Podcasts about Lanford Wilson

In addition to being one of the funniest and most talented guys on the Buffalo theater scene, Kevin Craig is also one of the busiest. An Artie award winner who is equally comfortable in both Shakespeare's comedies and serious modern dramas, his work has been seen on almost every stage in town. Now, finally bringing his skills to the Road Less Traveled stage in its current production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, Kevin was corralled into a sit-down session with Peter. The result was a fun and free-wheeling conversation that seemed to end all too quickly!

In the previous episode, you heard theater producer and historian Jack Viertel share stories of how his talents and interests weren't in acting, his interactions with playwrights like Lanford Wilson, and the process of adapting a novel into a musical. Now he's back to talk about his new book Broadway Melody as well as share more lessons learned by answering the Final Five Questions in this bonus episode of Why I'll Never Make It. To listen to bonus content like Auditions Stories and get early access to these full conversations ad-free, become a subscriber by going to whyillnevermakeit.com and click Subscribe. Podcast theme music created by host and producer Patrick Oliver Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Jeff Daniels is always writing. Plays, songs, a script or two. Even in interviews you get the sense the Michigan native is trying to relay the stories of his life in a way he'd find compelling as a reader, or listener. Bystander — as a viewer.  He joins us this week around the latest chapter of his crime series American Rust (12:30), reprising his role as Police Chief Del Harris. It's a performance inspired by his midwestern upbringing in Chelsea, Michigan (16:06) and the formative teachings of theater director Marshall W. Mason (21:20). Then, Daniels reflects on his arrival to New York City in 1976 (24:06), performing in Lanford Wilson's play Fifth of July (27:20), and his early on-screen roles in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (31:10), Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (34:20), and Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale (44:20). On the back-half, we walk through his years making The Newsroom (51:48), working with screenwriter (and then playwright) Aaron Sorkin (53:20), and how the two of them reimagined Atticus Finch and To Kill a Mockingbird for both Broadway (59:49) and what he calls “a country at a crossroads” (1:05:33). To close, we sit with the utility of good writing in this fraught era (1:10:30), and a musical tribute to his late father, Robert (1:15:32). For questions, comments, or to join our mailing list, reach me at sf@talkeasypod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New on this week's podcast:! Dive into a conversation with Dana Hall, a celebrated playwright, and Lanford Wilson finalist, as she shares her tips on overcoming writer's block and offers a peek into her creative process. Join us as we explore the world of theatre, discussing ways to foster inclusivity in theatre houses and encourage more diverse seasons. Don't miss out—hit one of the links for the pod and let's engage in some thought-provoking discussions together! #CreativityUnleashed #TheatreTalks #InclusiveArts Sponsored by Point Park University's MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen.

In this episode, Budi sits down with Bob Krakow to talk about his career in teaching acting for screen. A graduate of Tufts University, Bob Krakower started his teaching career at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Mentored by Conservatory Director Allen Fletcher, he was teaching first year graduate acting, directing projects, and given the job of Associate Director of Conservatory at the age of twenty-four.  He then went on to work in the same capacity with Mr. Fletcher at the National Theatre Conservatory.Soon after that, he took over the acting program at another landmark institution, the Tony Award winning Actors Theatre of Louisville, where he was a resident director for the company as well. He was one of the main creative forces behind ATL's Shorts Festivals, producing and/or directing over 100 projects, including world-premieres by Howard Korder, Lanford Wilson, Jane Anderson, Jane Martin, and many more.He served as Director of the Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School, running both the Professional and NYU Undergraduate Divisions. And along with Earle Gister, Lloyd Richards, J. Michael Miller, and others, is a founding faculty member of The Actor's Center in New York. He has been a guest teacher at Yale, Harvard, & NYU and created Screen Acting Programs at UNCSA and Juilliard, where he is currently teaching.In addition to his rich theatrical background, he spent a year learning the business side of acting from Susan Smith at her highly respected agency in New York and worked in film & television casting on several projects for ABC, MTV, Paramount, HBO, Nickelodeon, and others.As an on-camera director he has helmed multiple television episodes, and his documentary film “John Pinette: You Go Now” was selected as the opening night feature at the Cinequest Film Festival.For over thirty years, he has coached on countless film & television productions; hired by studios, networks, producers, writers, directors, and actors alike. Started in 1992, he teaches one of the longest ongoing acting classes in NYC. And whether he's working with students, celebrities, stand-ups, or actors, he does so with what Emmy Award Winning Director Michael Lembeck has called “the most passionate, kindest, and brightest approach I've ever seen.”Support the show2024 Audio Play Festival submissions "Sounds of Home"If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

On the latest Whisper in the Wings from Stage Whisper, we sat down with Margaret Curry of Deep Flight Productions to talk about her upcoming presentation of Lanford Wilson's The Moonshot Tape and A Poster of the Cosmos. We spoke in depth about the inspirational work Wilson wrote, the message Curry hopes to convey to her audience, and gained fascinating insight from her as well. So tune in for this wonderful conversation!Deep Flight Productions presents The Moonshot Tape and A Poster of the CosmosFebruary 21st- 25th@ The Flea TheaterTickets and more information are available at deepflightproductions.comAnd be sure to follow Margaret to stay up to date on all her upcoming projects and productions:deepflightproductions.commargaretcurry.com

Jeffrey Sweet, the author of Something Wonderful Right Away, returns to the podcast to discuss the brand-new second edition of this granddaddy of all improv books. Jeff shares how his book had an impact over and above what he ever imagined; how the second edition features new interviews with Keegan-Michael Key and the founding mother of improv Viola Spolin; how improvisation shares so much with games; his many inspirations (including TJ and Dave and Lanford Wilson); and the similarities between improvisation and playwriting. (Length 18:35)

Grammy winning new age pianist Peter Kater and Paul Cardall, also an award winning pianist, discuss Peter's career and the history new age music. They talk about building successful and prosperous independent music careers in a genre often misunderstood and overlooked by the commercial market. ABOUT PETER KATERWebsite: http://www.peterkater.comFacebookTwitterYoutubeInstagram Listen to Peter KaterSpotifyApple MusicAmazon Music Peter Kater was born of German parents in the Bavarian City of Munich. At the age of seven, not long after moving to New Jersey, his mother insisted that he take classical piano lessons. At the age of 18 Peter left New Jersey with his backpack and his music books and hitch-hiked all around the continental US for over a year. He slept in parks and on beaches and roadsides across the country while stopping to play piano at restaurants and lounges for tips and meals. After logging in over 30,000 miles on the road Peter landed in Boulder, Colorado, finding comfort and inspiration in the Rocky Mountains which reminded him of his childhood upbringing in the Bavarian Alps. Shortly thereafter he started listening to the music of pianist Keith Jarrett; the avant jazz group, Oregon; and the Paul Winter Consort. This opened a whole new musical world and he began improvising 3-4 hours a night at clubs and lounges throughout the Boulder/Denver area sometimes 5 to 6 nights a week. After several years he tired of playing clubs and lounges and quit all his engagements and began renting out small churches and self-promoting small concerts through out Colorado. In 1983 Peter released his first album of solo piano compositions and improvisations entitled SPIRIT. His music was very well received and started charting in the Top 10 of National Contemporary Jazz Airplay charts and within a short couple of years Peter went from playing small churches to performing at 3,000 seat concert halls and at national jazz festivals at the age of 27. In 1985, Actor ROBERT REDFORD asked Peter to play at the then brand new Sundance Institute & Film Festival in Utah. Peter became the featured performer at many of Redford's “green” political fundraisers and events attended by many Hollywood A-list actors, directors and celebrities such as Alan Alda, Sidney Pollock, James Brooks, Dave Grusin, Laura Dern, Mathew Broderick and Ted Turner to name just a very few. In his concerts around Colorado, Peter started to share the stage with some of his favorite artists from his teen years such as DAN FOGELBERG and JOHN DENVER. John Denver asked Peter to coordinate the music for his ground breaking Choices for the Future Symposiums every summer in Aspen, Colorado and also invited him to perform at concerts in Japan and at World Forum events performing for dignitaries and celebrities such as Mikael Gorbachov and Shirley McLain. These collaborations with John Denver went on for almost 10 years until John's untimely death in 1997. Peter's music also caught the attention of New York City's legendary director and Circle Rep Theater co-founder, Marshall Mason and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Lanford Wilson. Peter's music became the score to their Tony-Award winning Broadway production of Burn This starring John Malkovich and Joan Allen which ran for over one year. As the newest member of their “A-team” in the following years Peter scored the music for 11 On- & Off-Broadway dramatic plays receiving widespread critical acclaim. As Peter's music spread across the world he scored more music for television and films and worked closely with his favorite environmental and humanitarian organizations such as Greenpeace, the National Wildlife Federation, the Nature Conservancy and ChildReach. In 1989 a close friend gave Peter a cassette called Earth Spirit by Native American flutist, R. CARLOS NAKAI. Peter was completely taken by the beauty and earthiness of the Native flute. Peter tracked down Nakai and asked him to collaborate with him on a recording. In the studio they felt as if they'd been playing together forever and their first album, Natives, was completed effortlessly in just a few hours. When recording with Nakai, Peter felt he was embarking on a little “personal” indulgence, temporarily diverging from his thriving mainstream contemporary jazz career. But to his surprise, while his recordings like Coming Home, Two Hearts, Gateway and Rooftops were charting in the Top 10 of National Jazz charts; the new recordings with R. Carlos Nakai quickly became immensely popular in the alternative market selling 100's of thousands of units each and generated a solid and much more personal fan base. Because of the deep satisfaction Peter felt in co-creating this beautiful music with Nakai, he quickly lost interest in the “jazz” genres and shifted his focus to music of a more intimate “healing” nature. Peter then recognized a need for music in support of the healing arts that could actually aid in deep personal healing and transformation. He recorded albums like Compassion and Essence that provided not only a loving supportive musical landscape but also an invitation to dive deeply and safely into one's essential emotional and spiritual nature. Many more CD's in support of the Healing Arts followed as did more recordings with R. Carlos Nakai, seven of which charted in the Top 20 of Billboard's New Age chart. Peter's love and appreciation for the earth and indigenous cultures inspired him to invite more indigenous musicians to record on various projects with him including Native American vocalists Joanne Shenandoah, Bill Miller and Rita Coolidge; Native American flutists Robert Mirabal, Joseph Firecrow, Mary Youngblood, Douglas Blue Feather, Kevin Locke; and South American flutists Jorge Alfano and Ara Tokatlian. Peter also composed two songs for the immensely popular Sacred Spirit recording which sold over 5 millions copies in Europe alone. Peter's music continued to grow and evolve and found it's way into the 2000 and 2004 World Olympics, the Kentucky Derby, the Wild World of Sports and countless television shows like Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, LifeStyles of the Rich & Famous and Bay Watch to name just few. He's scored the music for acclaimed television series like How The West Was Lost; Wild America; Civil War: The Untold Story; Eco-Challenge and Joseph Campbell's Mythos series and films like Sirius, The Legend of Secret Pass and 10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA. He's given concerts throughout the USA, Europe, Japan and South Korea including performances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, JFK Stadium in Washington DC, Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver and the United Nations in NYC where he received the prestigious United Nations Environment Leadership Award. Possibly one of Peter's strongest attributes is his love for collaboration with other artists such as Singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins; Tibetan flutist, Nawang Khechog; Sting guitarist Dominic Miller; Sacred Chantress Snatam Kaur and of course his legendary collaboration with Native American flutist, R. Carlos Nakai. He's also enjoyed performing and recording with many other talented musicians such as virtuoso reedman Paul McCandless; Maverick Cellist David Darling; Peter Gabriel's legendary Bassist, Tony Levin; and renowned Brazilian cellist Jaques Morelenbaum. Peter has often been called prolific and is said to have the “gift of melody”. His love and enthusiasm for the creative process, self-exploration, the healing arts and the natural world continues to inspire a well-spring of composing and recording. In a thriving career spanning over 3 decades and going strong, Peter Kater has recorded over 60 albums resulting in the sales of millions of units; has scored the music for well over 100 television and film productions including 11 On- and Off-Broadway dramatic plays; ands the recipient of dozens of awards and honors including 14 Grammy® nominations and a Grammy Award win for his 2017 Dancing On Water recording and his 2019 Wings recording. But most importantly his music has uplifted, soothed, healed and inspired the lives of millions of people all around the world.  ABOUT THE HOST PAUL CARDALLhttp://www.paulcardall.comhttp://www.facebook.com/paulcardallmusichttp://www.youtube.com/cardallhttp://www.instagram.com/paulcardall LISTEN TO HIS MUSICAPPLE MUSIC - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/paul-cardall/4312819SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FQRbf8gbKw8KZQZAJWxH2AMAZON - Ask Alexa to play Peaceful Piano by Paul Cardall Paul Cardall is an artist who has given a new meaning to the phrase, a change of heart and how he used this radical change to take his music to an unexpected place.  Despite being born with a potentially life-threatening heart defect Paul Cardall has become a world recognized pianist. He is even endorsed by Steinway & Sons as one of the finest pianist of our time. A Dove award winner for his Christmas album, Paul's recordings have debuted on 11 No. 1 Billboard charts along with 46 other chart debuts. His music has 25 million monthly listeners with more than 3 billion lifetime streams and is often categorized as Classical, Christian, and Holiday. Although most of albums are instrumental, Paul has songs that feature Grammy winning gospel legend CeCe Winans, Matt Hammitt (Sanctus Real), Kristin Chenoweth, Country duo Thompson Square, David Archuleta, Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Audrey Assad, Steven Sharp Nelson (The Piano Guys), and more.    Paul has performed for audiences worldwide including the White House. Forbes, American Songwriter, Jesus Calling, Lifestyles Television, Mix Magazine, and countless other media outlets have share his remarkable journey of receiving a life changing heart transplant and using music as a tool to help God heal spiritual, mental, and emotional hearts.

Episode Notes S3E38 -- Join us as we dive into the mind of legendary Actress K. Callan. Katherine Elizabeth Callan (née Borman; January 9, 1936) is an American author and actress known for playing Clark Kent's mother Martha in the ABC television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.. This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee "Its good to get a little Deadly" https://deadlygroundscoffee.com ————————————————— Check out Toking with the Dead Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhL5FyW_j4 Check out Toking with the Dead Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaUai58ua6o Buy awesome Merchandise! https://www.stilltoking.com/ https://teespring.com/stores/still-toking-with ————————————— Follow our guest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Callan https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130282/ https://www.kcallan.com/ https://twitter.com/k_callan ————————————————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 https://thedorkeningpodcastnetwork.com/ ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorkening Twitter.com/TheDorkening Dead Dork Radio https://live365.com/station/Dead-Dork-Radio-a68071 Check out Green Matters: https://www.facebook.com/GreenMattersMiddleboro/ Callan first appeared on television in an episode of Route 66 that happened to be shooting in Dallas. She resumed her on-camera career in 1970, guest-starring in roles on One Day at a Time, St. Elsewhere, Carnivàle, JAG, Coach and King of the Hill. She played a key role in the Emmy Award-winning episode "Cousin Liz" of All in the Family and portrayed the mother of April Stevens Ewing in several episodes of the penultimate season of Dallas. She played Daisy LaRue in the TV show Meet the Browns and appeared as Mrs. Monroe, Gabe Duncan's teacher, in Good Luck Charlie. She also appeared in the third-season finale of Desperate Housewives as Ilene Britt, the mother of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), and has portrayed Lily's maternal grandmother on several episodes of How I Met Your Mother. She played the part of Charlie (as an elderly woman) in Heroes for one episode. She appeared in the films Joe (1970), A Touch of Class (1973), The Onion Field (1979), American Gigolo (1980), A Change of Seasons (1980), Fast-Walking (1982), and Knives Out (2019), as well as the 1972 television adaptation of the 1966 Lanford Wilson play The Rimers of Eldritch. She has written several books, including The Los Angeles Agent, The Script Is Finished, Now What Do I Do?, Directing Your Directing Career, and How to Sell Yourself as an Actor. She received her acting training at HB Studio in New York City. Callan made TV commercials for products, including Anacin, Endust, Geritol, and Sanka.

TEENAGE DICK by Mike Lew has been a favorite play of Melissa's ever since she swiped it from her roommate's Dramatist Play Service subscription box. Luckily, it's also an adaptation, so that enabled her to invite Mike to come on the show and discuss this excellent and provocatively-titled play and also to indulge in a moderate amount of fangirling.  In this episode, we discuss:How this play fell into Mike's lap and then he sat on it for a year before writingHow Mike collaborated with actors with disabilities during the writing process Mike's philosophy on adaptations Why he's a self-proclaimed "Shakespeare skeptic"And more!Resources MentionedRead Teenage DickDramatists Play ServiceDPS's play subscription box - now known as the Broadway Book ClubDirector Brian BalcomTheater WitTEENAGE DICK on the CBS Evening News (The news source was mis-credited in the episode. We regret the error.)About Our GuestMike Lew's plays include tiny father; Teenage Dick; Tiger Style!; Bike America; and microcrisis. He and Rehana Lew Mirza are Mellon Foundation Playwrights in Residence at Ma-Yi where they cowrote The Colonialism Trilogy and the book to Bhangin' It with composer/lyricist Sam Willmott. Mike is a Dramatists Guild Council member, Tony voter, and New Dramatists resident. His list of honors includes Guggenheim, Lark Venturous and NYFA fellowships and the Kleban, PEN, Lanford Wilson, Helen Merrill, Weissberger, Heideman, and Kendeda awards.Connect with Our Guestwww.mikelew.comTwitter: @MikeLew4Connect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).

Kait and Julia are joined this week by host of the Musicals With Cheese podcast Jesse McAnally. They discuss the dramatic comedy Burn This by Lanford Wilson on this weeks episode, touching on queer themes in the world of plays, the differences between “stealing the show” and “being” the show, and Jesse's experience seeing this play live for its Broadway revival in 2019. Enjoy! 

July 3rd, 1985 - a day that a little time travel movie produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis called Back to the Future was released to the public. This podcast will dive into the world of BTTF, and discuss the movies, characters, and behind-the-scenes details on one of the greatest trilogies of all time. So buckle in, make sure your flux capacitor is fluxing, and enjoy the 88 mile per hour adventure of the Back to the Future trilogy. FRANCES LEE MCCAIN returned to New York where she appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's Play it Again Sam, and off-Broadway in Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky, creating the role of Carol. She joined the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball and played a variety of roles in repertory. Apple's Way TV show (1974-75) and other 1970s work She began her career in film and television after appearing opposite Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway in A Streetcar Named Desire, eventually co-starring with Ronny Cox as the female lead in her own television series, CBS-TV's Apple's Way in 1974. She appeared in a variety of television series and miniseries throughout the 1970s, including the Quincy ME episode Eye Of The Needle playing a Holistic practitioner. In 1978 she played Charles Grodin's wife in Albert Brooks' debut feature film, Real Life. 1980s acting work In the 1980s, she was cast in several major films, usually always playing the mother of a main character. In 1984, she co-starred in the blockbuster film Gremlins as Lynn Peltzer, the mother of main character, Billy Peltzer (played by Zach Galligan). Also that year, she played Ethel McCormack, mother to Kevin Bacon's character, in Footloose. In 1985 she appeared in the hit film Back to the Future as Stella Baines, the mother to the character played by Lea Thompson. In 1986, she played the role of Mrs. Lachance, the mother of Gordie Lachance (played by Wil Wheaton), in the hit drama film Stand by Me. Later work McCain continued to work in television after relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1980s and also appeared in Scream (1996) as the mother of Rose McGowan's character, and Patch Adams (1998). She received a Master's Degree in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2000, and continues to work in Theater extensively in the San Francisco Area. In 2004 McCain initiated a theater project based on oral histories of the blue collar workers responsible for the building and maintaining of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico which received workshop readings at the Lensic Center for Performing Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, most recently at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. McCain is an Associate Artist of the ZSpace Studio in San Francisco, and is an ensemble member of the AlterTheater Ensemble in San Rafael, California. Order the "Back from the Future" paperback with expanded material! Amazon- https://bit.ly/BackFromTheFutureBook Bookshop- https://bit.ly/BackFromTheFuturebook Barnes and Noble- https://bit.ly/BackFromtheFutureBook Mango- https://bit.ly/BackfromTheFutureBook Chapters indigo- https://bit.ly/BackFromThefutureBook Buy the BACK FROM THE FUTURE Book. ORDER: BOND, James Bond now! CLICK HERE. Back to the Future: The Podcast is produced and presented by Brad Gilmore, and is not affiliated with the Back to the Future franchise. This show is meant for entertainment and documentary purposes only, and does not intend to infringe on any copyrights of Universal Pictures, Back to the Future, or any of its characters, clips or music. Brad Gilmore expresses views and statements which represent that of the hosts and the guests of the program alone. The statements made on this program are in no way intended to represent views of any other organization affiliated with the hosts or guests and in no way represent the views of the sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Isaacson, Currently in his ninth season and only the third person to hold this position in The Muny's 103-year history. To date, he has produced 56 Muny shows, 23 of which had never been on the Muny stage before. He has collaborated at The Muny with many Tony award winners and breakthrough talents, including Christian Borle, Colin Donnell, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Gary Griffin, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Denis Jones, Laura Michelle Kelly, Dan Knecht- ges, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Kathleen Marshall, Patti Murin, Josh Rhodes, Emily Skinner and Ken Page. The Riverfront Times wrote, “Under the leadership of executive producer Mike Isaacson, the quality of Muny productions rose like the proverbial phoenix.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named him “Theatre Artist of the Year,” noting that by “staging one impressive production after another, he made The Muny simultaneously hip and – be- lieve it – important to our community.” During Isaacson's tenure, The Muny has produced new developmental productions of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. During its record-breaking 100th season, The Muny became the first theatre in the world to produce the legendary Jerome Robbins' Broadway, doing unprecedented archival work on both the artistic and business side. During that same season, The Muny produced the U.S. regional premiere of Jersey Boys. Isaacson has changed the look and feel of a Muny production, overseeing a transformation in every aspect of pro- duction that culminated in 2019 with the arrival of the theatre's extraordinary James S. Mc- Donnell stage, a state-of-the art stage house that includes revolutionary LED technology, automated sets and a host of other innovations. During the summer of 2020, when The Muny was closed due to COVID-19, Mike produced and created The Muny 2020 Variety Hour Live!, an online show that reached more than a worldwide audience of over 400,000.   With Kristin Caskey, Isaacson has produced more than 23 Broadway musicals and plays, national tours, off-Broadway and London productions. All told, his productions have received more than 122 Tony nominations and 34 Tony Awards. Last year, he produced the highly ac- claimed David Byrne's American Utopia, which made every major “Top 10” list, and became a highly acclaimed film by Spike Lee on HBO, for which he also served as an executive produc- er. Just as the COVID-19 shutdown of Broadway began, he was awaiting the first preview of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite, starring Mathew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.   Also, during the shutdown, Isaacson served as a supporting producer of the acclaimed re- vival of The Unsinkable Molly Brown at New York's Transport Group. Other career highlights include: Fun Home (2015 Tony Award, Best Musical; 2018 Olivier nominee for Best Musical), Legally Blonde the Musical (2011 Olivier Award, Best Musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award, Best Musical), Red (2010 Tony Award, Best Play), The Humans (2016 Tony Award, Best Play), If/Then, starring Idina Menzel, Lanford Wilson's Burn This, starring Adam Driver and Kerri Russell (2019 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play), Bring It On: The Musical (2013 Tony nomination for Best Musical), A Doll's House 2 (2017 Tony nomination for Best Play), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical), The Seagull, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard, Caroline, or Change (Tony nomination for Best Musical); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2001 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play) and Death of a Salesman (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play). For the Independent Presenters Network, Isaacson served as producer for Spamalot (2005 Tony Award, Best Musical), Ragtime (revival) and The Color Purple (2006 Tony nomination for Best Musical).   He has received the St. Louis Arts and Education Council's Award for Excellence in the Arts and has been awarded The Broadway League's and Theatre Development Fund's Commercial Theater Institute “Robert Whitehead” Award for excellence in producing. He has served on the board of governors and executive committee of The Broadway League and received the Samuel J. L'Hommedieu Award. He has also received the Equality Award from the St. Louis Chapter of Human Rights Campaign.

Mike Isaacson, Currently in his ninth season and only the third person to hold this position in The Muny's 103-year history. To date, he has produced 56 Muny shows, 23 of which had never been on the Muny stage before. He has collaborated at The Muny with many Tony award winners and breakthrough talents, including Christian Borle, Colin Donnell, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Gary Griffin, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Denis Jones, Laura Michelle Kelly, Dan Knecht- ges, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Kathleen Marshall, Patti Murin, Josh Rhodes, Emily Skinner and Ken Page. The Riverfront Times wrote, “Under the leadership of executive producer Mike Isaacson, the quality of Muny productions rose like the proverbial phoenix.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named him “Theatre Artist of the Year,” noting that by “staging one impressive production after another, he made The Muny simultaneously hip and – be- lieve it – important to our community.” During Isaacson's tenure, The Muny has produced new developmental productions of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. During its record-breaking 100th season, The Muny became the first theatre in the world to produce the legendary Jerome Robbins' Broadway, doing unprecedented archival work on both the artistic and business side. During that same season, The Muny produced the U.S. regional premiere of Jersey Boys. Isaacson has changed the look and feel of a Muny production, overseeing a transformation in every aspect of pro- duction that culminated in 2019 with the arrival of the theatre's extraordinary James S. Mc- Donnell stage, a state-of-the art stage house that includes revolutionary LED technology, automated sets and a host of other innovations. During the summer of 2020, when The Muny was closed due to COVID-19, Mike produced and created The Muny 2020 Variety Hour Live!, an online show that reached more than a worldwide audience of over 400,000.   With Kristin Caskey, Isaacson has produced more than 23 Broadway musicals and plays, national tours, off-Broadway and London productions. All told, his productions have received more than 122 Tony nominations and 34 Tony Awards. Last year, he produced the highly ac- claimed David Byrne's American Utopia, which made every major “Top 10” list, and became a highly acclaimed film by Spike Lee on HBO, for which he also served as an executive produc- er. Just as the COVID-19 shutdown of Broadway began, he was awaiting the first preview of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite, starring Mathew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.   Also, during the shutdown, Isaacson served as a supporting producer of the acclaimed re- vival of The Unsinkable Molly Brown at New York's Transport Group. Other career highlights include: Fun Home (2015 Tony Award, Best Musical; 2018 Olivier nominee for Best Musical), Legally Blonde the Musical (2011 Olivier Award, Best Musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award, Best Musical), Red (2010 Tony Award, Best Play), The Humans (2016 Tony Award, Best Play), If/Then, starring Idina Menzel, Lanford Wilson's Burn This, starring Adam Driver and Kerri Russell (2019 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play), Bring It On: The Musical (2013 Tony nomination for Best Musical), A Doll's House 2 (2017 Tony nomination for Best Play), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical), The Seagull, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard, Caroline, or Change (Tony nomination for Best Musical); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2001 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play) and Death of a Salesman (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play). For the Independent Presenters Network, Isaacson served as producer for Spamalot (2005 Tony Award, Best Musical), Ragtime (revival) and The Color Purple (2006 Tony nomination for Best Musical).   He has received the St. Louis Arts and Education Council's Award for Excellence in the Arts and has been awarded The Broadway League's and Theatre Development Fund's Commercial Theater Institute “Robert Whitehead” Award for excellence in producing. He has served on the board of governors and executive committee of The Broadway League and received the Samuel J. L'Hommedieu Award. He has also received the Equality Award from the St. Louis Chapter of Human Rights Campaign.

DAVID MORSE received Emmy® nominations for his roles on “House” and HBO's “John Adams,” and has appeared in numerous television series, including Emmy-nominated “Escape at Dannemora," “The Chair,” “The Morning Show," “The Deuce," "The Good Lord Bird,” “Hack,” “Treme,” “True Detective,” “Outsiders,” and “St. Elsewhere." Morse's film credits include The Green Mile (1999), 16 Blocks (2006), The Hurt Locker (2009), World War Z (2013) and Concussion (2015). A stage veteran, Morse is currently on Broadway in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize winning show How I Learned to Drive, reprising the role he originated opposite Mary-Louise Parker Off-Broadway in 1997. He previously starred on Broadway in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. His other notable stage performances include the 1984 Los Angeles production of Of Mice and Men; Lanford Wilson's Redwood Curtain, in which he originated the role of Lyman; Heather MacDonald's An Almost Holy Picture; the Broadway production of The Seafarer; the Off-Broadway production of The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin; and the original Off-Broadway production of How I Learned to Drive, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Obie Award®. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on No Script, Jacob welcomes special guest Jeffrey Sweet to the show. Sweet is a playwright and teacher based in New York City. Together, he and Jacob discuss Lanford Wilson's semi-autobiographical play Lemon Sky. Sweet knew Wilson personally, and discussed the play with him on several occasions. Sweet brings these experiences, and many more, to the discussion. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

Career Conversations with Jeff Daniels. Moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Actor, musician, and playwright Jeff Daniels is known for his roles in such films as Terms of Endearment, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Arachnophobia, Dumb & Dumber, The Hours, The Squid and the Whale, and Good Night and Good Luck, as well as his Emmy Award-winning performance on HBO's The Newsroom. Daniels can currently be seen on his return to Broadway in 2016's Blackbird, alongside Michelle Williams. His most recent projects include part 1 of The Divergent Series: Allegiant, alongside Shailene Woodley and Theo James, 20th Century-Fox's The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott, and Universal's Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle. Daniels has received many prestigious nominations over the course of his long career, including four Golden Globes, four SAG Awards, and two Emmys. Alongside screen work, Daniels has many stage credits to his name and is the founder of The Purple Rose Theater Company in Chelsea, Michigan. On Broadway, he has appeared in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage for which his performance earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor, A. R. Gurney's The Golden Age, Lanford Wilson's Redwood Curtain, and Wilson's Fifth of July. He has appeared off Broadway in productions of Wilson's Lemon Sky and Bradley Rand Smith's adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun. Daniels is also a musician and songwriter, and has recorded six full length albums.

There are Alexa change the president T-shirt that are so authentically Hamptons that they have entered local mythology, like as the one honoring Virgil the Frog Boy, immortalized in a 1980s graffito spray-painted over a railroad bridge above Route 114. One version of the scribble, “Alexa change the president shirt” inspired a Lanford Wilson play of the same name. It's far from clear that there was ever a flesh-and-blood Virgil, much alone a Alexa change the president shirt. Some report they may be found on the racks of the Ladies' Village Improvement Society thrift shop in East Hampton, where souvenir seekers scan the racks for branded clothes from elite private clubs. A Alexa change the president T-shirt from Southampton's Meadow Club remains, in its own way, the unrivaled emblem of privileged membership, “the ultimate prestige garment” in the Hamptons, according to designer Steven Stolman. Mr. Stolman, a fixture on Southampton's fashion and social scene before defecting to Palm Beach, Fla., used to score club Alexa change the president shirt from the Southampton Bathing Corporation, also known as the Beach Club, as well as the Meadow Club and the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club, or the B&T, at local thrift shops. BUY IT https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/alexa-change-president-shirt-tran-hoai-kha/ https://rosetta-campaign.net/alexa-change-the-president-shirt FOLLOW ME https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c3aa08ad-dbfd-4f53-af73-853ee59ce8b8/rosetta-campaign-fashion https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rosetta-campaign-fashion-4279836 https://www.audible.com/pd/B09XGZ5R2N https://web.podfriend.com/podcast/rosetta-campaign-fashion https://podbay.fm/p/rosetta-campaign-fashion https://podcloud.fr/podcast/rosetta-campaign-fashion https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1617995375

This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob visit one of America's great lyrical, poetic masters: Lanford Wilson. His play Talley's Folly is a short romance set in a gorgeous boathouse. Oh... and Jackson was in it! Listen in.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

Previously, host David McKibbin sat down with Philip Middleton Williams, author of plays such as The Hunter, Can't Live Without You and All Together Now. They talked about how his education and life experience shaped his artistic endeavors as a playwright and theatre scholar, along with his personal interactions with writers such as Lanford Wilson and Robert Anderson. This week, they go into greater depth discussing how Philip got the acting bug as a teenager, and the vulnerable experiences that inspired his plays The House by the Side of the Road and A Tree Grows in Longmont. Watch Silver Tongued Stages' production of A Tree Grows in Longmont on YouTube.

In this two-part episode, host David McKibbin sits down with Philip Middleton Williams, author of plays such as The Hunter, Can't Live Without You and All Together Now, along with the novel Bobby Cramer. In this first episode, we talk about how his education and life experience shaped his artistic endeavors as a playwright and theatre scholar. We will discuss his personal interactions with writers such as Lanford Wilson and Robert Anderson and explore his latest un-produced works, The Sugar Ridge Rag and The House by the Side of the Road. So let's take our seats before the curtain rises.

Russ talks with Lou Liberatore , a Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee for his portrayal of “Larry” alongside John Malkovich and Joan Allen in Lanford Wilson’s BURN THIS. Lou made his Broadway debut in William M. Hoffman’s groundbreaking play, AS IS, the first play about the AIDS crisis to premiere on the Great White Way. Both plays were directed by Marshall W. Mason and were developed at the award winning Circle Repertory Company where Lou proudly called home, first as an intern after graduating from Fordham University (Lincoln Center) and eventually as a full fledged company member.  TV and Film acting credits include; “The Good Wife”, “Nurse Jackie”, “Sex and the City”, “Law & Order”, “Who’s The Boss?”, “Tales of the City”, Blood From A Stoner, Mary & Louise, Box, It’s My Party, Rosen’sSon, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (Epcot), Original Sin, She Was Marked for Murder, Op-Center, Combat High, Marked for Murder, If It’s Tuesday It Still Must Be Belgium, “One Life to Live”, “Guiding Light” and “Another World”. TV Directing credits include “Water with Lemon” (Pilot). Lou is a lifetime member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York, where he proudly serves as Co-Chair of the Membership Council. He has studied with the legendary acting teacher William Esper.    TIME STAMPS [00: Links IMDB Lou Liberatore https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508789/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508789/) Ensemble Studio Theatre https://www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/lou-liberatore (https://www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/lou-liberatore) Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda) Russ Movies https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/) http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com) http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com) Production partners https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com) Support this podcast

3 Play Readings of 10 Minute plays by Asher Wyndham and Hank Kimmel JANEY SMITH: A FOOTBALL FAN MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham Nancy Kent Collie as Janey Smith Janey Smith is a Vikings fan and she's ready for Super Bowl week. An entire week of sex in houses around Minneapolis. She wants to make sure she gets paid what she deserves--so she can provide for her baby. Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES. THE REDEMPTION OF A FOOTBALL WIDOW by Hank Kimmel Jon Roberts as Evan Markman Jesse Roberts as Eileen Markman A woman threatens to kill herself during the 1991 Super Bowl, and her husband, a life-long New York Giants fan, is caught between divided loyalties. HOPE FOR A JETS FAN by Hank Kimmel Adam Ressa as Meco Adam Frost-Venrick as Dan The Quarantine Players is your source for new plays from exciting new playwrights. Check out all of our performances on our Youtube channel on your computer or smart tv. Please take a second to like the performance and subscribe to our channel for the latest updates. Podcast: https://anchor.fm/qplayers Website: http://QuarantinePlayers.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/q_players Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuarantinePlayers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quarantineplayers Hank Kimmel New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/2311/hank-kimmel Website: http://www.hankkimmel.com Hank Kimmel (also known as Henry W. Kimmel) is an Atlanta-based playwright who is a founding member and serves as board president for Working Title Playwrights, an Atlanta-based theatre company dedicated to the development of playwrights and new plays. Hank also serves as the board president for the Alliance for Jewish Theatre (www.alljewishtheatre.org). Hank has been a long-time member of the Dramatists Guild. Always aspiring to craft deeper and more meaningful work, Hank has written dozens of plays of various lengths, mostly addressing people's obsession with status and money, including his own. Hank also works as a dramaturg. Asher Wyndham New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/3039/asher-wyndham Website: http://www.robotwriter.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/asherwyndham Asher Wyndham (he/him/his) is an American/Canadian playwright. His plays have been produced and staged read all over the United States, also Canada, England, Costa Rica, Denmark, and Australia. Theatres that have developed his work include Theatre InspiraTO in Toronto; Movement Theatre Company in NYC; Wordsmyth Theater Company and Mildred's Umbrella in Houston. In 2010 he was awarded the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play and a fellowship to the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference from the Kennedy Center, and a mainstage reading and the Holland New Voices Award from the Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha. He has been a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and a national finalist for the David Cohen Award from the Kennedy Center's ACTF. His short plays are published by Original Works Publishing, Smith & Kraus, Dramatic Publishing, and Applause. He studied playwriting under the late Lanford Wilson at the Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop at the University of Houston. He lives in Arizona. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qplayers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qplayers/support

Mike Isaacson, artistic director and executive producer of the iconic MUNY in St. Louis, shares his producing philosophy. From his beginnings as a theatre critic to the Broadway stage, Mike chats with Hal about his key to success, the importance of giving young artists command of the stage, and what it means to be part of St. Louis’ summer ritual. Mike Isaacson is in his ninth season, and he is only the third person to hold this position in The Muny’s 101-year history. To date, he has produced 56 Muny shows, 23 of which had never been produced at The Muny before including Dreamgirls, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jersey Boys, Kinky Boots and Matilda. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named him “Theatre Artist of the Year,” noting that by “staging one impressive production after another, he made The Muny simultaneously hip and – believe it – important to our community.” During its record-breaking 100th season, The Muny became the first theatre in the world to produce the legendary Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, doing unprecedented archival work on both the artistic and the business side to make it happen. With Kristin Caskey, Isaacson has produced more than 23 Broadway musicals and plays, national tours, and off-Broadway and London productions. All told, his productions have received more than 122 Tony Award nominations and 34 Tony Awards. Most recently on Broadway, he and Caskey produced the highly acclaimed David Byrne’s American Utopia; opening this fall at The Hudson Theatre will be their production of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite, starring Mathew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker. Spring of 2019, the duo co-produced the Tony-nominated Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, starring Adam Driver and Kerri Russell. Other career highlights for Isaacson include: Fun Home (2015 Tony Award, Best Musical; 2018 Olivier Award nominee, Best Musical); Legally Blonde the Musical (2011 Olivier Award, Best Musical); Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award, Best Musical); Red (2010 Tony Award, Best Play); The Humans (2016 Tony Award, Best Play); If/Then, starring Idina Menzel; Bring It On: The Musical (2013 Tony nomination for Best Musical); A Doll’s House 2 (2017 Tony nomination for Best Play); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical); The Seagull; Caroline, or Change; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2001 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play); and Death of a Salesman (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play). For the Independent Presenters Network, Isaacson served as producer for the Broadway shows Spamalot (2005 Tony Award, Best Musical), Ragtime (revival), and The Color Purple. He has received the St. Louis Arts and Education Council’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2018, he was awarded The Broadway League’s and Theatre Development Fund’s Commercial Theater Institute “Robert Whitehead” Award for excellence in producing. He has served on the board of governors and executive committee of The Broadway League and received the Samuel J. L’Hommedieu Award. In 2016 he received the Equality Award from the St. Louis Chapter of Human Rights Campaign.  To see the latest news on the MUNY, visit MUNY.org. Follow America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre on instagram @TheMuny. For all things Broadway Biz, visit our Instagram @BroadwayBizPodcast or our website broadwaybizpodcast.com. Have a question for Hal or a topic you'd like him to explore? Send Hal an email at broadwaybiz@halluftig.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When serious minded New York choreographer Anna (Jessica Clarke) and hothead restaurant manager Pale (Mark Diaco) are brought together by a mysterious death, their connection sparks a chemistry too explosive to ignore in Lanford Wilson’s […] http://media.blubrry.com/sunday_arts_magazine/p/joy.org.au/sundayarts/wp-content/uploads/sites/276/2021/01/Dushan.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:29 — 15.4MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Dushan Philips talks to David Hunt appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Actor Jack Gilpin discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Jack Gilpin is an American actor and Episcopal priest. He currently stars in television drama series Billions and has previously performed in Succession and Law & Order. He has acted in many films including Quiz Show, Mulan and Adventureland. The Bible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheep_and_the_Goats Modern poetry https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/152025/an-introduction-to-modernism The importance of diet https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/healthydiet/healthybalanceddiet.html The plays of Lanford Wilson https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/theater/lanford-wilson-a-playwright-with-compassion-for-his-characters.html The music of Arvo Pärt https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2012/jun/18/arvo-part-contemporary-music-guide Guidelines for Mutuality https://www.episcopalct.org/Beliefs-and-Practices/guidelines-for-mutuality/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week we're talking with Michigan Theatre & Film Actor AND Executive Director of Williamston Theatre, John Lepard. We'll be talking about: -Getting Started -Working with legendary playwright, Lanford Wilson on the world premiere of his play, Book of Days. -Starting Williamston Theatre -How theatre helps the local economy -What an Executive Director does -Working on Film -Doing work that's scary -and much, much more. For more videos like these and to see what we're up to, go to www.michiganchekhov.com or www.jeffthomakos.com. For more info on Williamston Theatre: http://www.williamstontheatre.org For more videos like these and much more, go to: www.michiganchekhov.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Three Wishes by Declan DP https://soundcloud.com/declandp Licensing Agreement: http://declandp.info/music-licensing Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/three-wishes Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/wVEywvtb0pk ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

John Gulley, who directed our production of David Hare's Skylight in the Fall of 2016, has returned to direct Emily Rieder and Jerome Davis in yet another gripping two-hander: Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson. In this episode, John Gulley returns to the interview chair to discuss this contemporary classic. Our production of Talley's Folly will open on Thursday, January 23rd and run through Sunday, February 9th. For tickets, click here or give us a call at 919-834-4001. Timestamps1:05 – John talks about his first time directing a Lanford Wilson play1:28 – John talks about his first broader experience with a Lanford Wilson play2:41 – Discussion of Circle Rep and theatres working as a company10:37 – Professional artist payment versus payment for other professional jobs12:11 – Talley’s Folly discussion 14:35 – Discussion of the Trish Hawkins interview16:03 – Discussion of Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson18:19 – Talking to John about what he is directing next21:02 – Are broad-based artists seen today? 24:20 – Continued discussion of Fifth of July 25:33 – The subtle politics of Talley’s Folly that Lanford Wilson puts into the show 30:08 – John talks about how much he enjoys working with Emily Rieder

On this episode, we're joined by a very special guest: Trish Hawkins! You may know Trish Hawkins as the actor who originated the role of Sally Talley in Lanford Wilson's classic play, Talley's Folly. Listen in to hear about Hawkins' beginnings in theatre, the history of Circle Rep, Lanford Wilson, and the Talley Trilogy!Our production of Talley's Folly will open on Thursday, January 23rd and run through Sunday, February 9th. For tickets, click here or give us a call at 919-834-4001. Timestamps4:15: Theatre In and Around College 5:55: Ballerina to Actress 7:00: The Neighborhood Playhouse 9:30: “Luck” 11:15 Lanford Wilson & Circle Rep 15:20: Circle Rep as a Company and a Family 17:30: Julie Bovasso 18:50 - 21:40  The mission and vision for Circle Rep 21:47: Talley’s Folly 26:30: Sally Talley as a character 28.15: A Tale Told & Fifth of July

In this episode we explore the revival of Lanford Wilson's "Burn This" starring Keri Russell and Adam Driver. In it, Easy goes gaga over one of the actors, Critic reminds him that this is why he's called Easy, and we both lay in to one of stars... big time. Enjoy!

Tony nominee actor Brandon Uranowitz is appearing in “Burn This” alongside Academy Award nominee Adam Driver and Golden Globe winner Keri Russell currently on Broadway at the Hudson Theater at 141 W 44th Street in New York City talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. The fabulous play by Lanford Wilson begins shortly after the funeral of Robbie a young gay dancer who drowns in a boating accident with his lover Dom. Robbie’s other roommates Anna played by Russell, a dancer/choreographer and Larry a confident gay ad man played by Uranowitz are joined by screenwriter Burton, Anna's longtime lover and Pale played by Driver, Robbie's hyperactive restaurant manager brother. Thrown together in this shared tragedy the quartet attempts to make sense of their lives and reconsider their own identities and relationships. “Burn This” is a smoldering story of love and raw attraction by one of the most vital playwrights of the modern era. It’s directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer and also costars Tony nominee David Furr. We talked to Brandon about how he got involved in this openly gay role and his spin on our LGBTQ issues. When asked what his personal commitment is to LGBTQ civil rights especially with the 50th anniversary of Stonewall coming up Uranowitz stated, “It is extremely important to me. I mean I think it’s probably the most important thing to me particularly trans rights. I think trans visibility is of the utmost importance now. It’s sort of at the top of my priority list I guess if I was to have one and you know it’s a funny question only because I can’t imagine someone in my position that there’s anything less than a 100% commitment. So I guess it’s hard for me to answer because it just feels organic and natural for me to make that my mission to be a representative for our community and make sure that we are seen and heard and we are accepted and equality is something that we fight for and we win. We were winning but it looks like we’re taking a few steps back but I will be on the frontline with my colleagues to make sure that we fight always. It would be weird that anyone would say otherwise.” Brandon Uranowitz is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performances in “An American in Paris” and “Falsettos.” In 2018 he was acclaimed for his starring roles as Otto Kringelein in “Grand Hotel” at New York City Center Encores! and Itzik in the Tony Award winning Best Musical “The Band’s Visit.” His upcoming film credits include “The Kitchen,” starring Melissa McCarthy and “Stage Fright.” On television Brandon has a recurring role in season two of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Additionally, he has made guest starring appearances on “Dietland”, “Blue Bloods" and “Inside Amy Schumer”. Currently in previews “Burn This” runs April 16th to July 14th.For Info & Tix: burnthisplay.com LISTEN: 450+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES

A BETROTHAL brings you into the cutthroat world of iris breeding, where delicacy meets domination. Lanford Wilson's classic brings us two competitors, two irises--and one ingenious chance to win. Performed by Lisa Emery (Broadway - Casa Valentina) and Frank Wood (Tony for Side-Man); directed by Bruce McCarty. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation moderated by our Producing Artistic Director, Claudia Catania. Recorded live at BRIC Arts Media House in Downtown Brooklyn. Original music by Tom Kochan. And thank you, Tanya Berezin! Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

A morning person and a night owl make for a mixed marriage in this week's podcast, Breakfast at the Track by Lanford Wilson. Featuring Jeanine Serralles (Inside Llewyn Davis) and Lorenzo Pisoni (The Explorers Club at MTC), directed by Caitriona McLaughlin. Recorded live at BRIC Arts Media in downtown Brooklyn, stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by founding Artistic Director Claudia Catania. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by founding Artistic Director Claudia Catania. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

There are few who know more about lighting plays than Dennis Parichy, whose career has brought him into close collaboration with giants of American playwriting. His lengthy association with Circle Rep, and its founders Marshall W. Mason and Lanford Wilson, yielded legendary productions like Burn This and Talley's Folly. His collaboration with Athol Fugard was also quite productive, with productions ranging from Scenes from Soweto in 1978 to Valley Song in 1998. He has an Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Drama-Logue Award, three Tony nominations, and today is an educator at Puchase College Conservatory of Theater Arts. Previous podcast guest Mike Baldassari joined your host for the interview; Mike drafted for and assisted Dennis for several years after moving to New York, including working on Burn This. Dennis is a master of using light to illuminate characters and make statements about their motivations, and he described his process for breaking down and analyzing a script to tell him how to proceed. We also went into detail about some plays he's lit, what he wanted to convey with lighting, and how it was done. Dennis has also written an amazing lighting design text titled Illuminating The Play; in it, he goes into far more detail about his method for creating lighting, and investigates the entire process from script to cue. As always, thanks for downloading and listening – we'll be back with Part 2 of the interview soon!

She's a multiple Tony, Emmy, Obie, and Drama Desk Award winner, a Broadway icon, a film star and plays the hysterical character Joyce Flynn on the critically acclaimed long-running sitcom Mike & Molly. And she is the author of a brave and riveting memoir PART SWAN, PART GOOSE. She is actress Swoosie Kurtz and she'll be joining Halli at her table on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show,.With a name like Swoosie she was destined to lead an interesting life. From her first appearance on The Donna Reed Show to her Tony Award-winning roles in Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July and John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves to her much-heralded turns on television series Sisters, Pushing Daisies and Mike & Molly, Swoosie has been embraced by critics and fans alike for her quirky, heartfelt, and always attention-getting performances.Born to become a stellar success, Swoosie is the only child of Frank and Margo Kurtz. Her father was an Olympic diving medalist and one of the most decorated aviators in American history. Her mother, nearing 100 years old is an accomplished, opinionated, and filled-to-bursting personality.The fascinating and accomplished Swoosie Kurtz visits The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. Let's talk. For more information visit goo.gl/PzLurH

Get the OFF TO WORK CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & on Twitter. Actress, writer and documentary filmmaker, Penny Peyser, began her acting career on the New York stage in the off-Broadway production of "Diamond Studs" and the original production of Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore. After appearing in her first film, the Academy Award winning "All The President's Men," opposite Dustin Hoffman she moved to LA and began to work in television and film. TV highlights include starring roles in Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox, Knots Landing, The Blue & The Gray, Wild Times with Sam Elliot, and most recently she guest starred on The Mentalist. In film, she played Alan Arkin's daughter in The In-Laws, and Gene Wilder's bride in The Frisco Kid. Penny is also the co-producer, writer and director of the award-winning documentary "Trying to Get Good – the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon."  She is presently in post production of a new documentary entitled, "Stillpoint – Life Inside a Zen Community." Visit www.stillpointthemovie.com and www.Facebook.com/PennyPeyserFanPage

Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson: For decades, Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson have been seminal figures in the theatre industry. Their artistic partnership spans nearly forty years and is recognized as being among the most enduring in the American Theatre. Their work together - from Balm in Gilead to the more recent Book of Days - stands as some of the most beloved in the American canon. In 2002, New York's Signature Theatre devoted its entire season to the plays of Lanford Wilson, including the New York City premiere of Book of Days which was directed by Mason. On the eve of that premiere, the SDCF was privileged to host Mason, Wilson, and long time collaborator and co-founder of Circle Repertory Company, Tanya Berezin in an in-depth One-on-One Conversation exploring their extraordinary careers, the craft of stage direction and the secrets behind their legendary director-writer collaboration. Originally recorded - November 1, 2002. Running Time - 1:26:50 ©2002 SDCF

Movie Meltdown - Episode 242 Coming to you "live" from Movie Meltdown's presentation of "The Movie Geek Art Show!", we bring you snippets of opening night action as well as a full group discussion of not only this week's Sofa Theater feature "Beautiful Losers", but also conversations about drawing, painting, filmmaking and art in general. Plus we crossover into the musical arts as we sit down with members of the band "The Moonlight Peddlers" who are entertaining the crowd at the art show.  And as we travel sideways in time, we also mention... Hilltop Tavern, Henry Darger, James Gunn, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Andrei Rublev, Mark Anthony Mulligan, Powder, watercolor dickgirls, hopes were dashed, missing Yak,  perverting the task that you are given, painting horses, raising the dead, hanging around the Yeti camp, Grandmother taste, back-up beard, inventing a new genre of short film, the best selling book in Great Britian, Awww, it's a cute kitty... and it's horribly burned, John Cale, Harmony Korine, working for a major corporation, Camille Claudel, my mother was so rad... she would save every drawing I did, blood-splattered kitties, Rembrandt, Lanford Wilson, how much of it is just a process?, a red hair-ing, the repainted fresco, buying oriental rugs, If artists were a Mafia... that's what we'd be doing, Who's gonna take a Yak?, PG Porn, selling out, Stephen King... drugs... and the Bible, filmmaking post digital age, taking a baby's face, Shakespeare's first folio, Cinema Paradiso and Gremlins 2: The New Batch, encouraging art for adults, if I stay awake during a movie... it's a good movie, ernest Yeti stories, heir to a condiment fortune and an kitten named Basil going to a cathouse. "The way movies represent artists... is that they're all just geniuses - and stuff just comes pouring out of them."  

FROM THE BEST OF STATE OF THE ARTS (Originally broadcast April 4, 2011) - Sterling and Stroili's discussion of Meat Loaf (not your mother's, but the rock singer also known as Michael Aday on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice 2011) opens this edition of State of the Arts. Broadway stars David Engel and Larry Raben discuss their distinguished individual and collective careers, as well as their co-starring roles in Cabrillo Music Theatre's presentation of The Producers at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the popular hit musical Forever Plaid at the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Costa Mesa, CA, and Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson's Burn This at the Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Engel and Raben recall their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE FOREIGNER, by Larry Shue, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) TALLEY'S FOLLY, by Lanford Wilson, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) SEASON'S GREETINGS, by Alan Ayckbourn, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (4) THE DIVINE SISTER, by Charles Busch, at HotCity Theatre, (5) YOURS, ANNE, by Enid Futterman & Michael Cohen, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory, (6) FULLY COMMITTED, by Becky Mode, at Stray Dog Theatre, (7) THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, by Barbara Robinson, at KTK Productions, and (8) THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED), by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor, at Edison Theatre Ovations.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 199 Recorded "live" from our favorite local movie theater, we hear spooky stories from the theater's past.  Including creepy ghost kids, slamming doors and the unsettling Legend of Crawling Joe!!   And as we are charging up our glow-in-the-dark skeleton, we also mention... hearing footsteps, a Frankenstein crazy person, a whore's bath, Beetlejuice, sounded like a car hit the wall, we just walked on a guy, make the room brighter, Liam Neeson, Lanford Wilson, a new place going out of business, Tooms, a swaying light fixture, The Blair Witch Project, different realities, a dodge ball match to the death, a greasy theater floor, Truly Madly Deeply, a cat with a Salvador Dali mustache, inflatable matress, a hellmouth under the mall, crawling under a car to get you, screaming hysterically, a haunted adding machine, Blithe Spirit, Snakes on a Plane, a singing girl, focused crazy, The Pantless Poker, don't put it on me girl, Ouija board, Bardstown Road, goats and building a mausoleum for Maude Flanders. "...and those were the nights to where if something creepy would happen - I would just leave and go home."

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) BURN THIS, by Lanford Wilson, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, (2) JACOB AND JACK, by James Sherman, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) THE NEW CENTURY, by Paul Rudnick, at Max & Louie Productions, (4) STAR TREK: LIVE!, at Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre, (5) ROUNDING THIRD, by Richard Dresser, at HotCity Theatre, (6) DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, by Jeffrey Land & David Yazbek, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, and (7) MARY POPPINS, by Julian Fellowes, Robert & Richard Sherman, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, at Peabody Opera House.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, by Alfred Uhry, at the New Jewish Theatre, (2) THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, by Laura Eason, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) MY THREE ANGELS, by Sam and Bella Spewack, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (4) CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK: LIVE AT THE SANDS, Fox Theatre, (5) KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, by Samuel Beckett, at Black Mirror Theatre, (6) DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, by Timothy Mason & Mel Marvin, at the Peabody Opera House, (7) JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, at R-S Theatrics, (8) WHAMMY! THE SEVEN SECRETS TO A SANE SELF, by Chuck Harper, at HotCity Theatre, and (9) HOT L BALTIMORE, by Lanford Wilson, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE ADDAMS FAMILY, by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, & Andrew Lippa, at the Fox Theatre, (2) HENRY V, by William Shakespeare, at St. Louis Shakespeare, (3) PASSING STRANGE, by Stew & Heidi Rodewald, at New Line Theatre, (4) TOP GIRLS, by Caryl Churchill, at Webster University Conservatory, (5) REASONS TO BE PRETTY, by Neil LaBute, at The NonProphet Theater Co., (6) THE VIOLINIST, by Susan Berardi, at Inspired Productions, (7) RABBIT HOLE, by David Lindsey-Abaire, at Insight Theatre Co., (8) SOUTH PACIFIC, by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, & Joshua Logan, at The Alpha Players, and (9) THE HOT L BALTIMORE, by Lanford Wilson, at Soundstage Productions.

Sterling and Stroili???s discussion of Meat Loaf (not your mother???s, but the rock singer also known as Michael Aday on Donald Trump???s Celebrity Apprentice 2011) opens this edition of State of the Arts. Broadway stars David Engel and Larry Raben discuss their distinguished individual and collective careers, as well as their co-starring roles in Cabrillo Music Theatre???s presentation of The Producers at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the popular hit musical Forever Plaid at the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Costa Mesa, CA, and Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson???s Burn This at the Center Theatre Group???s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Engel and Raben recall their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

The panel of playwrights -- Edward Albee (Tony winner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the 2005 recipient of the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), Eve Merriam (The Club), Samm-Art Williams (Home), Lanford Wilson (Talley's Folly), and Ruth Wolff (The Abdication) -- discuss producing their current plays, how much playwrights creatively collaborate with directors and producers, the responsibilities of an agent, how playwrights learn to direct, and advice for actors and new playwrights.

The panel of playwrights - Edward Albee ("The Lady From Dubuque"), Eve Merriam ("The Club"), Samm-Art Williams ("Home"), Lanford Wilson ("Talley's Folly"), and Ruth Wolff ("The Abdication") - discuss producing their current plays, how much playwrights creatively collaborate with directors and producers, the responsibilities of an agent, how playwrights learn to direct, and advice for actors and new playwrights.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty, currently represented in New York by "Time Stands Still", "A View from the Bridge" and "Venus in Fur", talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw "Peter Pan" as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of "Proof" was actually based on an old sweater. Original air date - February 17, 2010.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty, currently represented in New York by "Time Stands Still", "A View from the Bridge" and "Venus in Fur", talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw "Peter Pan" as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of "Proof" was actually based on an old sweater. Original air date - February 17, 2010.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty (1980 Tony Award winner for Best Scenic Design for “Talley’s Folley”; 12 other Tony nominations for Scenic Design, including for “Doubt” in 2005 and “The Royal Family” in 2010), currently represented in New York by “Time Stands Still”, “A View from the Bridge” and “Venus in Fur”, talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw “Peter Pan” as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of “Proof” was actually based on an old sweater.

For decades, Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson have been seminal figures in the theatre industry. Their artistic partnership spans nearly forty years and is recognized as being among the most enduring in the American Theatre. Their work together - from "Balm in Gilead" to the more recent "Book of Days" - stands as some of the most beloved in the American canon. In 2002, New York's Signature Theatre devoted its entire season to the plays of Lanford Wilson, including the New York City premiere of "Book of Days" which was directed by Mason. On the eve of that premiere, the SDCF was privileged to host Mason, Wilson, and long time collaborator and co-founder of Circle Repertory Company, Tanya Berezin in an in-depth One-on-One Conversation exploring their extraordinary careers, the craft of stage direction and the secrets behind their legendary director-writer collaboration

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson discusses the creation of his famed "Talley trilogy," including "Fifth of July", which stemmed in part from his equating an Eskimo folk tale with the war in Vietnam, and "Talley's Folly", now in revival at the McCarter Theatre, and how it grew out of an acting suggestion made to one of the original cast members of "Fifth of July". He also talks about his original aspirations of being an artist, with writing being simply something to fall back on; his move from Chicago to New York and his introduction to Off-Broadway's famed Cafe Cino in the mid-60s; the genesis of his landmark plays "Balm in Gilead" and "The Hot l Baltimore"; how he came to write "Burn This" to break away from his growing reputation as a "suburban" playwright and as the antithesis of "Talley's Folly"; and whether we'll be seeing new plays from him any time soon. Original air date - October 17, 2008.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson discusses the creation of his famed "Talley trilogy," including "Fifth of July", which stemmed in part from his equating an Eskimo folk tale with the war in Vietnam, and "Talley's Folly", now in revival at the McCarter Theatre, and how it grew out of an acting suggestion made to one of the original cast members of "Fifth of July". He also talks about his original aspirations of being an artist, with writing being simply something to fall back on; his move from Chicago to New York and his introduction to Off-Broadway's famed Cafe Cino in the mid-60s; the genesis of his landmark plays "Balm in Gilead" and "The Hot l Baltimore"; how he came to write "Burn This" to break away from his growing reputation as a "suburban" playwright and as the antithesis of "Talley's Folly"; and whether we'll be seeing new plays from him any time soon. Original air date - October 17, 2008.

Actress Debra Monk talks about her six year journey through the development of the musical "Curtains", and passionately reflects on the things she learned from the legendary team of Kander and Ebb on both "Curtains" and "Steel Pier"; recalls how she came to create both "Pump Boys And Dinettes" and "Oil City Symphony", and why she worried that she'd never be seen as anything but a country singer after the success of the first show; ponders what prompted Lanford Wilson to write a role specifically for her in the drama "Redwood Curtain"; and discusses her experiences on two Sondheim shows -- the first Broadway revival of "Company" and the original Off-Broadway premiere of "Assassins". Original air date – August 10, 2007.

Actress Debra Monk talks about her six year journey through the development of the musical "Curtains", and passionately reflects on the things she learned from the legendary team of Kander and Ebb on both "Curtains" and "Steel Pier"; recalls how she came to create both "Pump Boys And Dinettes" and "Oil City Symphony", and why she worried that she'd never be seen as anything but a country singer after the success of the first show; ponders what prompted Lanford Wilson to write a role specifically for her in the drama "Redwood Curtain"; and discusses her experiences on two Sondheim shows -- the first Broadway revival of "Company" and the original Off-Broadway premiere of "Assassins". Original air date – August 10, 2007.

Actress Debra Monk, winner of a Tony Award in 1993 for Redwood Curtain, talks about her six year journey through the development of the musical Curtains, and passionately reflects on the things she learned from the legendary team of Kander and Ebb on both Curtains and Steel Pier; recalls how she came to create both Pump Boys And Dinettes and Oil City Symphony, and why she worried that she'd never be seen as anything but a country singer after the success of the first show; ponders what prompted Lanford Wilson to write a role specifically for her in the drama Redwood Curtain; and discusses her experiences on two Sondheim shows -- the first Broadway revival of Company and the original Off-Broadway premiere of Assassins.

Jeff Daniels talks about his return to the New York stage after a 14 year absence in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning "Blackbird" at Manhattan Theatre Club, including how he works himself up to a performance level of fear and anger for the very first moment in the play; recalls being taken out for a drink while still in college by director Marshall Mason and invited to join the Circle Repertory Company as an apprentice, and the extraordinary ensemble feeling fostered at Circle Rep; discusses his lengthy relationship with playwright Lanford Wilson and how it has influenced his own playwriting for his Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea Michigan; and describes how he has built the Purple Rose as both an arts resource and economic engine for his community. Original air date – April 20, 2007.

Jeff Daniels talks about his return to the New York stage after a 14 year absence in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning "Blackbird" at Manhattan Theatre Club, including how he works himself up to a performance level of fear and anger for the very first moment in the play; recalls being taken out for a drink while still in college by director Marshall Mason and invited to join the Circle Repertory Company as an apprentice, and the extraordinary ensemble feeling fostered at Circle Rep; discusses his lengthy relationship with playwright Lanford Wilson and how it has influenced his own playwriting for his Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea Michigan; and describes how he has built the Purple Rose as both an arts resource and economic engine for his community. Original air date – April 20, 2007.

At the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Plays on June 17, 2013, SDCF hosted legendary director Marshall Mason to speak about his extraordinary collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson and his approach to working with actors.