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In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca began by discussing our Colorado theatre experiences since the last episode. Alex reviewed & Juliet at the Denver Center, describing it as surprisingly enjoyable despite disliking the pop music soundtrack. He also attended the 24 Hour Plays fundraiser at Curious Theatre, featuring six playwrights creating original works in 24 hours, with notable performances from Denver theater veterans.Toni covered several productions including Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song (which we discussed in detail on a bonus episode), the interactive art installation Oracle at Union Hall, Comedy Works' New Faces competition (25th year, 168 local comics competing), Little Miss Sunshine at Aurora Fox (which he found problematic as an adaptation), and The Tempest at Colorado Shakespeare Festival, which he praised for its visual magic and strong performances.Denver Fringe Festival RecapTime: 24:30 - 33:30We both attended the sixth annual Denver Fringe Festival, which kicked off with a showcase at Cleo Parker Robinson Theater hosted by Juice the Clown. Alex saw three shows including a cabaret performance and Plant the Musical (a confusing two-person show where both actors played the same character). Toni saw eight shows and published seven reviews, with Ben Franklin Sex Party at Rise Comedy being his favorite — an immersive comedy involving the audience in founding a new country called “Birdlandia” that ended with a group orgy scene and syphilis outbreak.Tony Awards DiscussionTime: 33:30 - 42:45We discussed the relevance of the Tony Awards for Colorado theatergoers, noting that while the shows are only in New York initially, Tony wins can help shows tour nationally. Major winners included Maybe Happy Ending (Best Musical) and Purpose (Best Play). Toni watched clips of the ceremony, praising host Cynthia Erivo's opening and noting that the Hamilton reunion performance was the evening's highlight, though it overshadowed other nominees.Colorado Theater NewsTime: 42:45 - 49:45Theater Funding Crisis: As reported by the Denver Gazette's John Moore, two northern Colorado theatres - Bas Bleu (33 years old) and OpenStage (50 years old) – are both facing financial shortfalls due to reduced public arts funding, needing emergency fundraising of $40,000 and $15,000 respectively. This contrasts with Denver metro theaters that benefit from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).Other News:Colorado Renaissance Fair opens June 14th for its 48th season, though elephants may be banned due to legal challengesDenver native Annaleigh Ashford returns for DCPA's Saturday Night Alive gala on June 14thBreaking news: We announced the 19th Annual Henry Award nominees, with the ceremony scheduled for July 28th at Lone Tree Arts Center. Notably, this is the first year without gendered performance categories.Interview: Sasha Cucciniello, Telluride TheaterTime: 49:45 - 1:15:15We interviewed Artistic Director Sasha Cucciniello about her journey from avant-garde theater in New York (Performance Space 122) to founding Telluride Theater 18 years ago with just $68. The theater has grown to three full-time employees including new Operations Manager Kevin Douglas and Executive Director Ryan Heidenreich.Key Topics We Covered:Unique Programming: Combines traditional theater with burlesque performances through their troupe “House of Shimmie Shake,” which sells out annuallyOriginal Works: Cucciniello has written over 20 plays, mostly devised collaboratively with ensemble castsRecent Success: Ski Bum the Musical by local ski bum Li

Abubakr Ali starred in Anything's Possible (MGM/Orion Pictures) dir. Billy Porter, and was the titular lead in Netflix/Dark Horse's series “Grendel.” He recently finished working on Kathryn Bigelow's upcoming untitled Netflix feature film. Other credits include “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (NBC), “Walking Dead: World Beyond” (AMC), “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz) and “Katy Keene” (CW). Theatre credits include Toros (Second Stage), Inherit the Wind (Pasadena Playhouse), We Live in Cairo (A.R.T.), Kiss (Yale Rep), Twelfth Night (Yale Rep) and work with The 24 Hour Plays, Roundabout Theatre Company, NYTW, Atlantic Theater Com­ pany, The Public and others. MFA: Yale School of Drama. @theabubakrali Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jerry Fish - Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones - The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin

The Lake Bell episode is here!!! Bryan & Vic catch up with their pal Lake Bell. Lake discusses How To Make It In America, the development of her character "Rachel" in season 2, growing up in NYC, Pancakes & Syrup, the 24 Hour Plays, her Directorial debut, her views on hustling & success, managing the creative process, advocacy for women's rights, the state of the film industry, and the most RIDICULOUS thing she's ever done for the love of the game!

William Sadler. Best known for his various roles in differing projects, William has played everything from an anarchist military man in DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER to a fireman seeking gold in TRESPASS, to a convict in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, a soldier for God in TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, and a member of a secret organization inside The Federation in DEEP SPACE NINE. But his most 'infamous' role has been as the Grim Reaper/Death in BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY, AND BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. William has many other film credits to his name including THE MIST, THE HOT SPOT, RUSH, THE GREEN MILE, KINSEY and many more. William has also become a staple in episodic television including as Sheriff Jim Valenti in the CW's ROSWELL and in HOMELAND, POWER, BERLIN STATION, THE COMEY RULE and lends his voice to the Comedy channel's OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT.William also has an extensive career on the stage in such productions as JULIUS CAESAR, 24 HOUR PLAYS, EXIT THE KING and many more. His latest release “A Stage of Twilight” is now available to stream on demand on Amazon, Vudu, Vubiquity/Verizon Fios, Hoopla, Charter/Spectrum, Comcast/Xfinity, and Cox.http://therealwilliamsadler.com The Douglas Coleman Show VE (Video Edition) offers video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details.http://douglascolemanshow.comPlease help us to continue to bring you quality content by showing your support for our show.https://fundrazr.com/e2CLX2?ref=ab_eCTqb8_ab_31eRtAh53pq31eRtAh53pq

Michael Fry is a busy man so there's no doubt that he might need a bit of help getting to sleep at night.But, we couldn't have imagined that Royal Families would be the thing that he's obsessing over. The comedian joined Dave to chat Billy Joel, online comedy and why he's working on a play made in 24 hours. Catch Michael in the 'The 24 Hour Plays' in Dublin's Abbey Theatre on Sunday January 14th. Tickets available on abbeytheatre.ie

The 24 Hour Plays Dublin - Niamh Regan - 25 years of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Mark Armstrong (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based theater director and the Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays. His production of Eric Bogosian's Drinking in Americafeaturing Andre Royo (NYT Critic's Pick) enjoyed an extended run at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre and a live audio capture was released as an Audible audio play. Highlights with The 24 Hour Plays include annual productions of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, The 24 Hour Musicals, The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues (which engaged millions of viewers worldwide beginning March 2020) + partner productions across the US. As a director, his collaborators include Emily Mann (Execution of Justice, Playhouse Creatures + NYU Tisch mainstage), Christopher Shinn (Falling Away, Ensemble Studio Theatre; The Coming World; Williamstown), Dan O'Brien (From Kandahar to Canada, EST; The Angel in the Trees, Production Company) and many others. As Director of New Work for Keen Company, he created the Keen Playwrights Lab for mid-career playwrights and directed Old Folks by Max Posner and 30 Million by Jason Kim and Max Vernon. Recently, he developed and directed The Accidentwith drummer Kid Millions at Roulette. Assistant professor (part-time), The New School for Drama; proud member SDC and UAW 7902; alum Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and Williamstown Theater Festival Directing Corp. Warren Leight is the Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony-winning author of Side Man, as well as No Foreigners Beyond This Point (Drama Desk nomination), Home Front, Fame Takes a Holiday, Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine (ATCA nomination) and The Loop. He also wrote the book of the musical Mayor (Drama Desk nomination) and co-wrote the book of Leap of Faith (Drama Desk nomination). Warren was showrunner and Executive Producer of the NBC drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” from 2011 – 2016 and 2019-2022 (Imagen, NAACP and PRISM Awards). Previously, he was showrunner and Executive Producer of HBO's Peabody Award-winning “In Treatment,” the FX drama “Lights Out,” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JESSE J. SANCHEZ is an award-winning composer-lyricist, writer, and music director. He is a highly sought-after collaborator in theatre, opera, TV, and film.As composer, lyricist, arranger and librettist, his works include: musical arrangement, "Musicals Based on Shakespeare" (Broadway League's Jimmy Awards on Broadway), original music for W. Fran Astorga's Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin' Trees In The Ravine (Cutting Ball Theater), co-librettist for desert in (Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera; finalist for 2022 Opera America's Digital Excellence in Opera Award), book, music, and lyrics for Black Friday! (Prospect Theater Company's Musical Theater Lab), music and co-lyricist for The Fezziwig Promise (The 24 Hour Plays), book for Clopening (Prop Thtr Small Hours Festival), and book, music, and lyrics for SUEÑOS: Our American Musical, which has been developed at The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, Barn on Fire Musical Residency (produced by Fire Island Pine Arts, Nicole La Fountaine, and NYTB), New York Theatre Barn, 2021 Frank Young NAMT Development Grant, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Black Swan Lab, and The Choreography Lab. Linedy Genao - After receiving her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the University of Connecticut, she began a career in banking. However, after receiving a message encouraging her to audition for the first open call of Gloria & Emilio Estefan's On Your Feet, her life changed forever. With only high school theater experience, Linedy landed her first Broadway-bound show, On Your Feet, and hasn't stopped since! Linedy has continued to rise through the ranks, most recently as the Alana/Zoe understudy on Dear Evan Hansen prior to its Broadway closing and on its first national tour. She was also recently named in Variety's “10 Broadway Stars to Watch” list. Additional credits include Passing Through, West Side Story, Havana Music Hall, A Taste of Things to Come, and In the Heights. She is honored to be the first Latina/Dominican-American to originate an Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway-bound musical. Kris Carrasco is a genderqueer, Latino-American artist hailing from the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina. Born to immigrant parents, his first taste of the stage was seeing Jennifer Lopez star in the hit movie Selena, and through the incredible power of representation, a flame was lit. Kris' love of storytelling stems from the belief that as artists, we are the storytellers of the human experience and that it is our duty to record humanity (and our experiences with it) as diversely and specifically as possible with a 21st-century anti-racist lens on everything. Kris' greatest hope is that anyone that comes to a performance of theirs leaves with a greater sense of empathy for themselves, their community, and most importantly those who've lived experience is different. SUEÑOS tells the untold story of three generations of a Mexican-American family and their pursuit of the American Dream. The story primarily focuses on the viewpoint of protagonist, Ali Viramontes,  and his journey to becoming a world renown composer. Juilliard is his one-way ticket and he won't let anything stop him, even if he has to sacrifice those close to him. Obstacles become too challenging to overcome and seems there's no other way, but to continue the cycle that tore down his family's dreams. This original, contemporary musical celebrates Latiné/Latinx people and cultures, and weaves their stories into the fabric of the American Musical Theatre.

Wednesday August 2, 2023 *** Ashley McBryde Shouts Out To Arkansas State *** YouTubers show up at “Cousin Eddie's” house and the new owner isn't happy *** High Five - 24 Hour Plays & Red Cross Raise $10K for tornado relief *** Taylor Swift gives out huge bonuses & Lizzo being sued by former dancers *** KFIN BREAKFAST CLUB - Powered by Families Inc. *** Doc Talk w/ Dr. Shane Speights: Highs and lows of blood pressure & causes of kidney stones *** Mikel Wewers w/ Jonesboro FOA: Open registration & August calendar of events *** Kila Montgomery w/ St. Bernards: Upcoming Butterfly Release (Sunday Sept 10th) and the Pink Warrior Walk Registration open (Saturday, October 14th) *** Lucas Tyler gets us ready for Downtown Jonesboro's Local Fest (Sept 8 & 9) *** Wet Nose Wednesday with Dr. Kevin Reed from Vetcare: Dr. Reed gives Kelly a pop quiz *** Rodney Poff w/ Occasions Magazine Event Roster ***

Another insightful episode in the bag. This week playwright Roger Q Mason stops by and unpacks the queer perspective of playwriting discussing how performance compliments writing (and vice versa), embracing and pushing discomfort as well as thematic layering and poetic expressionism. We also delve into the definition of being a "jazz playwright", writing from the root, transferring curiosity to the page, the process of getting your work out, writing interior life, and how to find a mentor. This, of course, is just a smattering of what you'll find within this interview, so listen to its entirety, and I promise you'll take away something new in the craft of playwriting. Enjoy!Roger Q. Mason is a playwright and screenwriter whose work investigates the intersection of history, memory, and identity. They holds an MFA in Writing from Northwestern University, MA in English from Middlebury College, and BA in English and Theatre from Princeton University and their plays have been seen on Broadway at Circle in the Square (Circle Reading Series); Off/Off-Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, New Group, American Theatre of Actors, Flea Theatre, and Access Theater. Their work has also been named finalist of the Geffen Playhouse Writers Room, BRIC Lab Residency, Lark Playwrights Week, and Screencraft Play Award, and their play The White Dress was semi-finalist for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival and the inaugural Shonda Rhimes Emerging Playwright Award. To view the video format of this episode, visit the link below -https://youtu.be/nc17OB7akhgLinks to sites and resources mentioned in this episode - Circle in the Square Theatre School -https://circlesquare.org24 Hour Plays -https://24hourplays.orgContact information for Roger Q. Mason -IG - @rogerq.masonTwitter - @rogerqmasonWebsites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's SpotlightPunk 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

Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She was most recently seen in I Care A Lot on Netflix, starring Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest, and leading the cast of the December release Modern Persuasion. Other recent credits include Netflix's Orange Is The New Black as Zelda; along with The Walking Dead, Supernatural, ABC's Nashville, FOX's The Exorcist, and Showtime's 3rd season of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Films include Two Weeks' Notice, Last Holiday, The Upside of Anger, Mr. Holland's Opus, Urban Legend, Four Rooms, 88 Minutes, Urban Legend and Vanilla Sky. Alicia is also well known to Hallmark Channel audiences for her Christmas movies, beginning with 2013's A Very Merry Mixup; her eighth annual holiday film for the network, Christmas Tree Lane, which she produced, wrote the story for, and featured two of Witt's original Christmas songs, was released for the 2020 holiday season. Witt co-produced her next album, The Conduit, with Jordan Lehning and Bill Reynolds in Nashville TN, where she resides. Led by the first two singles, Chasing Shadows and Talk To You, the record comes out September 24th. A classically trained former competitive pianist, Alicia's music has been described as 'sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein' and 'touching lost-and-found love ballads' (Philadelphia Inquirer). Alicia has performed her original piano-driven pop music all over the world, including at the renowned Grand Ole Opry. Alicia has also opened for Ben Folds Five, Rachel Platten, and Jimmy Webb, to name a few. Her 2018 release, 15000 Days, was produced by Grammy-winning producer Jacquire King (James Bay, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Dawes). Witt's previous album, Revisionary History, was produced by Ben Folds and was described as 'Grey Seal era Elton John, an alt-universe Fiona Apple, and a film noir chanteuse notching her nights in cigarette burns on the fallboard' (NASHVILLE SCENE). As a musical guest, Alicia has appeared on numerous shows including NPR's Weekend Edition, CBS' Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Queen Latifah Show, WGBH'S Open Studio on PBS, Good Day Nashville, KTLA's Morning Show, Good Morning Washington, and many performances on Hallmark's Home & Family Show. Alicia's music has been heard in numerous TV shows and movies over the past 10 years, including her ironic Christmas song 'I'm Not Ready for Christmas', which was featured in her Hallmark Christmas movie of the same name. Witt can add author to her resume with Small Changes, out October 5 2021 from Harper Horizons. The book is an inspiring, welcoming and simple yet effective guide to health, happiness and sustainable living. Instead of promoting a rigid diet, Small Changes will instead offer readers a stress-and-judgment-free approach for enacting easy, incremental changes across all areas of life. On stage, Witt starred in Neil LaBute's Tony nominated play Reasons to Be Pretty at the Geffen Playhouse. She also appeared at London's Royal Court theatre in Terry Johnson's Piano/Forte and made her West End debut with The Shape of Things. She has also performed at Williamstown Theatre Festival and is a regular participant in the 24-Hour Plays on Broadway and the 24-Hour Musicals off-Broadway. Other significant roles include Showtime's House of Lies, NBC's Friday Night Lights, CBS' The Mentalist and NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She spent 4 years on the CBS hit show Cybill and has also appeared on the HBO series The Sopranos, CBS's Two and a Half Men, Ally McBeal, and David Lynch's original Twin Peaks.

Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She was most recently seen in I Care A Lot on Netflix, starring Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest, and leading the cast of the December release Modern Persuasion. Other recent credits include Netflix's Orange Is The New Black as Zelda; along with The Walking Dead, Supernatural, ABC's Nashville, FOX's The Exorcist, and Showtime's 3rd season of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Films include Two Weeks' Notice, Last Holiday, The Upside of Anger, Mr. Holland's Opus, Urban Legend, Four Rooms, 88 Minutes, Urban Legend and Vanilla Sky. Alicia is also well known to Hallmark Channel audiences for her Christmas movies, beginning with 2013's A Very Merry Mixup; her eighth annual holiday film for the network, Christmas Tree Lane, which she produced, wrote the story for, and featured two of Witt's original Christmas songs, was released for the 2020 holiday season. Witt co-produced her next album, The Conduit, with Jordan Lehning and Bill Reynolds in Nashville TN, where she resides. Led by the first two singles, Chasing Shadows and Talk To You, the record comes out September 24th. A classically trained former competitive pianist, Alicia's music has been described as 'sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein' and 'touching lost-and-found love ballads' (Philadelphia Inquirer). Alicia has performed her original piano-driven pop music all over the world, including at the renowned Grand Ole Opry. Alicia has also opened for Ben Folds Five, Rachel Platten, and Jimmy Webb, to name a few. Her 2018 release, 15000 Days, was produced by Grammy-winning producer Jacquire King (James Bay, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Dawes). Witt's previous album, Revisionary History, was produced by Ben Folds and was described as 'Grey Seal era Elton John, an alt-universe Fiona Apple, and a film noir chanteuse notching her nights in cigarette burns on the fallboard' (NASHVILLE SCENE). As a musical guest, Alicia has appeared on numerous shows including NPR's Weekend Edition, CBS' Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Queen Latifah Show, WGBH'S Open Studio on PBS, Good Day Nashville, KTLA's Morning Show, Good Morning Washington, and many performances on Hallmark's Home & Family Show. Alicia's music has been heard in numerous TV shows and movies over the past 10 years, including her ironic Christmas song 'I'm Not Ready for Christmas', which was featured in her Hallmark Christmas movie of the same name. Witt can add author to her resume with Small Changes, out October 5 2021 from Harper Horizons. The book is an inspiring, welcoming and simple yet effective guide to health, happiness and sustainable living. Instead of promoting a rigid diet, Small Changes will instead offer readers a stress-and-judgment-free approach for enacting easy, incremental changes across all areas of life. On stage, Witt starred in Neil LaBute's Tony nominated play Reasons to Be Pretty at the Geffen Playhouse. She also appeared at London's Royal Court theatre in Terry Johnson's Piano/Forte and made her West End debut with The Shape of Things. She has also performed at Williamstown Theatre Festival and is a regular participant in the 24-Hour Plays on Broadway and the 24-Hour Musicals off-Broadway. Other significant roles include Showtime's House of Lies, NBC's Friday Night Lights, CBS' The Mentalist and NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She spent 4 years on the CBS hit show Cybill and has also appeared on the HBO series The Sopranos, CBS's Two and a Half Men, Ally McBeal, and David Lynch's original Twin Peaks.

ALICIA WITT BIOActor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She was most recently seen in I Care A Lot on Netflix, starring Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest, and leading the cast of the December release Modern Persuasion.Other recent credits include Netflix's Orange Is The New Black as Zelda; along with The Walking Dead, Supernatural, ABC's Nashville, FOX's The Exorcist, and Showtime's 3rd season of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Films include Two Weeks' Notice, Last Holiday, The Upside of Anger, Mr. Holland's Opus, Urban Legend, Four Rooms, 88 Minutes, Urban Legend and Vanilla Sky.Alicia is also well known to Hallmark Channel audiences for her Christmas movies, beginning with 2013's A Very Merry Mixup; her eighth annual holiday film for the network, Christmas Tree Lane, which she produced, wrote the story for, and featured two of Witt's original Christmas songs, was released for the 2020 holiday season.Witt co-produced her next album, The Conduit, with Jordan Lehning and Bill Reynolds in Nashville TN, where she resides. Led by the first two singles, Chasing Shadows and Talk To You, the record comes out September 24th. A classically trained former competitive pianist, Alicia's music has been described as 'sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein' and 'touching lost-and-found love ballads' (Philadelphia Inquirer).Alicia has performed her original piano-driven pop music all over the world, including at the renowned Grand Ole Opry. Alicia has also opened for Ben Folds Five, Rachel Platten, and Jimmy Webb, to name a few. Her 2018 release, 15000 Days, was produced by Grammy-winning producer Jacquire King (James Bay, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Dawes). Witt's previous album, Revisionary History, was produced by Ben Folds and was described as 'Grey Seal era Elton John, an alt-universe Fiona Apple, and a film noir chanteuse notching her nights in cigarette burns on the fallboard' (NASHVILLE SCENE).As a musical guest, Alicia has appeared on numerous shows including NPR's Weekend Edition, CBS' Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Queen Latifah Show, WGBH'S Open Studio on PBS, Good Day Nashville, KTLA's Morning Show, Good Morning Washington, and many performances on Hallmark's Home & Family Show.Alicia's music has been heard in numerous TV shows and movies over the past 10 years, including her ironic Christmas song 'I'm Not Ready for Christmas', which was featured in her Hallmark Christmas movie of the same name.Witt can add author to her resume with Small Changes, out October 5 2021 from Harper Horizons. The book is an inspiring, welcoming and simple yet effective guide to health, happiness and sustainable living. Instead of promoting a rigid diet, Small Changes will instead offer readers a stress-and-judgment-free approach for enacting easy, incremental changes across all areas of life.On stage, Witt starred in Neil LaBute's Tony nominated play Reasons to Be Pretty at the Geffen Playhouse. She also appeared at London's Royal Court theatre in Terry Johnson's Piano/Forte and made her West End debut with The Shape of Things. She has also performed at Williamstown Theatre Festival and is a regular participant in the 24-Hour Plays on Broadway and the 24-Hour Musicals off-Broadway.Other significant roles include Showtime's House of Lies, NBC's Friday Night Lights, CBS' The Mentalist and NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She spent 4 years on the CBS hit show Cybill and has also appeared on the HBO series The Sopranos, CBS's Two and a Half Men, Ally McBeal, and David Lynch's original Twin Peaks.Music video for Talk to You from Alicia Witt's new album The Conduithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSixOGOSpdw https://www.aliciawittmusic.com/home

Mark Armstrong is the Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays which brings together creative communities to produce plays and musicals that are written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours. Highlights from his tenure include annual productions of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, the Broadway and Los Angeles debuts of The 24 Hour Musicals, the growth of The 24 Hour Plays Nationals, (a free professional intensive for young theatermakers), and The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues. A socially-distanced sensation, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues has brought more than 400 free new theater pieces to millions of viewers since onset of the pandemic in March 2020. As a director, Mark has worked with countless playwrights including Dan O’Brien, Emily Mann, Christopher Shinn and many more. Learn more at www.24hourplays.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheyenne Jackson is a Grammy-nominated actor, singer, and songwriter who most recently was seen starring in HBO Max’s four-part LGBTQ+ Docuseries "Equal," Peacock's "Saved by the Bell" Reboot as well as Kenny Ortega's hit Netflix series "Julie and the Phantoms."  Cheyenne previously collaborated with Kenny Ortega as he appeared in Disney's hugely popular "Descendants 3." He appeared in multiple seasons FX and Ryan Murphy's award-winning horror anthology "American Horror Story." On television, Jackson has also starred on HBO's "Watchmen," Paramount Networks “American Woman,” opposite Alicia Silverstone, NBC’s 30 Rock as “Danny Baker” for four seasons, and “Dustin Goolsby” on Glee. Other television credits include "The Morning Show," "Family Practice," "Life on Mars," "Ugly Betty," "It Takes a Village," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Local Talent," "HR," and "Law and Order."  Jackson has appeared in numerous films including the 2006 Academy Award-nominated United 93, Behind the Candleabra, The Green, Price Check; Lola Versus, Love is Strange, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Mutual Friends, Opening Night, Beautiful Now, Day out of Days and Hello Again. He will also appear in the forthcoming feature, Werewolves Within.  On and off Broadway, Jackson has starred in The Performers, The Most Happy Fella, 8, Finian’s Rainbow (Drama Desk nomination), Damn Yankees, Xanadu (Drama League and Drama Desk nominations), The Agony & the Agony, All Shook Up (Theater World Award, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nominations), the premiere cast of Altar Boyz, Aida, Thoroughly Modern Millie, On the 20th Century, and The 24 Hour Plays

Actress, director, writer, producer, and activist Shakina Nayfack answered my call to bare it all on my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway Podcast Network. Shakina received international attention for crowdfunding her gender confirmation with her 2014 KickStartHer campaign and has since written three rock musicals about her transition. Shakina played a guest-starring role in the series finale of Amazon's Transparent, a Musicale Finale on which she was also a writer and producer. Shakina's fans know from her work as "Lola" in Hulu's cult-comedy series Difficult People and most recently, playing "Ellis" on NBC's new comedy Connecting. In this interview we discuss: Connecting on NBC’s Peakcock/Hulu Finding Love Musical Theatre Factory Shakina’s activism Her new audio play Chonburi International Hotel, and Butterfly Club recorded by Audible Rapid Fire Questions End with Shakina baring something she has not talked about previously Stream Connecting on Peacock or Hulu Connect with Shakina: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Shakina: Originally from Southern California, Shakina enjoys an eclectic career as a performer, director, writer, producer, and social activist. Shakina can be seen on Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix) and The Detour (TBS) and heard as the voice of “Hana” in the Gkids remaster and English dub of the Satoshi Kon anime cult classic Tokyo Godfathers. Shakina's autobiographical rock musicals One Woman Show (2013), Post-Op (2015), and Manifest Pussy (2106) all premiered to sold-out houses at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in New York City. She has performed on Broadway in 24-Hour Plays and Gypsy Of The Year, as well as Off-Broadway in M.J. Kauffman's Masculinity Max at The Public Theater, and in Manuel Versus The Statue Of Liberty (As Lady Liberty). Shakina received international attention for her 2016 Rebel Tour of North Carolina, where she performed in protest of the anti-trans law HB2 ("The Bathroom Bill"). Shakina is also the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory (MTF), a non-profit artist service organization dedicated to developing new work. In 2015 Shakina received a Lilly Award recognizing the remarkable contributions to the American Theatre made by women. She is also a two-time Drama League fellow, having been selected for the New Musical Directing Fellowship (2011) and the Beatrice Terry Fellowship for women playwright/directors (2017), supporting the development of her new play, Chonburi International Hotel, and Butterfly Club. Shakina roots herself as a Butoh-inspired artist trained beneath Diego Piñón, founder of Body Ritual Movement. With an MFA in Experimental Choreography and a Ph.D. in Critical Dance Studies (both from the University of California at Riverside), Shakina has pioneered her own Butoh for the Actor method, developed through masterclasses at the University of California at Santa Cruz, the Chicago Cultural Center, Casa del Teatro in Mexico City, Barrington Stage Company, The Drama League, the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, and most recently as adjunct faculty at NYU Tisch Drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie Klapper is a New York based Casting Director who has been in the business for 25 plus years. Her work is frequently seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, internationally, on television, and film. Projects she has cast have won numerous awards including the Tony, OBIES, Drama Desk, Pulitzer Prize, Sundance Audience Award, Cannes Prize Du Publique, Comic Con and Artios. Stephanie, along with her incredible casting team, comprise Stephanie Klapper Casting, an Independent Casting Group who is known for their limitless imagination and creativity and for their work on a wide range of projects all over the country and the world.Frequent and longtime collaborators include Primary Stages, Mint Theater Company, NY Classical Theatre, american vicarious, The Peccadillo, Voyage Theatre, Masterworks, Resonance Ensemble, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Company, Capital Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Ford’s Theatre, Kansas City Rep, The New Theatre, The Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as many more in New York, the regions, and internationally. Recent projects include: The Night of the Iguana (La Femme Theatre Productions); Chekhov/Tolstoy Love Stories (Mint); Sideways, the Experience (Peccadillo); A Sign of the Times (Off-Broadway); The 24-Hour Plays on Broadway Gala Celebrating Kathy Bates; Paradise Lost (FPA/Directors Company); Miss America’s Ugly Daughter (Off-Broadway); Grace, a song cycle (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville); Once on this Island (Cincinnati Playhouse/Actor’s Theatre); The Hope Hypothesis (Voyage Theatre Co.); The Importance of Being Earnest (NY Classical); Hamlet (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Daniel’s Husband (Penguin Rep/Primary Stages); Actually We’re F**ked (Cherry Lane Theatre); A Letter to Harvey Milk (Off-Broadway); Pride and Prejudice (Kate Hamill)(Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival/Primary Stages); Candide, Westside Story and Bernstein’s Mass (Philadelphia Orchestra). Select Recent Broadway includes: Bronx Bombers; A Christmas Story, the Musical; Dividing the Estate; It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.Select Film/TV credits: Netuser (with Denis O’Hare); Epiphany V; Theresa Rebeck’s Poor Behavior; Stag; Alice Jacobs is Dead (Adrienne Barbeau); The Feast of the Goat (Isabella Rossellini); Uncertain Terms; Altamont Now!; Sidewalk Stories; Roberta; Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising, the video; webisode: Battery Park; Parking Lot Chronicles; Highlights of a Mom’s Life. Television: Lazytown.Ms. Klapper is a graduate of Manhattan’s famed Music and Art High School and SUNY College at Purchase. She is a frequent guest teacher and lecturer at many colleges and universities including: New York University (The New Studio on Broadway), Drew, UNCSA, USC, Oklahoma University, Ohio University, Kenyon College, University of Michigan, UMKC, Florida State University (Asolo), Skidmore College, Penn State, SUNY Purchase, SUNY New Paltz, Indiana University, UNC Chapel Hill, New York Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts, and the Tepper Semester through Syracuse University, where she is also a mentor to students interested in pursuing work in the casting profession. Ms. Klapper is passionate about working with creative teams to develop new work and expand the scope of established work. In addition to casting and teaching, Ms. Klapper is a member of the New York Board of the Casting Society of America, Casting Society Cares, and New York Women in Film. She is passionate about continuing to expand and champion diversity, equity, equality and inclusion in the business. She loves working with emerging artists to help them develop their careers.

His plays have been premiered by the Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, and Soho Theatre, and later seen regionally in the United States and around the world. In 2009, his adaptation of Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway at the Roundabout (American Airlines Theatre) and he has also written short plays for Naked Angels, the 24 Hour Plays, and the New York International Fringe Festival (2002 winner, Best Overall Production). He has received grants from the NEA/TCG Residency Program and the Peter S. Reed Foundation, and he is a recipient of the Robert S. Chesley Award. https://www.christophershinn.co Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes.  It helps us get the guests you want to hear.  Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership:  http://eastforest.org/IG:  https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB:  https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW:  https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Not only is Kate one of my dearest friends, but this little lady is an absolutely brilliant teacher, a total witch, and on a path that I think you'll enjoy hearing about in this uncertain time. Kate Bass, originally from Anchorage Alaska, now based in Los Angeles, performs extensively in America and abroad in many varying musical genres. She made her solo debut with the New York Philharmonic in Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center under the baton of Case Scaglione; she also appeared in the Emmy-nominated production of Carousel, televised on PBS’s “Live at Lincoln Center.” In recent years, she has sung numerous times at Carnegie Hall (Der Vampyr, The Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem, Elijah), as well as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center (La Farsa Amarosa). Kate made her New York City Center principal debut as Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, a role she has taken to Wolf Trap Opera and the Colorado Symphony, and continues to tour nationally and internationally with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. She recently appeared as Princess Ida in Princess Ida at the New York Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, and Off-Broadway at the Saint George Theatre in the world premiere of Trains the musical, as well as the Musical Guest for 24 Hour Plays at the Atlantic Theater Company.Equally at home in jazz music, Kate has performed in cabaret at the Metropolitan Room and (le) poisson rouge in New York, and at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles. She has recorded as a soloist for numerous film scores with music by Arturo Cardelús, David Stone Hamilton, and others; her voice was recently featured in the film “Pecado Original,” winning awards at both the Austin Film Festival and the Milan International Film Festival. Kate was also the soprano soloist for Iranian singer and setar player Hafez Nazeri’s Grammy-nominated SONY Worldwide release of “Untold” with the Rumi Symphony. Kate Bass is a composer and singer-songwriter; her debut album, “Maya,” was released in August 2012, and her first single aired on British radio in early September 2013. She released her new EP, “More”, in February 2016 and her May 2017 crowd-funded album, “Songs of the Open Road,” debuted Off-Broadway at the Triad Theater in New York City. She has performed her music live to sold out crowds across America, and has been hailed by the press as “easy to love,” “infectious,” and “one of the best vocalists on the scene today.” Kate maintains a full private voice studio based out of Pasadena, California; as well as coaching many young up-and-coming singer-songwriters and musical theater performers, she has taught as a Teaching Artist in Residence for the Metropolitan Opera Guild in New York City. She teaches master classes and workshops on voice, songwriting, and musical theater all over the world, from Classical Singer Conventions throughout the country to programs in Lebanon and Africa. She currently teaches on vocal faculty at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. www.katebassmusic.com@katebassmusicLike this episode? Share it! And please do leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen. It'll help it get in more ears, and that's what we want. Yes we do. Thank you so much for listening... and stay Savage. X See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So I tried hard to get a better format, and screw it up immediately by saying it's episode 513. Sigh. We talk about the music of Devo Spice, who gives permission for my before- and after- stream music, and I very clumsily recommend his song Spider Verses.  Speaking of music, I also talk about Loser by Garfunkel & Oates. This version edits the F-bombs. About goals- remember that you want to make goals you can keep under your control. "Want to write the next Star Wars novel," not under your control. "Want to write a book by end of year," yes. "Sign with dream agent," can't control, but "research and query many agents," yes. I bring up 24 Hour Plays, where I queried to see if they'd like a writer (under my control), and never heard anything back (not under my control.) I did everything I could, so I'm happy with that. I'm supporting Duke Children's Hospital through Extra Life! If you want to help support, I'd appreciate it! My Twitch schedule: Mondays: 12:30 AMA Tuesdays: 12:30 Live ISBW Thursdays: 12:30 Live ISBW* 8:00 pm Gaming* Sundays: 2pm Gaming *out of town August 27-29, no streaming.   August 20, 2020 -- Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty -- BY-NC-SA 3.5 License -- murverse.com

Arizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) hang out with Playwrights and Actors from this week’s @24 Hour Plays Arizona Edition #24ViralMonologues: Jennifer Gantwerker - @ChildsplayAz Alejandra Luna and Susanna Velarde Covarrubias - @Teatro Bravo #teatrobravoaz Brenda Foley , Shonda Royall, and Angelica Howard- @The Bridge Initiative Louis Farber - @Stray Cat Theatre Shelby Maticic and John Perovich- @Brelby Theatre Company @brelbytheatreco Maybe Stewart and Veronika Duerr – Phoenix Theatre Artists Milta Ortiz and Veronica Conran- @Borderland Theatre #borderlandstheatre Paul Michael Thomas- @uatheatrefilmtv @uarizonaactingmt Monica Bauer and China Young - @Winding Road Theatre Ensemble Gabriella de Brequet - @Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre Elaine Romero - Arizona Theatre Company

Wendi and Dfernando's seventeenth episode and their guest interview is Academy Award nominated & multi-award winning actress, screenwriter, playwright and producer Nia Vardalos.  Born and raised in Canada, Nia Vardalos is an alumna of the Chicago-based Second City comedy repertory company.  She gained global attention with her 2002 film adaptation of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, which she had written and starred in as a one-woman play in Los Angeles.  Based on her personal experiences and family, the film was a critical success and remains the highest-grossing romantic comedy film of all time. Vardalos went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing (Original Screenplay), a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.  The film inspired the CBS series MY BIG FAT GREEK LIFE and led to a 2016 sequel MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2, which she also wrote and starred in and featured the original film’s cast. Vardalos’ other notable films: CONNIE AND CARLA, which she also wrote and starred in, opposite Toni Collette and David Duchovny; made her directorial debut with the film I HATE VALENTINE’S DAY; MY LIFE IN RUINS with Richard Dreyfuss (the first American production given permission to film at the Acropolis); and co-wrote with Academy Award winner Tom Hanks the film LARRY CROWNE. She continues to write screenplays, but regularly returns to television.  Her first appearances as an actress were on numerous hit television series like THE DREW CAREY SHOW, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, BOY MEETS WORLD and TWO GUYS, A GIRL AND A PIZZA PLACE.  Other notable television appearances have been on DROP DEAD DIVA, COUGAR TOWN, GREY’S ANATOMY, LAW & ORDER: SVU, JANE THE VIRGIN, THE CATCH, GRAVES, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND and most recently the TV movies SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS, POISONED LOVE: THE STACEY CASTOR STORY and CHRISTMAS ROMANCE AL DENTE.  From 2015 to 2017, Vardalos and Ian Gomez co-presented the first two seasons of ABC TV’s THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW.   She made her Broadway debut in THE 24 HOUR PLAYS 2006 as Mary in Julia Cho’s THE FIRST TREE IN ANTARCTICA, directed by Andrew McCarthy, followed by the 2009 The Actors Fund's CHANCE & CHEMISTRY, a centennial celebration of Frank Loesser. A chance meeting with Tony Award & Emmy Award winning director Thomas Kail (HAMILTON, IN THE HEIGHTS, FX’s FOSSE/VERDON) led to her adapting for the NY stage Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 book TINY BEAUTY THINGS, where she originated the role of Sugar.  The play had 2 acclaimed runs at The Public Theater in 2016 and 2017 and had a limited run at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2019.  On May 6, 2020 Vardalos and the entire original cast of the play did a live-stream reading of the play as a benefit for The Actors Fund.   After thirteen distinct in vitro fertilization attempts had failed, Vardalos’ struggle to become a mother ultimately led her and then husband Ian Gomez to adopt.  She went on to tell her journey in her New York Times best-selling book INSTANT MOM, which was published in 2014.Also on Episode 17, Wendi brings up cryotherapy, hot flashes, and the weekly RIPE & ROTTEN REPORT mentions Comedy Central's Emmy Award winning series DRUNK HISTORY, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Broadway's HAMILTON and Wim Hof's deep breathing method. Follow us on our Instagram: Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE... and our guest Nia Vardalos and her TwitterRemember to subscribe to GENERATION RIPEVisit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com

Arizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) hang out with Mark Armstrong (Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays ) and Ashley La Russa (Founder of Roux Events and BlaxFriday.com, and beloved member of the ATC family).

Jonathan Marc Sherman has been a professional playwright since he was a teenager. At 18 his play, Women and Wallace, was part of the Young Playwrights Festival and directed by James LaPine and then Don Scardino. The play was made for television audiences for PBS-TV's American Playhouse with a cast that included Josh Hamilton, Debra Monk and Cynthia Nixon. Sherman has been writing ever since. (He also has a long list of acting credits which started when he played the Artful Dodger at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera). Most recently Sherman wrote the book for The New Group’s production of Bob and Carol Ted and Alice with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik. Sherman co-founded Malaparte theater company with Josh Hamilton and Ethan Hawke. His work has been presented at The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown and around the world from Australia to Istanbul to Japan. He has written several pieces for 24 Hour Plays, Viral Monologues including The Conversationalist, the musical Fear of Frying, and Painting  This conversation was recorded May 15, 2020. Produced in part by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Friends sat down and recorded over Skype on June 14 and talked about "We See You White American Theatre," an open letter that got more than 50,000 signatures (including from a bunch of celebrities) and what can be done to solve racism in the American theater. Then they whistle a happy tune and discuss The King and I. They watched a video of the 2015 Broadway revival and talk about how it's problematic but they love it anyway, and how they would improve The King and I. #YourFavesAreProblematic Their guest this episode is actor April Matthis, who was the star of the play Toni Stone by Lydia Diamond, and who's been up for every acting award in New York City for her performance. This Obie-winning star has also been in Gatz by Elevator Repair Service, and she called in to discuss Playing on Air, a theater podcast where she acted in short plays by Dominique Morisseau and Ngozi Anyanwu, and trying to create theater in the time of COVID-19.. Here are links to things that Friends talked about in this episode. The We See You White American Theatre letter. Washington Post: "When black people are in pain, white people join book clubs." Montana Levi Blanco's Instagram video about racism in the theater. Rachel Chavkin's apology to Montana Levi Blanco. Diep's article about the American musical's obsession with Asians. Playing on Air: website/iTunes Night Vision by Dominique Morisseau: website/iTunes G.O.A.T. by Ngozu Anyanwu: website/iTunes The Skin of Our Teeth at Paper Chairs Theatre Company. Ronald Peet doing the 24-Hour Plays. April Matthis doing the 24-Hour Plays. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño at the Goodman Theatre. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tokentheatrefriends?fan_landing=true) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we had a lot of fun talking about all the things we are learning and experiencing in Quarantine — from making short films, to photo shoots, to voice lessons, and rats! — everywhere you look Life itself is in dialogue. There is ALWAYS a spiritual conversation to be had. Since we are still here in social distancing, we took the opportunity to talk about our own personal leading edge of growth and expansion and creativity. And we also laugh a lot!! Mentioned in this week’s podcast:Our short film for 24 Hour Plays, “Otherwise Engaged” — https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAZEgyxJSGz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkJeff McLean Vocal Coach - https://www.mcleanvocalworks.com/Noa Azoulay at Feather Love Photography -  https://featherlove.com/ 

Angelique sits down for a digital convo with Madelyn Paquette (Producer/General Manager) and Coleman Clark (Producer/Deputy Director) from the 24 Hour Plays to chat about their new program “The 24 Hour Monologues” and how the non-profit is shifting, creating, and promoting its mission while stay-at-home orders and social-distancing continues.  WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOt0MhaGecA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Bagels and Broadway,  how the 24 Hour Plays is going virtual. Artistic Director Mark Armstrong joins Valerie.  Also, Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids Executive Director Tom Viola talks about how the service organization is helping the theatre community in this time of need.  Plus, a holistic  veterinarian is the subject of  a new documentary by filmmaker Cindy Meehle, and Jody Scaravella, owner of the restaurant that features grandmas in the kitchen on Staten Island (Enoteca Maria) has established a program supplying soup for first responders and essential workers,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jorjeana Marie is a television writer, author and produced playwright. After attending NYU's Dramatic Writing Program at TISCH, Jorjeana had several plays produced at the 78th St Rep, The Neighborhod Playhouse, The Douglas Fairbanks Studio Theater and PS 122 (as part of the 24 Hour Plays). She has written three solos shows, one short film, hours of stand-up material and on three animated television series. She is currently writing at Disney. Her book Improv for Writers (Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House) is the focus of Jorjeana's and Ryan's conversation. How can comedy and improv improve your writing and get you unstuck? Find Jorjeana and her work: https://jorjeanamarie.com/

Christopher Shinn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and lives in New York. His plays have been premiered by the Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, and Soho Theatre, and later seen regionally in the United States and around the world. He is the winner of an OBIE in Playwriting (2004-2005) and a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting (2005), was a Pulitzer Prize finalist (2008), was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play (2008), and has also been nominated for an Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright (2003), a TMA Award for Best New Play (2006), a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play (2007), and a South Bank Show Award for Theatre (2009). In 2009, his adaptation of Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway at the Roundabout (American Airlines Theatre) and he has also written short plays for Naked Angels, the 24 Hour Plays, and the New York International Fringe Festival (2002 winner, Best Overall Production). He has received grants from the NEA/TCG Residency Program and the Peter S. Reed Foundation, and he is a recipient of the Robert S. Chesley Award. He teaches playwriting at the New School for Drama. https://www.christophershinn.co eastforest.org

Hoy hablamos con Roberto Cavazos, actor, director y productor. Con Roberto hablamos sobre su experiencia estudiando y actuando de manera profesional en Inglaterra - lo que aprendió en su tiempo allá y cómo le ha ayudado en la Ciudad de Mexico. Como productor de las 24 Hour Plays, Rotterdam y el cortometraje El Beso, discutimos la importancia de producir y escribir tu propio trabajo para generarte oportunidades. Nos comparte su proceso para identificar su perfil aquí y en el extranjero, su visión sobre el uso de redes, y cómo buscar trabajo. Roberto es un actor súper enfocado y perspicaz, que ha desarrollado una visión global del medio sin perder de vista su arte. Espero disfruten nuestra plática. Sigue a Roberto en @yosoyrobcavazosSígueme a mi: @sofiaruizactor O nuestro instagram: @sobreactuandopod ¡Si tienes sugerencias de temas, mándame un mensaje directo en Instagram! Este episodio es producido por Flowerhouse Productions, visita nuestra página en flowerhousefilms.com Música de Text Me Records del YouTube Audio Library.

Ste is a photographer and an actor from Dublin. He studied Architecture in UCD, getting involved with the Drama Society during his time there. Since graduating, Ste has been a freelancing as a photographer at www.ste.ie, and as an actor on stage and screen projects. His recent work includes ‘BlackCatfishMusketeer’ at Camden People’s Theatre and Summerhall Edinburgh Fringe with Malaprop , ‘Sunder’ with Anu Productions, ‘Carmen Disruption’ at the Beckett Theatre, ‘Panned’ at Theatre Upstairs, a tour of ‘Angels in the Park’, ‘Cornerstones’ at Civic Theatre, ‘The 24 Hour Plays’ at The Abbey, ‘Fused’ at Project Arts Centre, ‘Tales from Briar Hall’ at Theatre Upstairs, and Fishamble’s Tiny Plays for Dundrum. Previous work with WeGetHigh Collective includes ‘Narf!’ and ‘Sluts’ at Smock Alley and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, respectively. On screen, he has appeared in TV Series ‘Eipic’ and ‘Corp + Anam’, short films ‘Summon Her Children’, ‘A Long Shot’, as well as web series ‘The Goo’. His next appearance will be in Caitriona Daly's 'Panned' - a one man show that looks at mental health issues. It runs at Project Arts Centre from the 12th-17th of November 2018. ***

Welcome to episode 100 of Crash Chords: Autographs! Thank you for sticking with us these past 4 years. To celebrate how far the show has come, check out our brand new theme music, written, produced and performed -- expressly for the show -- by two-time previous guest, Mikal kHill, who we thank for his contribution to Autographs, and its next 100 episodes! Now for the prime event... This episode has been a long time coming, for today we are excited to welcome actor, writer, producer, storyteller, singer, guitarist, and of course the companion and constant supporter of Matt Storm, his wife Sarah Storm.  As an actress, Sarah has appeared in familiar household dramas like Law and Order SVU and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. With Matt, she chats about her experience as a recurring character on SVU and what it's like to be a day player. She also describes how she first discovered her love of acting and how her family has influenced her love of the craft. A member of the 24 Hour Company, Sarah has also facilitated bringing together some of the best young actors, directors, playwrights and producers for an intensive professional experience that culminates in their own production, The 24 Hour Plays — that is, the deeply imaginative, if hastily produced events that premiere within 24 hours of their conception. An accomplished musician, Sarah has performed both as a solo artist, and as part of the irish/rock band The Waysties, a mainstay at Brooklyn watering hole, The Way Station. Hear all about how her early love of singing and how it came about growing up in the Jewish faith and also how her love of performance in general has blossomed throughout the years. Continue reading

The monthly sketch showcase Sketch Please returns with a new presenter, a new cast and a brand new batch of your finest comic writing. Katharine Kerr (@katkerrradio) is joined for nutty chat and by David Sylvester, Kerrie Thomason, Raphael von Blumenthal and Steve Garland. David Sylvester is musician, performer, comedian and artist from London. He’s an improv comedian, and musical badass who plays guitar, drums, bass and piano https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2LjGeJJ-JsawXsdFaeFtw?view_as=subscriber https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautalityOfficial https://twitter.com/dershapeshifter Kerrie Thomason is from Edinburgh, Scotland, and achieved a First Class honours in Musical Theatre at Blackpool School of Creative Arts. Kerrie has worked with the likes of Tim Key, and is also the show manager at 2NorthDown (a comedy venue in Kings Cross) She’s worked in comedy from sketch to stand up. She’s also part of the all-female theatre company SWIPERIGHT which was a hit at Edinburgh last year and is working on its next show right now. https://twitter.com/KerrieThomason https://twitter.com/swiperightTC https://www.swiperighttheatre.com Raphael von Blumenthal is an actor, stand up comedian and writer. His short films, viral videos and online sketches, co-written with and directed by Sam Baron have over 4 million views online, have been screened at BAFTA qualifying film festivals, and have been featured on among others the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky One. He is represented by APM Associates. Raphael can be seen in a supporting role in the 2017 comedy feature Demain Tout Commence (Two's a Family), featuring Omar Sy and Clémence Poésy. He comperes Rich Gifts Theatre's Deadline: 24 Hour Plays, and regularly performs stand up comedy. raphaelvonb.com https://twitter.com/Raphvb?lang=en Steve Garland is an actor, comedy performer and writer. He also runs an all-female pro comedian comedy night in Angel called Hysterical Women which raises money for Women’s Aid. https://twitter.com/LadyGarland33 https://twitter.com/hysteric_women This month we feature the below sketches with the following casting: The History of Things by Leonie Rachel Announcer - Steve Joel (Husband) - David Mrs Houghton - Kerrie One of the Lads by Carol Walsh Sarah - Kerrie Steve - Steve Paul - David Dennis - Raphael Saw Paws by Alf Oldman Vet - Steve First Pet Owner - David Second Pet Owner - Raphael Vicar - Raphael Narrator - Kerrie British Transport Poem by Ellie Fulcher Passenger - David National Rail - Steve Offline Banking by Chris Ballard Recorded voice - Kerrie Cashier - David Customer - Raphael Gun Mom by Lauren Overpeck Ms Jenn - Kerrie Boy - David Antiques Roadshow Spoof by Andrew Fawn Expert - Kerrie Milennial - David Grandad - Steve Dead Funny - Elliot Stewart Fred - Raphael Vicar - Steve YOU can take part in Sketch Please! Whether you’ve written an audio sketch or want to flex your voice acting muscles, just drop Katharine a note at sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com and put either ’Sketch’ or ‘Performer’ in the subject box. The deadline for August’s episode is Sunday 22nd July at midnight. Tell us a little about you, or if you’re submitting sketches, please keep it as close to two or three pages as possible, and number the pages so we don’t get ourselves in a papery flutter come recording day! And because we only feature 7 or 8 sketches per episode we will often hold sketches over to subsequent months to fit it all in, so don’t lose heart if we don’t feature your sketch this month! You can join us on twitter by following @sketchpleasepod or keep up to dates at podcastpioneers.com

Lee Coffey  is a writer from Dublin. His shows include Leper + Chip in Theatre Upstairs, Project Arts Centre, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Nominated for the Broadway Baby 5 Star Award and the National Student Drama Award for best play) Electric Picnic, The Lyric Belfast, The Axis, Cork and an American production by Inis Nua in Philadelphia. Peruvian Voodoo in Theatre Upstairs, 24 Hour Plays in the Abbey Theatre, Slice, the Thief in Smock Alley and The Axis. Murder of Crows in Theatre Upstairs, Project Arts Centre, Garter Lane and the Lyric Belfast, From All Sides in The Dublin Fringe Festival and a radio play The Matron for Dead Air as a part of the Bram Stoker Festival. Lee was a participant in Rough Magic Theatre Company’s SEEDS programme 2016 - 2017 and he will be a participant on Irish Theatre Institute’s Six in the Attic programme 2017 - 2018. He has also written plays for Inchicore College, The Gaiety School of Acting and is currently under commission for Dublin Port Company. He is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of Bitter Like A Lemon Theatre Company. Credits Follow Tom Moran on Twitter and join like Personality Bingo with Tom Moran on Facebook  If you're interested in more podcasts, join The HeadStuff Podcast Network on Facebook Personality Bingo original artwork by Conor Nolan

Actors Richard Kind & Gideon Glick join Roundabout Underground Artistic Producer Jill Rafson talk about the The 24-Hour Plays Off-Broadway. Jesse Green & Jason Zinoman from The New York Times discuss The Agony and Ecstasy of Writing Negative Reviews.

Finbarr Doyle is an actor, writer, and founding member of Sickle Moon Productions. For Sickle Moon, he has co-written the one-act plays TRYST, Spectres, Tactics, and Slippers. He also co-adapted Jekyll and Hyde and co-wrote the short pieces Pitcher, Presentation, Trinkets and Strobing Effects, and the short film Chimneys. As an actor for the company, he has performed in TRYST, Cirque Des Reves, Pitcher, Presentation, Spectres, Tactics, Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, Conversation With a Cupboard Man and Chimneys. As a freelance performer, he appeared most recently in The Grimm Tale of Cinderella at Smock Alley Theatre. Theatre includes: We Are The Monsters for Bram Stoker Festival 2017, Birdy at The Peacock for Dublin Fringe Fest 2017 (Winner - Best Ensemble at Dublin Fringe Awards), The Rivals for Smock Alley, The 24 Hour Plays 2017 at the Abbey Theatre, Hamlet for AC Productions, a national tour of The Poor Little Boy With No Arms for One Duck, Peruvian Voodoo for Bitter Like a Lemon, Small Box Psychosis at Theatre Upstairs, Macbeth for Fast Intent, Macbeth for Mill Productions, 60 Minutes in Dublin and The Curious Case of The Stoneybatter Strangler for Maylin Productions, Foreign Bodies (tour) and Delta Phase for Polish Theatre Ireland, Romeo and Juliet , Peter Pan and The Merchant of Venice for Devise+Conquer, Stones in His Pockets (tour) for CAS, and The Tempest for Fortune's Fool.  Finbarr frequently performs with Dreamgun Film Reads.

Mark Armstrong is a Brooklyn-based theater director and the Executive Director for The 24 Hour Plays, where he recently oversaw the 16th annual The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway.  Mark spent four years as the Director of New Work for off-Broadway’s Keen Company, where he created the Keen Playwrights Lab for mid-career playwrights and led Keen Teens. Mark spent three years as the Literary Director for Playscripts, Inc. His writing has appeared in American Theatre, HowlRound and the Brooklyn Rail. And, as Artistic Director of The Production Company, he directed premiere productions of Dan O’Brien’s The Angel in the Trees, Blair Singer’s Meg’s New Friend and The Most Damaging Wound, Alan Berks’ Goats, and many more. Mark is a proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and Lincoln bCenter Theater Directors Lab. This post Bringing Together Artists to Create 24 Hour Plays appeared first on Talking Theater. Also, please click here to Subscribe. Thanks so much for listening!    

The 24 Hours Plays: MONADNOCK! Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 7:30PM@ Jaffrey Woman's Club, 33 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH 03452-In downtown JaffreyThe 24 Hour Plays is a global phenomenon. From New York to Edinburgh, Cedar Rapids to Tokyo, it has become a sensation to participate in and to watch. An official production of The 24 Hour Company, Inc, Jaffrey is now part of this worldwide roster of participating towns. Over 30 local writers, directors, actors, stage managers and tech staff come together for the first time on Thursday, October 7th. They collaborate over the next 24 hours to produce six brand new ten minute plays that debut for one night only at the Jaffrey Woman’s Club in downtown Jaffrey on October 8th. The Park Theatre is presenting The Matchbook Players' (a new Jaffrey-based community theatre group) production of this immensely popular form of theatre. Join us Saturday night, October 8th to see the outcome of the 24 hour produce-a-thon. Mark your calendars. You will never forget this evening of thrilling and entertaining theatre. Renowned actor and director Kevin Spacey has called The 24 Hour Plays, “A magical experience.”Get Your tickets in advance: Call OvationTix customer service toll-free: 866-811-4111In this radio show we will talk to Artistic Director Paige Lussier Johnson about her new theater company "Matchbook Players" & their inaugural artistic venture in the Monadnock Region: a 24 hour play festival- what it means to produce the festival in the area and why they are doing it.

The 24 Hours Plays: MONADNOCK! Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 7:30PM@ Jaffrey Woman's Club, 33 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH 03452-In downtown JaffreyThe 24 Hour Plays is a global phenomenon. From New York to Edinburgh, Cedar Rapids to Tokyo, it has become a sensation to participate in and to watch. An official production of The 24 Hour Company, Inc, Jaffrey is now part of this worldwide roster of participating towns. Over 30 local writers, directors, actors, stage managers and tech staff come together for the first time on Thursday, October 7th. They collaborate over the next 24 hours to produce six brand new ten minute plays that debut for one night only at the Jaffrey Woman’s Club in downtown Jaffrey on October 8th. The Park Theatre is presenting The Matchbook Players' (a new Jaffrey-based community theatre group) production of this immensely popular form of theatre. Join us Saturday night, October 8th to see the outcome of the 24 hour produce-a-thon. Mark your calendars. You will never forget this evening of thrilling and entertaining theatre. Renowned actor and director Kevin Spacey has called The 24 Hour Plays, “A magical experience.”Get Your tickets in advance: Call OvationTix customer service toll-free: 866-811-4111In this radio show we will talk to Artistic Director Paige Lussier Johnson about her new theater company "Matchbook Players" & their inaugural artistic venture in the Monadnock Region: a 24 hour play festival- what it means to produce the festival in the area and why they are doing it.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview FX's American Horror Story Star CHEYENNE JACKSON. CHEYENNE JACKSON was most recently seen as Will Drake on FX's American Horror Story: Hotel. His numerous Broadway credits include The Performers, Finian's Rainbow(Drama Desk nomination), Xanadu (Drama Desk & Drama League nominations), All Shook Up (Theatre World Award, Drama League & Outer Critics Circle nominations) Aida andThoroughly Modern Millie. Off Broadway: The Most Happy Fella, The Agony & The Agony, Altar Boyz, 8, The 24 Hour Plays, and Damn Yankees. Television: “30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Royal Pains,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Ugly Betty,” “Full Circle,” “CSI: Cyber,” “Mockingbird Lane,” “Lipstick Jungle” and “Law & Order.” Film: United 93, Behind the Candelabra(with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon), Lola Versus, The Green, Love Is Strange, Beautiful Now, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Opening Night, Mutual Friends and the upcoming Bear With Us, Day out of Days and Hello Again opposite Audra McDonald. In addition, Jackson is a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter with Sony ATV. For his self-penned album, I'm Blue, Skies, Cheyenne collaborated with Sia, Stevie Aiello, and Charlotte Sometimes. www.OfficialCheyenneJackson.com      

El último del año! Hablamos de los 24 Hour Plays. Fuimos sobornados por Alejandra Martínez Castillo.

¿Qué hace un Company Manager? ¡Ya vienen los 24 Hour Plays! Audiodrama: Reinas de Fuego. 

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