Podcast appearances and mentions of Lee Blessing

I'm joined by actor-producer duo Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini in this interview episode to discuss the UK revival of

I'm joined by actor-producer duo Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini in this interview episode to discuss the UK revival of

I speak with four Carthage students (director Emily Halfmann and actors Ellie Neybert, Lily Anderson and Jessie Skonesey) about Lee Blessing's play "Eleemosynary," which is being performed October 12, 13 and 14 in Carthage's studio theater. The play is the story of three women- three generations of the same family- and the complicated dynamics between them.

Ron Riekki has a B.S. in Religion, with a focus on Buddhism, and an M.A. in Interreligious Studies, with a primary focus on indigenous religious practice and a secondary focus on Buddhism. His books include U.P., Posttraumatic, My Ancestors are Reindeer Herders and I Am Melting in Extinction, and i have been warned not to write about this. Ron is also a filmmaker and his plays have been performed in Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, and New York, and he was selected as a Tennessee Williams Scholar where he studied with Arlene Hutton and Pulitzer Prize-winner Lee Blessing. His most recent book is Blood / Not Blood then the Gates. Find that here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Not-Then-Gates-Poems-ebook/dp/B0B6Y9YSX8/ As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. A Zoom link will be provided in the chat window during the show before that segment begins. For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a poem in which someone unexpectedly wins something. Next Week's Prompt: Write a poem in haiku stanzas (tercets with lines of five, then seven, then five syllables). Do not make it haiku! The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Two world premieres and new takes on Shakespeare lead off Shakespeare & Company's 47th Season. The Lenox, Massachusetts based troupe presents “A Body of Water” by Lee Blessing; the World Premiere of “The Islanders” by Carey Crim; the Regional Premiere of “Flight of the Monarch” by Jim Frangione; the World Premier of “Three Tall Persian Women,” by Awni Abdi-Bahri; a lively staged reading of Jane Austen's “Emma” – adapted by Kate Hamill; and, by the Bard – a staged reading of “The Winter's Tale” and an outdoor production of “The Comedy of Errors.”

Gregg T. Daniel is best known for his recurring role as David Carter in HBO's show Insecure. In addition, he plays Reverend Daniels on another one of HBO's hit shows True Blood. With over 100 credits in film and television, Gregg's roles span the spectrum from comedy (I Am Not Okay With This) to drama (Insecure) to procedurals (911, Grey's Anatomy), science fiction (Star Trek: Voyager) and children's shows (Austin & Ally, Kickin' It). Big screen credits include Spiderman 3, 7th & Union, and Truth Or Dare. Gregg recurred on HBO's Insecure and starred in the award-winning film 7th And Union. Currently, he is set to be in the upcoming sequel of Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux. Gregg is a very accomplished theater director. He is a founding member and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble. He was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of “Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen”, also winning the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2013. In addition, he has directed three August Wilson Plays. Prior, his stage direction included 2009's acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's “Heroes”, Sybyl Walker's “Beneath Rippling Waters”, Lee Blessing's “Cobb”, and Frank McGuinness's “Someone Who'll Watch Over Me”. Gregg also directed Pulitzer Prize-winning author August Wilson's “Seven Guitars” For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards' “Sizwe Bansi”, Diana Son's “Stop Kiss”, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, “I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright”. Gregg has also directed and acted in various theater productions including, “Hamlet”, “Radio Golf”, and “Les Blancs”. He recently directed his fourth August Wilson play, "King Hedley II," at A Noise Within Theatre and is set to direct his fifth. This marks the halfway mark through the playwright's ten-play cycle.   @stagelync Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The StageLync Podcast is a branch of our larger StageLync Community. Come visit us at www.stagelync.com

Gregg T. Daniel is best known for his recurring role as David Carter in HBO's show Insecure. In addition, he plays Reverend Daniels on another one of HBO's hit shows True Blood. With over 100 credits in film and television, Gregg's roles span the spectrum from comedy (I Am Not Okay With This) to drama (Insecure) to procedurals (911, Grey's Anatomy), science fiction (Star Trek: Voyager) and children's shows (Austin & Ally, Kickin' It). Big screen credits include Spiderman 3, 7th & Union, and Truth Or Dare. Gregg recurred on HBO's Insecure and starred in the award-winning film 7th And Union. Currently, he is set to be in the upcoming sequel of Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux. Gregg is a very accomplished theater director. He is a founding member and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble. He was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of “Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen”, also winning the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2013. In addition, he has directed three August Wilson Plays. Prior, his stage direction included 2009's acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's “Heroes”, Sybyl Walker's “Beneath Rippling Waters”, Lee Blessing's “Cobb”, and Frank McGuinness's “Someone Who'll Watch Over Me”. Gregg also directed Pulitzer Prize-winning author August Wilson's “Seven Guitars” For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards' “Sizwe Bansi”, Diana Son's “Stop Kiss”, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, “I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright”. Gregg has also directed and acted in various theater productions including, “Hamlet”, “Radio Golf”, and “Les Blancs”. He recently directed his fourth August Wilson play, "King Hedley II," at A Noise Within Theatre and is set to direct his fifth. This marks the halfway mark through the playwright's ten-play cycle.   “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @stagelync Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The StageLync Podcast is a branch of our larger StageLync Community. Come visit us at www.stagelync.com

Producer-Director Casey Childs founded Primary Stages, a leading New York City Off-Broadway theater, in 1984. Primary Stages has produced over 175 new plays, giving playwrights the opportunities to see their new works staged, including: Christopher Durang, Tina Howe, John Patrick Shanley, Lee Blessing, David Ives, Donald Margulies, Theresa Rebeck, and A.R. Gurney among many others. Casey directed many of those productions for the company, as well as helming new plays at other Off-Broadway theaters.            He served as the Artistic Program Director for the New Dramatists from 1982-1985 where he worked with numerous leading American playwrights in their early years.Casey's the recipient of the Carnegie Mellon University Commitment to New Playwrights Award, as well as the winner of two Emmy Awards and many nominations for his extensive work in television.               He's a past Vice President of the Directors Guild of America and a past trustee of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences.              At Primary Stages Casey launched the Einhorn School of Performing Arts, the Fordham/Primary Stages MFA in Playwriting program, and the Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project, which has documented over 190 interviews with the leaders of the Off-Broadway movement.             Casey's taught at many universities including Duke, Columbia and NYU, and he's currently an Associate Fellow at Grace Hopper College at Yale University. 

The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux: Conversations with artists about acting, purpose, and the journey to finding wholeness. You are so much more than the last job you booked. This week Courtney sits down with Torrey Devitto. Torrey is an actor who is known for the NBC drama Chicago Med (2015-2021), Amy Makes Three (2016) , and the CW television series The Vampire Diaries (2009), among many others. Born and raised in Huntington, New York, to Mary Devitto & Liberty DeVitto, from the time Torrey was born, she was surrounded by the entertainment industry. For 28 years, her father played the drums for Billy Joel. She spent most of her early years traveling on the road with her parents. She began violin lessons at age six and was in the 4th grade when she had already earned her place as the 4th chair violinist in a New York high school orchestra. She played in the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Florida Youth Artist Orchestra. In 1997, Torrey played on stage with her father at a Terri Binion show in Orlando, earning her first standing ovation. At 15, she started working in commercials, modeling, and print ads. Her break came when she earned the lead in playwright Lee Blessing's three-woman play Eleemosynary, which was performed at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Torrey moved to Los Angeles, where her career as an actress took off. Outside work, Torrey has worked with SafeBAE and been a longtime Hospice Ambassador, and also supports PETA and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She shares, "To most, death is an incredibly scary and taboo idea. Hospice provides a shoulder to lean on... and the important duty of easing the fears and doubts that naturally reside in our minds as we approach the end of our lifetime. There is nothing I am more proud or passionate about than being a part of this work. It is a life-long commitment for me. A passion that I find to be more gratifying than anything I have ever known…”. Find Torrey online at: ig: @torreydevitto Torrey's former acting teacher: Michael Woolson | https://MichaelWoolson.com Hospice https://www.nhpco.org/ SafeBAE https://safebae.org Sign up for V.I.P. updates and free gifts at: https://www.courtneyrioux.com Find Courtney on Social Media: https://instagram.com/courtneyrioux ### Special thanks to: Henrique Lazary for editing and mixing this episode. Mandy Work Wetzel for all of your hard work. Photography by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux. For more information, go to https://bravelux.com/ Music by Blythe Martin Productions. For more info, please contact Jamie and Erik at erik@SoundAnswer.com Co-Edited by Courtney Rioux --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/courtneyrioux/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/courtneyrioux/support

Gregg Daniel talks about his time on "True Blood", working on "Insecure", his new film "7th & Union", a truly heartbreaking audition mishap, and shares some wonderful advice every actor should hear!About Gregg Daniel:Gregg T. Daniel is best known for his role as Reverend Daniels on HBO’s hit show True Blood. With over 100 credits in film and television, Gregg’s roles span the spectrum from comedy (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds) to drama (The West Wing, Castle, Desperate Housewives) to procedurals (NCIS), science fiction (Star Trek: Voyager) and children’s shows (Austin & Ally, Kickin’ It). Big screen credits include Spiderman 3, Hancock, Mars Attacks, Evan Almighty, Pump Up The Volume, and White Men Can’t Jump. Currently, Gregg is recurring on HBO’s Insecure and stars in the upcoming film 7th And Union.An accomplished theatre director, Gregg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, and was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Elmina’s Kitchen, which also won the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2103. Prior to that, his stage direction included 2009’s acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s Heroes, Sybyl Walker’s Beneath Rippling Waters, Lee Blessing’s Cobb, and Frank McGuinness’s Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. Gregg also directed the world premiere of solo performance artist Joyce Guy’s War Stories at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and at St. Mark’s Church in New York. For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards’ Sizwe Bansi, Diana Son’s Stop Kiss, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright.Twitter: @RealGreggDanielInstagram: @officialgreggdaniel

Collaborating with Stephen Schwartz to update "Working" for modern audiences, Peter breaks down their process and the challenges that make this virtual production so timely. Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Peter Flynn! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Peter Flynn: Peter is a New York based director, writer and teacher who works both in new work development, as well as staging classic American musicals in New York and for some of the most notable regional theaters. His New York directing credits include the off-Broadway premiere of Smart Blonde by Willy Holtzman starring Andréa Burns; the off-Broadway premiere of Curvy Widow by Bobby Goldman & Drew Brody; Rhapsody in Seth starring Seth Rudetsky; Lee Blessing's Two Rooms; the 75th Anniversary performance of Thornton Wilder's Our Town with Adriane Lenox, B.D. Wong, S. Epatha Merkerson; On the 20th Century with Douglas Sills & Marin Mazzie; Chess with Josh Groban & Julia Murney; Funny Girl with Bebe Neuwirth, Whoopi Goldberg, & Andrea Martin; Skippyjon Jones, and Junie B. Jones (nominated for two Lucille Lortel Awards including Best Musical). Other credits include Andrea Martin's one woman show, Andrea Martin: Final Days Everything Must Go; Katori Hall's The Mountaintop; Gypsy at the St. Louis MUNY; Kiss Me, Kate for the Maltz-Jupiter Theatre where he has directed productions of Man of LaMancha (Carbonell Award, Best Director & Best Musical), Sleuth, & Other Desert Cities; and Into the Woods & Ragtime (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Direction for both productions) for Ford's Theatre where he is an Associate Artist. As a writer, Peter is currently under commission to create the book for two new musicals: Lily, a musical adaptation of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, and Love of the Game, an adaptation of the Michael Shaara novella. Both are written with composer/lyricist Brooks Ashmanskas. Love of the Game is receiving its first workshop in New York, spring of 2020. He has also written the scripts for the Drama Desk Awards, the Second Stage Theatre Annual Gala, the Guthrie Theatre's 50th Anniversary Performance, and for industrials including Aztra-Seneca Pharmaceuticals. Peter was the Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York for five seasons, overseeing a variety of large scale productions, intimate plays, and the development of new work. He is also the Founding Artistic Director of the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Peter also creates and directs award-winning entertainment for Carnival Cruise Lines, with music ranging from Motown, rock, disco, and Cuban/Miami fusion. He is currently creating his latest show with Carnival to debut on a new vessel in the fall of 2020. For Peter's teaching experience, please visit the “Teaching” page. Peter is a graduate of Northwestern University, and a member of SDC. Website: www.peterflynndirector.com   --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork Youtube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Vivienne Benesch, who is the Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At PlayMakers, she has helmed productions of LIFE OF GALILEO, LEAVING EDEN, THE MAY QUEEN, THREE SISTERS, LOVE ALONE, RED, and IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY). For 12 seasons, she served as Artistic Director of the renowned Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory, presiding over the company’s transformation into one of the best summer theatres and most competitive summer training programs in the country. She directed over fifteen productions at CTC including an acclaimed re-imagining of ROMEO AND JULIET featuring the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Theatre, Opera and Dance companies. She brought CTC’s production of AMADEUS, performed with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic, to the Virginia Arts Festival featuring PlayMakers company member Ray Dooley. Vivienne has also directed for the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Trinity Repertory Company, and Red Bull Theatre, among others. In 2018, she directed the world premiere of Noah Haidle’s BIRTHDAY CANDLES for Detroit Public Theatre and will be directing it again on Broadway, starring Debra Messing in the fall of 2021. As an actress, Vivienne has worked on and off-Broadway, in film and television, at many of the country’s most celebrated theatres, and received an OBIE Award for her performance in Lee Blessing’s GOING TO ST. IVES. Vivienne is a graduate of Brown University and NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. As an educator, she has directed for and served on the faculty of some of the nation’s foremost actor training programs, including The Juilliard School, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program and at her alma mater, NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. She is the 2017 recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. For more information, please visit: www.playmakersrep.org If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kare-reviews-podcast/id1453846013 Google: www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85NWFhZDFjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6GL69s4zoDQmBcZf3NALTG Breaker: www.breaker.audio/kare-reviews-podcast Overcast: overcast.fm/itunes1453846013/kare-reviews-podcast Pocket Casts: pca.st/47Vw RadioPublic: radiopublic.com/kare-reviews-podcast-6rMdXk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare/support

As an accomplished theatre director, Gregg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, and was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of Elmina's Kitchen, which also won the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2103. Prior to that, his stage direction included 2009's acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's Heroes, Sybyl Walker's Beneath Rippling Waters, Lee Blessing's Cobb, and Frank McGuinness's Someone Who'll Watch Over Me.Gregg also directed the world premiere of solo performance artist Joyce Guy's War Stories at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and at St. Mark's Church in New York. For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards' Sizwe Bansi, Diana Son's Stop Kiss, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright. A trained theatre actor from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Gregg's stage acting credits Shakespeare Center of L.A.'s production of Romeo & Juliet, the Williamstown Theatre Festival productions of Back Country Crimes, and Gogol, The Mark Taper Forum's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, the Pasadena Playhouse's Jitney, Actors Theatre of Louisville's Master Harold, Hartford Stage Company's Peer Gynt, and South Coast Repertory's Fences, and Death Of A Salesman.In this episode we discuss the concepts of acting, how its an ever evolving process, and if there is anything else in life you want to do besides acting, do that. We covered these topics and much more!

8.7 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com What if you awoke to find yourself married to someone you didn't know?  With a daughter you've never met?  And what if you spent each day re-learning things about your past that only proved you never really knew what your life was like?  From Tony/Pulitzer-nominated playwright Lee Blessing, comes the story of three people searching for lifelong answers to fundamental questions about our purpose, our past and our future.  And all the answers may be found in A Body of Water.

Sophia is Korean born and Alaskan raised, and seems to have a polar opposite means to happiness. Sophia finds happiness and enjoyment in hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and paddle-boarding in beautiful Alaska outdoor scenery all year round. However, she's equally happy to cuddle with her 3-lb Chihuahua with books and cup of hot chocolate in her bed as well. Additionally, Sophia hates aftershocks/earthquakes, not because they scare her, but because they usually indicate more work for her as a structural engineer.

In a special episode of Behind the Mic, narrator Jason Culp joins AudioFile editor Robin Whitten to talk about his work on Emma Donoghue’s AKIN, which is one of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks in the Fiction, Poetry, and Drama category. Hear Jason’s thoughts on narrating this latest novel from the author of ROOM, and add this audiobook to your wish list. Published by Hachette Audio. 2019 Best Fiction, Poetry, & Drama Audiobooks: AKIN by Emma Donoghue, read by Jason Culp RED AT THE BONE by Jacqueline Woodson, read by Jacqueline Woodson, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Peter Francis James, Shayna Small, Bahni Turpin DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid, read by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer, Pablo Schreiber, Ari Fliakos, January LaVoy, Julia Whelan and a Full Cast THE TESTAMENTS by Margaret Atwood, read by Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mae Whitman, Derek Jacobi, Tantoo Cardinal, Margaret Atwood A WALK IN THE WOODS by Lee Blessing, read by Alfred Molina, Steven Weber AN AMERICAN SUNRISE by Joy Harjo, read by Joy Harjo For the full list of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Paperback Classics, a new imprint from Oasis Family Media, bringing the best pulp and vintage paperbacks to audio, including 1960s cult-classic series Dark Shadows and Flash Gordon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nuclear proliferation takes center stage as AudioFile Publisher Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed discuss what makes an audio play performance different from an audiobook. Notable actors Alfred Molina and Steven Weber perfectly portray the humor and the frustration of their jobs to negotiate between the United States and Russia while taking a series of walks. Published by L.A. Theatre Works. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Join New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan for a seven-part original podcast – Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis – and explore in depth the improbable and beautiful love story between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. Learn more at www.becomingmrslewispodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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When you look at the scope of Vivienne Benesch’s career thus far, she certainly has an impressive resume, from actress to director to the Producing Artistic Director of http://playmakersrep.org/ (PlayMakers Repertory Company). In fact, it was recently announced that Vivienne will make her Broadway directorial debut next year, directing Debra Messing in Noah Haidle’s play BIRTHDAY CANDLES. But when you speak to Vivienne, it becomes very clear that what is most important to her is building connections and nurturing relationships. Hear what Vivienne has to say about that, the role theater has in strengthening community, and her full-circle journey back to Broadway, this time as a director. About the Guest Vivienne Benesch is in her fourth full season as a theater maker and company member and Producing Artistic Director here at PlayMakers in Chapel Hill. For 12 seasons, she served as Artistic Director of the renowned https://chq.org/chautauqua-theater-company (Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory), presiding over the company’s transformation into one of the best summer theatres and most competitive summer training programs in the country. She directed over 15 productions at CTC including an acclaimed re-imagining of ROMEO AND JULIET featuring the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Theatre, Opera and Dance companies. She brought CTC’s production of AMADEUS performed with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic, to the Virginia Arts Festival featuring PlayMakers company member Ray Dooley. She has helmed productions of LIFE OF GALILEO, THE MAY QUEEN, THREE SISTERS, LOVE ALONE, RED and IN THE NEXT ROOM for PlayMakers, directed extensively for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and directed THE HEIDI CHRONICLES for Trinity Repertory Company. As an actress, Vivienne has worked on and off-Broadway, in film and television, and at many of the country’s most celebrated theatres. She has appeared with Gene Wilder, Al Pacino and Blythe Danner, performed with Maggie Smith in the London revival of Edward Albee’s THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE, and received an OBIE Award for her performance in Lee Blessing’s GOING TO ST. IVES. Vivienne is a graduate of Brown University and NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. As an educator, she has directed for and served on the faculty of some of the nation’s foremost actor training programs, including The Juilliard School, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program and at her alma mater, NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. She is the 2017 recipient of the Zelda Finchandler Award given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast

DISTINGUISHED ACTORS: ALFRED MOLINA AND STEVEN WEBER Talk about their journeys from Broadway to Hollywood and everything in between, including their association with LA THEATRE WORKS and their current co-starring project in Lee Blessing’s brilliant and witty play A WALK IN THE WOODS, for radio broadcast and online streaming at UCLA’s James Bridges Theatre, January 25 and 26 Four Performances Only)

Mariel Kathryn Hunter hails from Saint John, New Brunswick and moved across the country to pursue her acting career in 2012. She has since appeared in a number of independent films and web series, as well as on stage. Most recently she has performed her one woman show on both coasts to tremendous reviews and oversold houses.Recent credits include Sarah in Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still. She has also founded Fort Heart Productions and directed under their banner a number of shows including Two Rooms by Lee Blessing and Lepers by Robert G Barone. In the weeks prior to flying East for the Halifax Fringe Festival Hunter produced a sold out run of Welcome to the Moon & Other Plays by John Patrick Shanley.Mariel's solo play, I Want to Come Home is currently playing at the 2018 edition of the Halifax Fringe Festival.Twitter: @marielkhunterInstagram:@unknownmarielI Want to Come HomeThe Old Pool Hall Theatre, 6050-6070 Almon Street Thursday August 30th 6pm Friday August 31st 9pm Saturday September 1st 3:30pm Sunday September 2nd 8pm Tuesday September 4th 7:30pm Thursday September 6th 8:30pm Saturday September 8th 1:30pm Sunday September 9th 3:30pmInstagram:@comehomeplayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/comehomeplayTickets:https://halifaxfringe.ca/2018/07/26/i-want-to-come-home/

Max and Coco interview playwright Lee Blessing, a fellow Minneapolitan, author of 40-some-odd plays, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

On today's podcast, Dany Guy talks about his time at Interact Theatre Company as Director of Operations as he begins to transition into his new role as Managing Director of 11th Hour Theatre Company. From Intern to Director, Dany's growth is similar and so valuable to our community and that is why we gave him time to talk about it. ABOUT DANY GUY Hails from Massachusetts and started with InterAct as a production intern for the 2009/2010 season. As an intern, he assistant stage managed the Barrymore-nominated production of Lee Blessing's WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA, which was moved Off-Broadway to 59E59 Theatre. This is his 7th season working with InterAct. Other Philadelphia credits include: Tribe of Fools ZOMBIES…WITH GUNS!, TWO STREET, ANTIHERO, SHUT YOUR WORMHOLE, HEAVY METAL DANCE FAG (Production Manager) and DRACULA (Stage Manager); Shakespeare in Clark Park: WINTER'S TALE (Production Manager); Simpatico Theatre Project THE AMISH PROJECT (Lighting Designer), THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT, A BRIGHT NEW BOISE, THE BLACK MONK, THE MEEP PROJECT (Production Manager); Enchantment Theater Company's THE VELVETEEN RABBIT national tour and HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (rehearsal A.S.M. and A.D.). He currently serves on the board of Tribe of Fools and as a Barrymore Nominator. Daniel graduated from Muhlenberg College in 2008 and recently received his M.S. in Arts Administration in June from the Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, where he was the 2014 recipient of the Karen Murdoch Scholarship for Visionary Leadership in the Arts.

Lee Blessing's brilliant and surprisingly humorous play of ideas, based on a true event, seems more timely than ever. Nearing the end of the Cold War, a pair of arms negotiators — a clever, cynical Russian and an idealistic young American — step away from the bargaining table to meet in the woods outside Geneva for a series of talks to explore the obstacles their countries face on the path to peace. There, they debate politics, the future of the free world, the nature of mankind, and the very survival of humanity. Can they find a common place between the politics that divide us and the humanity that unites us? Taken from the website. Runs APRIL 27 - MAY 22 2016 www.latheatrebites.com 7.5 Out of 10. Average Show

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) DISGRACED, by Ayad Akhtar, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) ELEEMOSYNARY, by Lee Blessing, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (3) GIDION'S KNOT, by Johnna Adams, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (4) I'LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT, by Peter Colley, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) EDUCATING RITA, by Willy Russell, at West End Players Guild, (6) AS YOU LIKE IT, by William Shakespeare, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, and (7) AND IN THIS CORNER…CASSIUS CLAY, by Idris Goodwin, Metro Theater Company.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, by Suzan-Lori Parks, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, LONESOME HOLLOW, by Lee Blessing, at West End Players Guild, LES MISERABLES, by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, et al., at The Alpha Players of Florissant, OLD HEARTS FRESH, by Nancy Bell, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, & SheldonHarnick, at Christ Memorial Productions, and CHICAGO, by Bob Fosse and John Kander & Fred Ebb, at the Fox Theatre.

In this episode, Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THIS WIDE NIGHT, by Chloe Moss, at West End Players Guild, (2) SUICIDE, INCORPORATED, by Andrew Hinderaker, at R-S Theatrics, (3) RADIUM GIRLS, by D.W. Gregory, at St. Louis Univ., (4) ELEEMOSYNARY, by Lee Blessing, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, (5) FACING THE SHADOW, by Sheila Payton, at The Black Rep, (6) THE MIKADO, by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan, at Winter Opera St. Louis, (7) THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (8) FENCES, by August Wilson, at Hawthorne Players, and (9) CAT'S CRADLE, by Leslie Sands, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

SUMMARYEnglish is full of unusual terms, both old (eleemosynary, favonian) and new (flyway, catio). Also, the Swahili term that means "sleep like a log," the multiple meanings of the word joint, what it means to play gooseberry, cowpies and horse biscuits, and how to punctuate the expression "Guess what."FULL DETAILSThinking about a flyaway, or will you spend the weekend gazing out at the catio? Grant explains these new terms.Is subscribing just for magazines and podcasts, or can you subscribe to an idea? A husband and wife disagree over whether the latter is grammatically correct.The Swahili phrase nililala fofofo means "to sleep really well." Literally, though, it translates as "to sleep like a log." Are the English and Swahili idioms related?In French, tenir la chandelle means "to act as a chaperone," though literally it's "to hold the candle." Another expression that means "to chaperone" is the antiquated English phrase "to play gooseberry."License-plate bingo, anyone? Quiz Guy John Chaneski offers a radio version."Who is 'she'? The cat's mother?" A Davis, Ca., man remembers his mother's indignant use of this expression, and he's curious about the origin.Should you pronounce the word coyote with two syllables or three? A Northern California caller that discovers that in Britain, an invitation to share a joint doesn't mean what it does back home.Eleemosynary is the title of a play by Lee Blessing. The play celebrates this and other unusual words, including sortilege, charivari, ungulate, favonian, and logodaedaly. Martha saw a production at San Diego's Moxie Theater, and takes the opportunity to discuss those words, plus the fizzy roots of moxie.Guess what! Or would that be Guess what? A Honolulu listener asks about the right way to punctuate this interjection. Should you use an exclamation mark or a question mark? How about an interrobang or a pronequark? A Texas listener says his family often describes a great meal as larrupin'. What does that mean, exactly?Grant talks about FOIA ("pronounced FOY-uh"), a bit of journalists' jargon.Cowpies, horse biscuits, buffalo chips, horse dumplings -- why do so many names for animal droppings have to do with food? A caller wonders this, and whether the term cowpie would be an anachronism in a Civil War novel.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2011, Wayword LLC.

Lee Blessing (born October 4, 1949) is an American playwright. His best-known play is A Walk in the Woods, which depicts the developing relationship between two arms limitation negotiators, one Russian and one American, over years of negotiation. The play was nominated for both a Tony award and a Pulitzer Prize. His recent plays include A Body of Water, Whores, The Scottish Play, Black Sheep, Fortinbras and many others. He has also written one act plays including, The Roads That Lead Here and Eleemosynary. He currently heads the graduate playwriting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. He is married to fellow playwright Melanie Marnich.

Lee Blessing (born October 4, 1949) is an American playwright. His best-known play is A Walk in the Woods, which depicts the developing relationship between two arms limitation negotiators, one Russian and one American, over years of negotiation. The play was nominated for both a Tony award and a Pulitzer Prize. His recent plays include A Body of Water, Whores, The Scottish Play, Black Sheep, Fortinbras and many others. He has also written one act plays including, The Roads That Lead Here and Eleemosynary. He currently heads the graduate playwriting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. He is married to fellow playwright Melanie Marnich.

Preview video of Great Falls by Lee Blessing, part of the 32nd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays onstage now thru Mar 30. More information about the Humana Festival online at http://www.actorstheatre.org/humana.htm

NSU's Radio X 88.5FM Information Exchange Show This show is based on the play two rooms by Lee Blessing. An Interview with one of the cast members Kent Clement and the Director Deborah Sherman. Listen Herewww.nova.edu/radiox

NSU's Radio X 88.5FM Information Exchange Show This show is based on the play two rooms by Lee Blessing. An Interview with one of the cast members Kent Clement and the Director Deborah Sherman. Listen Herewww.nova.edu/radiox

NSU's Radio X 88.5FM Information Exchange Show This show is based on the play two rooms by Lee Blessing. An Interview with one of the cast members Kent Clement and the Director Deborah Sherman. Listen Herewww.nova.edu/radiox

Playwright Lee Blessing talks about his play "Going to St. Ives" with its theme, of politics, women, and motherhood, and its similarities to his best-known play "A Walk In The Woods". Blessing explains how his writing evolved from emulating historical playwrights to penning contemporary stories influenced by his Midwest upbringing; the varied topical issues of his works; the contrast between having an American drama produced on Broadway or in regional theaters; the value in play development workshops such as the O'Neill Playwrights Conference; and his upcoming works: "The Scottish Play" and "A Body of Water". Original air date – April 1, 2005.

Playwright Lee Blessing talks about his play "Going to St. Ives" with its theme, of politics, women, and motherhood, and its similarities to his best-known play "A Walk In The Woods". Blessing explains how his writing evolved from emulating historical playwrights to penning contemporary stories influenced by his Midwest upbringing; the varied topical issues of his works; the contrast between having an American drama produced on Broadway or in regional theaters; the value in play development workshops such as the O'Neill Playwrights Conference; and his upcoming works: "The Scottish Play" and "A Body of Water". Original air date – April 1, 2005.

"A playwright...first and foremost has to compel people." In this Power of Theater podcast, part of the Kennedy Center Education Department's American College Theater Festival's summer intensive for playwrights, playwright Lee Blessing discusses the difference between writing for the theater and writing for television and film. For more information on the American College Theater Festival, visit http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/actf/. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org.