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Send us a textAudrey Cefaly streamed into the Playwright's Spotlight after I had the pleasure of seeing the production of her play Alabaster at The Fountain Theatre in Los Angles. This is first time I've had the opportunity to talk to the playwright after seeing their work. We discuss asking big questions, making changes throughout the play's evolution, how much design is on the page, knowing the rules of the card game, and refraining from hardwiring stage directions to allow creative freedom. We also delve into stripping the work down to its core, the use of hashtags, writing poetic dialogue, stillness in storytelling and other way finders, and the use of overlapping and dual dialogue. We wrap it up writing regional, the use of hypnotic language, the purpose of an artistic statements, and her toolbox of playwright vocabulary and "How to Playwright." It's a great conversation that went on for another thirty minutes after I stopped recording. Won't let that happen again. Enjoy, and be sure to go catch Alabaster at any of the theaters below.Audrey Cefaly is an alumna of the Playwrights' Arena cohort at Arena Stage, a recipient of the Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers Conference, and a Dramatist Guild Foundation Traveling Master. She is published by Concord Theatricals, Smith & Kraus, and Applause Books. Her plays have been produced by Cincinnati Playhouse, Florida Studio, Florida Rep, Gulfshore Playhouse, Signature Theatre, and many others. Her play Alabaster received an 11-city Rolling World Premiere, the largest in National New Play Network history and is now playing at The Fountain Theater in Los Angeles until March 30th.For tickets to Alabaster at The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, CA - https://www.fountaintheatre.com/events/alabasterFor tickets to Alabaster in Grand Rapids, MI, through March 8, 2025 -https://actorstheatregrandrapids.org/programming/coming-soon/alabaster/For tickets to Alabaster in Charolette, NC, through March 16 - https://charlottecultureguide.com/event/430227/alabaster-by-audrey-cefalyTo watch the video version of this interview, visit -           https://youtu.be/pcJSzLrAk-IWebsite and Socials for Audrey Cefaly -www.audreycefaly.comSubstack - https://audreycefaly.substack.comBluesky - @audreycefaly IG - @alcefaly X - @alcefaly Websites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Alabaster @ The Fountain Theatre - 7.4 out of 10! Average Show! Feb 12 – March 30, 2025. www.latheatrebites.com

The Artistic Director of the Fountain Theatre, Stephen Sachs, is modest about his 33 years at the helm of its creative and award-winning accomplishments.   As an example, the City Council of Los Angeles, California, recognized Stephen for his contributions to the cultural life of Los Angeles.   Being an actor, director and playwright, he took the helm of a theatre organization with a vision that the theatrical experience can be a sacred space.   A place where community problems can be presented and the audience can learn new ideas and understandings about the  world around them.                               In this episode, listeners will hear about his courageous choices as an artistic leader in the Los Angeles community believing that audiences will come to enjoy the adventure of the unorthodox and innovative.   Early on for both institutions, Def West Theatre had a home at the Fountain when the idea of deaf theatre was hardly considered possible.  The rest is history, as Def West went to Broadway and great successes.  Deaf Theatre is an important centerpiece of the Fountain's history and culture.   The Fountain Theatre has produced new plays, classic American plays, plays from around the world and was honored by becoming the home of South African Playwright Athol Fugard's many world premiers.   As we slide forward into 2023, Stephen Sachs reminds us that all of us are changed by the pandemic and that we are reassessing.  This is true for theatre stages, and important institutions like the Fountain Theatre, that will be finding through their artistry ways to help all of us move forward.   To Contact and for program information, Email:  Info@fountaintheatre.org

Mel discusses his journey on the professional side in this second episode. MEL ENGLAND has starred on Screen and Stage, Off-Broadway, internationally and across the USA, since his debut at age 10 in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, directed by British Actor/Director Anton Rogers at the Dallas Theatre Center. He's played Brad in the play ELECTRICITY for audiences around the country, from New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, to Minneapolis, where he won Best Actor in a Tour from Lavender Magazine. On film, he starred in the title role of RON AND LAURA TAKE BACK AMERICA for which he won a Best Acting Ensemble award (IIFC) and two Best Actor nominations (NYCIFF & IndieFest). The film, which he co-wrote and co-directed with co-star Janice Markham, earned 13 other wins and nominations, including Best Comedy & Best Director, co-starred Golden Globe Best Actress Nominee Irene Bedard and Jim J. Bullock, and can be seen on Amazon Prime. He stars in the feature BEST DAY EVER, Winner Best LGBT Film (IndieFest) also on Amazon, and appears alongside Academy Award Best Actress Nominee and Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland in ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN. He recently signed to star with Kirkland in the upcoming feature film LOVE ANONYMOUS. Other film roles include Mr. Ghoulden in the hilarious dark comedy feature PERSONA AU GRATIN, Winner Best Comedy (IndieFest USA) and co-starring alongside horror film star Sid Haig in the indie hit LITTLE BIG TOP (released worldwide on Netflix & Amazon). He also starred in the dark comedy PERSONA AU GRATIN (Best Comedy, IndieFest), and as a minister confronted with his own crisis of faith in HIGHLIGHTS (Best Drama Nominee, Moviefone Film Festival). Most recently, he can be seen in the feature FROM ZERO TO I LOVE YOU, and in the TV movie FAME AT DEADLY COST on Lifetime and internationally on Canal. On Stage, England's solo show SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS directed by Jill Andre, premiered Off-Broadway at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre, as part of a benefit for The Climate Project, featuring posters of the show signed by former Vice President Al Gore, and then toured world-wide, to the 2009 UN SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE in Copenhagen, LA, and the National Mall in Washington DC for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Other Off-Broadway credits include HECUBA, MARRIAGE with the Pearl Theatre Company.England has been a proud part of many notable "original" New York productions, including THE RING OF DEATH by Off-Broadway legend H.M. Koutoukas, director Chris Sanderson's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Washington Square, HONEYSUCKLES (developed for TV by FOX), SEA MONKEYS at Playwrights Horizons by Tony Nominee Chad Beguelin (THE PROM), FREDDY at LA's Fountain Theatre, and KING OF CONNECTICUT with Phillip Seymour Hoffman. England studied with legendary acting teachers Stella Adler and Terry Schreiber, attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, trained with internationally acclaimed director Agousto Boal, with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the British American Theatre Institute, and is a graduate of Dallas' High School for the Performing and Visual Arts with Karon Cogdill & Jane Farris, and in the beginning at the children's theatre program the Dallas Theatre Center, under the direction of Synthia Rogers. For Mel's full bio and other information, please go to: http://www.MelEngland.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2023Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Mel discusses in background and early life in this first episode. MEL ENGLAND has starred on Screen and Stage, Off-Broadway, internationally and across the USA, since his debut at age 10 in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, directed by British Actor/Director Anton Rogers at the Dallas Theatre Center. He's played Brad in the play ELECTRICITY for audiences around the country, from New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, to Minneapolis, where he won Best Actor in a Tour from Lavender Magazine. On film, he starred in the title role of RON AND LAURA TAKE BACK AMERICA for which he won a Best Acting Ensemble award (IIFC) and two Best Actor nominations (NYCIFF & IndieFest). The film, which he co-wrote and co-directed with co-star Janice Markham, earned 13 other wins and nominations, including Best Comedy & Best Director, co-starred Golden Globe Best Actress Nominee Irene Bedard and Jim J. Bullock, and can be seen on Amazon Prime. He stars in the feature BEST DAY EVER, Winner Best LGBT Film (IndieFest) also on Amazon, and appears alongside Academy Award Best Actress Nominee and Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland in ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN. He recently signed to star with Kirkland in the upcoming feature film LOVE ANONYMOUS. Other film roles include Mr. Ghoulden in the hilarious dark comedy feature PERSONA AU GRATIN, Winner Best Comedy (IndieFest USA) and co-starring alongside horror film star Sid Haig in the indie hit LITTLE BIG TOP (released worldwide on Netflix & Amazon). He also starred in the dark comedy PERSONA AU GRATIN (Best Comedy, IndieFest), and as a minister confronted with his own crisis of faith in HIGHLIGHTS (Best Drama Nominee, Moviefone Film Festival). Most recently, he can be seen in the feature FROM ZERO TO I LOVE YOU, and in the TV movie FAME AT DEADLY COST on Lifetime and internationally on Canal. On Stage, England's solo show SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS directed by Jill Andre, premiered Off-Broadway at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre, as part of a benefit for The Climate Project, featuring posters of the show signed by former Vice President Al Gore, and then toured world-wide, to the 2009 UN SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE in Copenhagen, LA, and the National Mall in Washington DC for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Other Off-Broadway credits include HECUBA, MARRIAGE with the Pearl Theatre Company.England has been a proud part of many notable "original" New York productions, including THE RING OF DEATH by Off-Broadway legend H.M. Koutoukas, director Chris Sanderson's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Washington Square, HONEYSUCKLES (developed for TV by FOX), SEA MONKEYS at Playwrights Horizons by Tony Nominee Chad Beguelin (THE PROM), FREDDY at LA's Fountain Theatre, and KING OF CONNECTICUT with Phillip Seymour Hoffman. England studied with legendary acting teachers Stella Adler and Terry Schreiber, attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, trained with internationally acclaimed director Agousto Boal, with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the British American Theatre Institute, and is a graduate of Dallas' High School for the Performing and Visual Arts with Karon Cogdill & Jane Farris, and in the beginning at the children's theatre program the Dallas Theatre Center, under the direction of Synthia Rogers. For Mel's full bio and other information, please go to: http://www.MelEngland.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2023Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

A multiple award-winning theatre director and filmmaker, Cameron Watson is known for his much lauded and box office hits at Antaeus Theatre Company (THE LITTLE FOXES, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, PICNIC and TOP GIRLS) as well as work at Rogue Machine Theatre (COCK), The Fountain Theatre, The Pasadena Playhouse, Ensemble Theatre Company, The Colony Theatre (the now legendary production of TRYING starring Alan Mandell and Rebecca Mozo). His most recent productions were two critically-acclaimed premieres of ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE HAPPY at Rogue Machine Theatre and BELOVED at The Road Theatre. Cameron created, wrote and directed the hit comedy series BREAK A HIP. Christina Pickles won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work in the series. Cameron wrote and directed the Miramax feature film OUR VERY OWN, starring Allison Janney, Jason Ritter, Cheryl Hines and Keith Carradine. Ms. Janney received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her work in the film. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cameron Watson ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914534/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ecamwat/?hl=en ⌲ Website: https://www.cameron-watson.com/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Moving Spotlight Podcast ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264 ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27 ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Theatre #Theater #ActingClass #ActingTeacher #AntaeusTheatre #Antaeus #PasadenaPlayhouse #MusicalTheatre #Writer #Script #AllisonJanney #JasonRitter #CherylHines #KeithCarradine #ChristinaPickles #AlanMandell #RebeccaMozo #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife #Believe #Success #Inspiration #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film #YourBestBadActing #Content #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-moving-spotlight/support

If I Forget @ Fountain Theatre 8 out of 10 - A Good Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! July 23 – Sep 10, 2022 In the final months before 9/11, liberal Jewish studies professor Michael Fischer has reunited with his two sisters to celebrate their father's seventy-fifth birthday. Each deeply invested in their own version of family history, the siblings clash over everything from Michael's controversial scholarly work to the mounting pressures of caring for an ailing parent. As destructive secrets and long-held resentments bubble to the surface, the three negotiate—with biting humor and razor-sharp insight—how much of the past they're willing to sacrifice for a chance at a new beginning. IF I FORGET tells a powerful tale of a family and a culture at odds with itself.

www.lauragardner.orgLaura was born on Saint Patrick's Day with her fraternal twin, Lynn. They began their acting career at 5 as “Lullaby Kids” in THE WIZARD OF OZ at Camp Monroe in the Catskills. Laura left her twin behind in her pursuit of acting and found herself working professionally before she hit her teens.Laura trained at Boston University School of the Arts, Rutgers University and Herbert Berghof Studios where she studied with Uta Hagen, Carol Rosenfeld and Ken McMillan.Laura appeared on Broadway in SMILE with Jodi Benson (the little Mermaid). Her off B'way credits include THE COCKTAIL HOUR with Nancy Marchand, Bruce Davison and Keene Curtis, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY with Kevin Conway, and WELDED directed by Jose' Quintero. She toured nationally in SHOWBOAT (with Pat Harrington and Anita Gillette), DOONESBURY (with Greg Edelman and Marin Maisie), OLIVER (with Andrea McCardle and Richard Kline) and MY FAIR LADY (with Jodi Benson and Ian Ogilvy). Her extensive regional credits include the Arena Stage(DC), Huntington Theatre (Boston), Cleveland Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, and the NC Shakespeare Festival in roles that ranged from Lady Macbeth to Miss Hannigan. L.A. credits include 6 plays for the Pasadena Playhouse, Will Geer Botanicum, Westwood Playhouse, Tiffany Theatre, Fountain Theatre, Deaf West and the Celtic Arts Centre. She is a member of the ROAD THEATRE and ROGUE MACHINE.Some of her TV and film credits include SEAL TEAM, ANIMAL KINGDOM, OUTCAST, THE ROMANOFFS, CRIMINAL MINDS, THE GILMORE GIRLS, CASTLE, ER, TORCHWOOD, THE WEST WING, JUDGING AMY, BOSTON PUBLIC, PARTY OF FIVE, LAW AND ORDER LA, LA LAW, ER, CHEERS, FRESH OFF THE BOAT and many morel You may have seen Laura and her actor husband, Frank Collison recurring on the NBC hit, MY NAME IS EARL.

The WORLD PREMIERE of Detained @ The Fountain Theatre - Review7.3 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com

Laura was born on Saint Patrick's Day with her fraternal twin, Lynn. They began their acting career at 5 as “Lullaby Kids” in THE WIZARD OF OZ at Camp Monroe in the Catskills. Laura left her twin behind and found herself working professionally before she hit her teens. Laura appeared on Broadway in SMILE with Jodi Benson (the Little Mermaid). Her off B'way credits include THE COCKTAIL HOUR with Nancy Marchand, Bruce Davison, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY with Kevin Conway, and WELDED directed by Jose' Quintero. She toured nationally in SHOWBOAT (with Pat Harrington and Anita Gillette), DOONESBURY (with Greg Edelman and Marin Maisie), OLIVER (with Andrea McCardle and Richard Kline), and MY FAIR LADY (with Jodi Benson and Ian Ogilvy). Her extensive regional credits include the Arena Stage(DC), Huntington Theatre (Boston), Cleveland Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, and the NC Shakespeare Festival in roles that ranged from Lady Macbeth to Miss Hannigan. L.A. credits include 6 plays for the Pasadena Playhouse, Will Geer Botanicum, Westwood Playhouse, Tiffany Theatre, Fountain Theatre, Deaf West, and the Celtic Arts Centre. She is a member of the ROAD THEATRE and ROGUE MACHINE. Some of her TV and film credits include LAW AND ORDER, SVU, SEAL TEAM, ANIMAL KINGDOM, OUTCAST, THE ROMANOFFS, CRIMINAL MINDS, and many morel You may have seen Laura and her actor husband, Frank Collison recurring on the NBC hit, MY NAME IS EARL. Laura was on the faculty of the HOWARD FINE ACTING ACTING STUDIO in Hollywood for over 19 years and then at their satellite school in Australia. She has taught actors with disabilities in Los Angeles and Berkeley. Ms. Gardner has taught in NYC at HB Studio, Stella Adler Institute, and the American Academy of Art. She teaches workshops all over the country as well as in Great Britain. She was the drama consultant for the Compton School District. She has been a Featured Artist at the VALDEZ THEATRE CONFERENCE in Valdez, Alaska for the last 15 years where she created the MONOLOGUE WORKSHOP. http://www.theatreconference.org/other-programs/ monologue-workshop/ She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Frank Collison. www.lauragardner.org FOLLOW her on IG: @thereallauragardner FOLLOW Peggy everywhere @HeadshotsByPeggy and @PeggyMcCartha www.HeadshotsByPeggy.com PLEASE Subscribe to this Podcast wherever you listen to your favorite Podcasts! Thank you

In this episode of "A Conversation With," I sat down with Clarissa Thibeaux that plays the role of Bree Solano on the new Netflix hit series Genteflied. Clarissa also shared how she got her start as an actress. Classica Thibeaux BIO Dynamic actress Clarissa Thibeaux has positioned herself as a one-to-watch. In the upcoming second season of Gentefied, Thibeaux will be making her Netflix debut as Bree Solano, a successful queer advertising executive specializing in finding emerging artists. She commands the boardrooms with a suave attitude, and she'll charm you into buying seeds during a drought. Initially, Thibeaux broke ground portraying one of the few black LGBTQ+ characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). First introduced in the second season of Hulu's hit action-drama "Runaways," Thibeaux can be seen starring as Xavin, a natural shape shifter who can alter her appearance at will. "Runaways," which is part of the MCU, follows a group of teenagers who band together and run away from their homes after finding out their parents are super-villains in disguise. The teenagers must come together in order to atone for their parent's actions and discover the secrets of their origins. Season 3 of the series premiered on December 13, 2019. Born and raised in Northern California, Thibeaux had dreams of becoming an entertainer from a young age. She studied Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Performance at San Diego State University. Upon obtaining her degree, Thibeaux had a slew of short films and regional commercials already under her belt. She made the move to Los Angeles where she booked her first big project on Amazon's "Bruno and Earlene Go To Vegas" where she played a rookie cop named Cookie. Additional credits include: Hulu's "Flight 666," "Ice Sharks," the short films "Soul Survivor," "Other Loving," and the Fountain Theatre's award-winning production of "Hype Man: A Break Beat Play." When she isn't on set, Thibeaux enjoys spending time with her dog Elphia, watching movies, hiking, and learning to knit. In these Covid days, Thibeaux has taken every necessary precaution to stay healthy. On the charity front, she's involved with the Cancer Support Community LA, which provides free activities, support groups, and counseling to those who have been impacted by cancer. As well as Pablove, a foundation that both raises money for groundbreaking medical advances in childhood cancer and helps children fighting cancer to have a creative voice through the art of photography. She also loves to support charities pertaining to the foster system, underprivileged youth, and environmental development. Thibeaux is based in New York City. Find her on Instagram @Clarissa, and on Twitter @ClarissaT. Submit Your Short Film: The Film Collective --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aconversationwithfm/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aconversationwithfm/support

We're so excited to finally share our conversation with the brilliant actor Matthew Hancock, who is currently leading the charge back to theaters by starring in the West Coast premiere of the award-winning play An Octoroon at The Fountain Theatre. Yes, people: plays are back, and we couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate Matthew's tremendous success and commemorate this special occasion. Coming to us straight from preview performances, Matthew tells Roger and Lovell all about the demands of rehearsing a play behind masks, the protocols required to bring a live play (!) in person (!!) to audiences today, and why intimate theater in Los Angeles is more vital than ever. Recently spotlighted in the New York Times, this landmark production of An Octoroon (written by none other than Roger and Lovell's college classmate, the transcendent Branden Jacobs-Jenkins!) runs until September 19, 2021, so do not miss it! Go on Instagram to follow Matthew at @imatthewhancock, and learn everything you can about the folx highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: civil rights icons Bayard Rustin and Marsha P. Johnson, activist Mariah Lopez, and John Imperato at the LGBT Center of Los Angeles. And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

FRANCE-LUCE BENSON Playwright and Community Engagement Coordinator with The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. Named “Someone to Watch ” in 2019 by American Theatre magazine, she is a recipient of a Miranda Foundation grant (DETAINED), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation New Play Commission (DEVIL'S SALT), and a Princess Grace Award runner up (BOAT PEOPLE).   Additional honors include: Zoetrope Grand Prize (CAROLINE'S WEDDING); Dramatists Guild Fellow 2016-17, Sam French OOB Festival Winner, NNPN Award for Best Play, and three time Kilroy List Honorable Mention.  Residencies include Djerassi, the Camargo Foundation in France, and Instituto Sacatar in Bahia, Brazil. Her plays have had productions, workshops, and readings at Crossroads Theatre New Jersey, City Theatre of Miami, The Playwrights Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, City Theatre of Miami, Loyola Marymount University, Global Black Voices in London, and in New York The Lark, The Billy Holiday Theatre, and the Ensemble Studio Theatre where she is a company member. She's been published by Sam French and Routledge Press. She earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA in Theatre from Florida International University. Teaching appointments include UCLA Extension, St. Johns University, Columbia University, Girl Be Heard, and P.S. Arts/Inside Out in L.A. She is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild, Inc.

Simone Missick made history for her powerful and extraordinary portrayal in Marvel's Luke Cage as TV's first black female superhero, Misty Knight, and has captivated audiences ever since. Touted as the show's "breakout star," Missick was featured as one of People magazine's "Ones to Watch" prior to the first season premiere. She continued to portray this impactful character in other shows, such as The Defenders and Iron Fist. Simone's other television appearances include CBS All Access' Tell Me a Story, the political thriller Scandal, Wayward Pines, and Showtime's crime drama Ray Donovan. Also, she starred in the comedy short Voicemail, for which she was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the NBC Universal Shorts Festival. Later this year, Simone will star in the second season of the series Altered Carbon, opposite Anthony Mackie. Previously, Simone filmed the lead in the independent film Jinn, directed by Nijla Mumin, which premiered at SXSW Festival in 2018. The film tells the deeply intimate and timely story of a woman who converts to Islam and how this affects her family dynamic. Outside of film and television, Simone's impressive theater work includes the Signature's Paradise Blue, written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Center Theatre Group's Citizen: An American Lyric. Based on a book of poetry by Claudia Rankine, adapted for the stage by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Stephen Sachs, and directed by Shirley Jo Finney, "Citizen" fuses poetry, prose, movement, music and the video image in a provocative stage adaptation. Also, Missick starred as Sweet Tea in The Road Weeps, the Well Runs Dry at the L.A. Theatre Center, which earned her an NAACP Theater Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2014. Simone lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Dorian Missick, and pup Charlie. Her birthday is Jan. 19. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @SimoneMissick. Welcome to the HU Movemakers Podcast (www.humovemakers.com), where we highlight folks in Howard University Culture that are blazing the trail and making moves! If you would like to apply or nominate someone to be on the podcast, please email bio/headshot to humovemakers@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/support

8 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com THE GAZE is a cycle of plays that examines the process of building culturally specific and queer works of color in historically white spaces. It tackles hard topics like racism head-on. It wrestles with the question:

Click to tweet this podcast to your friends and followers! Ken LaZebnik is the founder and director of the Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting program at Stephens College, a low residency program based in Hollywood, which aims to increase the number of female writers working in Hollywood. Ken writes for television, film and the theater. His work includes collaborating with Garrison Keillor on Robert Altman's last film, A Prairie Home Companion, and many years of writing and producing for hour-long television dramas, including seven years of writing and producing the drama Touched By An Angel. Two of his plays have won citations from The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA). His first book, Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows, was published in 2014 by Kelly's Cove Press – a collection of essays about personal encounters with Hollywood history. LaZebnik's feature work includes the Lionsgate film Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, released in 2008, starring Peter O'Toole and Marcia Gay Harden. His television writing has also included Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the new series When Calls The Heart on the Hallmark Channel. Ken's plays have frequently been premiered at The Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, directed by Jack Reuler. The most recent of these collaborations was On The Spectrum, which premiered in November, 2011. On The Spectrum was awarded a Steinberg Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association, and had a successful run in Los Angeles at the Fountain Theatre. Other plays Mixed Blood has premiered include Vestibular Sense, League of Nations, and Calvinisms. His play Rachel Calof, adapted from the memoir of a Jewish homesteader in North Dakota, is a one-woman show starring Kate Fuglei. His play Theory of Mind, commissioned for young audiences by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, has also been produced in Minnesota, Hawaii and Michigan. Follow Ken on Twitter: @KenLaZebnik. Buy Gray's book for only $4.99! Look for it on Amazon – How To Break In To TV Writing: Insider Interviews. Didn't get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (@GrayJones) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our TV Writer Twitter Database to find Twitter addresses for over 1,200 TV writers. Find our previous episodes and other resources at www.tvwriterpodcast.com or on Gray's YouTube channel. First published May 31, 2016.

Click to tweet this podcast to your friends and followers!Ken LaZebnik is the founder and director of the Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting program at Stephens College, a low residency program based in Hollywood, which aims to increase the number of female writers working in Hollywood.Ken writes for television, film and the theater. His work includes collaborating with Garrison Keillor on Robert Altman’s last film, A Prairie Home Companion, and many years of writing and producing for hour-long television dramas, including seven years of writing and producing the drama Touched By An Angel. Two of his plays have won citations from The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA). His first book, Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows, was published in 2014 by Kelly’s Cove Press – a collection of essays about personal encounters with Hollywood history.LaZebnik’s feature work includes the Lionsgate film Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage, released in 2008, starring Peter O’Toole and Marcia Gay Harden. His television writing has also included Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the new series When Calls The Heart on the Hallmark Channel.Ken’s plays have frequently been premiered at The Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, directed by Jack Reuler. The most recent of these collaborations was On The Spectrum, which premiered in November, 2011. On The Spectrum was awarded a Steinberg Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association, and had a successful run in Los Angeles at the Fountain Theatre. Other plays Mixed Blood has premiered include Vestibular Sense, League of Nations, and Calvinisms.His play Rachel Calof, adapted from the memoir of a Jewish homesteader in North Dakota, is a one-woman show starring Kate Fuglei. His play Theory of Mind, commissioned for young audiences by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, has also been produced in Minnesota, Hawaii and Michigan.Follow Ken on Twitter: @KenLaZebnik.Buy Gray’s book for only $4.99! Look for it on Amazon – How To Break In To TV Writing: Insider Interviews.Didn’t get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (@GrayJones) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our TV Writer Twitter Database to find Twitter addresses for over 1,200 TV writers. Find our previous episodes and other resources at www.tvwriterpodcast.com or on Gray’s YouTube channel.First published May 31, 2016.

8.6 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! FEB 23RD – APRIL 14TH,2019 www.latheatrebites.com A diverse hip-hop trio is on the verge of making it big on national TV when a police shooting of a Black teen shakes the band to its core, forcing them to confront questions of race, gender, privilege, appropriation, and when to use artistic expression as an act of social protest.

I got an education from a Nuyorican––right there, I’d never heard the term before. Felix Angel Solis is a revelation––on the Fountain Theatre stage as Eddie, in the Pulitzer Prize-winning, The Cost of Living, where he blew my mind and moved me beyond compare (I immediately set out to track him down), to his thoughts on acting––actors as musicians, the script the sheet music, “actioning,” “referencing,” not giving what they’re looking for, offering something different. Seeking characters who care about something. All explained with fascinating analogies to life. His twice a day meditation practice, where thoughts are encouraged to run and play… adaptive energy, how we let go. New York theatre, the Labyrinth, The Cherry Lane, being directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, twice. Getting tracked down not just by me, but Pacino, too. Crossing over to film and TV… series regular work on Law & Order, The Good Wife, The Following, NYC22 for Jane Rosenthal and Robert DeNiro; Subway Token Films, his joint production company, whose first film made the Tribeca Film Festival––street level miracles––saying yes to everything, and no to nothing, And yes he said to coming to perform for us at Women Who Write. As passionate as Felix is In performance is as passionate as I am to watch him do it, on any medium. Warm, humble, spiritual, insightful, resourceful, instinctual, inspiring and delightful, This time, this man, is so rich, I’ll be rewatching this more than once. Felix Solis is a revelation as an actor and as a human. Mind blown watching him on stage, mind blown sharing this life experience. Director of Photography Christinna Guzman Live on The Facebook Full show replay here https://bit.ly/2QBEMXo All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Soundcloud http://bit.ly/2hktWoS Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj This week's BROADcast is brought to you by Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.com And, Nicole Venables of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular peoples, like me. I love my hair, and I loves Nicole. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/

http://annettbone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/When-Music-Drives-Movement.png () You dance totally different if you are aware of the history of the dance form. It changes the dance or music to something that is something significantly deeper and heavier. That is why sometimes you can do a lot less, because it means more. -Ethan Margolis, paraphrased on the importance of being immersed in the dance form historyFeature Presentation: I had an educational and entertaining conversation with Ethan Margolis, director and guitarist of the upcoming Forever Flamenco: Family Gypsy Song, as he dispels the myths around the origins of Flamenco music and dance, things to observe if you're not familiar with Flamenco dance, the people that inspire him, and more. Links from this session:http://annettbone.com (Get my FREE Audio Resource) http://www.fountaintheatre.com/event/forever-flamenco-family-gypsy-song/ (Forever Flamenco-Family Gypsy Song (November 1st and 4th, 2018)) Photo above of Fanny Ara courtesy of http://www.fountaintheatre.com/ (The Fountain Theatre) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNcwhSqItKFcQga-ggNY31g (Ethan Margolis) http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Dance/Faculty/Pages/Cihtli-Ocampo.aspx (Cihtli Ocampo) Would you review The DancePreneuring Studio?I would be extremely appreciative if you would subscribe and leave your feedback on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Radio. It really helps if you do it through the native Apple Podcast App on your smart device. Thanks so much!

From the "Best of Sterling and Stroili - 2011" - A Special Repeat: It’s a laugh-a-minute as Sterling and Stroili welcome Broadway and television stars Jenny O’Hara (Promises, Promises; My Sister Sam) and Nick Ullett (Me and My Girl; Loot). The foursome discuss the 65th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast. O’Hara and Ullett are interviewed about their marriage, their careers, and their co-starring roles in Steven Sachs’ world premiere comedy Bakersfield Mist at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the Pasadena Playhouse’s west coast premiere of Twist, An American Musical directed by Debbie Allen; and the Long Beach Opera’s presentation of The Difficulty of Crossing a Field at the Terrace Theatre in California’s Long Beach Performing Arts Center. O’Hara and Ullett recant their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

It???s a laugh-a-minute as Sterling and Stroili welcome Broadway and television stars Jenny O???Hara (Promises, Promises; My Sister Sam) and Nick Ullett (Me and My Girl; Loot). The foursome discuss the 65th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast. O???Hara and Ullett are interviewed about their marriage, their careers, and their co-starring roles in Steven Sachs??? world premiere comedy Bakersfield Mist at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the Pasadena Playhouse???s west coast premiere of Twist, An American Musical directed by Debbie Allen; and the Long Beach Opera???s presentation of The Difficulty of Crossing a Field at the Terrace Theatre in California???s Long Beach Performing Arts Center. O???Hara and Ullett recant their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Bad Apples  Rubicon Theatre Company  8-16Arsenic and Old Lace  Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Company 8-17  ½ price TIX!The Weekly Armenian  Open at the Top Productions 8-17  ½ price TIX!Arms & the Man  Little Fish Theatre 8-17  ½ price TIX!Confessions of a Catholic Child   The Virtual Theatre Project 8-18The Hasty Heart  Pacific Resident Theatre 8-18  ½ price TIX!Taking Flight  Fountain Theatre 8-18  ½ price TIX!Invasion! The Musical  Flying Pig Productions 8-18  ½ price TIX! [...] The post OPENING THIS WEEK appeared first on At This Stage.