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Welcome to this Inwood Art Works On Air podcast artist spotlight episode featuring playwright and TV writer, Monet Hurst-Mendoza. Monet Hurst-Mendoza is from Los Angeles and lives in Inwood, NYC. Her plays have been developed with The Alley Theater, Rising Circle Theater Collective, Astoria Performing Arts Center, WP Theater, The Public Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Westport Country Playhouse, and Long Wharf Theatre. Monet was a writer/producer for seasons 21-24 of "Law and Order: SVU,” is a 2025 NYSCA Artist Grantee, and a proud member of The Kilroys, The Dramatist Guild, and WGAE.

We're joined by Derek Tyler Attico from Soul of the Story and the author of The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko https://youtu.be/BNVeZqpq_ZI?si=V31lHgtNm8_dnzu4  Derek Tyler Attico is a speculative fiction author, essayist, and award-winning photographer. In fiction, Derek has won the Excellence in Playwriting Award from the Dramatist Guild of America, and he is a two-time winner of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds short story contest (“Alpha & Omega,” “The Dreamer and the Dream”) published by Simon and Schuster. Derek is also the author of the bestselling, critically acclaimed Star Trek novel The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko by Titan Publishing.

This week, prominent writers and game designers discuss crafting game narrative and representation within gaming communities. Featured panelists are Keith Ammann, Derek Tyler Attico, Keisha Howard, and Samantha Ortiz. Moderated by Carly A. Kocurek. Learn more about them below.This episode is presented in conjunction with our special exhibit Level Up: Writers & Gamers, on display now through May 2025 at the American Writers Museum. Level Up explores the role of narrative and storytelling in gaming, from the 1970s to today. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, Level Up enriches visitors' understanding of writing through fun and interactive formats, inspires young people to try a new form of writing, and encourages exploration of the worlds created through games. Join the adventure today!This conversation originally took place May 19, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEAbout the panelists:KEITH AMMANN is an ENNIE Award–winning writer based in Chicago. He's the author of several books of advice for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons players, including The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters, MOAR! Monsters Know What They're Doing, and most recently How to Defend Your Lair, all published by Saga Press, and has written the blog The Monsters Know What They're Doing since 2016. He's been a role-playing gamer and game master for more than thirty years. He likes to play outwardly abrasive helpers, out-of-their-element helpers, and genuinely nice, helpful helpers. Mostly, though, he plays non-player characters. And monsters.DEREK TYLER ATTICO is a science fiction author, essayist, and photographer. He won the Excellence in Playwriting Award from the Dramatist Guild of America. Derek is also a two-time winner of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds short story contest, published by Simon and Schuster. He is the author of the bestselling, critically acclaimed Star Trek Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko from Titan Books. With a degree in English and History, Derek is an advocate of the arts, human rights, and inclusion. He can be found at DerekAttico.com and on social media platforms under the handle @Dattico.KEISHA HOWARD is best known as the creator of Sugar Gamers, the world's longest-running gaming & tech community geared toward inclusivity. What began as a multicultural gamer group is now an award-winning organization that supports it's inclusive membership in finding their place in the rapidly growing industry, facilitating Sugar Gamers' evolution from video game enthusiasts to game developers, writers, testers, voice and mo-cap actors, artists and designers. A consummate futurist, Keisha recognizes the potential for video games to transcend their role as entertainment and become a mechanism for inspiration and social change. As a true “geek of all trades” and first-wave gaming and esports influencer, Keisha's experience spans from introducing game design/media literacy to underprivileged youth, such as her partnership with Adidas and the NBA on tech advocacy activations, to consulting Microsoft's XBOX division as well as Logitech, Google, and Meta on Inclusive Game Strategy. A two-time TEDx Speaker, she is infectiously passionate and authentically plugged-in to the worlds of video games, AI, VR and geek culture. Keisha Howard identifies compelling ways for games & tech to intersect with any industry and inspires others around the infinite possibilities.CARLY A. KOCUREK is a cultural historian specializing in the study of new media technologies and video gaming. She is the author of two books, Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade, which covers the early rise of video game arcades in the U.S., and Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls, a consideration of Laurel's career as researcher and game designer. With Jennifer deWinter, she co-founded and co-edits the Influential Game Designers book series for Bloomsbury. She is also a game designer specializing in experimental and serious games. Paste Magazine called her game Choice: Texas “one of the best games of 2014.” She served as lead writer and producer for The Spider's Web, an alternate reality game embedded in a peer-reviewed journal article. In 2020, her print-and-play card game, Happy Ecosystems, was awarded the positive impact award for the Indiecade Climate Jam. At Illinois Tech, she teaches courses on digital culture, interactive storytelling, game design, and media history at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She also works with both undergraduate and graduate students on collaborative research and design projects.SAMANTHA ORTIZ is a writer and Narrative Designer at Bad Robot Games. Over her five year career in the independent games space, she has worked on award-winning titles including Neon White, Tamales: Con Familia, and the 2021 Latinx in Gaming Unidos Jam winner, Comunicacion. She has also appeared on NPR and exhibited at ICIDS Hops Ahead. In her spare time, she volunteers as a program coordinator and mentor for the IGDA Foundation.

He's 40+. He's thriving. He's still tackling the monsters under his own bed. But, he's thrilled to be the gay man, artist, and creative he is, because he loves and accepts himself exactly for who he is. Gregory G. Allen, ward-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker and actor candidly shares what he's learned about being a gay man since his coming out at 19 and moving straight to the big Apple. This is an inspiring candid conversation about all the monsters of our life and how to overcome them. About Gregory Gregory G. Allen is an award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker and actor. He has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years having acted in plays, musicals, TV, film and national tours. His short films have screened at 100 festivals around the world including twice at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival (Hiding in Daylight: Writer/Producer & Reparations: Writer/Director) in 2019 & 2020. He has been the recipient of several awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay for his short films and was inducted into the prestigious 125th Anniversary Year (2023) Marquis Who's Who for his dedication to the fields of arts, entertainment, and advocacy. Gregory has received writing grants from BMI, ASCAP, the Watershed Foundation and is a member of The Dramatist Guild, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and a former member of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop. He is the award-winning author of four novels, one nonfiction memoir, two short stories, and four children's books. He has spent over 15 years in arts management and currently is the manager of a theater in Westchester County, New York. Connect With Gregory Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you're going to do, but never do? Then it's time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific – Learn More! Break free of fears. Make bold moves. Live life without apologies

Imagine being 19, just coming out, and heading to NYC - broadway to be exact - and all those dreams turn into a different dream you never would have imagined. Now, fast forward 35 years later and you let that twist of dream guide you through all the other coming out journeys that life has to offer. That's where we are arriving today with author, screenwriter, filmmaker and actor, Gregory G. Allen as he shares his multiple coming out stories and a little gem of a book that any of those states that are banning books would have a hard time banning, because the subtext is all about just being yourself! About Gregory Gregory G. Allen is an award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker and actor. He has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years having acted in plays, musicals, TV, film and national tours. His short films have screened at 100 festivals around the world including twice at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival (Hiding in Daylight: Writer/Producer & Reparations: Writer/Director) in 2019 & 2020. He has been the recipient of several awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay for his short films and was inducted into the prestigious 125th Anniversary Year (2023) Marquis Who's Who for his dedication to the fields of arts, entertainment, and advocacy. Gregory has received writing grants from BMI, ASCAP, the Watershed Foundation and is a member of The Dramatist Guild, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and a former member of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop. He is the award-winning author of four novels, one nonfiction memoir, two short stories, and four children's books. He has spent over 15 years in arts management and currently is the manager of a theater in Westchester County, New York. Connect With Gregory Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

Journey into the genre of sci-fi storytelling and Star Trek with writer and photographer, Derek Tyler Attico on this episode of And I Quote. We will also be taking your questions! Derek Tyler Attico is a science fiction author, essayist, and photographer. He won the Excellence in Playwriting Award from the Dramatist Guild of America. He is also a two-time winner of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds short story contest ("Alpha & Omega," "The Dreamer and the Dream") published by Simon and Schuster. He is also the author of the Star Trek novel The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko by Titan Publishing. His short stories appear in Turning the Tied from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, Thrilling Adventure Yarns from Crazy 8 Press, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, and others. His essays appear in print from Star Trek Magazine and ATB Publishing. Derek is also a contributing writer for the Star Trek Adventures tabletop role-playing game and a role-playing game designer. With a degree in English and History, Derek is an advocate of the arts, human rights, and inclusion. Follow Derek Tyler Attico on Social Media: Website: http://www.derekattico.com/DTA/MAIN.html Follow Ryan on Social Media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ryanandiquote Make Sure to LIKE, COMMENT, & SUBSCRIBE! Nerd Culture MERCH!!! www.nerdculture.threadless.com HWWS NC Merch - https://hwwswebtv.threadless.com/design Follow: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsnerdculture/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnerdculture Twitter :https://twitter.com/itsNerdCulture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsnerdculture

Erin Murray Quinlan is a published  Playwright, Poet, And Composer with credits Off-Broadway and beyond.    Quinlan's latest show, Brain Hemingway, had its premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue Greenside @ Infirmary Street in August '22 and will be returning to the festival in 2023 to Greenside @ Nicholson Square.   God Save Queen Pam had its Off-Broadway debut in the summer of 2018, and critics raved about the tight script, witty lyrics, and catchy music. "How Can I Tell You", her contribution to the album 'The MS Songbook' (lyrics co-written by Rory Sherman) was chosen again and again by reviewers as the favorite of the song cycle, called 'the cream of a very talented crop'. EMQ's work has been performed at many venues around the US and UK, including the Players Theater, the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, and the Duplex Theater in NYC; the Playwright in Boston; the Tabard Theater  in London; and the Actors Studio in LA. She has also written music for film and television, including 2021's comedy Bad Cupid starring John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Rings, The Living Daylights). For complete credits, check out the resume page. ​ EMQ studied composition and creative writing at Berklee College of Music, playwriting at the University of Oxford, and composition with professors from Juilliard at the EAMA Nadia Boulanger Institute at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. She is also an alumna composer/lyricist of the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop in NYC, and a protege of accomplished UK-based musical theater writer and director Paul Boyd.   She is inclued in Scott Pfitzinger's Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. She is on the selection committee at NYC's the Players Theatre Off-Broadway, and is a very proud member of the Dramatist Guild. https://www.erinmurrayquinlan.com/

Michael Rader (michaelrader.com)(IG:@mrmichaelrader)(TW:@mrmichaelrader) is a director, artistic director and arts consultant based in New York City who made his mark internationally as an Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil. Her is the current Acting General Manager for Theatre Aspen. Prior to that, he served as the Artistic Director and then Producing Artistic Director for the historic Cape Playhouse where he was celebrated for leading the organization through a significant renaissance and securing the theatre's position in the American Theatre landscape. His diverse career in the arts has afforded him positions such as a Resident Director for Cirque du Soleil, Broadway Liaison and Arts Education Consultant to the New York City Department of Education and Director of Entertainment for Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. During Rader's tenure with The Cape Playhouse, the organization flourished through a remarkable period of growth and advancement. During this five-year period, Rader was responsible for innovative advancements in programming, significant improvements to the quality of productions, implementing a new arts education wing, substantially expanding and overhauling all production and artistic departments, securing vital funding for infrastructure advancements and programming expansions, and modifying The Playhouse's performance calendar to allow for the implementation of higher quality and Broadway-caliber productions. These advancements resulted in substantial increases in ticket sales, a vast resurgence of patrons and subscribers, successful fundraising that set the theatre on strong financial footing, being named one of the “50 Best Small Stage Theatres in America", consistently being awarded "Best Cape Cod Theatre" each season under his leadership, the elimination of all preexisting debt, the generation of significant profits each season after a prolonged period of financial loss, and netting nearly one-million dollars in cumulative assets. Under his leadership, Cape Playhouse highlights included Gypsy starring Julia Murney, Steel Magnolias starring Judy Kuhn and Mary Testa, Little Shop of Horrors starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Noises Off with Heidi Gardner, The Importance of Being Earnest with Edward Hibbert and productions of Million Dollar Quartet, South Pacific and A Chorus Line that broke previous box office records. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Rader guided the transformation of programming to include outdoor concerts, New England centric lectures, a streaming production of A Christmas Carol, the creation of The Gertrude Lawrence Awards, and diverse digital content, including an array of online educational offerings. Rader was also responsible for forming and leading a national Covid Taskforce comprising senior leadership from arts organizations around the United States, designed to help theatres collaborate on successfully navigating the pandemic. The culmination of Rader's tenure at The Playhouse allowed for the launch of a master plan initiative and expansive capital campaign aimed at significant renovations and expansions for the 22-acre arts campus. The Cape Playhouse exists today as one of the great surviving icons of the American summer theater. Select additional highlights as a director, producer or associate include: A Christmas Story; The Musical(National Tour), Stalking The Bogeyman (NYTimes Critics Pick, Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Varekai(Cirque Du Soleil), The Testament of Mary, Deep Love (NYMF 2015), A Christmas Carol (National Tour), Mandela! with Norm Lewis, You are Not Alone with Betty Buckley and Lea DeLaria, and productions with Sacramento Music Circus, The ZACH Theatre, The York Theatre Company, The Actors Studio Repertory Theatre, The Human Race Theatre, The Dramatist Guild, The Huron Playhouse, The Forestburgh Playhouse, Joe's Pub and the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway benefit production of William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle. Michael's direction of the show, benefiting marriage equality, was acclaimed as "…profound and visionary".  Following the 2013 Broadway production, Rader was granted the exclusive rights to re-conceive Colm Tóibín's controversial hit play The Testament of Mary. Rader's reimagined version features five actresses sharing the title role – each woman representing a different cultural ideal of Mary. Michael is passionate about and committed to finding ways of utilizing the arts as a tool to empower the lives of those less fortunate, especially children in need. It was during his initial time working with chronically ill children that Michael fully realized his passion for humanitarian work, especially when it involved working within the arts. He regularly teaches acting and audition technique classes in NYC and has served on the faculty of SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and The Summit School near Washington, DC. Rader is a graduate of Wright State University, the esteemed Actors Studio MFA Directing Program, an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and a proud member of SDC.

Michael Rader (michaelrader.com)(IG:@mrmichaelrader)(TW:@mrmichaelrader) is a director, artistic director and arts consultant based in New York City who made his mark internationally as an Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil. Her is the current Acting General Manager for Theatre Aspen. Prior to that, he served as the Artistic Director and then Producing Artistic Director for the historic Cape Playhouse where he was celebrated for leading the organization through a significant renaissance and securing the theatre's position in the American Theatre landscape. His diverse career in the arts has afforded him positions such as a Resident Director for Cirque du Soleil, Broadway Liaison and Arts Education Consultant to the New York City Department of Education and Director of Entertainment for Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. During Rader's tenure with The Cape Playhouse, the organization flourished through a remarkable period of growth and advancement. During this five-year period, Rader was responsible for innovative advancements in programming, significant improvements to the quality of productions, implementing a new arts education wing, substantially expanding and overhauling all production and artistic departments, securing vital funding for infrastructure advancements and programming expansions, and modifying The Playhouse's performance calendar to allow for the implementation of higher quality and Broadway-caliber productions. These advancements resulted in substantial increases in ticket sales, a vast resurgence of patrons and subscribers, successful fundraising that set the theatre on strong financial footing, being named one of the “50 Best Small Stage Theatres in America", consistently being awarded "Best Cape Cod Theatre" each season under his leadership, the elimination of all preexisting debt, the generation of significant profits each season after a prolonged period of financial loss, and netting nearly one-million dollars in cumulative assets. Under his leadership, Cape Playhouse highlights included Gypsy starring Julia Murney, Steel Magnolias starring Judy Kuhn and Mary Testa, Little Shop of Horrors starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Noises Off with Heidi Gardner, The Importance of Being Earnest with Edward Hibbert and productions of Million Dollar Quartet, South Pacific and A Chorus Line that broke previous box office records. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Rader guided the transformation of programming to include outdoor concerts, New England centric lectures, a streaming production of A Christmas Carol, the creation of The Gertrude Lawrence Awards, and diverse digital content, including an array of online educational offerings. Rader was also responsible for forming and leading a national Covid Taskforce comprising senior leadership from arts organizations around the United States, designed to help theatres collaborate on successfully navigating the pandemic. The culmination of Rader's tenure at The Playhouse allowed for the launch of a master plan initiative and expansive capital campaign aimed at significant renovations and expansions for the 22-acre arts campus. The Cape Playhouse exists today as one of the great surviving icons of the American summer theater. ​ Select additional highlights as a director, producer or associate include: A Christmas Story; The Musical(National Tour), Stalking The Bogeyman (NYTimes Critics Pick, Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Varekai(Cirque Du Soleil), The Testament of Mary, Deep Love (NYMF 2015), A Christmas Carol (National Tour), Mandela! with Norm Lewis, You are Not Alone with Betty Buckley and Lea DeLaria, and productions with Sacramento Music Circus, The ZACH Theatre, The York Theatre Company, The Actors Studio Repertory Theatre, The Human Race Theatre, The Dramatist Guild, The Huron Playhouse, The Forestburgh Playhouse, Joe's Pub and the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway benefit production of William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle. Michael's direction of the show, benefiting marriage equality, was acclaimed as "…profound and visionary".    Following the 2013 Broadway production, Rader was granted the exclusive rights to re-conceive Colm Tóibín's controversial hit play The Testament of Mary. Rader's reimagined version features five actresses sharing the title role – each woman representing a different cultural ideal of Mary.   Michael is passionate about and committed to finding ways of utilizing the arts as a tool to empower the lives of those less fortunate, especially children in need. It was during his initial time working with chronically ill children that Michael fully realized his passion for humanitarian work, especially when it involved working within the arts. He regularly teaches acting and audition technique classes in NYC and has served on the faculty of SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and The Summit School near Washington, DC. Rader is a graduate of Wright State University, the esteemed Actors Studio MFA Directing Program, an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and a proud member of SDC.

LGBT Playwright Bryan Keyth Wilson -- Car Takes with Deborah and JoelWe speak with Bryan Keyth Wilson, playwright of the play "Strapped".  Dubbed the Literary Prince, Wilson is an Award-Winning playwright and noted multi-hyphenate in the theatre and publishing industry. As a theatre artist/ producer, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront of every project he takes on. BKW started producing theatre Off-Off-Broadway at The Variety Cafe at Rockefeller Center with shows such as Pamlet and The Subway Series. BKW studied Musical Theatre with a Dance emphasis at Sam Houston State University. He is the founding artistic director of The Creative Co-Lab TX|NYC. BKW is a published author of three novels, ten plays, a choreopoem, and 32 monologues.  Wilson received a playwright residency with the Paterson Performing Arts Development Council in Paterson, NJ. He is the inaugural winner of the Stories of Diversity Playwright Festival at The Fulton Theatre. Wilson won three literary awards for his choreopoem FOR COLORED BOYZ on the verge of a nervous breakdown/ when freedom ain't enuff, and produced a sold-out showcase Off-Broadway at Theatre Row a sold-out World Premiere of FOR COLORED BOYZ at The Fulton Theatre. Wilson is developing his first comic book series, The Talented Tenth, for Wilson Comics/B's Ink Publishing. He is a five-year faculty member of The Black Writers Reunion & Conference and creator of the LIFT EV'RY VOICE International Playwright & Spoken World Virtual Festival. Wilson is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild.Guest: Bryan Keyth Wilsonhttps://creativecollabhtx.wixsite.com/strapped/Then, we speak Joel Sandel and Deborah Hope about their YouTube channel "Car Takes with Deborah and Joel".  Professional actors Deborah Hope and Joel Sandel are also avid film and theatergoers who enjoy sharing their thoughts on the things they see in and around Houston, Texas.Guest: Joel Sandel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCltMWMkG3sTr3SQT4Mfnkw/featured

If These Walls Could Talk with Wendy Stuart & Tym MossHosts: WENDY STUART & TYM MOSSSpecial guest: JOE BATTISTAWednesday, December 29th2pm EST LIVE from PANGEA Restaurant, NYCWatch LIVE on YouTube at Wendy Stuart TVJoe Battista (Director/Producer/Actor/Photographer/Graphic Artist/Videographer) is the Artistic Director of the Historic 13th Street Repertory Theater, and a member of Actor's Equity and the Dramatist Guild. Graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts who studied with William Hickey, Stephen Strimpbell, Uta Hagen, Eve Collier, Hugh Whitfield, Jack Melanos, Paul J. Curtis, and Gates Mcfadden. At the age of 21, he was hired as a Director at the Bucks County Playhouse but soon realized that New York theatre was his first love and soon was directing experimental theater off-Broadway. Joe also is a professional photographer and has worked for the Ford, Elite, Zoli, Wilhelmina, and Legends agencies. He just finished a film “Black Magic” an Onur Tukel film shot in NYC. Joe has been involved in over 100 plays and musicals and was the lead guitarist for the bands, Razor Engine and Electric Landlady. Recent NY Theatre: “Milkman's Sister” with Robert Funaro, “Women Behind Bars” starring Amy Stiller, an original play “Before We're Gone”, written by Jerry Small, produced by Bahr Productions, a film production company from Los Angeles, California, “A Life In The Rye” at the Theater for the New City, Production Consultant/Graphics Designer for “Dress of Fire” with Austen Pendleton and Angelica Page; also an experimental project ���Uno Momento”, and has directed for Emmy Award-winning Seth Freeman. Presently “Help A Handicapped God Trot Across The Universe” an original play by playwright Thomas Walters, Birmingham, England. And November 2022 “ Cold Blooded” with Everett Quinton and Jenne Vath. All this and more to come with The Historic 13th Street Repertory Company. Favorite Quote: “Neurotics build castles in the sky, Psychotics live in them”.Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style, of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstories of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride.Wendy Stuart is an author, celebrity interviewer, model, filmmaker and hosts “Pandemic Cooking With Wendy,” a popular Youtube comedic cooking show born in the era of Covid-19, and TriVersity Talk, a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community.Tym Moss is a popular NYC singer, actor, and radio/tv host who recently starred in the hit indie film “JUNK” to critical acclaim.

Hi there, Today I am so honored to be arts calling Daniel A. Olivas! About: Daniel A. Olivas is the author of ten books and editor of two anthologies. His latest books are How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press, 2022), The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (University of Arizona Press, 2017), and Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press, 2017). Widely anthologized, Daniel has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Guardian, La Bloga, BOMB, High Country News, Huffington Post, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Times, El Paso Times, The Rumpus, and the Jewish Journal. Daniel is also a playwright. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild, and his plays may be read at New Play Exchange. Daniel's first full-length play, Waiting for Godínez, was selected for the Playwrights' Arena Summer Reading Series (2020), and The Road Theatre's 12th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival (2021), and was a Semi-Finalist for the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award (American Blues Theater). Daniel was selected for Circle X Theatre's inaugural Evolving Playwrights Group where he adapted his novel, The Book of Want, for the stage, culminating in a streamed reading (2021). Daniel's play, Waiting, had its world premiere with Playwrights' Arena on July 24, 2021. Daniel, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, grew up near downtown Los Angeles. He now makes his home in Southern California with his wife, and they have an adult son. Daniel received his degree in English literature from Stanford University and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is an attorney. Visit https://www.danielolivas.com/ for more information. Read Daniel's plays at the New Play Exchange! https://newplayexchange.org/users/35649/daniel-olivas Thanks for this incredible conversation, Daniel! -- Re: the latest attack on abortion rights, please consider visiting https://www.podvoices.help for resources during this difficult time. Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro at cruzfolio.com. If you like the show: consider reviewing the podcast and sharing it with those who love the arts, your support truly makes a difference! Check out cruzfolio.com for more podcasts about the arts and original content! Make art. Much love, j This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Annie Wood is a Hollywood native, neurodiverse, Israeli-American  actor (Good Luck Chuck, My Sister's Keeper, Becker) an internationally exhibited mixed media artist, an author, screenwriter, and playwright. Annie was the host and co-producer of the nationally syndicated dating game show, BZZZ! making her the 3rd female solo dating game show host in the history of television.  The Hollywood Reporter compared Annie's comedic chops to the legendary actresses, Jean Harlow and Mae West declaring that a new comic blonde is on the scene! Annie Wood is a find!  Annie was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and confesses to being a “creative compulsive.”  Annie can juggle kiwis for about 3 seconds.  (The fruit, not people from New Zealand.) Now you know everything. Almost...Annie's father was diagnosed with dementia but only after researching his horrible reaction to the antipsychotics that his doctors put him on did she do a deep dive to discover that he most likely had Lewy body dementia, the kind without Parkinson's.  His main symptom is he has auditory hallucinations.  And in particular, one that recurred on a very consistent basis. After a stressful few months with ER visits and lots of wild times, Annie placed her father into assisted living (he was previously living in a senior living place with his own apartment without additional help) and is able to see him almost everyday. During the really chaotic time when her father thought the voice was going to kill her,  Annie turned to her talents to cope - writing,  painting, as well as other expressions of art, which resulted in 44 powerful  pages of art and poems that she shares HERE.Annie is currently writing a play called "Nudnik", the nickname she gave the main voice her father hears, that is scheduled to be read at the Dramatist Guild upon its completion. She is thinking about a documentary short incorporating her poetry.  Connect with Annie:TWITTERINSTAGRAMPINTERESTGet her book, "Just a Girl in The Whirl", HERE on AmazonSUPPORT OUR NEW AFFILIATES!MEUNDIES  - use the promo code LOVEALZ for 15% off your first purchaseYOUTHFORIA - use the promo code LOVE  for 10% off your first purchase   Support the show

Daniel A. Olivas reads an excerpt from "How to Date a Flying Mexican," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Daniel A. Olivas is the author of ten books and editor of two anthologies. His latest books are "How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories," "The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories," and "Crossing the Border: Collected Poems." Widely anthologized, Daniel has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Guardian, La Bloga, BOMB, High Country News, Huffington Post, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Times, El Paso Times, and the Jewish Journal. Daniel is also a playwright. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild, and his first full-length play, "Waiting for Godínez," was selected for the Playwrights' Arena Summer Reading Series in 2020, and The Road Theatre's 12th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival in 2021. Daniel was selected for Circle X Theatre's inaugural Evolving Playwrights Group where he adapted his novel, "The Book of Want," for the stage. Daniel's play, "Waiting," had its world premiere with Playwrights' Arena on July 24, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ariel Lavi started his way as an actor in The Studio Theatre at Haifa. He played in a variety of genres like Shakespeare, Muller and so on. Afterwards, he studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Film & Theatre Institute for one year. Later on, he studied Screenwriting in a National Film and Television School at a Major University in the UK. He is a union actor and screenwriter in the Equity actors guild the UK, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Australian Writers Guild, Dramatist Guild in America on Broadway. Ariel Lavi decided to change his life and to create his films independently. he has produced films all over the world. His best list is InHouse -an American Short film that was accepted to the international film festival “Habayta” which was in collaboration with The Jerusalem Film festival. In these festivals were Hollywood judges like Ayelet Zorer, Nancy Spielberg and more. In addition, he also produced an Israeli short film called “Race”. This film was nominated for the Improaction film festival in Israel. Together with Shira Hadad and a huge production department in the US. He has also won the 48 hours film festival in NYC for the best film called “Salad For Soulmates”. This film will represent NYC in Filmapalooza international film festival in Washington against the winners from each country in the 48 hours film festival. He produced the Sci-Fi film “Metanoia” in Mexico with a local crew that included 30 people in Mexico directed by Moran Avni. The cast included the famous actress: Jessica Decote, Laura Di Luca, and Carlos Hendrick Huber. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest this week is William Jack Sibley author of "Here We Go Loop De Loop" -- Sibley is a fifth generation Texas rancher, an award-winning author and a versatile writer whose work has spanned from the likes of writing dialogue for television's Guiding Light to serving as a contributing editor at Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, to seeing his plays produced off-Broadway and regionally. Sibley is the author of a dozen screenplays, nine stage plays, and three novels (Any Kind of Luck, Sighs Too Deep For Words, and Here We Go Loop De Loop). Sibley's previous works have won the National Indie Excellence Book Award and USA Best Book Award while succeeding as a finalist in the Lambda Literary Award, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, and more. Sibley currently is the Secretary of the Texas Institute of Letters, as well as a member of The Dramatist Guild and the Writers Guild of America. He lives in San Antonio. Get his books here "Here We Go Loop De Loop" "Any Kind of Luck" "Sighs Too Deep For Words" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brianbielanskiletstalk/support

This week's guests, ayla xuân chi sullivan, Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, and Roger Q. Mason come from the inaugural New Vision Fellowship for Black trans and gender non-conforming playwrights, a partnership with the National Queer Theatre and Dramatist Guild! As the Fellowship co-founder/lead mentor, Roger shares the genesis of the program, the need for work, mentorship, time, space, and the opportunity to just be. Fellows Nick and ayla discuss their plays in development, having a space where they can be their fullest selves, learning from each other non-hierarchically, and decolonizing the process of professional work. The trio also gets into trans identity as spiritual identity, theatre as a ritual, assumptions about what Black, queer, trans joy looks like, and the gift and journey of preparing the road for the next generation. Hosts Holly and Meghan discuss how the last year and a half have affected their relationships to theatre, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, and signing up for free bystander, conflict de-escalation, harassment response, and resilience training with Hollaback! You can find a full transcript of this episode here. Action of the Ep:  Sign up for a free Hollaback! Training! Hollaback!'s mission is to end harassment in all its forms by transforming the culture that perpetuates hate and harassment. They carry out this mission by building the power of everyday people to create safe and welcoming environments for all. The free trainings include bystander intervention, conflict de-escalation, responding to and preventing harassment, and resilience.  GUESTS:  New Visions Fellowship: Instagram ayla xuân chi sullivan: Website | Instagram | Twitter  Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko: New Play Exchange | Instagram | Twitter  Roger Q. Mason: Website | Instagram | Twitter Afrofuturism with Carnegie Hall  Queer Gives: Diamond Stylz: Marsha's Plate Podcast | Black Trans Women, Inc FIERCE NYC National Queer Theatre - with a comment for the New Visions Fellowship! Episode Credits: Edited by Holly Sansom Thesis on Joan: Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter  Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251‬ Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mom and Uncle Claudeby Coni KoepfingerWhen Mary West returns from college for Thanksgiving break, she finds her mom acting  very odd about her dad's recent disappearance.  At their holiday feast, the girls have a feeling  there could have been foul play. With the help of her older sister Katharine, Mary feels obliged to find out the truth to save the memory of her father's honor.Coni Koepfinger (Playwright) Coni Koepfinger, a 2021 recipient of the Olwen Wymark Award by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, is currently playwright-in-residence at both Manhattan Rep and Cosmic Orchid and has worked with several other notable NYC companies such as Theatre for the New City, The Secret Theatre, the New York Unfringed Fest, Broadway Bound Festival and Pan Asian Rep. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, a former board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights and a chair for the League Professional Theatre Women and currently sits as Media Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. As a very prolific indie artist, Coni's work has been published and produced all over the globe. Her newest play “Live from the Bardo: My Dinner with Mary” with legendary director Dan Carter will premiere January 2022 with an AEA Off-Off Broadway showcase at Théater for the New City. 
Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Mom/Rebecca West) Carrie is an Actor/Director, Host and Singer. whose credits span film, theatre, television and now Zoom. In the past year, projects where Carrie has served as Actor/Director have been finalists in several film festivals--Simon Says in the 1st Playbill VTF Live and in Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Carrie most recently directed a preview of the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. Upcoming projects include playing Helen Hayes, in Coni Koepfinger's Live From The Bardo: My Dinner With Mary during a 2-week run in January 2022 at Theatre for the New City (TNC) in NYC in an AEA Off-Off Broadway showcase directed by Dan Carter. Marina Rebecca Chan (Mary West) Marina is a Brooklyn-based performer, playwright and producer. A Columbia graduate, drama major, Marina conceived and produced the Asian Americans in Theatre: Art and Activism series at Asia Society and Barnard. She cast, directed and starred in two readings of her play Elizabeth's Wonderland. Her Zoom staged reading of her play Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, set during Covid was produced by the Little & Fierce Theatre Company last March. You can find out more about Marina @ www.marinachan.comJacqueline Youm (Katherine West) Jacqueline Youm is a Senegalese-American actor, lawyer, and French|English|Spanish teacher. She also coaches mediation and negotiation. She thanks her family & friends for continuously listening to her acting screams and tears. Since the pandemic has started, she has produced, directed, and acted in a myriad of plays and monologues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMP7Wn5hXuo&list=PLcz56rfup6GzQsVH3RDqUedrQucAYCe6eJames Jerome (Uncle Claude) James Jerome is an actor, stage manager, and writer. James got his start in Pittsburgh; then continued in New York working as an actor on stage, television and film.  He studied at the HB Studio with Uta Hagen.  Currently he is "wrighting" his first full-length play.Padmini Sukumaran (Narrator)  Padmini Sukumaran has an English Literature Doctorate and wrote her Dissertation partially on the Shakespearean depiction of the Baroque-Metaphor, "The World is a Stage" in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has trained in Acting and Musical-Theatre at the HB Studio and The Acting Studio - New York. Padmini also deems that Drama is a beautiful vehicle for channeling our Psychological-Vulnerability: both the light and the dark.--

If you aren't living your truth, then you aren't living the life you are meant to live.Ray DeForest knows just how necessary it is to live your truth.Performer, producer, activist, community leader, Ray DeForest, may also be known to some as his popular theatrical character, Doris Dear. 3-time winner of the MAC Award, actress and comedienne Doris Dear, has been featured in numerous movie and TV productions, performs in her own sold-out cabaret-style shows, and stars in her series "Doris Dear's Gurl Talk" on the BroadwayOnDemand streaming service. Ray created the series at the height of the Covid pandemic as a way to bring Doris to a new audience while live theater was on hold. Ray writes, directs and produces the series now currently filming season 3. The show was an immediate hit and won the prestigious Silver Telly Award for season one.In addition to entertaining audiences and raising funds to support theatre development, Mr. DeForest is a member of the prestigious Dramatist Guild of America. It is through his lifelong love of theatre that Ray nurtured his storytelling and comedic talents, as well as his ability to connect with an audience and take them on an emotional journey. "Art requires reaction," he proclaims. Long before theatre life beckoned Mr. DeForest to Manhattan, he found himself growing up in 1950-1960s Staten Island, where idyllic "Americana" was a real-world version of Norman Rockwell's iconic paintings. But what is one to do when they don't fit the traditional mold? "Admitting who we are is never easy," states Mr. DeForest. But, this challenge of self-expression found a creative outlet through character development and performance and continues to be richly rewarded by audiences who react to the experience and find a safe space in his character's maternal presence. Bravo!In this episode, Ray shares vital lessons from living his authentic life.Listen to this episode and learn about:Ray giving credit and thanks to the people who closed the door on him (5:33)Why it takes time to share our emotions (16:23)Living our life authentically because we have no idea what's coming next (19:55)Gender as a social construct (25:23)Getting people to acknowledge that we have more in common than differences (32:36)The qualities that make a great leader (36:15)Gratitude inspiring creativity and innovation (40:51)Insights from Ray (43:42)LinksConnect with Ray on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raydeforest/Doris Dear - https://www.dorisdear.com/homeRay's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hewearsheelsandhose/?hl=enDoris Dear Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dorisdearny/?hl=enCosplay Ray Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cosplayrayde/?hl=en

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/LW-JAVnn6ok  www.michaelcolby.com MICHAEL COLBY is the librettist/lyricist of such musicals as CHARLOTTE SWEET (Drama Desk Award nomination), TALES OF TINSELTOWN (Jay Records) NORTH ATLANTIC (Show Business Award), SLAY IT WITH MUSIC (off-Broadway & London), and THEY CHOSE ME!, (originated at TADA!). Upcoming: LUDLOW LADD (December, Urban Stages) and DANGEROUS (March 2022). COSMIC CONNECTIONS: THE LYRICS OF MICHAEL COLBY, a MAC Award nominated show with Maureen Taylor, is due as a CD. Among those for whom Mr. Colby has written: Angela Lansbury, Linda Lavin, Tony Yazbeck, Andrea McArdle, Robert Cuccioli, Savion Glover, Susan Stroman, Cicely Tyson, and Michael Feinstein. A member of BMI, The Dramatist Guild, and TRU, Colby wrote the popular book, The Algonquin Kid. As a special Halloween treat, you can now reserve a visit to the magical, whimsical, mysterious world of MRS. McTHING.   Tickets are on sale at this link ($50 general, $30 students): https://tadatheater.secure.force.com/Events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a1g5c00000Aquk2AAB In 1954, Mary Chase wrote her most successful play outside of HARVEY, her Pulitzer Prize winner.  Starring Helen Hayes, MRS. McTHING became the first Broadway play seen by countless children of that generation.  Before she passed away, Mary bequeathed the musicalization rights to composer Jack Urbont (2-time Emmy winner and composer of MARVEL SUPERHEROES themes) and Michael Colby (me, a Drama Desk Award nominee).

Tonight's AirPlay'21 we will doing a little experiment with a scene from Coni Koepfinger's play, CandleDancing. Reading will be Byron C Saunders and Carrie WesolowskiBios: Playwright: Coni Koepfinger, a 2021 recipient of the Olwen Wymark Award by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, is currently playwright-in-residence at both Manhattan Rep and Cosmic Orchid and has worked with several other notable NYC companies such as Theatre for the New City, The Secret Theatre, the New York Unfringed Fest, Broadway Bound Festival and Pan Asian Rep. She has connected hundreds through her virtual programs Airplay and Determined Women. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, a former board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) and a chair for the League Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) and currently sits as Media Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. A prolific indie artist, Coni's work has been published and produced all over the globe.Actor: Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights AdvocateByron's highlight's and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.Actor: Carrie Wesolowski (Narrator/Co-Host) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie studied acting with Michael Harney, Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, giving indie actors, writers, and directors a platform for their work. Carrie is thrilled to once again be a finalist in Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger's The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen as part of Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay.

SHENELLE SALCIDO BOOK/MUSIC/LYRICS & ORCHESTRATIONS Shenelle is a composer, lyricist, and playwright who writes with the intention of creating work that might convince her former musical theatre loathing self to embrace the power of theatre. Current projects include “The Mark of a Mendelssohn”, a musical which explores the life of Felix Mendelssohn's sister Fanny, and “The Curtis Christmas Challenge”, a full-length play. As a former music educator and music director, Shenelle has taught everything from Mariachi to Music Theory. Member of ASCAP. SPENCER WILLIAMS BOOK/MUSIC/LYRICS Spencer is a queer musical theatre educator, composer and playwright. He focuses his teaching and work to include untold stories of underrepresented voices in the musical theatre canon. He is the founder of the educational platform and curriculum, BROADWAY REFOCUSED, and is the host of two new podcasts: Broadway ReFocused and Musicals With Impact. In educational theatre, he has premiered Duncan Sheik's Whisper House; An Evening With Stuart Brayson; The Stories of Tonight and directed/produced over 30 musicals. He has directed choirs at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican; Paris, France; Cadogan Hall in London, England; and Canterbury Cathedral. He also worked at San Jose Stage Company as resident Musical Director and Education Director for six years, where he also founded the Bay Area High School Top Honor Awards. Spencer has performed internationally at WORLD EXPO in Tokyo, Japan, CHILDREN'S FOLKLORE FESTIVAL in Matha, France, on national television on THE GONG SHOW, and been featured on TLC'S TRADING SPACES. Boston University: Master's of Music Education. Member of: Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, NAMT, Mercury Musicals Development (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN). Love to Thomas and Stephen. https://www.fortonightmusical.com/

On this episode of Cry About It, we welcome actor and supporter of the arts Conor O'Brien! Conor is an actor, theatre-maker, and arts advocate. Conor has performed Off-Broadway (59e59 Theatres, The Cell, Actors Company Theatre) as well as a few small TV roles. Conor has performed or seen his original works performed on stages across the country and Great Britain.He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Scranton Fringe Festival as well as a proud member of the New Vintage Ensemble and the Dramatist Guild of America.In a previous life, he co-founded The Vintage, an all-ages art and music venue/coffeehouse that was a popular destination in Northeast PA for several years.Listen to the audio version: http://www.cryaboutit.buzzsprout.com

“The True Colors of Weedle embodies my wish for all people in our world to love and accept themselves and each other no matter what colors we are “June Rachelson-Ospa is an award-winning Book writer and Lyricist for musical theater as well as producer. Her shows have been performed at the Kennedy Center, NYC, NJ, Texas Paris, London, Whidbey Island (Seattle) always receiving wonderful reviews along the way. June was a board member of the League of Professional Theater Women and a member of the Dramatist Guild and ASCAP. She is a former Board member of Theater Resources Unlimited and was Secretary for the New York City Tourette Syndrome Association and the Artistic Director of Identity Theater for 8 years. The True Colors Weedle is her first published book based on her musical. She's thrilled to share it with you today.She co-wrote with Daniel Neiden:Welcome To Tourettaville (Kennedy Center); Rapunzarella White (NYTimes Pick); Tourettaville Cartoon starring Dr. John, Michaël Imperioli and Courage the Cowardly Dog; Bollywood And Vine, Imaginary Boy( ImaginaryBoy.org, Stupid Wig Other work :The Hotel Belleclaire Premiered at the Outcast Theatre in Seattle November 2018 ,The True Colors of Weedle (Book and Lyric), Allison Brewster-Franzetti(Music) Weedle illustrated book on Kindle, The Never-Ending Line (Song Cycle)Jaime Lozano (Composer and Concept) Premiered in Paris and Players, In development Hyde and Seek The Life of Young Master Henry Jekyll, Rockin' The Planet with Peppy Castro (Producer Steve Leber) selected by GoodSpeed Author Colony 2017, Premiered in San Antonio (won a Texas Globe Award) and The Gringo Who Stole Christmas and The Truth Stops Here (In London). As an independent producer her credits include Broadway's Godspell, A Christmas Story the Musical (Lunt Fontaine and Madison Square Garden). June has also mentored special needs children through YMCA After-school Programs and was the Academy Director at AMAS Musical Theatre. June was a board member of the League of Professional Theater Women, Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, she is a former Board member of Theater Resources Unlimited and was Secretary for the New York City Tourette Syndrome Association, Artistic Director of Identity Theater www.identitytheater.com

Magaly is a first-generation Haitian-American actress/playwright/ director/producer. She founded Conch Shell Productions to support/showcase new works by Caribbean-American and other artists of the Caribbean diaspora who have an expanded view of reality and a passion for innovative story telling. A native New Yorker, she received a B.A. from Columbia University, an MBA from Binghamton University, and an MFA in Acting from Yale School of Drama. Magaly is a member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, The Actors Center, The Dramatist Guild, The Actors Studio Playwrights & Directors' Unit. Magaly plays "Antoinette Pierre" in Netflix original series GRAND ARMY.  Magaly founded the Conch Shell International Film Festival (CSIFF) to promote short films and screen plays written by artists from the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora. When asked why she created the festival, Magaly states, “Film festivals are a great place to meet like-minded, passionate artists and bond with a community of film lovers who share common interests and tastes. Founding Conch Shell International Film Fest is my way of saying “Welcome. We see you. We honor your brilliance” to talented artists of the Caribbean diaspora and the Caribbean”. She goes on to say, “It’s a means by which to empower, encourage, and celebrate the cultural influences of the 26 Caribbean nations and the creativity of generations of artists. It is a space for us to remind each other our voices are vital and essential.” 

Magaly is a first-generation Haitian-American actress/playwright/ director/producer. She founded Conch Shell Productions to support/showcase new works by Caribbean-American and other artists of the Caribbean diaspora who have an expanded view of reality and a passion for innovative story telling. A native New Yorker, she received a B.A. from Columbia University, an MBA from Binghamton University, and an MFA in Acting from Yale School of Drama. Magaly is a member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, The Actors Center, The Dramatist Guild, The Actors Studio Playwrights & Directors' Unit. Magaly plays "Antoinette Pierre" in Netflix original serieGRAND ARMY. Magaly founded the Conch Shell International Film Festival (CSIFF) to promote short films and screen plays written by artists from the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora. When asked why she created the festival, Magaly states, “Film festivals are a great place to meet like-minded, passionate artists and bond with a community of film lovers who share common interests and tastes. Founding Conch Shell International Film Fest is my way of saying “Welcome. We see you. We honor your brilliance” to talented artists of the Caribbean diaspora and the Caribbean”. She goes on to say, “It’s a means by which to empower, encourage, and celebrate the cultural influences of the 26 Caribbean nations and the creativity of generations of artists. It is a space for us to remind each other our voices are vital and essential.” For more info: http://www.indiereviewcd.com https://twitter.com/IndieRevue https://www.instagram.com/indie.review https://www.facebook.com/indie.review --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indie-review/support

In this episode, Kevin and Lauren Hance (Director of Theatre and Theology, CITA) discuss the imperfectness of the characters in Hamilton and the work of CITA (Christians in Theatre Arts, cita.org) Lauren Hance has been working in the industry for over 20 years as a playwright, producer, director, and performer. She is a nationally produced playwright, member of the Dramatist Guild of America, improviser with ComedySportz Houston, founder of Out of Mind Productions, and leader of The Brehm Collective, a student arts group at Fuller Theological Seminary.

My guest speaker is Actress/Singer/Writer/ Host & Creator of Her show The Nitty Grit as well as Artist-Influencer Chantel Deniese she is a natural-born storyteller. This southern girl with her Texas roots and LA boots has been performing all throughout the US. With over 20 years of experience inspiring others through the arts and entertainment, her credits include musical theater, national commercials, and live performances. Her latest single, “The Vision,” is now available on all major music platforms. She is a Dramatist Guild member, with two stage-plays and a short film called “Emerald King” which was featured in the Shreveport Urban Film Festival, the San Antonio Black International Film Festival, and the Studio City International Film Festival. Her latest endeavor is a conversation platform called “The Nitty Grit,” in which she highlights the unique value of life learning found in the stories of everyday lives. We learn this and more on “Behind The Real”. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-d-king/support

About the Play Juan has proposed to Francesca, but she’s unsure of his true commitment. Francesca decides to use a grad school film exercise as an excuse to meet his exes and find out everything there is know about her prospective fiancé. In doing so, she uses the audiences as a sounding board to gain insight Playwright: Juan Ramierz, Jr. Director: Scott Olson Producer: A.J. Campbell, Quarantine Players Ahmad Maaty as Wren Keekee Keniya Funches as Mary Leslie Ann Ross as Isla Awet Teame as Francesca Ricardo Padillo as Juan Naomi Marie as Quinn CHARACTERS FRANCESCA. She is a woman between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. She is currently attending film school and is dating Juan. She is smart, inquisitive and yet naïve. She yearns to understand love. JUAN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five to fifty. He is a hotel owner and has fallen in love with Francesca. He is wise, a bit traditional and is finally ready to settle down. ISLA. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. In the hotel business, she strives for nothing less than perfection. She is resilient, cold and wanders the world like a predator. MARY. She is a woman between the ages of thirty and forty. Unfortunately, she is still in love with Juan. She is a desperate romantic who is brave enough to face her feelings and rejection. WREN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. He is about to be married soon and yet cannot shake off that time with Juan. He needs closure and he will get it today. QUINN. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. A family hardship has spun her life for the worse and now she has returned for a possible chance at redemption. She is the one that got away. About the Playwright Juan Ramirez, Jr. is an internationally produced, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, actor and director. Whether writing about larger-than-life characters with relatable problems or relatable characters with larger-than-life problems, his work seeks out the truth. If you ever want to learn about yourself, the journey must be as important as the answer. He is a Dramatist Guild member, a 2020-2021 Dramatist Guild Fellow, founder of The PlayPen collective, R and R Production with his fiancée Cristy Reynoso, an NYC LatinX Playwright Circle Member, an ATG PlayLab member, a producing member of The Bronx Repertory Company, a film assessor, a script reader and has taught classes in various art disciplines from improv to screenwriting. He has taught at juvenile detention facilities, gifted student programs, and workshops. He received his B.A. from Lehman College and his MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU Tisch. You can find his work on Stage Agent, New Play Exchange, and Amazon self-publishing. He also has monologues on MonologueBank. His Patreon site will launch in 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qplayers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qplayers/support

In 2017, Adrienne Earle Pender’s play “N” premiered at Theatre in the Park. Inspired by the true story of her distant cousin, Charles S. Gilpin, and his relationship with Eugene O’Neill, the play chronicles the relationship with two men who, according to Pender, were “brilliant, temperamental, opinionated, and alcoholics.” Pender’s play inspired a movie, The Black Emperor of Broadway, which premieres this week on video on demand. Ian Bowater wrote the screenplay and appears in the film. Hear what Pender and Bowater have to say about reclaiming history and the significance of sharing Gilpin’s story now. "The Black Emperor of Broadway" will be available to view on video on demand September 15th. For more information visit: https://www.theblackemperor.com/ (https://www.theblackemperor.com/). About the Guests Adrienne Earle Pender began her writing career in 2001. Her first play, The Rocker, was a finalist in the Dayton Playhouse Future Fest 2002 Festival of New Works in Dayton, Ohio. The Rocker made its world premier in February 2004 at Theater in the Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her play, Stone Face was a selection in the Reader's Theater at the 2003 National Black Theater Festival, and was an alternate selection for the 2004 Edward Albee 12th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. Her short play, The Murder of Love was selected for the Short Play Lab at the same conference. Additionally, Banana Split Lady made its debut at the 1st Annual Great Plains Theatre Conference in Nebraska. Her play, Somewhere In Between, had a staged reading at the Drama Book Shop in New York in 2010; a staged reading at Wordsmyth Theater in Houston, TX in May, 2014; and Somewhere In Between received a full production from Theater in the Park in Raleigh in September 2014. Her most recent play, "N," about African-American actor Charles S. Gilpin, was a finalist in the Dayton Playhouse 2016 Future Fest competition. "N" received a workshop and a staged reading at the Eugene O'Neill Festival in Danville, CA in September 2016, and made its world premiere in February 2017 at Theatre in the Park in Raleigh, NC. Pender received a Tao House Fellowship by the Eugene O’Neill Foundation in September 2015. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University, and is a member of the Dramatist Guild. Ian Bowater is an actor, writer and director. He began in Theatre-in-Education and later became Associate Director at http://www.stratfordeast.com/ (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) in London. Moving to the https://www.shaw-theatre.com/ (Shaw Theatre) in London he was its director for five years. Another move took him to L.A. where he spent twenty-four years working in the film industry. He was Director of Creative Affairs at Odyssey, before plying his trade as a screenwriter. He has written over thirty screenplays for producers in the U.S., England, France, Germany and the Netherlands. including https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGNEbaQFFGk (“Murder On The Cape”) which will be on Netflix next year. Since relocating to Chapel Hill five years ago, he’s worked with http://littlegreenpig.com/ (Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern), the Arts Center Carrboro and http://www.theatreinthepark.com/ (Theatre in the Park). Connect with Us Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast

Jeremiah is a playwright, librettist, songwriter, singer/actor, storyteller and producer who has worked professionally in the Twin Cities for 25 years. He runs two theater companies with his wife, Vanessa – Theater for the Thirsty and Bucket Brigade. Jeremiah is a published children’s author, former adjunct professor in playwriting, voice over and on-camera talent, member of the Dramatist Guild, participant in Nautilus Music-Theater’s Composer Librettist Studio, and proud father of three.

Burning Coal Theatre presentsThe 19th Amendment Project, a collection of short plays written by some of the most accomplished women and/or non-binary playwrights working today, writing on the passage of the 19th Amendment 100 years ago and its ongoing impact. The League of Women Voters of Wake County is co-producing this project. For a complete schedule of events and ticket information visit https://burningcoal.org/ (https://burningcoal.org/). About the Guests Dianna Wynn joined the League of Women Voters in 2014 and has served on the LWV-Wake Board since 2015. In addition to serving as LWV-Wake’s president, she co-chairs the Communications Committee, co-chairs the Redistricting Committee, co-chairs the 100th Anniversary Committee, co-facilitated the development of LWV-Wake’s strategic plan, and is a member of several other LWV-Wake committees. Dianna is a communication consultant, textbook author, and a former college professor. For over 30 years Dianna provided communication skills training and assisted in developing strategic messaging strategies for corporate clients and nonprofit organizations. In addition, she has provided advocacy training to litigators, Department of Justice employees, college students, and citizen activists. She has an MS in Communication and Public Address from the University of North Texas and a BA in Speech Communication with a minor in Political Science from California State University Fullerton. Dianna previously served on the Board and as President of the ACLU of North Carolina. She also previously served on the Board of Artspace in Raleigh. Jerome Davis is Burning Coal Theatre Company’s founding artistic director. He has worked at Trinity Repertory Company (Providence), People’s Light & Theatre Company (PA), New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Phoenix Theatre (SUNY/Purhchase), Wellfleet Harbor Actors’ Theatre (Cape Cod), Columbia University, and Soho Rep, New Dramatists, Avalon Rep and MINT Theatre (NYC). Originally from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, he studied in New York with Uta Hagen, Nikos Psacharapolous and Julie Bovasso. He has presented more than two dozen world premieres, providing Raleigh audiences with stimulating new works by local, national and international playwrights and is the recipient of the 2018 Raleigh Medal of the Arts. Hannah Benitez is a writer, actor and musician managed by Writ Large (LA) and represented by Elaine Devlin Literary Inc (NYC). Upcoming Feature Film (Screenplay & supporting character): El Baptismo with Vanguardia Films in Puerto Rico. Upcoming Playwright Productions: GringoLandia with Zoetic Stage, End of the Exodus with New Mexico State University, and The 19th- Burning Coal Theatre. Other recent productions of Hannah’s plays: Dike - developed with The New York Theatre Workshop as Director Tatiana Pandiani’s 2050 Fellowship Project & developmental production with Urbanite Theatre. Ashe In Johannesburg- commission and premiere Burning Coal Theatre. Adaptive Radiation-world premiere Denizen Theater New Paltz, NY. Novel in development: Trains to Hell Go Faster. As an actor/musician Hannah’s select credits include The Album (Tectonic Theatre Project; NYC development, directed by Moisés Kauffman ), Humira-Commercial (Lead-Drummer), Indecent – GableStage, A Fiddler On The Roof – freeFall Theatre, Dogfight - Slowburn Theater, Loves Labor’s Lost - Montana Shakespeare, among others. She’s the recipient of the Playwright Development Grant Program, New Plays on Campus Award, and featured in American Theatre Magazine as one of "6 Theatre Workers You Should Know”. She is a member of Actors Equity and the Dramatist Guild. @hannahbenitezzz Tamara Kissane is a theatre-creator, actor, director, playwright, workshop leader and coach. She is a podcaster for Artist Soapbox, and a founding member and writer... Support this podcast

ADQ goes solo and breaks down his theatre journey from Shy awkward fat kid from Shelby, NC to burgeoning theatre artist and Dramatist Guild member #adqsrenaissance --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adqsrenaissance/message

MX. BRIAN LOWDERMILK (they/them or she/her) is a gender non-conforming songwriter, dramatist and YouTube creator with over 15 million views. In theater, they've gotten lots of awards for emerging artists (whatever that means) including the Larson Award, Alan Menken Award, Richard Rodgers Award, and a Dramatists Guild Fellowship, and have held residencies at McDowell, Johnny Mercer, Theatreworks/Palo Alto and others. Their work has been produced and developed at The Kennedy Center, The Kimmel Center, Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones and Henry and Mudge, which toured the country for over a decade. Upcoming projects include immersive house party The Bad Years and Republic directed by Michael Arden. Other musicals include Flash of Time, an immersive art / puppet installation-musical hybrid at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog and Earthrise at The Kennedy Center in DC, and Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends, written with playwright Lauren Gunderson, which is currently touring the US. Their first album "Our First Mistake" charted at #1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. Other albums include "Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live" and “The Mad Ones” cast album. They are a founder of the start-up NewMusicalTheatre.com, and a member of the Dramatist Guild and ASCAP. Connect with Brian!TW: @kaitandbrian  IG: @kerriganlowdermilk FB: kerriganlowdermilkTHE MAD ONES cast albumhttps://found.ee/uGep Contact us here!https://linktr.ee/rachelsandlermusicFor podcast inquiries: aspiringartistpodcast@gmail.comFor music & lessons inquiries: rachelsandlermusic@gmail.com

Newly approved Dramatist Guild member ADQ chops it up with History teacher and Author Jibri Abdullah about his upcoming book A BOY WHO GREW UP TO BE KING and the motivation behind it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adqsrenaissance/message

Hamilton is on Disney+ this Friday. What does the Dramatist Guild think about live streaming? Find out why Jacklyn Thrapp says you shouldn't do it. #Hamilton  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Revolution, An Artistic Explosion is an exploration of what it means to be an artist and what happens when different forms come together and try to make their voices heard.JESSICA ‘JES’ WASHINGTON is a New York City based actress, dancer, and writer; born and raised in Memphis, TN. She has a true love for storytelling. She is currently receiving her MFA at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. Theater credits: Lena in ​Who Will Sing For Lena​, a one-woman show with huge acclaim; performed along the east coast. Awards include: Best Lead Actress in a Drama (3x), People’s Choice, Best Overall Production, winner of AACT National Festival 2019. Procne in ​Love of the Nightingale​, Francine/Lena in ​Clybourne Park​, forwarding an EMACT nomination: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. Independent film credits: Riley (lead) in feature ​Uprising​, Ealey in action short ​MAAT​ (lead), Jasmine in ​Even​, and Young Belinda Royale in ​Half the History: Belinda Royale Story​. Voice Over credits: Isabelle Powell in ​Greater Boston​, becoming winner of Best Supporting Actress in Audio Drama.Anel Carmona is a Mexican actor and playwright based in NYC. She has performed in dozens of plays in both countries including T​ales of the White Mountain ​(Rising Sun Performance Theatre), ​Catch me in America​ (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble), and ​Ti Jean and His Brothers​ (Ma’s Playhouse). Her favorite writing credits include ​Adios Fjord​ (Off-Broadway), Chocolate en la Estación​ (Guadalajara, Mexico), and her play ​A seis pies de distancia​ was recently published in the Mexican Theatre anthology ​De Pandemia a Pandemonium​. She holds a MFA in Playwriting by the Actors Studio Drama School and is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America.Isabel Faith Billinghurst is a freshly-graduated Musical Theatre major from Otterbein University. They moved to NYC this January, and are very excited to hop into their first project here! Past credits include Laura in ​The Glass Menagerie​ (French Creek Theatre), Banquo in ​The Tragedy of Macbeth, ​and Diana in Next to Normal​ (Otterbein University). For some laughs, feel free to check out their co-hosting on Did You Find This Helpful? available wherever you listen to your podcasts. ​Isabelfaithbillinghurst.comMarcina Zaccaria is a Writer, Director, and Arts Administrator. Previous plays include "Village, My Home" performed at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City, and "All About Image/ We Are The Elite" performed at the Fringe Festival in NYC. Monologues from "A Digital Stratosphere Platform for Peace" have been read at Dixon Place and on Salon Radio. Also, the "The Body Politic" and "On Becoming a Mermaid" were available on Amazon. She has directed readings and plays in venues that include New Dramatists, Theaterlab, HERE Arts Center, 13th Street Repertory Company, Soho Rep, Dance Theater Workshop, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Arts administration experience includes Audience Services work at the Roundabout, and providing support for the Executive Director/ Contemporary Programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women. She has reviewed plays and musicals at TheaterPizzaz.com. Clips can be found on Twitter​, Her theater articles have been published in The Theatre Times, Howl Round, and The Brooklyn Rail. ​https://marcinazac.weebly.com/ CHRISTINA ROSE ASHBY ​is an Alaskan theater artist living in Brooklyn. She is the founding artistic director of Permafrost Theatre Collective. Christina specializes in new work creation and the reimagining of classics. Christina conceived and directed PTC’s production of Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale, a classic reimagining that had several short runs in New York City and made its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August of 2019. Select past credits include “Lack of Milk,” “Lost Sock Laundromat Astoria Queens” and “Suspicion Obsession Paranoia Marriage,” all by frequent collaborator Ivan Faute; “Living With an Angel,” a semi-autobiographical clown fantasia by Catherine Restivo-Romito; “Life is a Dream: a New Vintage” by Calderon and adapted by Annie R. Such; and “A Bright Room Called Day” by Tony Kushner. MFA in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @christinaroseashby. ​www.christinaashby.net

Revolution, An Artistic Explosion is an exploration of what it means to be an artist and what happens when different forms come together and try to make their voices heard.JESSICA ‘JES’ WASHINGTON is a New York City based actress, dancer, and writer; born and raised in Memphis, TN. She has a true love for storytelling. She is currently receiving her MFA at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. Theater credits: Lena in ​Who Will Sing For Lena​, a one-woman show with huge acclaim; performed along the east coast. Awards include: Best Lead Actress in a Drama (3x), People’s Choice, Best Overall Production, winner of AACT National Festival 2019. Procne in ​Love of the Nightingale​, Francine/Lena in ​Clybourne Park​, forwarding an EMACT nomination: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. Independent film credits: Riley (lead) in feature ​Uprising​, Ealey in action short ​MAAT​ (lead), Jasmine in ​Even​, and Young Belinda Royale in ​Half the History: Belinda Royale Story​. Voice Over credits: Isabelle Powell in ​Greater Boston​, becoming winner of Best Supporting Actress in Audio Drama.Anel Carmona is a Mexican actor and playwright based in NYC. She has performed in dozens of plays in both countries including T​ales of the White Mountain ​(Rising Sun Performance Theatre), ​Catch me in America​ (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble), and ​Ti Jean and His Brothers​ (Ma’s Playhouse). Her favorite writing credits include ​Adios Fjord​ (Off-Broadway), Chocolate en la Estación​ (Guadalajara, Mexico), and her play ​A seis pies de distancia​ was recently published in the Mexican Theatre anthology ​De Pandemia a Pandemonium​. She holds a MFA in Playwriting by the Actors Studio Drama School and is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America.Isabel Faith Billinghurst is a freshly-graduated Musical Theatre major from Otterbein University. They moved to NYC this January, and are very excited to hop into their first project here! Past credits include Laura in ​The Glass Menagerie​ (French Creek Theatre), Banquo in ​The Tragedy of Macbeth, ​and Diana in Next to Normal​ (Otterbein University). For some laughs, feel free to check out their co-hosting on Did You Find This Helpful? available wherever you listen to your podcasts. ​Isabelfaithbillinghurst.comMarcina Zaccaria is a Writer, Director, and Arts Administrator. Previous plays include "Village, My Home" performed at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City, and "All About Image/ We Are The Elite" performed at the Fringe Festival in NYC. Monologues from "A Digital Stratosphere Platform for Peace" have been read at Dixon Place and on Salon Radio. Also, the "The Body Politic" and "On Becoming a Mermaid" were available on Amazon. She has directed readings and plays in venues that include New Dramatists, Theaterlab, HERE Arts Center, 13th Street Repertory Company, Soho Rep, Dance Theater Workshop, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Arts administration experience includes Audience Services work at the Roundabout, and providing support for the Executive Director/ Contemporary Programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women. She has reviewed plays and musicals at TheaterPizzaz.com. Clips can be found on Twitter​, Her theater articles have been published in The Theatre Times, Howl Round, and The Brooklyn Rail. ​https://marcinazac.weebly.com/ CHRISTINA ROSE ASHBY ​is an Alaskan theater artist living in Brooklyn. She is the founding artistic director of Permafrost Theatre Collective. Christina specializes in new work creation and the reimagining of classics. Christina conceived and directed PTC’s production of Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale, a classic reimagining that had several short runs in New York City and made its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August of 2019. Select past credits include “Lack of Milk,” “Lost Sock Laundromat Astoria Queens” and “Suspicion Obsession Paranoia Marriage,” all by frequent collaborator Ivan Faute; “Living With an Angel,” a semi-autobiographical clown fantasia by Catherine Restivo-Romito; “Life is a Dream: a New Vintage” by Calderon and adapted by Annie R. Such; and “A Bright Room Called Day” by Tony Kushner. MFA in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @christinaroseashby. ​www.christinaashby.net

Michael Rader is the Producing Artistic Director of The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. His diverse career in the arts has afforded him positions such as Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil, a Broadway Liaison and Arts Education Consultant to the New York City Department of Education and Director of Entertainment of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Rader’s select highlights as a director, associate or resident director include: A Christmas Story (National Tour), Stalking The Bogeyman (NYTimes Critics Pick, Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Varekai (Cirque Du Soleil), The Testament of Mary, Scrooge: The Musical (National Tour), Mandela! with Norm Lewis, You are Not Alone with Betty Buckley and Lea DeLaria, and productions with Sacramento Music Circus, ACT, The ZACH Theatre, The York Theatre Company, The Actors Studio Repertory Theatre, The Human Race Theatre, The Dramatist Guild, The Huron Playhouse, The Forestburgh Playhouse, Joe’s Pub and the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway benefit production of William Finn’s Elegies: A Song Cycle. MichaelRader.com & @MrMichaelRader

Lauren Gunderson is a playwright, screenwriter and short story author from Atlanta, GA. She received her BA in English/Creative Writing at Emory University, and her  MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she was also a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. She was named the most produced playwright in America by American Theatre Magazine in 2017 and 2019, was awarded the 2016 Lanford Wilson Award from the Dramatist Guild, the 2016 Otis Gurnsey Award for Emerging Writer, and was awarded the prestigious 2014 and 2018 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for her play, I and You (also a Susan Smith Blackburn Blackburn and John Gassner Award finalist) and The Book of Will. That play was an NNPN Rolling World Premiere that started at Marin Theatre Company and has seen over 40 productions nationwide. She is also a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s 3-Year Residency with Marin Theatre Company. Gene Matthews, JD is a senior investigator at the NC Institute for Public Health, where he conducts legal research and provides technical assistance to public health practitioners on legal topics. He is also the Director of the Southeastern Regional Center of the Network for Public Health Law, which provides legal assistance on a variety of public health topics, enabling practitioners, lawyers and policymakers to apply the law to pressing public health issues. From 1979-2004, Gene worked at the CDC, serving for many years as the Chief Legal Advisor in the Office of General Counsel. Mr. Matthews received both his BA in history and mathematics and his JD from UNC. He co-instructs a course on health law and ethics for the Executive DrPH program    

The Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview artists and activists, Guadalís Del Carmen and John Peña. They discuss anti-blackness (both within and outside POC communities), decolonizing the self, and centering pleasure in activism. Currently based in NYC, Guadalís Del Carmen was born and raised in Chicago. She's an Ars Nova Resident Artist and a Dramatist Guild member. Her plays include Bees and Honey (The Kilroys List 2019), Not For Sale (UrbanTheater Commission/World Premier 2018, Jeff Award Nominee for Best New Play 2019), My Father's Keeper (Steppenwolf Theater's The Mix List 2018, The Kilroys Honorable Mention 2019), Daughters of the Rebellion previously titled Tolstoy's Daughters (Montclair State University New Works Initiative 2018-2019, The Kilroys Honorable Mention 2017, 50 Playwrights Project Best Unproduced Latin@ Plays 2017), A Shero's Journey (Yale Theater Magazine Issue 49, Parsnip Ship Plays Season 4), Blowout (Aguijón Theater, 2013).  Guadalís has been part of the One Minute Play Festival in Chicago and multiple times in NYC and is a Seattle Public Theatre’s 2017 Emerald Prize nominee. She’s an artistic associate of Black Lives Black Words, through which she has written two of her ten minute plays, Blue Wall of Silence and Racial Science. Guadalís is currently Co-Artistic Director of NYC Latinx Playwrights Circle. John Peña is an Afro-Latinx Creative Activist from Washington Heights. Combining his passion for queer art, cultural awareness, and community growth; John has founded the Reina Project. Reina Project taps from the wealth of QPOC Talent in NYC to produce spaces that center their narratives, bodies, and liberation through art. Through this John has been able to cultivate a variety of experiences in NYC from an art installation in the Bronx, to a panel at FlameCon 2019, and more. Partnering with countless community members, local orgs, and national platforms, John hopes to continue to display the beauty of QPOC autonomy, art, and liberation. David (daveed) Mendizábal is an NYC based director, designer, one of the Producing Artistic Leaders of The Movement Theatre Company, and Associate Artistic Director of The Sol Project. Learn more about David and his work at www.davidmendizabal.com.  Joey Reyes serves as the Producing Assistant of The Sol Project and Executive Assistant at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. They have worked as a producer, administrator, and facilitator on the east coast since late 2017. IG & Twitter: @joeykangarooooo. Follow us on Facebook at The Sol Project and Instagram and Twitter at @solprojectnyc!

“We're an artistic weed. We crop up anywhere there's a room and a couple of people to tell a story. We're never going to go away." We had the pleasure of interviewing playwright and coordinator of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Dawson Moore. He shared incredible stories from his life and how it's lead him to where he is today. He provides us some insight into how he curates the play lab for this week-long theater conference. He's also an actor, director, and internationally produced playwright and we know you're going to enjoy this episode, folks! Check it out! Dawson Moore lives in Valdez, Alaska, where he works for Prince William Sound College as the Coordinator of the Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference (www.theatreconference.org). His plays have been produced across the country, as well as internationally in Australia, Canada, Italy, and Namibia. His play Six Dead Bodies Duct-Taped to a Merry-Go-Round, co-written with Lindsay Mariana Walker, is published in Applause Books' Best American Short Plays 2010-2011. Since 2002, he's produced the play-in-a-day Alaska Overnighters 2-3 times yearly in Anchorage, Alaska, in collaboration with TBA Theatre. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and the National Theatre Conference (obviously). For more about the Overnighters and his other work, visit www.dawsonmoore.com _____________________________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode to your friends, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/support

“We’re an artistic weed. We crop up anywhere there’s a room and a couple of people to tell a story. We’re never going to go away." We had the pleasure of interviewing playwright and coordinator of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Dawson Moore. He shared incredible stories from his life and how it's lead him to where he is today. He provides us some insight into how he curates the play lab for this week-long theater conference. He’s also an actor, director, and internationally produced playwright and we know you're going to enjoy this episode, folks! Check it out! Dawson Moore lives in Valdez, Alaska, where he works for Prince William Sound College as the Coordinator of the Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference (www.theatreconference.org). His plays have been produced across the country, as well as internationally in Australia, Canada, Italy, and Namibia. His play Six Dead Bodies Duct-Taped to a Merry-Go-Round, co-written with Lindsay Mariana Walker, is published in Applause Books' Best American Short Plays 2010-2011. Since 2002, he's produced the play-in-a-day Alaska Overnighters 2-3 times yearly in Anchorage, Alaska, in collaboration with TBA Theatre. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and the National Theatre Conference (obviously). For more about the Overnighters and his other work, visit www.dawsonmoore.com _____________________________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode to your friends, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com

Our new website! https://radiolabyrinthpodcast.com/ Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/radio_labyrinth Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/radiolabyrinth/ DON'T MISS OUR LIVE SHOW. TICKETS AVAIL NOW! https://relapsecomedy.com/event.cfm?id=531484&cart Please welcome back John D. Babcock III from Sketchworks Comedy. John last appeared with local actor, Dan Triandiflou (Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Stranger Things, I, Tonya & more) and returns this time with Sketchworks co-owner, Brian Troxell. The guys join us to talk about their musical "Grease" parody, "Vape" and the legal troubles they face due to "Grease" and their overly litigious owners. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txAPDCjyOlY&feature=youtu.be “Vape is a parody. It reconsiders the misogyny and nostalgia for the 1950s through the #metoo lens. Significantly, it was written for comedic purposes. We are absolutely within our rights to write and perform a parody of Grease,” said Sketchworks Comedy writer and performer John D. Babcock III, who also portrays “Doody” in the parody. “I understand it is the point of view of Concord Theatricals that Vape is ‘derogatory' toward Grease and is not to be staged. That may be their opinion but does not give them the authority to suppress Vape and prevent it from being performed.” Babcock is also an active member of the Dramatist Guild of America. PLUS: The Summer of 1989, Steph clears up the Squidbillies voiceover controversy, Tim has dinner and breakfast with two of our Radios, Mr. Shawn Hall and Mr. Wade Harrison, Who Died?, some news, Jeff & Steph talk TV, we all talk Tarantino and we have a visit from Bernie Sanders and the late, Shelby Foote.  Welcome and a huge thank you to our newest Radio Labyrinth Patrons - Sign up today and reap the rewards!  https://www.patreon.com/Timandrews We love our sponsors! Atlanta Pizza & Gyro http://www.atlantapizzagyro.com/ https://www.facebook.com/atlpizza/ Our Friends! The Power Pod with WSB's, Jared Yamamoto, et. al. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-pod/id1459204880 One Topic with our very own, Autumn Fischer & Greg Russ https://onetopic.podbean.com/ The Wilder Ride with Alan Sanders and Walt Murray https://thewilderride.com/ The Regular Guys Review with Larry Wachs https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lawrence-wachs/the-regular-guys-review #KipAddotta #PeterFonda #Legion #Squidbillies #Woodstock #QuentinTarantino #CharlesManson #TedKennedy #Squidbillies #Grease #Vape #OnceUponATimeInHollywood #QuentinTarantino #BruceLee #The500 #Preacher #Lodge49 #AnotherLife #ColinQuinn #RedStateBlueState #ColaWars #TheTerror #BobcatGoldthwait #DanaGould #TheRegularGuys #Mindhunter #TheRighteousGemstone

Guest: For film and TV, Weiko Lin has written projects for companies such as The Mark Gordon Company, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Ivanhoe Pictures (producer of box office hit CRAZY RICH ASIANS), Don Mischer Productions, The Unison Company (Taiwan), Wanda Pictures (China). His credits as original story writer and producer include Chinese romance film 100 DAYS that released theatrically nationwide in Taiwan and premiered in Mainland China as an official selection of 2014 Golden Rooster Hundred Flowers Film Festival. ​Recently, he wrote a TV pilot for Super Deluxe (former Digital Studio of Turner/Warner Media) and adapted the U.S./China co-production feature film based on the New York Times Notable Book and best-selling memoir RIVER TOWN by MacArthur Fellow Peter Hessler for Fugitive Films and acclaimed director Lu Chuan (CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH, Disney's BORN IN CHINA) . From the publisher of Save the Cat! and The Writers Journey, his book CRAZY SCREENWRITING SECRETS: How to Capture a Global Audience (July 1, 2020) is on sale wherever books are sold. A current-active member of Writers Guild of America West and Dramatist Guild of America, Weiko is represented by Anonymous Content and United Talent Agency. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera's Take Fountain Productions. You can follow her on Twitter: @ShaneeEdwards The Script Lab: For all the latest from The Script Lab, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. And become a member of TSL 360 to enjoy the LARGEST screenwriting education content library, featuring masterclasses, deep-dive interviews, and lectures from Academy Award-winning screenwriters, TV show-runners, producers, literary managers, agents, studio executives, and leading educators – all in one place.

Today we discuss infertility and the silence around it. We chat with Sonhara Eastman, creator of Black Girls Guide to Fertility. Here's a little more about our guest: Sonhara Eastman is a playwright and screenwriter originally from New York. She received her M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she implemented the departments first-ever Black History Month Celebration through Art. Her plays are known for illuminating the black experience and include Pearl, and The Club. Sonhara’s plays have been workshopped at 7 Stages, The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Playwrights Playground, Working Title Playwrights Ethel Woolson Lab at the Alliance Theatre (Black Box), The Goldberg Theatre at NYU, and the La MaMa Theatre. She was a finalist for the National Playwright’s Center Many Voices Fellowship and a semi-finalist for the Made in New York Writer’s Room Program, and the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Competition. She has worked for numerous production companies such as NBC Universal, E! Entertainment, MTV, ESPN, Lifetime, Lionsgate, and most recently wrote and produced her highly-talked about Web Series, Black Girls Guide to Fertility, through her own production company. Sonhara is a member of the Writer’s Guild East and Dramatist Guild. Check her out: blackgirlsguidetofertility.com What are you waiting for? Listen, download, subscribe, comment and rate!!! (like for real, I need you to do that) and get in touch with me at www.vagesteem.com or on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vagesteem instagram: http://instagram.com/vagesteem Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vagesteem Text us or leave a vm at 443-692-7802

https://rduonstage.com/2019/03/24/transcript-lauren-gunderson-on-science-and-storytelling/ (To read a transcript of the RDU on Stage interview with Lauren Gunderson, click here.) Note: The music used in this episode was written by https://www.jennygiering.com/ (Jenny Giering) for the play Silent Sky. About the Guests Lauren Gunderson is a playwright, screenwriter and short story author from Atlanta, GA. She received her BA in English/Creative Writing at Emory University and her MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch. She was named the most produced playwright in America by ‘American Theatre Magazine’ in 2017, was awarded the 2016 Lanford Wilson Award from the Dramatist Guild, the 2016 Otis Gurnsey Award for Emerging Writer, and was awarded the prestigious 2014 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for her play, I and You. By my count, she has written or co-authored 20 plays, including The Revolutionists, Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight (https://sonorousroadrep.org/emilie (Sonorous Road), March 29th – April 14th), and Silent Sky (https://burningcoal.org/ (Burning Coal), April 2020). She has been commissioned by South Coast Rep (3 times), San Francisco Playhouse (2 times), The Denver Center Theatre Company, Crowded Fire, CentralWorks, The Kennedy Center, The Alliance Theatre’s Collision Project, Marin Theatre Company, Actors Express Theatre, Dad’s Garage Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, City University of New York and Synchronicity Performance Group. Gunderson lives in California with her husband (a scientist) and two children. Egla Hassan is an accomplished director and professor of theatre whose 34-year career at Western Illinois University included heading the Master of Fine Arts in Directing program and helping young theatre artists to find their own voice. She has spent most of her adult life engaged in some form of theatrical pursuit. Whether that was exploring the relationship between religion and drama during her time at Christian Theological Seminary, performing with a small theatrical group in Pennsylvania, or writing plays for special audiences, Hassan says that she has always looked for the ways in which theatre speaks about the human condition. Hassan is now retired from teaching but still works as a freelance director. In 2017, Hassan directed Sonorous Road’s production of Straight, White, Men.' Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast

There is a new webseries that has been all the buzz on Instagram, and its called Black Girls Guide to Fertility, created, written, and based on Sonhara' Eastman’s own battle with infertility. Black Girls Guide to Fertility tackles infertility in a profoundly intimate way that’s both dramatic and comedic without ever feeling rigid. It focuses on Ava, a 37-year old romance novelist, who faded into obscurity after finding love–and now finds herself on the rise again after self-publishing a diary detailing her fertility woes. Each episode is a recreation of Ava’s diary entry, adding a unique and compelling touch to the everyday struggle of infertility. I had the pleasure of prescreening the first two episodes and when I tell you, you do not want to miss this webseries. In this episode we discuss Sonhara’s vision, her personal infertility battle, and what is next with Black Girls Guide to Fertility. The webseries premieres on Friday, January 18, 2019 and if you are listening to this in real time that is two days away. Be sure to subscribe to their youtube page, and join us in the private Sisters in Loss community at sistersinloss.com for our Watch party on Tuesday, January 22 at 8pm EST. Sonhara Eastman’s BioSonhara Eastman is a playwright and screenwriter from New York. She received her M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she implemented the departments first-ever Black History Month Celebration through Art. Her plays are known for illuminating the black experience and include Pearl, The Club, and Black Girls Guide to Fertility. Sonhara’s plays have been workshopped at 7 Stages, The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Playwrights Playground, Working Title Playwrights Ethel Woolson Lab at the Alliance Theatre (Black Box), The Goldberg Theatre at NYU, and the La MaMa Theatre. She was a finalist for the National Playwright’s Center Many Voices Fellowship and a semifinalist for the Made in New York Writer’s Room Program, and the We Screenplay Diverse Voices Competition. She has worked for numerous production companies such as E! Entertainment, MTV, ESPN, Lifetime, Lionsgate, and the Comcast Network. Sonhara is a member of the Writer’s Guild East and Dramatist Guild.   Join the Sisters in Loss in DC for the Annual Sisters in Loss Brunch on Saturday, April 13, 2019! Tickets are on sale NOW! Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations You can follow Sonhara on Social Twitter @SonharaEastman Instagram @SonharaEastman Facebook facebook.com/blackgirlsguidetofertility You can follow Erica on Social Join the Sister's in Loss Facebook Group Erica's Website Erica's Instagram Erica's Facebook Erica's Twitter

Jami Brandli is an award-winning playwright based in Los Angeles and a faculty member in Lesley University's MFA in Creative Writing program. In this episode she discusses "making it" as a playwright, writing strong female characters and her trilogy based on Greek mythology with Emily Earle, Lesley's social media specialist. Jami’s plays include Technicolor Life, S.O.E., M-Theory, ¡SOLDADERA!, Sisters Three, Through the Eye of a Needle, Medusa’s Song, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce and BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) which was named in The Kilroys Top 46 List in 2014. Her work has been produced/developed at New Dramatists, WordBRIDGE, The Lark, New York Theatre Workshop, Great Plains Theatre Conference, Launch Pad, The Antaeus Company, Chalk REP, The Road, among other venues. Current 2018-2019 Humanitas Prize PLAY LA playwright. Winner of John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award, Holland New Voices Award and Aurora Theatre Company's GAP Prize. Technicolor Life premiered at REP Stage as part of the 2015 Women’s Voices Theater Festival and recently received its Australian premiere at The Depot Theatre. In 2018, BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives a joint-world premiere with Moxie Theatre (San Diego) and Promethean Theatre (Chicago), ending with Moving Arts’ production this fall at Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles (LA Time’s Critic’s Choice). Sisters Three will receive its world premiere with The Inkwell Theater (Los Angeles) in December, and Through the Eye of a Needle also received its world premiere at The Road Theatre (Los Angeles) this past spring. She’s been a finalist for the 2016 PEN Literary Award for Drama, Playwrights’ Center Core Writer Fellowship, Princess Grace Award, O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and the Disney ABC TV Fellowship and was also nominated for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award. Her short works are published with TCG and Smith & Kraus. A proud member of the Playwrights Union, the Antaeus Playwrights Lab, and The Dramatist Guild, Jami teaches dramatic writing at Lesley University's low-residency MFA program. She is represented by the Robert A Freedman Agency and Gramercy Park Entertainment. For more information, visit our show notes.

. Galinsky is a writer, speaker coach, producer and performer. He made his Off Broadway debut as an actor and playwright at the Cherry Lane Theater under the direction of Jay O. Sanders, presented by Chris Noth and Barry "Shabaka" Henley. http://www.thebenchplay.com. He is the author of the book "Coffee Crazy" and is founder of Kuhoots.net, recently acquired by C-Suite Holdings, and is an in demand TEDx speakers coach. Galinsky is the founder of the New York Reality TV School and his work as Co-Founder and Executive Producer of the legendary online TV studio Pseudo.com, is featured in the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury winning film "We Live In Public" (permanent film collection at MOMA.) As an acting and 'public personality' coach his clients include songwriter/vocalist and Academy Award Nominee Charles Mack, and Hip Hop artist/actor 50 Cent. Galinsky is an innovator in experiential learning techniques, live performance and he directed the MySpace "Rants" video series (over 300 videos) and has originated, produced and hosted online TV/radio shows on CBS Digital, WOR710, WEVD 1050, and he recently has signed TV production deals w/ Dick Clark Productions and Merv Griffin Television. Galinsky has appeared as a speaker at TED Talks, the 140 Characters Conference, Grey Gravy and Yale University among others Galinsky is named “the reality TV guru” by Advertising Age, "coach to the stars" by ABC Nightline News and his NY Reality TV School was voted one of the top 25 "Coolest Classes in America" by Yellow Pages YP.com, and voted 1 of the 10 "Coolest Classes in New York City" by Time Out New York. Memberships include: SAG, Dramatist Guild, IMPACT Repertory Theater, Creating WE Institute, We Are Family Foundation, Becoming I Foundation, founding member of the Vamos a Sembrar Community Garden, founding team member of Three Dot Dash International Peace Movement, co-founder Manhattan Monologue Slam. Proud father of a great son. #csuitenetwork #heroclub #reality #psychologicalhealth #irisetolead #suicidepreventionandawareness #knightsoftherevolutionaryleader #podcast #wearefamilyfoundation #TEDxspeaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Award–winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Oslo) and seasoned foreign correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran (National Book Award finalist for Imperial Life in the Emerald City) sat together on June 9, 2018 in the Hawthorne Barn to discuss the intersection of politics, war, journalism, and art. J.T. Rogers’s plays include Oslo, Blood and Gifts, The Overwhelming, White People, and Madagascar. For Oslo he won the Tony, New York Critics, Outer Critics, Drama Desk, Drama League, Lortel, and Obie awards. As one of the playwrights for the Tricycle Theatre of London’s The Great Game: Afghanistan he was nominated for an Olivier Award. His works have been staged throughout the United States and in Germany, Canada, Australia, and Israel. He is a Guggenheim fellow and has received three NYFA fellowships in playwriting. Rogers is a member of the Dramatist Guild, where he is a founding board member of the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund. He is an alum of New Dramatists and holds an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior vice president for Public Affairs at Starbucks and the executive producer of the company’s social impact media initiatives. Prior to joining Starbucks in 2015, Rajiv was a senior correspondent and associate editor of The Washington Post, where he worked for two decades. During his newspaper career, he reported from more than three dozen countries and was bureau chief in Baghdad, Cairo and Southeast Asia. He also served as the Post’s national editor and as an assistant managing editor. In 2014, he and Howard Schultz wrote the bestselling book, "For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism and Sacrifice." He also is the author of two other bestselling books: "Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan" and "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone," which was named one of the 10 best books of 2007 by The New York Times and inspired the movie Green Zone. He is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of Stanford University.

Arts Research Africa — This is a podcast of the 5th dialogue in the Arts Research Africa, Creative Work Supervision series in The Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Entitled “Can we go beyond the Readymade? - the creation of new artistic works and the art of collaboration (within an academic environment)”, this was a dialogue between ARA Artist in Residence, Dr Kathleen Tagg, and Dr Cameron Harris from the Wits Music Department, held on Wed 12 September 2018. In this podcast Kathleen Tagg and Cameron Harris reflect on the lessons learn from her creative collaboration with a group of 4th year Music Composition students from Wits Music Department which was inspired by the visual art exhibition at the Wits Art Museum, Beyond the Readymade, curated by Dr Alison Kearney. Dr Kathleen Tagg, currently an Arts Research Africa Artist in Residence in the Wits School of Arts, is a 2014-15 Composition Fellow of the Dramatist Guild of America, and is a pianist, composer, producer and music director based in New York City. Over the past decade she has been prolific as a songwriter, but has also written for combinations as diverse as symphony orchestra, choir, string quartet, piano with electronics and six-piece band. Kathleen holds the Helen Cohn Award as outstanding Doctoral graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where she taught for four years, as well as well as degrees from Mannes College and the University of Cape Town. She is currently on the faculty of SongFest in Los Angeles. Dr Cameron Harris is Senior Lecturer in the Music Department in the Wits School of Arts, were he teaches music theory and electroacoustic composition. He was the chair of NewMusicSA, the South African section of the International Society for Contemporary Music from 2008 until 2012 and has curated a number of festivals for the organization including New Music Indaba festival, and the Unyazi electronic music festival. He is currently on the board of the ‘Bowed Electrons’ music

This is a podcast of the 5th dialogue in the Arts Research Africa, Creative Work Supervision series in The Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Entitled “Can we go beyond the Readymade? - the creation of new artistic works and the art of collaboration (within an academic environment)”, this was a dialogue between ARA Artist in Residence, Dr Kathleen Tagg, and Dr Cameron Harris from the Wits Music Department, held on Wed 12 September 2018. In this podcast Kathleen Tagg and Cameron Harris reflect on the lessons learn from her creative collaboration with a group of 4th year Music Composition students from Wits Music Department which was inspired by the visual art exhibition at the Wits Art Museum, Beyond the Readymade, curated by Dr Alison Kearney. Dr Kathleen Tagg, currently an Arts Research Africa Artist in Residence in the Wits School of Arts, is a 2014-15 Composition Fellow of the Dramatist Guild of America, and is a pianist, composer, producer and music director based in New York City. Over the past decade she has been prolific as a songwriter, but has also written for combinations as diverse as symphony orchestra, choir, string quartet, piano with electronics and six-piece band. Kathleen holds the Helen Cohn Award as outstanding Doctoral graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where she taught for four years, as well as well as degrees from Mannes College and the University of Cape Town. She is currently on the faculty of SongFest in Los Angeles. Dr Cameron Harris is Senior Lecturer in the Music Department in the Wits School of Arts, were he teaches music theory and electroacoustic composition. He was the chair of NewMusicSA, the South African section of the International Society for Contemporary Music from 2008 until 2012 and has curated a number of festivals for the organization including New Music Indaba festival, and the Unyazi electronic music festival. He is currently on the board of the ‘Bowed Electrons' music

“Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway." - Mother TeresaDo you reveal and present your true self to the world? How can increased personal vulnerability result in greater professional successes? When considering gender roles, do you occasionally idealize a bygone era?Join host Chris Schembra in this week's episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Conversations, as he welcomes performer and entertainment producer, activist, community leader, and former Disney Mouseketeer, Ray DeForest, who may also be known to some as his popular theatrical character, Doris Dear. Winner of the 2016 MAC Award, actress and comedienne Dear has been featured in numerous movie and TV productions, and has starred in her own sold out cabaret-style shows.In addition to entertaining audiences and raising funds to support theatre development, Mr. DeForest is an Executive Board Member of the Pipeline Theatre Company and Member of the prestigious Dramatist Guild of America. It is through his lifelong love of theatre that Mr. DeForest nurtured his storytelling and comedic talents, as well as his ability to connect with an audience and take them on an emotional journey. "Art requires reaction," he proclaims.Long before theatre life beckoned Mr. DeForest to Manhattan, he found himself growing up in 1950-1960s Staten Island, where idyllic "Americana" was a real-world version of Norman Rockwell's iconic paintings. But what is one to do when they don't fit the traditional mold? "Admitting who we are is never easy," states Mr. DeForest. But, this challenge of self-expression found a creative outlet through character development and performance, and continues to be richly rewarded by audiences who react to the experience and find a safe space in his character's maternal presence. Bravo!In 2015, the 747 Club was founded by Mr. Schembra to create a conversational environment promoting Authenticity ~ Empathy ~ Vulnerability ~ Safety. In sparking dialogue between people from disparate backgrounds and experiences, with different interests and viewpoints, a sense of community has formed within this shared experience, creating real understanding and an acceptance of others. Through this podcast, a wider audience will now learn about the 7:47 Club’s incredibly important mission.Learning, listening, and growing through shared experiences ~ Welcome to the 747 Club community.

Each of us, even the youngest, has experienced grief: the loss of a pet, a home, a job, a parent, a child, a friend -- each requires a certain amount of processing, and The Grief Dialogues can help. Starting with a single entry in Island Theatre's 10-Minute Play Festival, The Grief Dialogues now constitute 6 plays, which will be performed here at BIMA on June 15th before going on to Seattle and New York City. Listen here as playwright Elizabeth Coplan, founder of this series of plays and author of one of them, explains their success. Inspired by stories of dying, death, and grief, the Dialogues have been shown in venues across the country, and use theatre to help facilitate conversation about this shadowy and near-taboo topic. Exploring the situations, relationships, emotions, aftermath, and logistics of death, the plays combine humor, heartbreak, and reality to offer an honest and provocative look at this difficult subject. With the help of Dr. Sharon Stanley of Bainbridge Island, who will be present after the performance for a question and answer period, the plays can help audience members vocalize and process their own experiences with grief and loss. Ms. Coplan, Dr. Stanley, and the actors hope that this new conversation about dying, death, and grief will lead to a better understanding of these and aid in closure after an event. Dr. Stanley and the plays' director, Wesley Fruge, were recently interviewed on Q13's "This Morning" show by Travis Mayfield, who will MC the Dialogues. To access those interviews, visit: https://youtu.be/arywHohSJy0 and https://youtu.be/sAkjio2LDvc. The Grief Dialogues will be presented June 15 at BIMA in the Frank Buxton Auditorium. There is a reception for ticket holders at 6 pm; the show begins at 7pm. The plays move on to Seattle in June and then to New York City, for a presentation with the Dramatist Guild. For tickets for the Bainbridge performance visit BrownPaperTickets.com. Tickets for the Seattle showings (June 18,19,26, and 27, 18th and Union Theater at 7:30) are also available at BrownPaperTickets.com. Credits: BCB host: Carolyn Goad; audio tech Chris Walker; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

Kimball is a former-Anchorage, now-Seattle based actor and writer. He is a best-selling Off-Broadway playwright and a member of the Dramatist Guild of America. Allen is the creator and host of “Triple Threat with Kimball Allen,” a recurring variety talk show. He has written for several syndicated publications such as the New York Times and filmed with Comedy Central and Amazon studios. He is thrilled to be back in Anchorage.

Natalie Lovejoy is composer, lyricist, and bookwriter whose work has been heard at 54 Below, The Duplex, Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Flea Theatre, Greenwhich Music House, and in Nashville at the legendary Bluebird Café, and she is listed in The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatres Writers at Contemorary Musical Theater.com. She was married to a soldier, who deployed to Iraq in 2008-2009 with the 101st Airborne Division, from 2006-2013 and was stationed at Ft. Bliss, Ft. Campbell, and Ft. Totten, Natalie wrote the music, book and lyrics to Deployed, which was produced by the Society of Artistic Veterans off-off Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Company in November 2013 and again at the Gene Frankel Theatre in January 2014 to sold-out audiences. It was featured in the Musical Theater Factory’s 4x15 in March 2015 and continues to be developed. She has contributed work to the interactive theatre piece Hall Pass (NYU Commissioned), the musical Club Meds, and wrote the score for Veteran Artist Program’s commerical “Movement to Contact.” In addition, her autobiographical short-story “Two Roads” was published in So Say We All’s anthology Homecoming which examines the transition from military to civilian life and will be featured on NPR for Veterans’s Week 2015. When not writing, she teaches voice, piano, and composition. Education: MM in Music Composition from New York University, the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, and the Johnny Mercer Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern University. Professional Member: ASCAP, the Dramatist Guild.

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 2Cast:Ariel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoJoe Izen as Kelson Joe Izen Librettist/PlaywrightLyn Marsh PhD in the Critics CornerStage Directions and Producer Rachel Love

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 2Cast:Ariel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoJoe Izen as Kelson Joe Izen Librettist/PlaywrightLyn Marsh PhD in the Critics CornerStage Directions and Producer Rachel Love

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 1 Eve Of Beltane Cast: Nellie O’Brien as Jenny O’LearyNellie O’Brien - has performed in many national and local venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Westchester Broadway Theatre, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Emelin Theatre, White Plains Center for the Performing Arts, Salt City Center and The Performing Arts Foundation. She has TV, radio, voiceovers, comedy improv and cabaret to her credit and was a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for Excellence in Acting. A former TV and Radio anchor, producer and correspondent, she is the president of Compelle! Communications, a company specializing in media training, presentation skills, spokeswork and message development. .Richard Mazda as Johnny Aiden MillerRichard Mazda is a writer, director, producer, actor, singer and musician. Born in the UK and now residing in NYC. Mazda received an award American Society of Composers, Authors and Producers (ASCAP) award for the Billboard R&B hit, “How Long.” Film Mazda appeared in major films, including Harry Potter and Philospher’s Stone, Saving Private Ryan, Love Actually, and Batman Begins as well as TV shows like BBC’s Eastenders and the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. London stage includes Canterbury in Edward II, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Jimmy in Home James. In early 2005 he founded The Queens Players, an acting troupe that would go on to produce over 40 main-stage productions such as Macbeth, Cyrano De Bergerac, Edward II, As You Like It, Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest as well as original plays by Mazda, including All The Wild Horses, Pirate Pete, Touch of Death, and The Poacher’s Game. In 2007 Mazda founded the Secret Theatre, a 50-seat black box performance space in Long Island City, Queens. Two years later he expanded it to include a second 99-seat house. Currently, the Secret Theatre complex houses three performance rehearsal spaces and one studio/rehearsal space. The Secret Theatre and The Queens Players have become fixtures in the arts scene in Queens. Recent directing credits include a sold out run of Hair, Much Ado About Nothing. Mazda received praise for playing Richard in Richard III for the Queens Players. As a writer Mazda is the author of Pirate Pete’s Parrot and Princess Particular which are the longest running children’s shows in Queens with 72 and 56 consecutive dates respectively with no sign of the shows popularity fading.Mary Ellen Ashley as Dinah O’LearyMaryEllen has performed since she was 4 years old in all areas of the performing arts which includes all the early radio soap operas and half hour dramas. She was in the original Annie Get Your Gun as the little Oakley sisters opposite Ethel Merman along with 5 other musicals by the time she was a teenager.She had her own children's half hour TV show on ABC network-The Tootsie Hippodrome as Judy Ann the Tootsie Roll Sweatheart-sponsored by yes of course Tootsie Roll Candies. Later on she was seen in triple rolls in Yentle On Broadway, multiple 42nd Sts, MAma Rose in Gypsy, Mame, 13 different productions of Hello Dolly as Dolly and Mrs Lovett inSweeney Todd. These are only a few of all the Broadway, Off Broadway, regional and tours you mitt have seen her in. In more recent few she can be seen in film and TV such as The Producers, several Law and Order and Law and Order SVU, Fringe, Best MAn In The Dark, and a half dozen film touring the festivals as we speak. She has just completed two Pilots to be released in near future.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoLarry Daggett as KelsonLarry Daggett (Professor Kelson O’Leary). Credits include Ragtime (original Broadway cast), Candide (New York City Opera), plus regional productions of Amadeus, This Wonderful Life, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Souvenir, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Follies, Mystery/Drood, Sunset Boulevard, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and many more at theatres which includeActors Theatre of Louisville, Arkansas Repertory , Asolo Theatre, Barnstormers Theatre, Barrington Stage, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Cape May Stage, Capital Repertory, Cleveland Play House, East Lynne Theatre Co., Fulton Opera House, Florida Repertory, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyric Stage of Boston, Music Theatre of Connecticut, New Harmony Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Sierra Repertory, Virginia Musical Theatre, and more. For more information visit www.larrydaggett.comAriel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Marina Barry as NARRATORMARINA BARRY is an actress, writer, director/producer, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, member of the Dramatists Guild., MFA in performance from FSU (Asolo Theatre)Recently seen as 'The Nurse' in Romeo & Juliet for Pulse Ensemble's Shakespeare in the Park, 'Faith' in Christmas Guest with Spiral Theatre Studio, Regional: The Royal Family, The Man who Came To Dinner, The Ruling Class, Tony Pastor Presents: Lillian Russell, one woman show. Directed: reading of Eve of Beltane at the Dramatists Guild, several short play festivals, and participated as a writer in The Barrow Groups 24 Hour Play Festival. Currently coaching actors and singers ~ JUST YOU ~ to refine and work on audition material for the right fit that's JUST YOU. mbs789@verizon.net

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 1 Eve Of Beltane Cast: Nellie O’Brien as Jenny O’LearyNellie O’Brien - has performed in many national and local venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Westchester Broadway Theatre, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Emelin Theatre, White Plains Center for the Performing Arts, Salt City Center and The Performing Arts Foundation. She has TV, radio, voiceovers, comedy improv and cabaret to her credit and was a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for Excellence in Acting. A former TV and Radio anchor, producer and correspondent, she is the president of Compelle! Communications, a company specializing in media training, presentation skills, spokeswork and message development. .Richard Mazda as Johnny Aiden MillerRichard Mazda is a writer, director, producer, actor, singer and musician. Born in the UK and now residing in NYC. Mazda received an award American Society of Composers, Authors and Producers (ASCAP) award for the Billboard R&B hit, “How Long.” Film Mazda appeared in major films, including Harry Potter and Philospher’s Stone, Saving Private Ryan, Love Actually, and Batman Begins as well as TV shows like BBC’s Eastenders and the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. London stage includes Canterbury in Edward II, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Jimmy in Home James. In early 2005 he founded The Queens Players, an acting troupe that would go on to produce over 40 main-stage productions such as Macbeth, Cyrano De Bergerac, Edward II, As You Like It, Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest as well as original plays by Mazda, including All The Wild Horses, Pirate Pete, Touch of Death, and The Poacher’s Game. In 2007 Mazda founded the Secret Theatre, a 50-seat black box performance space in Long Island City, Queens. Two years later he expanded it to include a second 99-seat house. Currently, the Secret Theatre complex houses three performance rehearsal spaces and one studio/rehearsal space. The Secret Theatre and The Queens Players have become fixtures in the arts scene in Queens. Recent directing credits include a sold out run of Hair, Much Ado About Nothing. Mazda received praise for playing Richard in Richard III for the Queens Players. As a writer Mazda is the author of Pirate Pete’s Parrot and Princess Particular which are the longest running children’s shows in Queens with 72 and 56 consecutive dates respectively with no sign of the shows popularity fading.Mary Ellen Ashley as Dinah O’LearyMaryEllen has performed since she was 4 years old in all areas of the performing arts which includes all the early radio soap operas and half hour dramas. She was in the original Annie Get Your Gun as the little Oakley sisters opposite Ethel Merman along with 5 other musicals by the time she was a teenager.She had her own children's half hour TV show on ABC network-The Tootsie Hippodrome as Judy Ann the Tootsie Roll Sweatheart-sponsored by yes of course Tootsie Roll Candies. Later on she was seen in triple rolls in Yentle On Broadway, multiple 42nd Sts, MAma Rose in Gypsy, Mame, 13 different productions of Hello Dolly as Dolly and Mrs Lovett inSweeney Todd. These are only a few of all the Broadway, Off Broadway, regional and tours you mitt have seen her in. In more recent few she can be seen in film and TV such as The Producers, several Law and Order and Law and Order SVU, Fringe, Best MAn In The Dark, and a half dozen film touring the festivals as we speak. She has just completed two Pilots to be released in near future.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoLarry Daggett as KelsonLarry Daggett (Professor Kelson O’Leary). Credits include Ragtime (original Broadway cast), Candide (New York City Opera), plus regional productions of Amadeus, This Wonderful Life, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Souvenir, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Follies, Mystery/Drood, Sunset Boulevard, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and many more at theatres which includeActors Theatre of Louisville, Arkansas Repertory , Asolo Theatre, Barnstormers Theatre, Barrington Stage, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Cape May Stage, Capital Repertory, Cleveland Play House, East Lynne Theatre Co., Fulton Opera House, Florida Repertory, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyric Stage of Boston, Music Theatre of Connecticut, New Harmony Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Sierra Repertory, Virginia Musical Theatre, and more. For more information visit www.larrydaggett.comAriel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Marina Barry as NARRATORMARINA BARRY is an actress, writer, director/producer, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, member of the Dramatists Guild., MFA in performance from FSU (Asolo Theatre)Recently seen as 'The Nurse' in Romeo & Juliet for Pulse Ensemble's Shakespeare in the Park, 'Faith' in Christmas Guest with Spiral Theatre Studio, Regional: The Royal Family, The Man who Came To Dinner, The Ruling Class, Tony Pastor Presents: Lillian Russell, one woman show. Directed: reading of Eve of Beltane at the Dramatists Guild, several short play festivals, and participated as a writer in The Barrow Groups 24 Hour Play Festival. Currently coaching actors and singers ~ JUST YOU ~ to refine and work on audition material for the right fit that's JUST YOU. mbs789@verizon.net

Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan: In October, 1992 Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan sat down at Marymount Manhattan College with SDCFoundation and Dramatist Guild members and the general public to talk about how and why they work together. Originally recorded - October 14, 1992. Running Time - 40:57 ©1992 SDCF

Stop and Frisk, Jim Crow By Another Name? Join The Gist of Freedom Sunday June 10th at 8pm~ Listen to Constitutional Law Professor, Gloria Browne-Marshall as she lectures on Stop and Frisk and gives us an update on Zimmerman's latest arrest and Trayvon's Road to Justice.  On May 16, a federal judge granted class Action Lawsuit (certification in a lawsuit) challenging the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices as unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.  The ruling will allow all persons unlawfully stopped and frisked since January 2005 to be plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The plaintiffs are represented by the Center of Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the law firms of Beldock, Levine, and Hoffman and Covington & Burling, LLP.  Gloria J. Browne-Marshall received the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award for her work with civil rights and women's justice issues.  A former civil rights attorney, Browne-Marshall is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) teaching Constitutional Law, Race and the Law, and Evidence. She is a member of the Gender Studies faculty of John Jay College as well as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. A free-lance journalist and an award-winning playwright, her most recent play is titled "Diversity" and examines marriage choices.  She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Mystery Writers of America, National Association of Black Journalists, and PEN American Center. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is the Founder/Director of The Law and Policy Group, Inc., 

Join constistutional law professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, on The Gist of Freedom as she lectures on George Zimmerman's arrest and Trayvon's road to Justice.  Tune in Tuesday April 24th at 8:30 pm for Part II with Professor Brown and attorney actvist, Michael Coard. Gloria Browne-Marshalll received the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award for her work with civil rights and women's justice issues. Her forthcoming book is titled "Black Women: Salem Witch Trials to Civil Rights Activists - A Legal History."   A former civil rights attorney, Browne-Marshall is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) teaching Constitutional Law, Race and the Law, and Evidence. She is a member of the Gender Studies faculty of John Jay College as well as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.   Active nationally and internationally, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a  free-lance journalist and an award-winning playwright, her most recent play is titled "Diversity" and examines marriage choices. Her other plays include the full-length drama on Alzheimer's disease "My Juilliard," one act plays "Jeanine" and "Waverly Place" as well as the full-length murder mystery "Killing Me Softly." She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Mystery Writers of America, National Association of Black Journalists, and PEN American Center.   Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is the Founder/Director of The Law and Policy Group, Inc., a nonprofit organization. The Law and Policy Group, Inc. 

In October, 1992 Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan sat down at Marymount Manhattan College with SDCFoundation and Dramatist Guild members and the general public to talk about how and why they work together.