Podcasts about mpaact

Today, Tes talks with Melissa DuPrey. Melissa is a multidisciplinary artist with roots from Humboldt Park, Chicago. After earning double Bachelor degrees from the University of Houston, she returned to Chicago to join the all-Latina theatre company, Teatro Luna. Her one-woman show, SEXomedy (2012), was developed during their monthly series for women of color in the arts and received a Chicago Reader Recommendation, a Member's Pick, and had a successful debut Off-Broadway in New York. The popular show spurred a progressive sequel, SEXomedy 2.0, which debuted at Steppenwolf Theater in April 2019. Her second solo show, SUSHI-frito, has also been critically acclaimed as part of MPAACT's Signature Series for solo artists. In 2014, she was selected as a new talent in the ABC Diversity Showcase in New York City. DuPrey is also a community organizer and spiritualist who also launched The Good Grief Project- an extension of the social justice component from her play GOOD GRIEF, where communities of color are connected to local, accessible and multidisciplinary mental and spiritual wellness practitioners of color. Her full-length play BRUJAJA was selected as part of 16th Street's New Play Pop Up Reading Series for 2019 and is slated for a world premiere in 2021 with UrbanTheater Company. She has performed stand-up comedy in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. She is a featured actor in the Emmy-nominated web-series Brown Girls and has many regional and non regional theater credits in Chicago. She can currently be seen as DR. SARA ORTIZ on "Grey's Anatomy" (Season 17 and 18). Other TV credits include a recurring appearance on “Empire” (FOX), and guest appearances on “The Resident” (FOX), “Chicago PD” (NBC), and “The Chi” (Showtime). Film credits include: Relative (2022), Long Division (2022), Cherry (2020), Two in the Bush (2017), The Way We Speak (2014) and Bromance (2014). As a musician and active member of her community, she is dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Rican culture by way of the folkloric music, Bomba y Plena, with Africaribe and Las BomPleneras. She is currently an Ensemble Member at UrbanTheater Company and Artistic Associate at Sideshow Theater. To learn more about Melissa DuPrey: Website: www.melissaduprey.com Twitter & IG: @BoomBoomDuPrey News links: Chicago Sun Times coverage for Grey's Anatomy Review of Good Grief- A healing experience Please and Resistance in the face of Patriarchy Coverage of The Chicago Women's March and critique of lack of inclusivity Centering Black and Brown Narratives in Chicago as ED of Social Justice Theater

Erica Faye Watson: Born and raised in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, with a BA and MA from Columbia College Chicago, Erica Watson is an actor, stand-up comedian at clubs around the country, and film/television/theater director.  She currently hosts a dating podcast called "Get in The Game" and stars in the short film “BlacKorea”. She has appeared in the Oscar nominated film “Precious,” as well as “ChiRaq,” “Top Five,” and “Side Effects" and “Dirty Laundry.”  Erica's had guest-star roles on Showtime's "The Chi" and Fox's "Empire". She has also been featured on TLC’s,The Dr. Phil Show, The Oxygen Network, The WE Channel, (BET), MSG-TV, The TV Guide Network and is a recurring correspondent for ABC7's “Windy City Live,” and WCIU's “The Jam.” Tina Fakhrid-Deen is a playwright, author, LGBTQ family activist, and professor whose writing and research interests include critical race and feminist theory, hip-hop culture, and urban education. Tina is the author of Let’s Get This Straight: The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents. Her play, Powerless Gods, was produced at Oakton Community College in spring 2018. Powerless Gods was a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwriting Festival (2019) and O’Neill Playwriting Conference (2016/2018). Tina’s second play, Dandelions, is being commissioned for Theater on the Lake: In the Works Program. Her third play, Pulled Punches, was developed through the Women’s Theatre Alliance of Chicago in 2019 and the world premiere of Pulled Punches is slated for April 2020 with MPAACT at the Greenhouse Theater. Tina is a VONA, Kimbilio and MacDowell Fellow. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female, Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.  

01:21 - "Bad Date" at Leapfest with Stage Left Theatre. http://stagelefttheatre.com 07:46 - Another role of Shariba's, Mother Wit, in "Insurrection." http://stagelefttheatre.com/season-35/season-36/ 10:17 - What it's like to be an Instructional Coach at Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools. 15:17 - An amazing lesson plan witnessed by Shariba. 18:44 - About Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools. http://www.bsics.org 23:41 - There are stupid questions. 28:15 - Being a casting director with MPAACT. http://www.mpaact.org 37:00 - How does being a director affect Shariba as an actress? 41:39 - Shariba has a lot coming up: Understudying Lady Capulet with "Romeo and Juliet" with Chicago Shakespeare w/Shakespeare in the Park She will be going up on August 19th at Ridge Park https://www.chicagoshakes.com Chicago Theatre Marathon "Long Canoe" https://www.chicagotheatremarathon.com Erasing the Distance "Breathe With Me." in September http://erasingthedistance.org "Starting Over" at Governor's State http://www.mpaact.org MPAACT at October 21st and 22nd, 2017 City Lit http://www.citylit.org J.B. in Fall 2017 "Insurrection: Holding History" with Stage Left - Winter 2017/2018. http://stagelefttheatre.com/season-35/season-36/ "Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea" directed by Chika Ike with First Floor Theater - Spring 2018 http://www.firstfloortheater.com (re)discover theatre http://www.rediscovertheatre.com "For One" A Series of plays built for an audience of one Aug. 30th - Sept. 30th Black Lives, Black Words https://www.facebook.com/blklivesblkwrd/ "Our America Project" Aug. 14th, 21st and 22nd "Black Lives, Black Words" was founded by previous podcast guest, Reggie Edmund. http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/webpage/entreponegroes-blaculas-and-the-mind-of-reginald-edmund-episode-92 Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz

Full Body Frequency welcomes the full-figured and fabulous, award-winning and critically acclaimed writer, director, actress, and producer Carla Stillwell. She’s been in the industry for over 30 years and must have begun her theater career right out of her mother’s womb. Carla and I talk about: -Life as a plus size actress and her one-woman shows "Carla Stillwell: Your Love is Like Hot Fried Chicken" and "Carla Stillwell: In Search of My Silky Underthings;" -Her passion for writing and directing; -The current and exciting focus on plus size Hollywood: Gabourey Sidibe, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Danielle Brooks, Brooke Elliott and others; -Size-blind casting; and, -MPAACT’s remount of her award-winning and critically acclaimed (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-divine-order-of-becoming/Event?oid=17531160), “The Divine Order of Becoming." Full Body Frequency IS Visible. Viable. Voluptuous. Radio!

Full Body Frequency welcomes the full-figured and fabulous, award-winning and critically acclaimed writer, director, actress, and producer Carla Stillwell. She's been in the industry for over 30 years and must have begun her theater career right out of her mother's womb. Carla and I talk about: -Life as a plus size actress and her one-woman shows "Carla Stillwell: Your Love is Like Hot Fried Chicken" and "Carla Stillwell: In Search of My Silky Underthings;" -Her passion for writing and directing; -The current and exciting focus on plus size Hollywood: Gabourey Sidibe, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Danielle Brooks, Brooke Elliott and others; -Size-blind casting; and, -MPAACT's remount of her award-winning and critically acclaimed (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-divine-order-of-becoming/Event?oid=17531160), “The Divine Order of Becoming." Full Body Frequency IS Visible. Viable. Voluptuous. Radio!

Listen in to another episode of AWSM Comedy Radio with special guests Bob Katovich and Jack Pearl, one does music the other does theatre. Can you guess from the album art which one is which? Also, Tom looks great in his festive Winter sweater two sizes too tight. Hear the tales of Environmental Encroachment and MPAACT as they face off in a game called Baddies or Bands with cool, musical intro from Grood! Visit www.encroach.net for more on Bob's projects including the 9p.m. performance at Phyllis Musical Inn at 9p.m. on 2/5/2016. Check out this cool article on MPAACT here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-lawd-cvs-burning-mpaact-review-story.html Connecting awesome people laughing like monsters. Awesomonster AWSM Comedy Radio

BFS 053 - Jonathan Keaton Actor | Improv Master | Comedian | Instructor  Jonathan Keaton,  Chicago native and alum of the Second City National Touring Company as well as having performed with other organizations like MPAACT, I.O. Chicago, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, The Chicago Dramatist & Pimprov (which is one of the longest running improv shows in Chicago.) He won the BTA "Harry Belafonte Award" for Best Performance in and Ensemble during his time with MPAACT. Right now you can catch him on stage in "The Power of Prom" running at the Annoyance theater & Pimprov which runs every Friday night at 10:30pm at the CIC Theater.He has also been very fortunate to have kept busy with film & television roles in "Chicago Code", "Chicago Fire", "The Moleman of Belmont Avenue" & "My Name is Jerry" and is currently featured in a television commercial for Xfinity Comcast. As well as voice over (radio ads) for AT&T, McDonald's, American Family Insurance, Coors Light. In Today's Show you will discover:  Jonathan's background in Improv What skills in Improv are translatable to Entrepreneurship What improv will teach you Daring to be great How Improv skills will help you work with other people Jonathan's Big "success" moment Where you can find Jonathan online /  offline  Links mentioned:http://jonathankeaton.com/Second City - ChicagoWho is R.Kelly http://bossfreesociety.com for more shows and offers 

Full Body Frequency welcomes the full-figured and fabulous, award-winning and critically acclaimed writer, director, actress, and producer Carla Stillwell. She’s been in the industry for over 30 years and must have begun her theater career right out of her mother’s womb. Carla and I talk about: -Life as a plus size actress and her one-woman shows "Carla Stillwell: Your Love is Like Hot Fried Chicken" and "Carla Stillwell: In Search of My Silky Underthings;" -Her passion for writing and directing; -The current and exciting focus on plus size Hollywood: Gabourey Sidibe, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Danielle Brooks, Brooke Elliott and others; -Size-blind casting; and, -MPAACT’s remount of her award-winning and critically acclaimed (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-divine-order-of-becoming/Event?oid=17531160), “The Divine Order of Becoming” playing now through June 7 in Chicago. Full Body Frequency IS Visible. Viable. Voluptuous. Radio!

Full Body Frequency welcomes the full-figured and fabulous, award-winning and critically acclaimed writer, director, actress, and producer Carla Stillwell. She's been in the industry for over 30 years and must have begun her theater career right out of her mother's womb. Carla and I talk about: -Life as a plus size actress and her one-woman shows "Carla Stillwell: Your Love is Like Hot Fried Chicken" and "Carla Stillwell: In Search of My Silky Underthings;" -Her passion for writing and directing; -The current and exciting focus on plus size Hollywood: Gabourey Sidibe, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Danielle Brooks, Brooke Elliott and others; -Size-blind casting; and, -MPAACT's remount of her award-winning and critically acclaimed (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-divine-order-of-becoming/Event?oid=17531160), “The Divine Order of Becoming” playing now through June 7 in Chicago. Full Body Frequency IS Visible. Viable. Voluptuous. Radio!