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On this episode of #LatinosOutLoud, Rachel chats virtually with Playwright Kristoffer Diaz, who is the noble pen behind the Grammy and Tony award-winning Broadway show, Hell's Kitchen. Diaz is the book writer for the Broadway hit which tells a story loosely based on Alicia Keys' life and incorporates some of her biggest hits. Rachel got the chance to see the show, and the two speak about key moments in the musical, the unity felt among the theatre audience and how both feel the same sense of fulfillment as college Professors, as Kristoffer teaches play writing at NYU and Rachel teaches podcasting at CUNY Brooklyn College. The playwright, screenwriter, and educator gained national acclaim in 2010, when his play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity was produced in Chicago and New York and then named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. His work has been developed and performed at the Goodman Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Second Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and New York Shakespeare Festival's Delacorte Theater. He adapted Rent for television and wrote for the Netflix series GLOW. His newest play, Reggie Hoops, is about a female executive in the NBA. It will receive its world premiere in August at Profile Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Follow Rachel Follow Kristoffer Follow Hell's Kitchen Broadway If you're in Newwww York! Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of..., be sure to catch the show while you can! Click here for more info #LatinosOutLoud #Podcast #RachelLaLoca #HellsKitchen #KristofferDiaz #AliciaKeys #Broadway #LatinosOnBroadway
Prepare to question what's real and what's just your imagination with renowned mentalist and illusionist Vinny DePonto. Known for his groundbreaking Broadway show Mindplay, Vinny doesn't just perform tricks—he crafts immersive experiences that blend psychology, memory, and storytelling, making every audience member part of the magic. In this episode, Vinny opens up about the journey from a childhood fascination with a shoebox of vintage magic tricks to becoming a master of mind-bending performances that challenge perception and invite wonder. We dive into the delicate art of mentalism, discussing how memories shape us, the ethics of mind-reading, and the emotional vulnerability that can surface during performances. Vinny shares the creative evolution behind Mindplay—a show that's never the same twice—and reflects on how audience interaction breathes life into every performance. You'll also hear about his deep appreciation for theater, design, and storytelling, as well as the unexpected ways his work connects people through shared experiences. This episode is a must-listen for anyone fascinated by the intersection of art, psychology, and the mysterious power of the human mind. Vinny DePonto is a New York-based mentalist, illusionist, and theater maker whose work fuses psychological tricks with immersive storytelling. His critically acclaimed show Mindplay brings audience participation to the forefront, blurring the lines between memory and illusion. A former performer at the Geffen Playhouse, DePonto has collaborated with renowned directors and writers, continually pushing the boundaries of what mentalism can be. His work is driven by a deep passion for human connection, exploring how memory, perception, and theater intersect to create unforgettable experiences. Connect with Vinny: Instagram: @vinnydeponto Website: vinnydeponto.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Noises Off @ Geffen Playhouse – 10 out of 10! Masterpiece! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! JAN 29 – MARCH 9, 2025. www.latheatrebites.com
Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Watch the full video interview of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOJkadXsDM BUY THE BOOK - BACK TO THE BODY: Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film https://amzn.to/3NPDI2Y Jean-Louis Rodrigue is an internationally recognized acting coach, movement director, and specialist in the application of the Alexander Technique to film, theater and television. In film, he coached actors and collaborated with directors in Passion Fish, Vice, J. Edgar, Life of Pi, W., I, Tonya, and many more. In theater, he collaborated with director Larry Moss and former NFL player Bo Eason in his play Runt of the Litter and playwright Pamela Gien in her Obie– and Drama Desk– award-winning one-person play, The Syringa Tree, both in New York and internationally. Jean-Louis has worked on- and off-Broadway and at major performing arts institutions such as Berlin International Film Festival, Cirque du Soleil, Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, Getty Villa, Geffen Playhouse, Royal National Theatre, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Verbier Festival, Royal Shakespeare Company. For the past 34 years, Jean-Louis has taught at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Jean-Louis lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Kristof Konrad. STUDY WITH JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE https://alexandertechworks.com MORE VIDEOS WITH JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE https://tinyurl.com/59mc2v39 CONNECT WITH JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE https://alexandertechworks.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0735121 https://www.facebook.com/AlexanderTechworks https://twitter.com/alextechworks https://www.instagram.com/alexandertechworks VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Hollywood Actors Share Their Success Secrets - https://youtu.be/xFRgZOhCVLg What Stops An Actor From Getting Into Character? - https://youtu.be/0OX44gvnjWE Bill Duke Explains Why Most Actors Fail In Hollywood - https://youtu.be/4tfSRzy31f4 An Actor's Guide To Making It In Los Angeles - https://youtu.be/aaegnd3xaVI Pro Cinematographer On What Separates Great Actors From Everybody Else - https://youtu.be/G3oXMWperus CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need https://amzn.to/3dNg2HQ THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller http://amzn.to/2h6W3va THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING - Lajos Egri https://amzn.to/3jh3b5f ON WRITING: A Memoir of the Craft https://amzn.to/3XgPtCN THE WAR OF ART: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles http://amzn.to/1KeW9ob ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - https://amzn.to/3XEMK6F NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - https://amzn.to/3XX57VK ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we'll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!
It's Ed Begley Jr. Day on the podcast! Ed Begley, Jr. recently starred in Hallmark film, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, and was a fan favorite on the very popular series Young Sheldon and Better Call Saul and was recently a series regular on Netflix's Future Man. On the environmental front, he is one of the foremost environmentalists in Hollywood, supporting and advocating for multiple eco-initiatives and charity organizations. He is also the name and face behind the successful Begley's Earth Responsible Products, a line of plant-based eco-friendly cleaning and pet supplies. Begley is a Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy nominated actor who for decades, has been a champion and educator for causes dedicated to protecting the earth. In support of this work, he starred opposite his lovely wife and daughter on the hit eco-reality shows Living With Ed and On Begley Street. Begley has appeared in the Christopher Guest films A Mighty Wind, Best In Show, and For Your Consideration. Other feature film credits include Pineapple Express, Batman Forever, The Inlaws, and countless more. On television, Begley has recurred on Arrested Development, Portlandia, Better Call Saul, Modern Family, Veronica Mars, and many others. He received his seventh Emmy nomination for the streaming series CTRL ALT DELETE. On the stage, he led the West Coast Premiere of David Mamet's Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse, in the role that he first performed in Boston and New York. He also starred in Mr. Mamet's production of Romance at the Mark Taper Forum. Ed Begley Jr. wrote and directed the musical Cesar And Ruben, a play that won him a Nos Otros Award and four Valley Theater League Awards. _____ ✅ Check out and purchase Ed's eco-friendly cleaning products ✅ Purchase Ed's memoir, To The Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It! ✅ Watch this fascinating tour of Ed's eco-friendly home ✅ Follow Ed on Instagram _____ ✊
It's Ed Begley Jr. Day on the podcast! Ed Begley, Jr. recently starred in Hallmark film, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, and was a fan favorite on the very popular series Young Sheldon and Better Call Saul and was recently a series regular on Netflix's Future Man. On the environmental front, he is one of the foremost environmentalists in Hollywood, supporting and advocating for multiple eco-initiatives and charity organizations. He is also the name and face behind the successful Begley's Earth Responsible Products, a line of plant-based eco-friendly cleaning and pet supplies. Begley is a Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy nominated actor who for decades, has been a champion and educator for causes dedicated to protecting the earth. In support of this work, he starred opposite his lovely wife and daughter on the hit eco-reality shows Living With Ed and On Begley Street. Begley has appeared in the Christopher Guest films A Mighty Wind, Best In Show, and For Your Consideration. Other feature film credits include Pineapple Express, Batman Forever, The Inlaws, and countless more. On television, Begley has recurred on Arrested Development, Portlandia, Better Call Saul, Modern Family, Veronica Mars, and many others. He received his seventh Emmy nomination for the streaming series CTRL ALT DELETE. On the stage, he led the West Coast Premiere of David Mamet's Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse, in the role that he first performed in Boston and New York. He also starred in Mr. Mamet's production of Romance at the Mark Taper Forum. Ed Begley Jr. wrote and directed the musical Cesar And Ruben, a play that won him a Nos Otros Award and four Valley Theater League Awards. _____ ✅ Check out and purchase Ed's eco-friendly cleaning products ✅ Purchase Ed's memoir, To The Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It! ✅ Watch this fascinating tour of Ed's eco-friendly home ✅ Follow Ed on Instagram _____ ✊
In this episode of The Authority Company Podcast, Joe sits down with Mary Ann Cloyd, a trailblazing leader in accounting and consulting, who shares her inspiring journey from a small-town upbringing in Mart, Texas, to an esteemed career at PwC. Mary Ann discusses her new book, The Audacity to Wonder, which explores themes of resilience, curiosity, and personal growth. Joe and Mary Ann dive into her experience as a woman navigating a male-dominated industry, the importance of mentorship, and how self-awareness and adaptability played a crucial role in her success. They also discuss the evolving role of consultants, the challenges of corporate leadership, and why public speaking and board membership aren't just career milestones—they require real passion and purpose. Tune in for an insightful and heartfelt conversation about leadership, perseverance, and finding your place in the world.MARY ANN CLOYD currently serves on the boards of Fresh Del Monte Produce, Ekso Bionics, and NCMIC Group. She is a retired PwC partner, and held many leadership positions, including serving on the Global and US Boards of Partners and Principals and leading the Governance Insights Center. In her commitment to giving back, she is Vice Chair of the Board of the Geffen Playhouse, and is on the Board of the Caltech Associates and the Advisory Board of the UCLA Iris Cantor Women's Center. Mary Ann holds a BBA from Baylor University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Mary Ann resides in New York City as a happy, childless lady who loves cats.
During the most recent adventure of Little Kids, Big Hearts, "Fairness with Vella Lovell and Meredith Holzman," three kids — Bodhi, Aubrey, and Will — travel with LKBH host Todd Loyd to the Land of Qook-a-lackas to help two Qook-a-lacka friends "qook-a-late" to retsore fairness to the Land. Today, we're back to challenge our listeners to go on their own FAIRNESS QUEST, inspired by the episode and the words/actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — whose legacy of justice, equality, and human rights we celebrated this week. Todd and LKBH Producer Christy Pusz Decatur issue our first-ever challenge our listeners to (1) notice something that seems unfair, (2) think about ways to help, and then (3) take action to help someone else feel included, valued, or supported. This is our first-ever challenge episode, and we'd be overjoyed if our listeners could take a moment to share how their families interpreted the fairness quest with a few words or a picture! You can share on instagram (@little_kids_big_hearts_podcast), facebook (@LittleKidsBigHeartsPodcast), or just email us: podcast@playsparkler.org. Following the MISSION, turn up the volume and sing/dance along to a brand-new Little Kids, Big Hearts original song: When Something's Unfair. It's written by amazing educator/composer Benjamin Weiner and performed with Benjamin PLUS Vella Lovell, who played Principal Quella in our fairness episode. Vella currently appears on the Fox comedy Animal Control alongside Joel McHale as “Emily.” Other credits include Mr. Mayor, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Accused, A Clüsterfünke Christmas, She Ra And the Princesses of Power, Kiff, The Big Sick, Dollface, Girls, Younger, Grace and Frankie, As We See It, Your Place or Mine. On the stage, Vella has appeared in plays at The Geffen Playhouse, Yale Rep, The Public Theater and Williamstown Theatre Festival. She graduated from @nyutisch and @juilliardschool.Learn more online at: https://playsparkler.org/fairness/
This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law who is currently starring in the FBI thriller The Order. Then, actor Aasif Mandvi stops by to talk about starring in a new production of Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot at the Geffen Playhouse. And on The Treat, actor and comedian Ilana Glazer talks about a “biblical” double album that she loves.
Check out this podcast replay of our SDCF Panel: The Journey from Dancer to Choreographer with Mayte Natalio, Adesola Osakalumi, and Ellenore Scott. This conversation focuses on career transitions or expansions, specifically for dancers who have shifted or added choreography to their artistic practice. We hosted this panel at Sunlight Studios in February 2024. This video and audio was recorded by Michael Weir supported by the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation. Transcript available upon request. Ellenore Scott (she/her) is a BIPOC, New York based choreographer and director. Through her work, Scott values lifting diverse voices in her community while creating a joyous space where the creative process can bring as many people in as possible. Her Broadway credits include Grey House, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night. Her Off-Broadway credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique (Lucille Loretel Nomination), I Can Get It For You Wholesale. Other choreography credits include: So You Think You Can Dance?, Single All the Way (Netflix). In 2023, Scott co-directed The Lonely Few, a world premiere rock musical at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA that will transfer to Off-Broadway's MCC Theatre in Spring of 2024. Scott's work has also been seen at The Bushwick Starr, The Old Globe, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Cape Fear Regional Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre. In 2020, Scott was a finalist for the SDC Breakout Award for the first ever TikTok Music Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical which raised over $2 million for The Entertainment Fund. As a performer, Scott appeared in numerous television shows (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, The Blacklist, Glee! to name a few) and was a finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance? Scott is the Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance, a contemporary-fusion dance company. Mayte Natalio: Broadway: Suffs (spring 2024), For Colored Girls… (Associate Choreographer). Off-Broadway: Measure for Measure (The Public Theater, Mobile Unit). Regional: The Winter's Tale (DTC, Public Works), Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Company), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater), Hair (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), How to Dance in Ohio (Syracuse Stage). Adesola Osakalumi: is a Bronx native, Bessie Award-winning, Drama Desk-nominated Choreographer and Actor. Inspired by his family's dance company Africa 1 Dance Theater, he began performing at an early age and was immediately captivated by popping, locking, and all diasporic hip-hop dance styles. He began training seriously at every opportunity possible while maintaining a strong presence in the New York club scene where these styles flourished. Selected Choreographic credits include: Fall For Dance/Jam On The Groove 3 For 30 (City Center),Skeleton Crew (Broadway MTC), Cullud Wattah, Coal Country, Othello (Public Theater), runboyrun, Eyewitness Blues (NYTW), Good Grief (Vineyard), Jam on the Groove (Minetta Lane) and the film School Of Rock. Upcoming: The Hippest Trip (Soul Train Musical) Associate Choreographer & Dance Consultant and Syncing Ink (Victoria Theater) Spring 2025. As an Actor: Skeleton Crew, Fela!, Equus (Broadway), runboyrun (NYTW), Syncing Ink (Flea/Alley Theater) and the films Red Pill, IBRAHIM, Enchanted, Across the Universe, and Sex and the City 2. TV: "Endgame", “Ice”, Blue Bloods. Awards: Bessie Award Recipient, Drama Desk Recipient. I give thanks to my Ori, Ancestors, and Family for their constant support and love. adesola.com IG @adesolaosakalumi.
Samantha Mathis - A native New Yorker, Samantha Mathis has had a distinguished career in entertainment. Mathis captivated audiences in popular shows such as "Billions", "The Strain”, "The Good Wife" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm” and proved her versatility in features like The Clovehitch Killer, Being Frank, and upcoming, The Exorcism with Russell Crowe. Mathis made her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck opposite Chris O'Donnell. She also starred in the Broadway production of Moises Kaufman's 33 Variations, alongside Jane Fonda. Recently, she appeared in Collected Stories at the Geffen Playhouse and Fortin Bras at the Signature Theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Waiting for Godot @ Geffen Playhouse - 8.2 out of 10! Good Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! www.latheatrebites.com
It's time to VOTE, AMERICA! Lauren Patten is here to represent Broadway for Harris. We are talking about why you should vote for Kamala Harris, important issues in the campaign, the connection between the theatre community and politics, and how you can get involved. Recorded October 24th, 2024 Broadway for Harris is a volunteer coalition of Broadway fans and industry professionals united to elect Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Tim Walz, and down-ballot Democrats this November. www.broadwayforharris.com Lauren Patten (she/her) was the breakout star of the musical Jagged Little Pill, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, as well as the Grammy, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards. Other stage credits include Fun Home on Broadway, the off-Broadway smash The Wolves (Playwright's Realm), Days of Rage (Second Stage Theater), and the original L.A. production of Deaf West Theatre's revival of Spring Awakening. She most recently starred in the world premiere production of the new musical The Lonely Few at Geffen Playhouse. On television, Lauren can currently be seen in the new Hulu series Death and Other Details, as well as Blue Bloods (CBS), The Good Fight (Paramount+), and Succession (HBO). Lauren and her band released an EP, covers, in March. Follow Lauren Patten Instagram @pattenlauren www.laurenpatten.com Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello listeners! On this week's episode, we had the wonderful Nicholas Pilapil on the show! Nicholas is funny and insightful. We enjoyed the conversation and we hope you will too! His play "God Will Do The Rest" is currently having its World Premiere in Los Angeles. Please check out the link to learn more! GET TICKETS! https://www.latinotheaterco.org/godwilldotherest Nicholas Pilapil is a Filipino American playwright. His plays include "God Will Do The Rest" (world premiere with Artists at Play & Latino Theater Company), "The Bottoming Process" (world premiere with IAMA Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Ignition Festival of New Plays), and "if all that You take from this is courage, then I've no regrets" (winner of the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival). His work has also been developed with Geffen Playhouse, Playwrights Foundation, Abingdon Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, Theatre Rhinoceros, and The Workshop Theater, among others. Nicholas is a member of Boston Court Pasadena's Playwrights Group and is an alum of The Writers' Room at the Geffen Playhouse, IAMA Theatre Company's Emerging Playwrights Lab, The Vagrancy Playwrights Group, and artEquity. To learn more about Nicholas' work, check out his NPX! https://newplayexchange.org/users/5530/nicholas-pilapil GLISTENS Cho - Teaching Acting to High School students Sam - Casa Bonita Nicholas - People have been telling him he looks skinny at his shows and he loves it. ________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Instagram or Threads: @beckettsbabies 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 Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beckettsbabies/support
Dragon Lady @ Geffen Playhouse – 7.5 out of 10! Above Average! SEPTEMBER 9 - OCTOBER 6TH, 2024 www.latheatrebites.com
Liza talks about her podcast, “Significant Others” and what makes someone devote themselves to making someone else famous, and how no one does it alone, and how empathic she and her husband, Conan, are to the world, and how the trees just might be killing us. Bio: Liza Powel O'Brien has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University's School of the Arts. Her work has been seen at The Geffen Playhouse, Echo Theater Company, The Blank Theatre, Unscreened LA, Naked Angels LA, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival, Hedgebrook, and Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. Her podcast “Significant Others” tells stories of those who lived just outside the spotlight of history.
Send us a textIf there was a formula that could tell you how to become a successful playwright, this episode is it. Nicholas Pilapil dropped into the Playwright's Spotlight for an insightful approach to becoming a working playwright. His approach to workshops lays out a pathway of motivation and accountability. We discuss confidence versus hubris, his approach to selecting playwrights for his workshop, the benefits of seeing theatre, telling the story, character description, set, and beats, as well as how to creating distinct voices. This was such a motivating chat that I believe lays out a foolproof way to becoming a working playwright. Let me know if you agree. Enjoy!Nicholas Pilapil is an alum of The Writers' Room at the Geffen Playhouse, IAMA Theatre Company's Emerging Playwrights Lab, The Vagrancy Playwrights Group, and artEquity. His plays include The Bottoming Process and if all that You take from this is courage, then I've no regrets and was the winner of the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. His work has also been developed with Geffen Playhouse, Abingdon Theatre Company, Playwrights Foundation, American Stage, Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, The Workshop Theater and Artists at Play. For tickets for God Will Do the Rest playing through September 29th, visit -https://www.latinotheaterco.org/godwilldotherestTo watch the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/49Xf3MSTcmELinks to resources mentioned in this episode -Artists at Play -https://artistsatplay.orgLos Angeles Theatre Center -https://culture.lacity.gov/cultural-centers/los-angeles-theatre-center-latc/Geffen's Writers Room - https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/tickets/new-plays/the-writers-room/IAMA -https://www.iamatheatre.com/Boston Court Theatre -https://bostoncourtpasadena.orgWebsite and Socials for Nicholas Pilapil -https://www.nicholaspilapil.comTwitter/X - @nicholaspilapilIG - @nicholaspilpilFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/nepilapilTikTok - @nicholaspilapilTo watch the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/49Xf3MSTcmEWebsites 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.
Calista can be seen starring in Ryan Murphy's series FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans. The second installment of the Feud anthology is based on Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer and focuses on the story of how Truman Capote befriended society women Barbara "Babe" Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C. Z. Guest, and Jackie Kennedy's sister Lee Radziwill and then betrayed these women for a story. Calista stars as Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy's younger sister and wife of a Polish prince, who developed a strong kinship with Capote thanks in part to her poor relationship with Kennedy. The series also stars Tom Hollander as Capote, Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Diane Lane and Molly Ringwald. Flockhart made her TV debut portraying the title role in FOX's widely popular and award-winning series “Ally McBeal,” created by David E. Kelley. She also starred in ABC's critically acclaimed TV drama, “Brothers & Sisters,” a family soap revolving around the Walker family and their lives in Los Angeles. Additional TV credits include “Full Circle,” “Supergirl,” Lisa Kudrow's improvisational comedy series on Showtime “Web Therapy,” “Facetiming with Mommy,” and the DreamWorks' TV Series, “The Penguins of Madagascar.” Flockhart returned to her theatre roots as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf for the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Harris in The Glass Menagerie, for which she received the Theatre World Award and the Clarence Derwent Best New Talent Award. New York theater credits include Neil LaBute's Bash: Latter Day Plays; The Three Sisters; Warren Leight's The Loop, which landed her the role of Gene Hackman's daughter in Mike Nichols' “The Birdcage;” Sophistry; Sons and Fathers; Wrong Turn at Lungfish; All for One and Caryll Churchill's Mad Forest. Flockhart was “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at The Hartford Stage; “Cordelia” in King Lear at The Actors Theater in Louisville; “Irina” in The Three Sisters at the Goodman Theater in Chicago; and “Emily” in Our Town directed by the legendary Jose Quintero. Flockhart's film credits include the independent thriller Fragile; Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her with Glenn Close and Cameron Diaz; A Midsummer Night's Dream, co-starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Everett; Drunks; The Birdcage, which received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble; and Telling Lies in America co-starring Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Calista can be seen starring in Ryan Murphy's series FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans. The second installment of the Feud anthology is based on Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer and focuses on the story of how Truman Capote befriended society women Barbara "Babe" Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C. Z. Guest, and Jackie Kennedy's sister Lee Radziwill and then betrayed these women for a story. Calista stars as Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy's younger sister and wife of a Polish prince, who developed a strong kinship with Capote thanks in part to her poor relationship with Kennedy. The series also stars Tom Hollander as Capote, Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Diane Lane and Molly Ringwald. Flockhart made her TV debut portraying the title role in FOX's widely popular and award-winning series “Ally McBeal,” created by David E. Kelley. She also starred in ABC's critically acclaimed TV drama, “Brothers & Sisters,” a family soap revolving around the Walker family and their lives in Los Angeles. Additional TV credits include “Full Circle,” “Supergirl,” Lisa Kudrow's improvisational comedy series on Showtime “Web Therapy,” “Facetiming with Mommy,” and the DreamWorks' TV Series, “The Penguins of Madagascar.” Flockhart returned to her theatre roots as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf for the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Harris in The Glass Menagerie, for which she received the Theatre World Award and the Clarence Derwent Best New Talent Award. New York theater credits include Neil LaBute's Bash: Latter Day Plays; The Three Sisters; Warren Leight's The Loop, which landed her the role of Gene Hackman's daughter in Mike Nichols' “The Birdcage;” Sophistry; Sons and Fathers; Wrong Turn at Lungfish; All for One and Caryll Churchill's Mad Forest. Flockhart was “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at The Hartford Stage; “Cordelia” in King Lear at The Actors Theater in Louisville; “Irina” in The Three Sisters at the Goodman Theater in Chicago; and “Emily” in Our Town directed by the legendary Jose Quintero. Flockhart's film credits include the independent thriller Fragile; Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her with Glenn Close and Cameron Diaz; A Midsummer Night's Dream, co-starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Everett; Drunks; The Birdcage, which received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble; and Telling Lies in America co-starring Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Playwright Boni B. Alvarez stopped by Playwright's Spotlight during the run of his historic play Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy. In such, we discuss approaching historical figures and events and flashbacks on stage. We also discuss his approach to writing "in threads," being married to material, finding momentum, and addressing and giving feedback. We also explore Julliard, his start in playwriting, lessons in playwriting and having a style. We also touch on what is craft, finding an arc, and writing and finding a good antagonist. It's a fascinating episode that explore the evolvement of writing and revision, "taking every single note," making changes and change "requests," as well as content warnings. As always, I hope you walk away with some beautiful insight into the craft of playwriting. Now, sit back and get to work.Boni B. Alvarez is a Los Angeles-based playwright-actor and faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He has been a semifinalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and a Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Aurora Theatre's Global Age Project, and Clubbed Thumb's Biennial Commission. He is currently in the Geffen Playhouse's Writer's Room and a Resident Playwright with New Dramatists. His plays include America Adjacent, Bloodletting, Fixed, Nicky, Dallas Non-Stop, Driven, The Debut of Georgia, Emmylu, and Refuge for a Purple Heart. He holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MFA (Acting) from A.R.T./MXAT Institute at Harvard University, and an MFA (Dramatic Writing) from USC. His play Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy opens May 18 and runs through June 16 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. For tickets to Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy visit -https://dola.com/events/2024/6/6/mix-mix-ticketsTo watch the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/1UzeyRIgdtILinks to resources mentioned in this episode -https://americanrepertorytheater.orgWebsite and Socials for Boni B. Alvarez -https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/boni-b-alvarez/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.
Gordon Greenberg has directed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London's West End, written for television and stage, and developed, directed and produced new works for arts institutions across America. Current Directing/Writing projects include The Heart of Rock and Roll , which opens on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre in April, 2024, following its record breaking run at The Old Globe, the hit Off-Broadway show Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Director & Co-Writer, with Steve Rosen, New World Stages & podcast starring John Stamos, Laura Benanti, & Annaleigh Ashford), a new musical about Picasso (directing & co-writing with Stephen Schwartz & Caridad Svich), the NBC television series Most Talkative (Co-Executive Producer/Writer, NBC, Blumhouse, Andy Cohen), Crime and Punishment, A Comedy (directing & co-writing with Steve Rosen) for the Old Globe, a London revival of The Baker's Wife (Menier Choclate Factory, 2024), Single White Female (A.T.G.), The Wedding Banquet (Ang Lee, Hua Musicals, Taiwan), Ghost Tour, The Play, and the new comedy podcast series Rolling Calls starring Julie Halston & Richard Kind (co-writer, Steve Rosen). His acclaimed revival of Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf starring Calista Flockhart and Zachary Quinto at the Geffen Playhouse won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Revival. Variety called it “Inspired”, the L.A. Times called it “Unerringly good…Qunto & Flockhart expose something infinitely fragile in Edward Albee's shatterproof play”, Entertainment Weekly called it “A riveting production…brilliantly staged by Gordon Greenberg”, and the Wall Street Journal called it “Intriguing…Here, unusually, there is the suggestion that the oncoming dawn may truly presage a fragile new beginning.” Other directing work includes the revisal of Working (Drama Desk Award, adapted with Stephen Schwartz and Lin-Manuel Miranda), Jacques Brel…(Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Award noms), Terms of Endearment with Alfred Molina & Calista Flockhart (Geffen Playhouse for Greg Berlanti), the stage adaptation of Tangled (Disney), Johnny Baseball (Williamstown), Stars of David by Jeanine Tesori, Tom Kitt, Tony Kushner (Daryl Roth), Pirates! (created with Nell Benjamin, Huntington, Paper Mill, Goodspeed, MUNY), Band Geeks! (also co-writer, Goodspeed, NEA grant), The Baker's Wife (Paper Mill, Goodspeed), 1776 (Paper Mill), Floyd Collins (Signature), the Klezmer-Rock reimagining of Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yentl (Asolo Rep), Blue Sky Boys by Deborah Breevort (Capital Rep.), the professional premiere of Edges The Musical (Capital Rep.), the acclaimed reimagining of Jesus Christ, Superstar starring Billy Porter (Helen Hayes, St. Louis MUNY), the U.S. national tour of Guys & Dolls, Disney's Believe, the Disney Fantasy Christening (with Neil Patrick Harris & Jerry Seinfeld), West Side Story (MUNY, Circle Award nom), Happy Days, A New Musical (Paper Mill, Goodspeed, U.S. National Tour), Vanities, A New Musical (Theatreworks Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Award), We The People (Lucille Lortel Theatre & Paper Mill Playhouse), Rags (Roundabout, workshop), and the all-female workshop of Man of La Mancha (Mirvish, Toronto), Other writing work includes, for television, Herbie Rebooted for Disney, Emerald City Music Hall, an original movie musical for Nickelodeon Television and Scramble Band, an original movie musical for the Disney Channel, The Single Girls Guide (co-writer Tommy Newman) for Dallas Theatre Center, Ars Nova, Capital Rep, the podcast Theatre Camp (with Jonathan Marc Sherman) for Sirius XM, Killing Time (with Steve Rosen), an At Home Play Commission from The Old Globe, and the new book of Meet Me In St. Louis for the St. Louis MUNY's 100th Anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Cypress Bayou @ Geffen Playhouse - 8.9 out of 10! Excellent Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! www.latheatrebites.com
Mark Jacobson was Mr. April in the 2013 Nice Jewish Guys calendar and is an actor, improviser and coach hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. He just starred in the critically-acclaimed West Coast premiere of Samuel Baum's The Engagement Party at the Geffen Playhouse, opposite Wendie Malick and directed by Tony winner Darko Tresnjak. His recent Film and TV credits include Supporting Leads in 57 Seconds (opposite Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson) and The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (opposite Kelsey Grammer), Netflix's hit new action comedy Obliterated, Hulu's Welcome to Chippendales, This Is Us, FBI, Good Trouble, 9-1-1, The Rookie, NCIS: LA, The Resident, Speechless, and How to Get Away with Murder, among others. Mark has lent his voice to Marvel/Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, Legends of Runeterra, Wasteland 3, Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie, Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy, NBA 2K21 - 2K23, and Amazon's New World. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ MARK JACOBSON ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2733111/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/sirmarkofj/?hl=en ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 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 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #57Seconds #MorganFreeman #Phoenix #AZ #Geffen #GeffenTheater #TheEngagementParty #RogueMachine #Rubicon #ANoiseWithin #12DaysofChristmasEve #KelseyGrammer #SpiderMan2 #Insomniac #GenshinImpact #LegendsofRunterra #Riot #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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-moving-spotlight/support
Today on What's My Frame I'm joined by Casting Director, Michael Donovan. Michael has cast over one thousand theatre productions, including shows produced at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Hollywood Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Geffen Playhouse, International City Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Getty Villa, Ricardo Montalban Theatre, Garry Marshall Theatre, Colony Theatre, Theatre @ Boston Court, 24th St. Theatre, The Soraya, San Francisco Symphony, Arizona Theatre Company, both the Palazzo Theatre and the Paris Theatre in Las Vegas, Arkansas Rep, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Indiana Rep, as well as several national tours. Michael is the recipient of nine Artios Awards. Beyond his prolific career in theatre; he's cast over a thousand commercials. He teaches at Pepperdine and USC, is President of the Foundation for New American Musicals, and serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Bravo. He somehow still finds time to give back teaching at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and to join us for this very special episode. Now let's get to the conversation! Join Michael on Instagram Michael Donovan Casting --- Hosted by Laura Linda Bradley Join the WMF creative community now! Instagram: @whatsmyframe TikTok: @whatsmyframe IMDb What's My Frame? official site Join our monthly newsletter! What's My Frame? merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-my-frame/support
Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form.A theatre pro offers advice to young Will Shakespeare.Will's Dramaturg stars Jeffrey S.S. Johnson and Andrew Elvis Miller. Kim Hlavacdirects.Rich Rubin is the playwright. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is a member of theDramatists Guild and is the recipient of six playwriting awards. His full-length plays include Caesar's Blood, Costa Rehab, Cottonwood in the Flood, Marilyn/MISFITS/Miller, One Weekend in October, September Twelfth, and many more.Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.SPECIAL announcement ...Open-Door Playhouse is partnering with the Geffen Playhouse along with Women's Voices Now and the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative. POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Written by Selena Fillinger. Directed by Jennifer Chambers. January 19- February 18 in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. A derogatory comment, a summit gone awry, an anal abscess—it's a bad day at the White House. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, it inevitably falls on the seven women he relies on most to clean up the mess. Take a raucous romp through the halls of the West Wing in a riotous and irreverent farce about the men who hold the power vs. the women who get the job done. Visit geffenplayhouse.org for cast info, to purchase tickets and more. SPECIAL DISCOUNT! Use code: WOMEN24 for $39.00 per ticket, fee included. Valid for performances 1/19 – 1/31/24. Excludes Premium seating. No ticket limit. Purchase online at geffenplayhouse.org Support the showSupport the show
Los Angeles Premiere POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive @ Geffen Playhouse - 8.7 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Jan 17 - Feb 25, 2024. www.latheatrebites.com
World War II. Somewhere in Germany. Accompanied by a cameraman shooting propaganda for Mother Russia, a ragtag platoon fighting the Nazis receives a distress signal from fellow soldiers and heads off to investigate. They approach a church where no Russians can be found, but the church is inhabited by creatures who appear to be constructed from weapons, parts of machines and vehicles, but still have blood flowing through their veins. The creatures seem like part of the Nazi war machine, but then, one can't be sure in the fog of war. Soon, cut off from the outside world, the platoon is surrounded, their C.O. down. It's up to the rest to get inside the factory of a mad scientist, and soon discovers just where the creatures are from, who created them, and why they exist. Intro, Debate Society, Hot for Teacher (spoiler-free): 00:00-26:30Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy): 26:31-1:01:38Superlatives (spoiler-heavier): 1:01:39-1:24:28 Director Richard RaaphorstScreenplay Chris Mitchell & Miguel Tejada-Flores, story by Richard Raaphorst & Miguel Tejada-Flores, original idea by Richard RaaphorstFeaturing Cristina Catalina, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Mark Stevenson, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats Bobby Frederick Tilley is a costume designer for theater, film, and TV. His theater credits include Be More Chill on Broadway, for which he received one of his two Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Costume Design. His work has also been seen at the Atlantic Theatre Company, the Geffen Playhouse, the Signature Theatre, the Roundabout, Second Stage, LAByrinth Theater Company, Rattlestick Theater, and Ars Nova, among other venues. Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar. For more information on this film (including why the Professor chose it, on Our Blog), the pod, essays from your hosts, and other assorted bric-a-brac, visit our website, scareupod.com. Please subscribe to this podcast via Apple or Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave us a 5-star rating. Join our Facebook group. Follow us on Instagram.
Helios, the Greek Sun God torments his son-in-law, Jason, with blasts of sun rays into exposing the tragic events that led to his epic downfall as a legendary hero before an audience of ghosts from his past. Reluctantly, and with the aid of alcohol, he makes a promise to tell the whole truth of what happened to him, his wife Medea, and their children.Bernadette Armstrong directs Rosney Mauger as Jason. Issac Byrne is the writer. Isaac has been awarded the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Direction twice. His productions have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, an Off-Broadway Alliance award, 29 NYIT awards, and 6 Planet Connection Awards. NYC Credits: Other Mozart (NYIT Outstanding Solo Performance), In Vestments (NYIT Outstanding Premier of a New Play), To Nineveh (NYIT Outstanding Production), Tar Baby (DR2, PS122), 52 Man Pick Up (Ars Nova, Edinburgh Fringe), AMP (NYIT Nominated for Outstanding Performance Art), I Used to Write on Walls, and Rusalka. He currently teaches acting at the University of the Arts. He is also a playwright whose work has been presented by MCS and the Chain Theater in NYC, Fusion Theater in NM, and the Weekend of New Work in Phoenix. www.isaacbyrne.com and www.theatre4thepeople.org LISTEN to The Golden Fleecehttps://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/opendoortheaterplays/thegoldenfleeceRuntime: 15:18Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.SPECIAL announcement ...Open-Door Playhouse is partnering with the Geffen Playhouse along with Women's Voices Now and the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative. POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.Written by Selena Fillinger. Directed by Jennifer Chambers. January 19- February 18 in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. A derogatory comment, a summit gone awry, an anal abscess—it's a bad day at the White House. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, it inevitably falls on the seven women he relies on most to clean up the mess. Take a raucous romp through the halls of the West Wing in a riotous and irreverent farce about the men who hold the power vs. the women who get the job done. Visit geffenplayhouse.org for cast info, to purchase tickets, and more.SPECIAL DISCOUNT! Use code: WOMEN24 for $39.00 per ticket, fee included. Valid for performances 1/19 – 1/31/24. Excludes Premium seating. No ticket limit. Purchase online at geffenplayhouse.orgSocial Media HandlesGeffen Playhouse https://www.facebook.com/geffenplayhouse/ https:/Support the show
The Geffen Playhouse's new artistic director, Tarell Alvin McCraney, wants to connect with younger audiences and create a safe space for immersive horror. Criminal gangs have wreaked havoc throughout Ecuador this week. It escalated on Sunday when notorious gang leader Adolfo “Fito” Macías escaped from prison. California is in the red by $37.9 billion. Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his budget for the year and his ideas for reducing that deficit. High-powered Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris, who represents the “South Park” creators, has become Hunter Biden's closest confidant and financial backer. On Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA announced a deal with a tech company that allows actors to license their voices to be replicated by artificial intelligence for video games.
In this episode, host Rob Lee engages in a conversation with Terrell Tilford, founder and creative director of Band of Vices. They discuss the evolution of Terrell's work in uplifting and connecting culture and community, the impact of underrepresented voices in the creative industry, and the current state of Black art. Terrell shares his insights on staying adaptable and innovative, his upcoming projects, and the importance of supporting and empowering artists.
One might call Gordon Greenberg the driving force behind this sucker (pun intended). He sits down with Andrew for what very well might be the final episode of the podcastula for awhile (what is a podcastula, anyway?). Sharing some of his own reasons for even wanted to create Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors in the first place, this episode is one that you won't soon forget. Gordon is the Co-Author & Director of the production. Additional resume stuffs include: Picasso starring Antonio Banderas (directing and co-writing with Stephen Schwartz and Caridad Svich for Trafalgar Entertainment); “Most Talkative” (co-creator, NBC/Universal TV, Andy Cohen,Blumhouse); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Geffen Playhouse, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, Best Revival); Crime and Punishment, A Comedy (directed and cowritten with Steve Rosen, The Old Globe); Guys and Dolls starring Rebel Wilson (Savoy Theatre London, six Olivier Award noms); Barnum (Menier Chocolate Factory,London); Piaf/Dietrich (Mirvish Toronto, Dora Award, Best Production); Holiday Inn (director/co-writer, Broadway, PBS “Great Performances”); Working (Drama Desk Award); Jacques Brel… (Zipper Theatre, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics noms); Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show (The Old Globe); The Secret of My Success (Universal Stage Productions,TUTS, Paramount); new works at Ars Nova, Williamstown, Huntington, Paper Mill, Signature, Goodspeed, Chicago Shakes, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Asolo, NY Stage and Film. Education: Stanford, NYU Film, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If grit, talent, and perseverance were a person, it would be in the form of Gordon Greenberg. The multifaceted artist looks back at his younger years, sharing his first creative moment, and anecdotes about his journey which includes secretly taking a bus and walking into a producer's office in the hopes of getting offered a role. Gordon also shares his experiences in writing and directing, including his latest off-Broadway work, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," a comedic adaptation of the classic vampire tale, which originally found a home in 2020 as a radio play comedy. He talks about the creative process, casting choices, and the unique and campy style of the show. He reflects on the evolution of his career, juggling multiple creative roles, and how he ensures that his outputs remain authentic and engaging. Driven with passion and purpose in whatever he does, Gordon shares a powerful piece of advice to aspiring artists: “All the things you think are your greatest liabilities are going to become your greatest virtues.” Gordon Greenberg is an accomplished writer, director, producer, and teacher, and has collaborated with people like Zachary Quinto, Calista Flockhart, Antonio Banderas, Steven Schwartz, Steve Rosen, Neil Patrick Harris, Jerry Seinfeld, and Gary Marshall among others. He's created multi-award-winning shows all over the world, including places like the Geffen Playhouse and the Old Globe Theater. Gordon has created musical adaptations for Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, and Universal Pictures, as well as TV commercials for J. Walter Thompson, one of the largest creative agencies in the world. His latest project, “Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors”, recently opened off-Broadway at New World Stages. Connect with Gordon Greenberg: Website: www.gordongreenberg.com Instagram: @gordongreenberg Listen to the original Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors radio comedy: http://bpn.fm/dracula Listen to the Dracula off-Broadway companion podcast, Dracula the Podcastula: http://bpn.fm/podcastula Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you give her a real corset, she'll wear it forever! A fan of authentic costumes and even authentic-er accents, Jordan Boatman, who plays Lucy (and others) in Dracula, answers her fang mail while trying to read Andrew's lips at the same time she's listening to death metal music. Jordan originated the role of Zoe in Eleanor Burgess's The Niceties (Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter Theatre Center, Geffen Playhouse, Huntington Theatre Company) for which she won an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress. Other theatre: Simon Stone's Medea (The Brooklyn Academy of Music), Murder on the Orient Express (The Cape Playhouse). Upcoming & recent Film/TV: Chiwetel Ejiofor's “Rob Peace,” “Bull” (CBS), “The Good Fight” (Paramount Plus), “The Path” (Hulu). Boatman is a graduate of UNC School of the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Daniel K. Isaac (Billions) brings his charisma and delicious deep voice to Gay Ass Podcast right after performing a five show weekend(!) of EVERY BRILLIANT THING at the Geffen Playhouse. In addition to discussing this solo(!) show, we get into:-his sexual awakening at church-Mx. Google-how Daniel met his current boyfriend while dating someone else-high school musicalsplus we ask, "are lesbians better?"**********************************************************************Buy your NY Comedy Fest GAY ASS LIVE SHOW tickets HERE! Follow Daniel on Instagram (@danielkisaac) and get tickets to EVERY BRILLIANT THING at The Geffen here: https://tickets.geffenplayhouse.org/Follow Eric on IG (@ericwillz), Tiktok (@ericwillzTT) and Gay Ass Podcast on Instagram (@gayasspodcast)!For Eric's recent bonus ep about getting too high at the spa, subscribe here for only $5: patreon.com/gayasspodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thats-a-gay-ass-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Three vetoes come down from the Governor, among the many bills that await his decision. The San Bernardino County sheriff's department began rolling out body worn cameras this month. And, a conversation with Tarell Alvin McCraney, the new artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com
Jane Kaczmarek may be a three-time Golden Globe nominee for playing Lois in the television series “Malcolm in the Middle,” but she considers theatre home. Over the past few years, she starred in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" at the Geffen Playhouse and "The Roommate" and "Tell Me I'm Not Crazy" at Williamstown Theatre Festival. This month, she'll play the Stage Manager in "Our Town" at Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Connecticut through September 24.
Every Brilliant Thing @ Geffen Playhouse - 7.5 out of 10! Above Average! 09.06 – 10.15.2023 www.latheatrebites.com
LA's teenagers took to the streets today to demand action on climate change. Striking writers and studios are heading back to the bargaining table. The Geffen Playhouse in Westwood has a new Artistic Director. Plus, more. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com
Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYOKr5S4YvU 0:00 - Talent Cannot Be Taught 9:05 - Most People Don't Want Massive Success 22:12 - It Takes Most Actors 20 Years To Learn This Lesson 41:22 - How To Boost Confidence 53:30 - What Happens When an Actor Faces a "Bad Script"? 1:11:25 - Why An Acting Audition Is The Real Job 1:25:43 - This Is What Stops An Actor From Getting Into Character 1:36:50 - If You Put Business First You'll Never Be An Artist BUY THE BOOK - THE AUTHENTIC ACTOR: The Art and Business of Being Yourself https://amzn.to/3ECXbjk Michael Laskin has been a working professional actor for over 40 years in film, television, and the theatre – from SEINFELD to BIG LITTLE LIES and a great deal in between. He has worked extensively off-Broadway, and at some of America's leading regional theatres, including The Guthrie Theatre, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Geffen Playhouse, The Seattle Repertory Theatre, and The Mixed Blood Theatre Company. Additionally, he was awarded a Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival for playing “Richard Nixon” in TEA WITH DICK AND GERRY, which went on to a successful run at London's Roundhouse Theatre. Michael also starred in the Canadian premier of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama “Talley's Folly” and his most recent stage work was the American premiere of the one-person play, ALTMAN'S LAST STAND in Los Angeles. A recipient of a Bush Fellowship with The Guthrie Theatre, he was also awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award from The University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts. A graduate of Northwestern University's theatre department where he received his bachelor's degree, Michael also has a masters degree in theatre management from The University of Minnesota. Additionally he's taught acting at USC, UCLA, Queen's College-Cambridge (UK), The Actors Centre (London), Art Center College of Design, Kennesaw University, the University of Minnesota, the Hawaii International Film Festival, and South Coast Repertory Co. He's had the privilege of working with some of the great artists in film and theatre, including Barry Levinson, Stephen Frears, Walter Matthau, John Sayles, Paul Mazursky, Bob Rafelson, Michael Langham, Robert Duvall, Roy Dotrice, and many others. MORE VIDEOS WITH MICHAEL LASKIN https://bit.ly/3TF5v73 CONNECT WITH MICHAEL LASKIN https://www.michaellaskinstudio.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489644 https://www.instagram.com/michaellaskinstudio https://twitter.com/michaellaskin MORE MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS AUTHORS https://mwp.com (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.
For the season 4 finale of Actorcast, we are joined by Christopher Barrett! After years of working as a performer, talent agent, and running his own talent agency, Chris shares his wealth of wisdom for us in this episode. We discuss his career as a performer, the natural transition to working as an agent, and the opportunities available for actors today. We also discuss the future of the entertainment industry and its continuous evolution alongside technology. This episode is choke full of insights and wisdom you'll want to retain. Christopher Barrett was CEO and President of Metropolitan Talent Agency up until 2017. A 35 year veteran in the industry, Barrett has experience in all aspects of entertainment from theatre and television production to digital media, and is showing the way forward to many of his clients. Chris began his career as a performer. Though he enjoyed the success of working with the likes of Liza Minelli under the direction of Martin Scorcese, Chris began to feel there were broader horizons for him to explore in show business. He accepted his first job as an agent with the Los Angeles office of The J. Michael Bloom Agency. Within the next seven years, Barrett moved to take sole control of his own company, which in 1989, ultimately evolved into what is now known as Metropolitan Talent Agency. After many years of agenting, Chris developed a successful producing career in both the theatre and television space with LOUIS KEELY: LIVE AT THE SAHARA! at the Geffen Playhouse and a musical/biographical John Lennon production, JUST IMAGINE. For two seasons, he served as Executive Producer on Showtime's comedy talk show, THE GREEN ROOM WITH PAUL PROVENZA. Barrett currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Anne Schedeen, and their two dogs. Follow my work at https://patrick-mcandrew.com.
George Stevens, Jr. - My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington. This is episode 585 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. George Stevens, Jr. has achieved an extraordinary creative legacy over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is a writer, director, producer, playwright and author. He has enriched the film and television arts as a filmmaker and is widely credited with bringing style and taste to the national television events he has conceived. As a writer, director and producer, Stevens has earned many accolades, including 15 Emmys, two Peabody Awards for Meritorious Service to Broadcasting, the Humanitas Prize and 8 awards from the Writers Guild of America, including the Paul Selvin Award for writing that embodies civil rights and liberties. In 2012 the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to present Stevens with an Honorary Academy Award for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement.” Stevens served for eight years as Co-chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities following his appointment by President Obama in 2009. Stevens is Founding Director of the American Film Institute and during his tenure, more than 10,000 irreplaceable American films were preserved and catalogued to be enjoyed by future generations. In addition, he established the AFI's Center for Advanced Film Studies, which gained a reputation as the finest learning opportunity for young filmmakers. Stevens was executive producer of The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He co-wrote and produced The Murder of Mary Phagan, starring Jack Lemmon, which received the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. He wrote and directed Separate But Equal starring Sidney Poitier and Burt Lancaster which also won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. He produced an acclaimed feature length film about his father, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey and in 1994 produced George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, which depicted the wartime experiences of his father – one of the most highly regarded directors of all time. In collaboration with his son and partner Michael Stevens, he produced the feature length documentary Herblock – The Black & The White on the famed political cartoonist Herbert Block for HBO. Stevens made his debut as a playwright in 2008 with Thurgood, which opened at the historic Booth Theater on Broadway. The play had an extended run starring Laurence Fishburne as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Fishburne received a Tony nomination and returned to the role in the summer of 2010 with runs at the Kennedy Center and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Thurgood was filmed while at the Kennedy Center and shown on HBO in 2011. In 2006, Alfred A. Knopf published Stevens' Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age – the first book to bring together the interviews of master movie makers from the American Film Institute's renowned Harold Lloyd Master Seminar Series. Conversations with the Great Moviemakers – The Next Generation was released by Knopf in April 2012. Stevens resides in Washington, D.C. For more information, please consult: https://www.georgestevensjr.com I enjoyed talking with George. What an awesome impact he and his father have had on our world. So much to learn. Enjoy! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.georgestevensjr.com/ Length - 52:24
George Stevens, Jr. has achieved an extraordinary creative legacy over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is a writer, director, producer, playwright and author. He has enriched the film and television arts as a filmmaker and is widely credited with bringing style and taste to the national television events he has conceived.As a writer, director and producer, Stevens has earned many accolades, including 15 Emmys, two Peabody Awards for Meritorious Service to Broadcasting, the Humanitas Prize and 8 awards from the Writers Guild of America, including the Paul Selvin Award for writing that embodies civil rights and liberties. In 2012 the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to present Stevens with an Honorary Academy Award for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement.”Stevens served for eight years as Co-chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities following his appointment by President Obama in 2009.Stevens is Founding Director of the American Film Institute and during his tenure, more than 10,000 irreplaceable American films were preserved and catalogued to be enjoyed by future generations. In addition, he established the AFI's Center for Advanced Film Studies, which gained a reputation as the finest learning opportunity for young filmmakers.Stevens was executive producer of The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He co-wrote and produced The Murder of Mary Phagan, starring Jack Lemmon, which received the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. He wrote and directed Separate But Equal starring Sidney Poitier and Burt Lancaster which also won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. He produced an acclaimed feature length film about his father, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey and in 1994 produced George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, which depicted the wartime experiences of his father – one of the most highly regarded directors of all time. In collaboration with his son and partner Michael Stevens, he produced the feature length documentary Herblock – The Black & The White on the famed political cartoonist Herbert Block for HBO.Stevens made his debut as a playwright in 2008 with Thurgood, which opened at the historic Booth Theater on Broadway. The play had an extended run starring Laurence Fishburne as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Fishburne received a Tony nomination and returned to the role in the summer of 2010 with runs at the Kennedy Center and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Thurgood was filmed while at the Kennedy Center and shown on HBO in 2011.In 2006, Alfred A. Knopf published Stevens' Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age – the first book to bring together the interviews of master moviemakers from the American Film Institute's renowned Harold Lloyd Master Seminar Series. Conversations with the Great Moviemakers – The Next Generation was released by Knopf in April, 2012.Please enjoy my conversation with George Stevens Jr.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement
This week, Josh and Dru watch Penelope Spheeris' treatise on toxic masculinity, The Boys Next Door. From wiki: “The Boys Next Door is a 1985 American adventure-crime drama film about two teenage boys who leave their small town home on the day of their high school graduation and embark on a crime and murder spree. Roy Alston (Maxwell Caulfield) and Bo Richards (Charlie Sheen) are two outcasts of their high school community. Bo receives $200 as a graduation gift from his grandparents. Facing a lifetime of working blue collar factory jobs, the boys spontaneously decide to use the money to go on a vacation to Los Angeles.” Before that, they discuss To Die For, The Matt Dillon Renaissance including Little Darlings, Over the Edge, Asteroid City, and Lars Von Trier. Drusilla also watched The Chase from 1994. But also? Spookies! They discuss Spookies for the first time. Also, Motel Hell. Josh saw The Ants at Geffen Playhouse; a horror play that he loved. But Josh also watched some 80s werewolf movies: The Howling and Silver Bullet. This brings them to Gary Busey and The Buddy Holly Story. Also discussed: Grease 2, Suburbia, The Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1-3, Wayne's World, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Honeymoon Killers, Thelma and Louise, Avenging Angel, women directors of the 80s, Moon Unit Zappa, true crime podcasts, the whole Crispin Glover thing, Columbine, Empire Records, Badlands, Reform School Girls, and Vidiots. NEXT WEEK: Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) Website: http://www.bloodhauspod.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/BloodhausPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/Email: bloodhauspod@gmail.com Drusilla's art: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/Drusilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydesister/ Drusilla's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/drew_phillips/ Joshua's website: https://www.joshuaconkel.com/Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaConkelJoshua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/Joshua's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshuaconkel
Actor Tuc Watkins will join me to discuss his current role as Henry Wilcox in the West Coast premiere of Matthew López's Tony Award-winning The Inheritance which just opened at The Geffen Playhouse. Tuc will be appearing in The Inheritance through November 27th.Tuc also starred in the Tony Award-winning, The Boys in the Band on Broadway, and reprised his role in the Netflix film adaptation. He can currently be seen on HBO Max's The Other Two and the Netflix hit comedy Uncoupled, opposite Neil Patrick Harris.Daytime fans remember Tuc for his role as David Vickers on One Life to Live. In primetime, he was a series regular on ABC's Desperate Housewives and Showtimes' Beggars and Choosers. He has had recurring roles on Black Monday, Major Crimes, Awkward, Parks and Recreation.He recently guest starred on The Sex Lives of College Girls, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ballers, Bob's Burgers, and the Great North. On film Tuc has appeared in, The Mummy with Brendan Fraser, Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd, and Retake.Most importantly, Tuc won all the money on the celebrity edition of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and donated it to his sister's non-profit organization, Courtney's Creative Adventures.Don't miss the chance to catch up with Tuc.Original Airdate: 9/26/2022
George Stevens, Jr. has achieved an extraordinary creative legacy over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is a writer, director, producer, playwright and author. He has enriched the film and television arts as a filmmaker and is widely credited with bringing style and taste to the national television events he has conceived.As a writer, director and producer, Stevens has earned many accolades, including 15 Emmys, two Peabody Awards for Meritorious Service to Broadcasting, the Humanitas Prize and 8 awards from the Writers Guild of America, including the Paul Selvin Award for writing that embodies civil rights and liberties.In 2012 the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to present Stevens with an Honorary Academy Award for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement.”Stevens served for eight years as Co-chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities following his appointment by President Obama in 2009.Stevens is Founding Director of the American Film Institute and during his tenure, more than 10,000 irreplaceable American films were preserved and catalogued to be enjoyed by future generations. In addition, he established the AFI's Center for Advanced Film Studies, which gained a reputation as the finest learning opportunity for young filmmakers.Stevens was executive producer of The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He co-wrote and produced The Murder of Mary Phagan, starring Jack Lemmon, which received the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series.He wrote and directed Separate But Equal starring Sidney Poitier and Burt Lancaster which also won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. He produced an acclaimed feature length film about his father, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey and in 1994 produced George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, which depicted the wartime experiences of his father – one of the most highly regarded directors of all time. In collaboration with his son and partner Michael Stevens, he produced the feature length documentary Herblock – The Black & The White on the famed political cartoonist Herbert Block for HBO.Stevens made his debut as a playwright in 2008 with Thurgood, which opened at the historic Booth Theater on Broadway. The play had an extended run starring Laurence Fishburne as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Fishburne received a Tony nomination and returned to the role in the summer of 2010 with runs at the Kennedy Center and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.Thurgood was filmed while at the Kennedy Center and shown on HBO in 2011.In 2006, Alfred A. Knopf published Stevens' Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age – the first book to bring together the interviews of master moviemakers from the American Film Institute's renowned Harold Lloyd Master Seminar Series. Conversations with the Great Moviemakers – The Next Generation was released by Knopf in April, 2012.Please enjoy my conversation with George Stevens Jr.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2664729/advertisement
Jared Mezzocchi (jaredmezzocchi.com)(TW:@JaredMezzocchi) is an two-time Obie Award-winning theater artist, working most notably as a director and multimedia designer. Mezzocchi's work has appeared at theaters nationwide, including the Kennedy Center, the Geffen Playhouse, Vineyard Theater, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth (company member), Milwaukee Rep, South Coast Rep, Portland Centerstage, and many more. In 2016, he received an Obie, Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award for his work in Qui Nguyen's “Vietgone” at the Manhattan Theatre club. In 2020, the New York Times spotlighted his multimedia innovations during the pandemic alongside the work of four other theater artists, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Paula Vogel. His work on Sarah Gancher's digital premiere of “Russian Troll Farm” (co-director & multimedia designer, and second Obie) was also celebrated as a New York Times critic pick, and praised for being one of the first digitally native successes for virtual theater. Mezzocchi is a two-time Macdowell Artist Fellow, a 2012 Princess Grace Award winner, and is an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland, where he teaches in the MFA Design program for the projection and multimedia track. He grew up in New Hampshire, and returns every summer to serve as Producing Artistic Director of Andy's Summer Playhouse, an innovative children's theater producing original work by professional artists from across the country.
Jared Mezzocchi (jaredmezzocchi.com)(TW:@JaredMezzocchi) is an two-time Obie Award-winning theater artist, working most notably as a director and multimedia designer. Mezzocchi's work has appeared at theaters nationwide, including the Kennedy Center, the Geffen Playhouse, Vineyard Theater, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth (company member), Milwaukee Rep, South Coast Rep, Portland Centerstage, and many more. In 2016, he received an Obie, Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award for his work in Qui Nguyen's “Vietgone” at the Manhattan Theatre club. In 2020, the New York Times spotlighted his multimedia innovations during the pandemic alongside the work of four other theater artists, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Paula Vogel. His work on Sarah Gancher's digital premiere of “Russian Troll Farm” (co-director & multimedia designer, and second Obie) was also celebrated as a New York Times critic pick, and praised for being one of the first digitally native successes for virtual theater. Mezzocchi is a two-time Macdowell Artist Fellow, a 2012 Princess Grace Award winner, and is an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland, where he teaches in the MFA Design program for the projection and multimedia track. He grew up in New Hampshire, and returns every summer to serve as Producing Artistic Director of Andy's Summer Playhouse, an innovative children's theater producing original work by professional artists from across the country.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back actor Adam Scott, who is currently starring in the third season of the revived cult favorite “Party Down” on Starz. Next, playwright and actor Lee Edward Colston II joins to talk about his play “The First Deep Breath,” which is finishing up its run at the Geffen Playhouse. And on The Treat, Storm King Comics publisher Sandy King Carpenter discusses the horror novel from two centuries ago that still has something to teach us.
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Amy Brenneman divides her time evenly between acting, producing, and political activism. She earned a degree in Comparative Religion at Harvard, with a specialty in Indo-Tibetan Religion, studying sacred dance and indigenous ritual in Kathmandu. She was a founding member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, which specializes in site-specific community-based theater on themes of social justice. Other theater: CSC Rep, Lincoln Center Theater, LA Theater Works, LATC, Williamstown Theater Festival, En Garde Arts, Spark, The American Repertory Theater, Yale Rep, Playwrights Horizons, and the Geffen Playhouse. Amy co-created, wrote and starred in Mouth Wide Open (The Yard, American Repertory Theater) and Overcome (The Yard). Overcome will have its premiere at South Coast Repertory as part of the 2021-2022 season. Amy created, executive produced and starred in “Judging Amy” (two TV Guide Awards, three Golden Globe nominations, Producer's Guild Nomination, three Emmy Award nominations, People's Choice SAG nomination) based on the work of her mother, the Honorable Judge Frederica Brenneman. Other television: “NYPD Blue” (2 Emmy nominations, SAG award), “Frasier,” “Heartbeat” (exec producer), “Goliath” and Shonda Rhimes' “Private Practice.” Amy starred in “The Leftovers” (Peabody Award, Critic's Choice nomination). Amy's most recent television roles include playing opposite Jeff Bridges in the critically acclaimed FX/hulu series “The Old Man;” opposite Elisabeth Moss in “Shining Girls” on Apple TV+; and “Tell Me Your Secrets” on Amazon Prime. Film credits include: CASPER, FEAR, DAYLIGHT, HEAT, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, PEEL, THE LOOK OF LOVE and WORDS AND PICTURES opposite Clive Owen. Amy has a long collaboration with Rodrigo Garcia, with whom she worked on NINE LIVES, THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER and MOTHER AND CHILD. Amy produced and directed the documentary “The Way the World Should Be” about the trailblazing work of the CHIME Institute and its mission of inclusive education. She created and hosts the podcast “The Challengers” now in its third season. As a teacher, she has taught drama and creative process the CHIME Charter school, which specializes in educating children of all abilities. She has also taught at Harvard and UCLA, among others. For her activist work, Amy has been honored by Women in Film, The Brady Center, the League of Women Voters, the California State Assembly, the National Children's Alliance, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Help Group, the Producer's Guild of America, among others. In 2016, she was part of the amicus brief for the Supreme Court case Whole Women's v. Hellerstedt, ensuring that abortion clinics remain open in Texas and elsewhere; she received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from The Feminist Majority for her ongoing commitment to reproductive rights. In 2019 Amy received the Change Agent Award from En Garde Arts in New York. She has served as keynote speaker for NARAL, Cal-Tash, The Council for Exceptional Children and on the steps Supreme Court. Amy splits her time between Los Angeles and West Tisbury, MA. She is married to writer/director Brad Silberling and has two children, Charlotte and Bodhi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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