflix's GLOW. Other topics include the democratization of theatre, the importance of industry relationships and “chasing the churn.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A discussion on pay equity with costume designers Christine Pascual and Elizabeth Wislar.   Christine is a member of On Our Team, an organization building pay and labor equity in the theatre industry, by requesting equitable pay and support for theatrical designers.   Elizabeth is a member of Costume Professionals for Wage Equity and the two organizations are calling on Playbill to require clear rates of pay for listings on their job site.   UPDATE: March 26, 2021 - Paybill begane requiring clear pay rates for job listings on their site in response to this public call to action.   Christine Pascual is a costume designer based in Chicago. She is the oldest of seven children whose parents immigrated to the US from the Philippines. She was nominated for a Hewes Design Award for notable effects in costumes for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Victory Gardens Theater.   Christine Pascual Website: https://christinepascualcostumedesign.weebly.com/   Elizabeth Wislar is a Multi-Award Winning Costume Professional, a Large Scale Textile and Integrated Technology Artist, a Wage Equity Warrior, and Instructor. She spent twenty years as a freelance theatre artisan in Chicago and is now at the James Madison University as Assistant Professor of Costume Design.    Elizabeth Wislar Website: https://elizabethwislar.wixsite.com/mysite   On Our Team: https://onourteam.org/home   Costume Professionals for Wage Equity: http://cpfwe.org/   Instagram - @onourteam: https://www.instagram.com/onourteam/   Twitter - @On_Our_Team: https://twitter.com/On_Our_Team   Facebook - On Our Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/482244235827175/   Playbill Job Board: https://www.playbill.com/job/listing   Bug - Play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(play)   How To Defend Yourself - Play: https://victorygardens.org/event/how-to-defend-yourself/   Victory Gardens - Theater in Chicago: https://victorygardens.org/   TikTok - Basketball Weight Room: https://www.tiktok.com/@sedonerrr/video/6941180880127888646?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v2   Lift The Curtain - End Unpaid Arts Internships: https://www.facebook.com/groups/588849201770626/   Links from the Patreon only episode:   Favored Nations - Paying All Designers Equally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_favoured_nation   ...   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance   tiktok.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance  

Episode 40: excerpt from STAND by Caridad Svich (with song fragment by Caridad Svich and O-Lan Jones), and excerpt from THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY by Kristoffer Diaz. * Content warning: Strong language. * Listener Support is appreciated. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caridad-svich/support

Robert Loerzel was once voted Chicago's best person to follow on Twitter and he still is. He also loves the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and all of the assorted books, comic books, and music associated with it. Robert almost picked David Lynch, so we don't leave him out of the conversation.Leah recorded an extra-long introduction about the Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, which is available on Play per View until August 20, 2020. LinksFollow @RobertLoerzel on Twitter and InstagramBuy his new book Walking ChicagoBuy his first book Alchemy of Bones2001: A Space Odyssey (the novel) by Arthur C ClarkeHow Uptown became an entertainment hub on Curious City2001: A Space Odyssey. What it means and how it was made, The New YorkerSpace Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece Our beloved Music Box Theater Bonus LinksElaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Play Per View available until August 20, 2020

In this flashback to summer episode of TALKBACK, host Christine Toy Johnson welcomes playwright Kristoffer Diaz to talk about his work on the musical Hercules at the Public Theater just before it premiered in New York City and addresses presentation through the lens of wrestling in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Then, Christine and Kristoffer are joined by Tony Award winning Hadestown Director Rachel Chavkin, actor and activist Lynne Marie Rosenberg (Famous Cast Words, High Maintenance), and playwright Chisa Hutchinson (Proof of Love, Somebody’s Daughter, She Like Girls) to discuss a production’s responsibility to require both authenticity and diversity in their actors and among the staff.  This episode features Kristoffer Diaz, Rachel Chavkin, Lynne Marie Rosenberg, and Chisa Hutchinson. The Dramatist Presents: Talkback is a production of The Dramatists Guild of America and BOOM Integrated . This episode was produced by Sarah Storm, Amy VonMacek, Christine Toy Johnson, directed by Sarah Storm, and edited by Jenn Grossman and Clint Rhodes of John Marshall Media. It was recorded by Eric Dabdoub for JMM. Special thanks to Tina Fallon, Ralph Sevush, David Faux, Tari Stratton, Adrien Glover, Robin Lai, and John Marshall Cheary.

http://arts.emory.edu/news/news-items/2018/07/Theater%20Emory%20Announces%202018-2019%20Season.html Treading the boards, screaming out Macbeth, just to see how much bad luck you really get. That is the creed of the Wrassle Thesbians. Meyers is doing his thing in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and you should definitely see it. Also this is a best of.  http://arts.emory.edu/news/news-items/2018/07/Theater%20Emory%20Announces%202018-2019%20Season.html  

Welcome DIRTY BIRDIES to BOOOUT TIME! This episode features PART 2 with former WWE superstar, ROH wrestler, and the longest raining OVW champion, Actor in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Motivational Speaker, and Poet Jamin Olivencia! MORE OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES! MORE WACKY COMMENTARY! MORE HILARIFUNNY MOMENTS! Love this episode? Hate this episode? Send us an email to bouttimepodcast@gmail.com and let us know! Check out all of our social media @bouttimepodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and twitter! Check us out, let us know what you like and share your favorite episode with us! SERIOUSLY DO IT THO! Tell your Android friends that they can listen on the website bouttime.libsyn.com ! Tell your ITUNES friends to listen on iTunes! We are also on IHeart radio!!! EVERYONE LISTENS!!!! Like, share,subscribe, repeat. Tell a friend so we can help this thing DOING WHAT IT SHOOOOOULD!!!! #trypod See you next Friday! Same Bout Time Same Bout Channel!!!

Welcome DIRTY BIRDIES to BOOOUT TIME! This episode features former WWE superstar, ROH wrestler, and the longest raining OVW champion, Actor in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Motivational Speaker, and Poet Jamin Olivencia! Our conversation with Jamin is all over the place! We talk WWE politics, why we perform, and Jamin's experiences with out of body sleep. If you loved the groucho episode, you'll LOVE this podcast!  Love this episode? Hate this episode? Send us an email to bouttimepodcast@gmail.com and let us know! Check out all of our social media @bouttimepodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and twitter! Check us out, let us know what you like and share your favorite episode with us! SERIOUSLY DO IT THO! Tell your Android friends that they can listen on the website bouttime.libsyn.com ! Tell your ITUNES friends to listen on iTunes! We are also on IHeart radio!!! EVERYONE LISTENS!!!! Like, share,subscribe, repeat. Tell a friend so we can help this thing DOING WHAT IT SHOOOOOULD!!!! #trypod See you next Friday! Same Bout Time Same Bout Channel!!!

For all of us out there chasing our dreams, there’s nothing more helpful then getting advice and gathering encouragement from the most “successful” people out there. And we all have Raji Ahsan to thank for being the one that has the balls to gather it for us. I use the word “successful” in quotes, as you’ll learn from watching his show “Making Brews and Paying Dues” that some of the best ways to endure in your respective field is understanding your own definition of "success". He’s also an incredible actor currently starring in “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” in Miami at the Colony Theatre. I’m so lucky to catch up with Raji - literally on his way to the airport - as we both share a mission to learn from others and discover the bond we all share.

Don't worry, there are no Mae Young Classic spoliers here! Just two buddies who love wrestling and their buddies who wanna talk about it. Nathan (Nathan's Wrestling Review) makes himself welcome, Patty reads more *original* fanfiction, and an old wrestling pal makes a birthday appearance. A wrestling confession that'll leave a mark, a mean round of FMK contenders, and our favorite little guy round out this hang out. Let's podcast! Our Sponsors: Come see us in St. Louis this Saturday September 2nd, 2017 at the Duck Room at BlueberryHill.com Also check out Chad Deity in Chicago, two more weekends! redtheater.org for tickets and times. One more week to save 50% off your first month at highspots.com with code 'BUDDY'

Charley and Cris talk about their experience and how much they enjoyed "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" (a play about wrestling). Get tickets to "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" at https://redtheater.org/chaddeity/ Assistant Director Nathan Speckman (@Franklin8Carter) Red Theater's twitter @RTCRedTheater Writer, Kristoffer Diaz @kristofferdiaz Performances: August 18th – September 16th, 2017 Thurs-Sat 8:00pm Sundays 4:00pm

Joining Jimmy for this episode of "No Restrictions" is actor, director & producer Patrick Jordan. Patrick is Producer/Director of a wrestling play to be performed at the Ace Hotel Gym, January 26th – February 4th, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity”. Jimmy and Patrick are at Bloom's Cigars on Pittsburgh's Southside, talking about cigars, wrestling past and present, phone calls from Mom, and Patrick reveals how one of Jim’s early career impressions followed him through childhood, plus so much more... LISTEN or DOWNLOAD the EPISODE Right here below Produced by Talent Network, inc. and Pittsburgh Podcast Network. Patrick Jordan’s Barebones Productions presents “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity”, a wrestling play to be performed at the Ace Hotel Gym, January 26th – February 4th 2017. For Info & Tickets, visit: http://www.acehotel.com/calendar/pittsburgh/barebones-productions-pres-elaborate-entrance-chad-deity Visit Bloom Cigar Company at bloomcigar.com and in person at 54 South 12 Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203 Check out links below to listen regularly. • Listen on iTunes • Listen on Stitcher Radio • Listen on SoundCloud • Listen at Art19 • Listen on the Jim Krenn website TWITTER FOLLOWS: @JimKrenn, @TalentNetworkTV, @PGHPodcast, @PrimeCoreGroup, @BareBones1, @bloom_cigar CONTACT THE PODCAST: http://talent network, inc. mail@talentnetworkinc.com

Patrick Jordan-Producer/Director of â??The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deityâ?? joins us to talk about this pro wrestling stage show and training the actors with "The Franchise" Shane Douglas! Share your feelings on indy wrestling and tell us who we should talk to on the show via e-mail at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Patrick Jordan-Producer/Director of â??The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deityâ?? joins us to talk about this pro wrestling stage show and training the actors with "The Franchise" Shane Douglas! Share your feelings on indy wrestling and tell us who we should talk to on the show via e-mail at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Patrick Jordan-Producer/Director of “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” joins us to talk about this pro wrestling stage show and training the actors with "The Franchise" Shane Douglas! Share your feelings on indy wrestling and tell us who we should talk to on the show via e-mail at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Phenomenal actor and new dad Desmin Borges (You're The Worst, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity) stops by the studio to talk about his food obsession, having a healthy attitude towards self indulgence, how food affects his dreams, Utkarsh describes a food nightmare he had which turned into an idea for a new movie franchise, the challenges of expressing yourself on social media, social responsibility, and how he met Utkarsh and his experience within the theater community. DO NOT MISS HISTORY BEING MADE!

Bryan McGuckin, Chris Sorrentino and John Szeluga share a few drinks at SLAP Studios while discussing flavored vodka, beer, Any Time with Vin Forte, You're the Worst, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Desmin Borges, Impractical Jokers, Krysten Ritter, holding grudges, comedy, bad microphone habits, Encarta, animal sounds, a disturbing impression of Mickey Mouse, old sketch comedy ideas, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, the varying sex appeal of cartoon ducks, the Navy, taking dance lessons, gender-specific toys, '80s cartoons, monster trucks, goofing off at work, homemade kielbasa, and more! $5 tickets are still available for our NY Super Week Show! Join us at the DiMenna Center in NYC on October 6th at 7:30 PM. We'll be joined by Desmin Borges from FXX's You're the Worst! Visit NewYorkSuperWeek.com for tickets. Download the Podcast Source App or Amazon's Super Live Adventure App for Android to access bonus audio and other content. The Super Live Adventure Podcast is hosted by Bryan McGuckin, Chris Sorrentino and John Szeluga. Theme created by Ezra Donellan and recorded at Red Room Studio, Staten Island, NY. All episodes of the Super Live Adventure Podcast can be found on iTunes, Stitcher and SuperLiveAdventure.com.

Paid Actor and host, Trena Bolden Fields, welcomes Kristoffer Diaz to the show.  Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyo’s, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. Awards: 2011 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; winner, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play; winner, 2011 OBIE Award, Best New American Play; and the inaugural Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowship from The Public Theater (2011). His work has been produced, commissioned, and developed at The Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Goodman, Second Stage, Victory Gardens, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Theater Company, The Atlantic, InterAct, Mixed Blood, The Orchard Project, Hip-Hop Theater Festival, The Lark, Summer Play Festival, Donmar Warehouse, and South Coast Repertory, among many others. He has written short work for the 24 Hour Musicals and the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway. Kristoffer was one of the creators of Brink!, the apprentice anthology show at the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays. He is a playwright-in-residence at Teatro Vista; a resident playwright at New Dramatists; a co-founder of the Unit Collective (Minneapolis); the creator of the #freescenes project; and a recipient of the Jerome Fellowship, the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant and the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists). Kristoffer holds a BA from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, an MFA from NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing, and an MFA from Brooklyn College’s Performing Arts Management program.

Kole Ross, Dennis Furia, and Tyler Crumrine talk about the Pokemon X and Y announcement, Far Cry 3, and speedrunning against cancer. THE BRIEF Tyler: Pokemon X and Y announced. Animaniguchi announced their second full length album "Endless Fantasy". Kole: Steam box officially announced, detailed. Dennis: Don't burn games. THE GRIND Tyler: Dark Souls. Far Cry 3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: Overclocked. Kole: Binding of Isaac. Elude. Cart Life. Dennis: Bit.Trip Runner. Anomaly: Warzone Earth. THE MULTIPLAYER Favorite game of all time? Impactful games? Best/Worst game retail experiences? THE END BOSS Awesome Games Done Quick cancer drive. LINKS OF NOTE Ninjas vs. Podcast (http://ninjasvspodcast.erictoribio.com/) "Meow" m- Anamanaguchi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3JWo2iiGc) "Neighborhood 3 Requisition of Doom" (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/theaterloop/ct-ent-1013-strawdog-review-20121012,0,5379.column) Elude (http://gambit.mit.edu/loadgame/summer2010/elude_play.php) Oiche Mhaith (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/585928) Complete in Box (http://www.facebook.com/completeinbox) "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" (http://www.woollymammoth.net/performances/show_chad_deity.php) SpeedRunsLive.com (http://speedrunslive.com/) Prevent Cancer Foundation (http://preventcancer.org/) The Yetee (http://theyetee.com/)

Recorded live on location at the Geffen Playhouse, where Marc and Steve interview the cast of the pro wrestling-themed play, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." They talk action figures and Saturday morning wrestling with the star of the play, Desmin Borges, and chat about pro-wrestling star reactions of the play and putting heat on Betty White with the fight captain, actor, "Smackdown vs. Raw 2011" video game wrestling consultant, and real pro wrestler Justin Leeper. And Steve freaks out over seeing his idol (hint: he was in Darkman 3 and played Lapidus "Lost"). The play runs through October 9 in Los Angeles at the Geffen Playhouse, and for Curtain Jerks listeners, you can see the play for only $25 when you use the code JERK (a $75 value). To buy tickets, go to http://www.geffenplayhouse.com or call at 310-208-5454.