Podcasts about Los Angeles Theatre Center

The Robey Theatre Company in Association with The Los Angeles Theatre Center presents: Last Night at Mikell's @ The Los Angeles Theatre Center - 7.7 out of 10! Above Average! April 12 - May 11, 2025. www.latheatrebites.com

Playwright Boni B. Alvarez stopped by Playwright's Spotlight during the run of his historic play Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy. In such, we discuss approaching historical figures and events and flashbacks on stage. We also discuss his approach to writing "in threads,"  being married to material, finding momentum, and addressing and giving feedback. We also explore Julliard, his start in playwriting, lessons in playwriting and having a style. We also touch on what is craft, finding an arc, and writing and finding a good antagonist. It's a fascinating episode that explore the evolvement of writing and revision, "taking every single note," making changes and change "requests," as well as content warnings.  As always, I hope you walk away with some beautiful insight into the craft of playwriting. Now, sit back and get to work.Boni B. Alvarez is a Los Angeles-based playwright-actor and faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He has been a semifinalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and a Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Aurora Theatre's Global Age Project, and Clubbed Thumb's Biennial Commission.  He is currently in the Geffen Playhouse's Writer's Room and a Resident Playwright with New Dramatists. His plays include America Adjacent, Bloodletting, Fixed, Nicky, Dallas Non-Stop, Driven, The Debut of Georgia, Emmylu, and Refuge for a Purple Heart. He holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MFA (Acting) from A.R.T./MXAT Institute at Harvard University, and an MFA (Dramatic Writing) from USC. His play Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy opens May 18 and runs through June 16 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. For tickets to Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy  visit -https://dola.com/events/2024/6/6/mix-mix-ticketsTo watch the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/1UzeyRIgdtILinks to resources mentioned in this episode -https://americanrepertorytheater.orgWebsite and Socials for Boni B. Alvarez -https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/boni-b-alvarez/Websites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the Show.

My biggest motivation has always been love.-Gilda Radner Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of founding artistic director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn, presents the world premiere of Gene & Gilda by Cary Gitter, directed by Mr. Brancato, from August 4 through August 27 in Stony Point, New York. Beloved entertainers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner come to vivid life in a hilarious and heartfelt new play from Penguin playwright-in-residence Gitter, author of The Sabbath Girl and The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews, which were previously presented at Penguin. Described by Mr. Brancato as an “intimate portrait of two comic legends in love -- and the lives they led beyond the laughter,” the play follows the famous couple from their first meeting through their personal and professional ups and downs, all the way to their poignant farewell. The cast under Mr. Brancato's direction includes Jordan Kai Burnett as Gilda and Jonathan Randell Silver as Gene. The production is designed by Christopher Fleming (set), Gregory Gale (costumes), Jamie Roderick (lights), Joel Abbott (sound), and Buffy Cardoza (props). Michael Palmer is production stage manager. My special guest to kick off this week is Jordan Kai Burnett! Jordan Kai Burnett recently made her Las Vegas debut starring as the Emcee for Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live which played at both the Hard Rock and legendary Sahara Hotel & Casino. She was featured in the same role for Finding Magic Mike on HBOMAX. She starred opposite Jonah Platt in the West Coast premiere of the musical Found with the IAMA Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, directed by Tony Nominee Moritz Von Stuelpnagel. She originated the role as ‘Scissorhands' in the Los Angeles hit “Scissorhands: the musical," created by Bradley Bredeweg. 

Episode 356."Yellowstone"Actor: Rudy RamosThe acting career of Rudy Ramos has covered seven decades and started with an appearance on the television show Ironside in 1969. Six months later he was cast as a series regular in the part of Wind, the volatile half-breed Indian boy in the legendary television western The High Chaparral. Since then he has done over 80 guest shots on episodic television. Mr. Ramos has done numerous movies for television including Helter Skelter, The Rescue of Jessica McClure and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie. Currently he is co-starring in a recurring role as Felix Long in the hit television series Yellowstone starring Kevin Costner. Feature film credits include The Enforcer, The Driver, Defiance, Quicksilver, Beverly Hills Cop II and Colors to name a few. The stage has been a big part of Mr. Ramos' life with appearances in the Los Angeles area at the Mark Taper Forum, Taper Too, The Met, Matrix Theater, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Nosotros Theatre and Whitefire Theatre. As a member of the Los Angeles Actors Theatre he performed in the award winning hit show Short Eyes by Miguel Pinero playing the part of Cupcakes. The ensemble was nominated for Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble in 1977.Welcome, Rudy Ramos!Monday Morning Critic: Instagram, TiKTok, YouTube and Facebook.Twitter:@mdmcriticwww.imdb.com/title/tt12597724/www.mmcpodcast.comContact:  mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com

Evelina Fernandez, actress and Playwright, is a founding member of the Latino Theatre Company, one of the premier theatrical groups telling the stories from the growing Latino community in Los Angeles and around the United States.  The Company took residence in the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) in California, an important part of this major cultural center.  From the onset in the mid 1980s, LATC was dedicated to showing how the arts could address community problems and become a place for provoking audiences to consider solutions.              In 2007, the Latino Theatre Company took over the management of the cultural center and continued the tradition of LATC using this artistic platform in service to the greater Los Angeles community.  In this podcast episode Evelina describes some of the rewarding initiatives operating in this organization.  They include the following: LatinX Playwriting Circle - made up of new and aspiring Latino Playwrights sharing the development of their works which will encourage the future of Latino plays Latino Theatre Initiative HUB - LATC was chosen to manage various Foundation's funds and is the center for Latino Theatre organizations around the U. S. to apply for grants Community College Links - offering classes to students at these two year colleges to students who often come from poor communities or even may be homeless.  The students are given free tickets to LATC programs           In conclusion, we learn about the exciting and diverse season of plays planned for the year 2023, and the plans for the future of the Los Angeles Theatre Center.               To contact:   LATC, 514 So.  Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013                    Website - www.thelatc.org  Tel. 1 (213) 489-0994                     Evelina Fernandez - Evelina@thelatc.org

This Sunday, John Fox continues our series in the book of Ecclesiastes titled “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” with a sermon called “Why Do They Do That?” on Ecclesiastes 8:11–17. In this passage, Kohelet says he sees injustice around him and tells us to enjoy life. How do we live faithfully and joyfully before God in the presence of that injustice and when we don't understand? What are the injustices in our community? What do we struggle to understand? How are we to live with one another and be joyful witnesses in our community to our faith in the face of those things? We will explore Kohelet's thoughts on those questions. Join us this Sunday at 10 am at Los Angeles Theatre Center!

Thinking Cap Theatre's Artistic Director Nicole Stodard Ph.D talks with Brian Herrera, Associate Professor of Theatre at the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, and Anne Garcia-Romero, Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame. BRIAN HERERRA's BIO Brian Herrera is, by turns, a writer, teacher and scholar - presently based in New Jersey, but forever rooted in New Mexico. Brian's work, whether academic or artistic, examines the history of gender, sexuality and race within and through U.S. popular performance. He is author of The Latina/o Theatre Commons 2013 National Convening: A Narrative Report (HowlRound, 2015). His book Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in Twentieth-Century U.S. Popular Performance (Michigan, 2015) was awarded the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and received an Honorable Mention for the John W. Frick Book Award from the American Theatre and Drama Society. With Stephanie Batiste and Robin Bernstein, Brian serves as co-editor of “Performances and American Cultures” series at NYU Press. Also a performer, Brian's autobiographical storywork performances (including I Was the Voice of Democracy and TouchTones) have been presented in venues large and small across the United States, as well as Beirut and Abu Dhabi. Brian is a longstanding contributor to the Fornés Institute, a project committed to preserving and amplifying the legacy of María Irene Fornés. He has also worked closely with ArtEquity, an organization committed to creating and sustaining a culture of equity and inclusion through the arts; with Theatrical Intimacy Education, a group researching, developing, and teaching best practices for staging theatrical intimacy; and with The Sol Project, an initiative dedicated to producing the work of Latinx playwrights in New York City and beyond. He serves on the Director's Council of the DramaLeague and on the boards of Clubbed Thumb and Bard at the Gate. Brian is presently at work on several scholarly book projects: Next! A Brief History of Casting, a historical study of the material practices of casting in US popular performance; Starring Miss Virginia Calhoun, a narrative portrait of a deservedly obscure early 20th century actress/writer/producer; and Fornés in Context, an anthology (co-edited with Anne García Romero and under contract with Cambridge University Press) documenting the life, work and legacy of playwright María Irene Fornés. He also publishes the #TheatreClique Newsletter. ANNE GARCIA-ROMERO'S BIO Anne García-Romero's plays include: Staging the Daffy Dame, Lorca in New York, Mary Domingo, Provenance, Paloma, Earthquake Chica, Mary Peabody in Cuba, Desert Longing, Juanita's Statue, Girlus Equinus and Santa Concepción. Her plays have been developed and produced most notably at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre, the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, The Goodman Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, The Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage, Borderlands Theater, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Nevada Repertory Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Kitchen Theatre, and South Coast Repertory. She has also written for Peninsula Films, Elysian Films and Disney Creative Entertainment. Her translation of The Gröholm Method by Jordi Galcerán has been produced in Los Angeles and London. She's been a Jerome Fellow at the Playwrights Center of Minneapolis as well as a MacDowell Colony fellow. She is an alumna of Chicago Dramatists and of New Dramatists in New York City. She is a founding member of the Latinx Theatre Commons, where she contributes to The María Irene Fornés Institute. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-cap-theatre/support

Capítulo 024: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Dancer, choreographer, and instructor and Founder of 3-19 Dance Art, Beatriz Eugenia Vasquez. Listen in as we discuss the beauty of dance, the mission of 3-19 Dance Art company, and forging a new path for inclusivity in Ballet. Born in Bogota Colombia (South America), Beatriz studied with Internationally world known teachers and at The Joffrey Ballet School in NY. She has danced with Ballet 2000, The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, Green Stage Alliance/Stage of the Arts, Casa 0101, Central Avenue Dance Ensemble, Pacific Standard Time, Comfort Disturb Troupe, Mojacar Flamenco Dance Company, and Los Angeles Fusion Dance Theatre. Beatriz has worked as a model for Visual Artists: Tiger Munson, Eva Montealegre, and Petra Eiko. Beatriz also dances for world famous Tap dancer Chester Whitmore with whom she has toured and performed at the Musical International Museum in Arizona, The Ford Theatre, and Los Angeles Metro. Beatriz is the founder and director of 3-19 Dance Art (Where Magical Realism meets Dance). Her works have been performed at some of Los Angeles most prestigious venues, UCLA, USC, California Plaza, Bach in the Subways/ Union Station, Highways Performance Art Space, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles Festival of Books. Beatriz has worked as choreographer for The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, Teatro Akabal, Casa 0101, The Watts Village Theatre Company, Macha Theatre, Cabaret Tango, Guadalupe Radio's production of Cristo Vive 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 directed by award winner theatre director Denise Blasor, and most recently as choreographer and dancer for the stunning production of “I am Frida Kahlo” Created and directed by Froylan Cabuto. Beatriz has also choreographed for music videos with artists such as Archer Black, Arnold G, JD Mata and Leopold Nunan. In 2019 her acclaimed full length production of “Bewitched Writing”based on the life of World renown writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez had its sold out premiere at the Wille Agee Playhouse in Inglewood CA for 6 consecutive performances. In 2020 Beatriz was chosen by the Los Angeles Public Library to portray Dolores Del Rio in their exhibition “Historical Portraits of Los Angeles History” and later that same year she was a featured artist in Artists of Los Angeles in “Look What SHE did” a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to inspire women and girls to greatness by bringing to light stories of remarkable women who changed the world. Beatriz is the recipient of 2 awards, and 2 recognitions from the City of Los Angeles. The International GVII Award for promoting the classical arts in the Latin communities of Los Angeles and The excellence award by Festival De La Calle 8. Her most recent works as choreographer and dancer can be seen in the music videos Lo Teniamos Todo and Te Vas a Acordar by the great singer/song writer Poetender. And in the short Film Two Dancers One Love which is in postproduction and will be released towards the end of 2022. Beatriz is passionate about sharing her love for dance and the arts with kids and seniors in her community, she is proud to say she is an instructor for the City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation. Beatriz is an alumni of the prestigious Directors Lab West 2016. For more info you can visit her website: www.beatrizeugenia3-19danceart.com Facebook page: 3-19 Dance Art Follow Beatriz:https://www.instagram.com/3_19danceart https://www.instagram.com/Ballet_at_the_park https://www.instagram.com/beatrizeninaFor more info you can visit her website: www.beatrizeugenia3-19danceart.com Facebook page: 3-19 Dance Art  

“Telling Untold Stories: The Latino Theatre Company of the Los Angeles Theatre Company” Evelina Fernandez, a founding member of the Latino Theatre Company and currently an Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Theatre Center located in the heart of downtown, Los Angeles, describes her path from her part in the original production of Zoot Suit which went to Broadway, to becoming a lifelong advocate for social justice in the Chicano-Mexican American-Latino communities.

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

As with so many sectors of arts and entertainment, especially those that rely on live audiences, the pandemic has rocked the live theatre industry. The yearlong lockdown due to the coronavirus has forced live theatres and theatre companies to get creative and find ways to continue to put shows on virtually. But finally, it appears there may be some light at the end of the tunnel.  Earlier this month, the California Department of Public Health released new guidelines for a number of industries, live theatre among them. It’s not a full return to normal yet -- according to the state’s criteria, live performances indoors cannot resume until counties are no longer in the purple, red, orange or yellow tiers. However, counties in the orange tier can start putting on live, outdoor performances at 20 percent capacity for regional attendees who live within 120 miles of the theatre. Today, as part of our weeklong series exploring how different sectors of the arts and entertainment industry are starting back up, we’ll talk about how local theatres and theatre companies are preparing to return to live, in person performances when circumstances allow. GUESTS: Meghan Pressman, managing director and CEO of Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles Gil Cates, Jr., executive director of the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood Ben Guillory, co-founder, CEO and producing artistic director at The Robey Theatre Company, an African American theatre arts organization located at The Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown Los Angeles Paula Tomei, managing director of South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa

Learn about the history and operation of an important and pioneering regional theatre in the USA as part of the global City of Los Angeles. Evelina Fernandez, playwright, actress, and Associate Artistic Director, has been a part of the performing arts center (LATC) since the mid-1980s. She discusses the pioneering theatrical work of LATC celebrating and encouraging the arts from diverse communities locally and worldwide. Evelina explains how the Latino Theatre Company developed in this exciting atmosphere of artistic innovation and evolved to managing this four theatre complex since 2007.

There is a difference between commitment and attachment, one of them requires positive action towards fulfillment while one has a sense of desperation and multiple meanings. Exploring the differences between them from setting goals, keeping relationships, and spiritual perspectives. Also, we explore the awesome exercise “5 minutes to discover your purpose” from the TedX talk by Adam Leipzig who has overseen more than 25 movies as a producer, executive and distributor, and has produced more than 300 stage plays and live events, and he was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Link to Tedx Talk excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsXO9brK7M&list=PLesOj85o4SBhg2xJvcfmezHfPONVl31gY&index=5 If you would like to expand on finding or reaching your purpose, email me at: info@quantumhighways.com for a free discovery session. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kelly-ann-pierce/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!

Jonathan Marc Sherman  Part 2 Mr,Sherman was born and raised in New Jersey, graduated from Bennington College, and lives in New York City. His plays include: Things We Want; Clive; Knickerbocker; Evolution; Wonderful Time; Sons & Fathers; Sophistry; Veins & Thumbtacks; Serendipity & Serenity; Jesus on the Oil Tank; and Women & Wallace (also adapted for PBS-TV’s American Playhouse). They have been performed at Malaparte(co-founder), The New Group, The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown Theatre Festival, WPA Theater, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and the Young Playwrights Festival, as well as in England, Australia, Israel, Istanbul, and Japan. Acting includes: Theater: Ivanov (CSC), Clive (The New Group); Sophistry (Playwrights Horizons); A Joke, Wild Dogs and The Great Unwashed (Malaparte); Up For Anything (Kraine), I Wanna Be Adored (NY Performance Works), Unexpected Tenderness (WPA), The Chopin Playoffs (American Jewish Theatre), and Oliver! (Pittsburgh Civic  Light Opera). TV/Film: Quiz Show; Blaze; The Hottest State; The Baxter; The Limbo Room; When The Nines Roll Over; and My First Swedish Bombshell. He is a member of LAByrinth. His hobby is writing about himself in the third person.

Jonathan Marc Sherman was born and raised in New Jersey, graduated from Bennington College, and lives in New York City. His plays include: Things We Want; Clive; Knickerbocker; Evolution; Wonderful Time; Sons & Fathers; Sophistry; Veins & Thumbtacks; Serendipity & Serenity; Jesus on the Oil Tank; and Women & Wallace (also adapted for PBS-TV’s American Playhouse). They have been performed at Malaparte(co-founder), The New Group, The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown Theatre Festival, WPA Theater, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and the Young Playwrights Festival, as well as in England, Australia, Israel, Istanbul, and Japan. Acting includes: Theater: Ivanov (CSC), Clive (The New Group); Sophistry (Playwrights Horizons); A Joke, Wild Dogs and The Great Unwashed (Malaparte); Up For Anything (Kraine), I Wanna Be Adored (NY Performance Works), Unexpected Tenderness (WPA), The Chopin Playoffs (American Jewish Theatre), and Oliver! (Pittsburgh Civic  Light Opera). TV/Film: Quiz Show; Blaze; The Hottest State; The Baxter; The Limbo Room; When The Nines Roll Over; and My First Swedish Bombshell. He is a member of LAByrinth. His hobby is writing about himself in the third person.

Theatre offers a variety of career paths. Learn about the options from an actor, playwrights, and speakers from the East-West Players and Los Angeles Theatre Center.

7.8 out of 10 - ABOVE AVERAGE! April 18 – May 12, 2019 www.latheatrebites.com Una Madre en busca de su hijo desaparecido en un régimen totalitario enfrenta el devenir de la pérdida a través de los tiempos; cuestionándolo todo. Los románticos libertadores terminan oprimiendo la eterna rebeldía. La madre vive hasta que muere el sol, y hay que quemar el cielo si es preciso, por vivir. Las revoluciones siempre serán cíclicas. A Mother in search of her disappeared son in a totalitarian regime faces the evolution of the loss through the times; questioning everything. The liberating romantics end up oppressing eternal rebellion. The mother lives until the sun dies, and you have to burn the sky if necessary, to live. Revolutions will always be cyclical.

7.4 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com March 15 - April 14, 2019 In 1968, a year of watershed moments in the United States: The assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, lunar space exploration and the Vietnam War, Connie, a single mother gets a job at Sears in Boyle Heights, an economic hub in Los Angeles where people of all cultures and nationalities shop and work. When Connie's son gets drafted and is sent to Vietnam, her mother makes her pray to La Virgen de Guadalupe for his protection. As Connie tries to remember how to pray, La Virgen appears to her and their friendship grows as she navigates work, love, war and her new independence.

8.7 out of 10 - GREAT SHOW! February 22 - March 24, 2019 www.latheatrebites.com (Canyon) takes a look at what happens when the lives of two families are rocked by an unpredictable accident. We meet a newlywed couple and a Mexican father and son as they all try their best to find a better view. A look at gender, citizenship, and the costs of trying to live a conventional, American life.

In the mid to late 90's the city of Chicago was full of amazing talent, and everyone looking for work in the theatre. On a whim Meredith Anne Patt moved out to Los Angeles with a friend and found herself in the film industry. Within a few years she was quickly drawn back to theatre when word got out that had done Stage Management at school. The Sacred Fools Theater Company and Theatre of NOTE were her two home bases. From there Meredith found herself looking for steady work and became Patron Services or House Manager at Kirk Douglas Theatre, The Los Angeles Theatre Center, Center Theatre Group, Shakespeare LA and now East West Players. Along the way she got married and has an amazing son and adorable puppies. We also talk a little about acceptance in the theatre, Pronoun, and how everything is about growing and learning. You can find a great write up about pronouns from UW-Milwaukee at https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns   Attribution: ----more---- Logo: Ritzy Remix font by Nick Curtis - www.nicksfonts.com/index.html Music and Soundcello_tuning by flcellogrl / Licence: CC BY 3.0freesound.org/people/flcellogrl/sounds/195138/ Flute Play C - 08 by cms4f / Licence: CC0 1.0freesound.org/people/cms4f/sounds/159123/ "Danse Macabre - Violin Hook" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) / Licence: CC BY 3.0 LicensesCC BY 3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/CC0 1.0 - creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/  

Brand and business storytelling is all of the rage today. And for good reason. It works. But while most storytelling experts tell you to tell stories, these six content marketing and communications leaders will show you how. This week's show previews the latest storytelling tips and techniques you’ll learn from leading brand and business storytellers who are coming together for STORYco, a FREE storytelling conference on October 25, 2018 at the historic downtown Los Angeles Theatre Center. This is your opportunity to receive the most invaluable free advice you can get on the art and science of storytelling to grow your brand, your personal influence, your people and your career. So you might ask, why would all of these speakers appear at STORYco for free and share their wisdom? Well, because we’re all trying out new material, filled with the latest insights on brand, business and leadership storytelling, and we’re recording our sessions for our own promotional purposes. But you receive the greatest benefit. Because not only will you be among the first people privy to these insights during the conference, but you'll also get to connect with each of the speakers at the reception. So on today’s show, and at STORYco, you will hear from… The hilarious KATHY KLOTZ-GUEST of Keeping it Human and author of  Stop Boring Me! How to Create Kick-Ass Content, Products and Ideas Through the Power of Improv. The business-savvy & witty CARRIE WILKERSON, author of The Barefoot Executive who challenges you to see what is possible professionally & personally through hard-hitting truth, humor and high-performance strategies. One of the Godfathers of content marketing, ROBERT ROSE, the Founder and Chief Troublemaker for The Content Advisory, the education and consulting group for the Content Marketing Institute. Robert ran Content Marketing World in Cleveland last month. MIKE GANINO, a company culture and engagement expert and author of Company Culture for Dummies. For 20 years, Mike has been on the front lines of creating radical cultures that help create bottom-line results, beloved brands, and engaging employee experiences. You'll learn from the incomparable LESLIE EHM of Combustion who joins us with her own kind of swagger. Leslie is a supreme evangelist of creativity and collaboration who will do just about anything (and has) to unleash her participants’ potential. She'll do that for you at STORYco. DANIEL LEMIN, co-author of the recently released book on word of mouth marketing, Talk Triggers, and the puppet master of STORYco who corraled all of us speakers, offers current insights on how to build word of mouth marketing strategies in your business. I’ll also be presenting at STORYco. I’ll show you how to use the three most powerful words in business storytelling: And, But & Therefore. Because the hardest thing about storytelling is getting your story straight. Learn how to clarify your story, amplify your impact and simplify your life with these three words that are the DNA of story. Unfortunately, KAREN WICKRE, who rounds out this talented group of presenters, couldn’t make it on today’s show. But you’ll want to catch her live in L.A. on October 25 when she shows you how to take the "work" out of networking. Which reminds me: in addition to storytelling tips and techniques that you can immediately apply in your business, STORYco is going to be a one-of-a-kind networking event in downtown L.A., but only for the select few who reserve their seat today. When they’re gone, they’re gone. So let’s hear from the marvelous story mavens of STORYco right now on the Business of Story podcast. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event.  

Our inaugural episode of the Policy at the Playhouse podcast features a discussion the Latino Theater Company’s production of Rules of Seconds at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – presented in association with The Temblors. Set in Boston around 1855, the play, written by John Pollono, centers on a confrontation between a wealthy business man and a young man, resulting in weapons drawn at dawn.  In our discussion of the world premiere of John Pollono's Rules of Seconds, we discuss how a period piece can and should reflect the present, how growing up in Boston brought aspects of toxic masculinity to the forefront of John's thinking about the world and how he explores those issues in his writing. We touch on many themes in this conversation about the play, including gender norms, immigration, the role of rules in civil society, and the notion of blind allegiance to those rules/norms. Can breaking rules be the better option?  Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center http://bedrosian.usc.edu/  Check out our other podcasts at: http://bedrosian.usc.edu/podcasts/  Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy http://priceschool.usc.edu/ 

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast September 11, 2014) - Award-winning composer, songwriter, producer Kevin Saunders Hayes is interviewed about his creation of Vox Lumiere – Silents You Can Hear; and his current once monthly, weekend offering of a reimagined The Phantom of the Opera as an explosive mash-up of music, dance, and technology, paired with the original 1925 black and white film of the same name at the Los Angeles Theatre Center between September 19 and December 13. The Live Arts Calendar features Off-Broadway playwright Joanne Mosconi’s You Love That I’m NOT Your Wife, a fast paced, sexy, edgy world premiere dramedy about 10 distinctly different young men and women living and loving in LA September 12 – October 5 at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA. Critically acclaimed Director/Writer/Composer Richard Hochberg discusses the opening of his SCARY MUSICAL The Musical an homage to classic horror film clichés which combines a slasher movie plot with a rock ‘n roll score and pop-culture humor opening September 19 – November 9 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, CA. Hayes and Hochberg tell of embarrassing moments during their careers.

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast September 11, 2014) - Award-winning composer, songwriter, producer Kevin Saunders Hayes is interviewed about his creation of Vox Lumiere – Silents You Can Hear; and his current once monthly, weekend offering of a reimagined The Phantom of the Opera as an explosive mash-up of music, dance, and technology, paired with the original 1925 black and white film of the same name at the Los Angeles Theatre Center between September 19 and December 13. The Live Arts Calendar features Off-Broadway playwright Joanne Mosconi’s You Love That I’m NOT Your Wife, a fast paced, sexy, edgy world premiere dramedy about 10 distinctly different young men and women living and loving in LA September 12 – October 5 at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA. Critically acclaimed Director/Writer/Composer Richard Hochberg discusses the opening of his SCARY MUSICAL The Musical an homage to classic horror film clichés which combines a slasher movie plot with a rock ‘n roll score and pop-culture humor opening September 19 – November 9 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, CA. Hayes and Hochberg tell of embarrassing moments during their careers.

An extra tidy splash for Presidents Day Weekend. Improvised and unedited, recorded live, as it happened. Also as it happens, I'm doing a reading of a new play in Los Angeles this Monday, Feb 16, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. "The Cruise," by Jonathan Ceniceroz. For more info visit my website, www.actorbrianwallace.com

Fidel A. Vargas is President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s leading provider of scholarships and services designed to give Latino students full access to the opportunities a college education can provide. With more than $430 million in scholarships awarded since its founding in 1975, HSF continues to provide increasing numbers of students all the tools they need to apply to college, do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come. Prior to joining HSF, Mr. Vargas was a founding partner of Centinela Capital Partners, a private equity asset management firm that focused on investing and managing nearly $1 billion in minority-owned funds. Prior to joining Centinela, Mr. Vargas was a Managing Director with TMG Advisors, an investment/consulting firm specializing in business development, strategic planning, and government affairs. He was also a Founding Principal and Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors, a private equity investment firm. At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Vargas became the country’s youngest elected Mayor of a major city: Baldwin Park, California, with a population of 75,000, twenty miles northeast of Los Angeles. In addition to having served on HSF’s Board of Directors prior to becoming its President and CEO, Mr. Vargas has served on a number of public and private sector boards, including: the Latino Theater Company of Los Angeles; the New America Alliance; Sponsors for Education Opportunities; and Operation Hope, Inc. He served on President Clinton’s Advisory Council on Social Security; President Bush’s Commission on Strengthening Social Security; and Presidents Bush and Obama’s Commission on Presidential Scholars. He currently serves on the boards of the California Community Foundation, the Latino Donor Collaborative, and The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Mr. Vargas has been recognized for his accomplishments by numerous organizations and media outlets, throughout his career. Time Magazine named him as one of the Top 50 Young Leaders in the United States, Hispanic Magazine named him one of the Top 30 Young Hispanics in the United States, and he was named one of the country’s 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine. Mr. Vargas graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Social Studies and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. What you'll learn Fidel's American dream How Fidel became the youngest elected Mayor of a major city in the nation at age 23 What Fidel learned at Harvard Business School How Fidel became a successful private equity investor of a $1 billion minority-owned fund The large and growing Latino investor and entrepreneur base How the Hispanic Scholarship fund is helping thousands of Latinos and Latinas go to college and thrive after college Fidel's keys to success "You can't accomplish nothing on your own" Resources & Links HSF.net HSF on twitter HSF on facebook Thank you so much for listening ! If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe on  iTunes  and Stitcher and leave us a rating and a review.  This helps us to reach more Latinos and Latinas.

Award-winning composer, songwriter, producer Kevin Saunders Hayes is interviewed about his creation of Vox Lumiere – Silents You Can Hear; and his current once monthly, weekend offering of a reimagined The Phantom of the Opera as an explosive mash-up of music, dance, and technology, paired with the original 1925 black and white film of the same name at the Los Angeles Theatre Center between September 19 and December 13. The Live Arts Calendar features Off-Broadway playwright Joanne Mosconi’s You Love That I’m NOT Your Wife, a fast paced, sexy, edgy world premiere dramedy about 10 distinctly different young men and women living and loving in LA September 12 – October 5 at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA. Critically acclaimed Director/Writer/Composer Richard Hochberg discusses the opening of his SCARY MUSICAL The Musical an homage to classic horror film clichés which combines a slasher movie plot with a rock ‘n roll score and pop-culture humor opening September 19 – November 9 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, CA. Hayes and Hochberg tell of embarrassing moments during their careers.

Award-winning composer, songwriter, producer Kevin Saunders Hayes is interviewed about his creation of Vox Lumiere – Silents You Can Hear; and his current once monthly, weekend offering of a reimagined The Phantom of the Opera as an explosive mash-up of music, dance, and technology, paired with the original 1925 black and white film of the same name at the Los Angeles Theatre Center between September 19 and December 13. The Live Arts Calendar features Off-Broadway playwright Joanne Mosconi’s You Love That I’m NOT Your Wife, a fast paced, sexy, edgy world premiere dramedy about 10 distinctly different young men and women living and loving in LA September 12 – October 5 at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA. Critically acclaimed Director/Writer/Composer Richard Hochberg discusses the opening of his SCARY MUSICAL The Musical an homage to classic horror film clichés which combines a slasher movie plot with a rock ‘n roll score and pop-culture humor opening September 19 – November 9 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, CA. Hayes and Hochberg tell of embarrassing moments during their careers.

Sterling supports Musical Theatre West’s production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Center IN Long Beach, CA; and a new musical work saluting Broadway composer Lorenz Hart at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA. Likened to Tom Waits, New Orleans concert and recording artist Alex McMurray in interviewed by Stroili. Distinguished Emmy nominated actress Susan Clark (from TV’s hit series Webster) discusses her film and television career and her starring role in Habitat produced by the Latino Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, in downtown Los Angeles. Broadway’s Matt Zarley (A Chorus Line, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CATS) talks about his beginnings in New York; his segue into becoming an award-winning pop recording artist; and his upcoming concert appearance at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal. Clark and Zarley recall awkward moments that went south while performing. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Sterling supports Musical Theatre West’s production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Center IN Long Beach, CA; and a new musical work saluting Broadway composer Lorenz Hart at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA. Likened to Tom Waits, New Orleans concert and recording artist Alex McMurray in interviewed by Stroili. Distinguished Emmy nominated actress Susan Clark (from TV’s hit series Webster) discusses her film and television career and her starring role in Habitat produced by the Latino Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, in downtown Los Angeles. Broadway’s Matt Zarley (A Chorus Line, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CATS) talks about his beginnings in New York; his segue into becoming an award-winning pop recording artist; and his upcoming concert appearance at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal. Clark and Zarley recall awkward moments that went south while performing. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Loretta McNary Live is a premier blog talk radio show created for an empowered, active, and diverse TV, radio, social media and online listening audience. Our guest today is  Marguerite Fair: Writer, producer and director for “Your Late Mother.” Marguerite Fair is a natural and gifted writer. At age ten she started and never stopped. To date she has written thirteen screenplays, three plays, four non-fiction books. “Telling on Myself,” “Am I Still Talking,” “Extreme Low Budget Apartment Makeovers,” The Goddess Cookbook” and a novel about love an obsession titled: “Of the Same Mind.” Presently, she has completed her fifth book: “New Over 50/What I learned about better health from Baroness Benita von Klingspor soon to be available on Amazon.com. Marguerite wrote, produced and directed her first movie short: “Roberta’s Choice”.and has created YouTube videos. Marguerite Fair-Kosciewicz is a member of Women in Film, the Hollywood Woman’s Club and the Downey Master-Mind Group. She is also the Director of Volunteers for the Active Actor’s Group in Burbank, CA. Marguerite is staging the final reading with action for the play that she wrote and collaborated with Kevin Dobson star of Knots Landing and Kojak with for over a year. Kevin was kind enough to direct four versions of the play and he read for the character of Jack Dowkowski for the third reading, which took place at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in November 2011. This is a play about Maggie Dowkowski who on her last day of life is able to create the miracle of healing for her broken family. We all have something in life we would like to do over. Your Late Mother will let you experience that feeling of healing. The play incorporates the blend of family drama peppered with humor as is the experience of life. Come to the play, experience the healing.

Obie and Peabody Award winning actor/writer Roger Guenveur Smith (A Huey P. Newton Story) discusses his latest work Juan and John at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles. Sterling coerces Stroili to talk about his weekend road trip to Arizona and a close encounter of the fudge kind. Popular radio show host Sheena Metal (LA Talk Radio.com) is interviewed about her co-starring role in Last Summer at Bluefish Cove and its reopening at the Lounge Theatre in Los Angeles. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the Blank Theatre Company’s hilarious holiday offering of The Santaland Diaries. Sterling reviews A Sentimental Journey, The Story of Doris Day at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Smith and Metal divulge awkward on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Beth Grant is an actress who has appeared in such films, plays, and TV shows as “Rain Man,” “Donnie Darko,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Jericho,” “The Office,” “King of the Hill,” “Sordid Lives,” “The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife,” “Grace and Glorie,” “No Country For Old Men”… shall we go on? She stars in Harry Clark’s “Still Life” as Georgia O’Keeffe, April 29 and 30, and May 6 and 7, at Los Angeles Theatre Center. On this episode, Gene and Brodie chat with Beth about her career, her technique, growing up in the South, her time as a celebrity coordinator for Jimmy Carter, adapting plays to film, directing for the first time, and many other adventures and stories. Also… the music of The Mountain Goats.