Podcasts about new york theater workshop

Becoming Eve, a New York Theater Workshop production, runs at the Abrons Arts Center through April 27th. To learn more, visit www.nytw.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

The new play "Becoming Eve" is based on the memoir of the same name from Rabbi Abby Chava Stein. It explores her journey from growing up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to coming out as a trans woman. The play stars Tommy Dorfman as Stein. Stein and Dorfman discuss "Becoming Eve," which is running at the New York Theater Workshop through April 27.

A ground-breaking ninety-minute new musical, Night Side Songs explores the intimacy of illness, mortality, and the incredible dignity of caregivers through the story of Yasmine Holly, a fictional character informed by interviews with real doctors, hospital staff, and patients, many from right here in Philadelphia. Night Side Songs is a musical convergence which reflects and celebrates Philly's “eds and meds” community with humor, grace, and profound empathy. The production will tour local hospitals, community centers, and places of worship for two weeks before its run at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Directed by Artistic Director Taibi Magar. Night Side Songs is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.Taibi Magar is an Artistic Director of Philadelphia Theatre Company. As a freelance director, her most recent credits are We Live in Cairo (A.R.T. world premiere, upcoming at New York Theatre Workshop), The Half-God of Rainfall (New York Theatre Workshop and A.R.T.), Macbeth in Stride (co-direction with Tyler Dobrowsky), Help (The Shed), and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Signature Theatre and A.R.T., Lortel Award Best Revival). Other New York credits include Capsule by Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall (Under the Radar Festival/The Public Theater, co-directed with Tyler Dobrowsky), Blue Ridge starring Marin Ireland and The Great Leap starring BD Wong (Atlantic Theater Company); Is God Is (Soho Rep, 2018 Obie Award;) Master (The Foundry); and Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova, Obie Award). Regional: CTG, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Alley Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, and Seattle Repertory Theatre, among others. International: Hamburg Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne), and Soho Theatre (London). MFA: Brown University.Daniel and Patrick Lazour are brothers and music theater writers. Projects in development include a musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra's film The Lunchbox (Lincoln Center Theater) and their show with communal singing, Night Side Songs (Under the Radar, A.R.T./PTC co-production). They wrote original music for Caroline Lindy's debut feature Your Monster (Sundance 2024) and their movie musical Challenger: An American Dream is being developed with Bruce Cohen Productions and Spark Features. Their original musical We Live in Cairo makes its off-Broadway premiere this Fall at New York Theater Workshop after a world premiere at the American Repertory Theater in 2019, directed by Taibi Magar. Original songs by the Lazours can be heard on their independently released albums: Freres, Flap My Wings (Songs from We Live in Cairo), Beth's Homemade Cowboy Breakfast and Lullabies. They are Jonathan Larson Grant and Richard Rodgers Award recipients, MacDowell and Yaddo Fellows, and New York Theater Workshop Usual Suspects. They have worked with Noor Theatre Company, Ars Nova and PAC NYC, and are proud teaching artists. Patrick holds a B.A. from Boston College and Daniel holds a B.A. from Columbia University. @frereslazourFOR MORE INFORMATION: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/night-side-songs/

A Knock On The Roof runs at New York Theater Workshop through February 16th. It is presented by the Under the Radar Festival. For more information, please visit www.nytw.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

HADESTOWN Book, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell | Music by Lucy Simon | Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson BurnettWorks Consulted & Reference :Hadestown (Original Libretto) by Anaïs MitchellWorking on A Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown by Anaïs MitchellMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"All I've Ever Known" from  Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell | Performed by Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown Original Broadway Company"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

Scott Killian has composed scores for Zvi Gotheiner (over 30 works), Shapiro & Smith Dance, Cherylyn Lavagnino, David Dorfman, Susan Marshall, Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller, Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. His works have been performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Limon Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, PACT Dance (South Africa), et al. Venues include The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City Center, New York Live Arts, Jacob's Pillow, The Annenberg Center and many regional venues. As a dance musician, he is a regular accompanist at NYC's Gibney 890 Studios and NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As a composer and sound designer for theater, Scott has created works for over 120 professional productions in NYC and at many regional theaters. NYC theatrical venues include Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public Theater, New York Theater Workshop, MCC, Red Bull Theatre, Primary Stages and Rattlestick Theatre. Regional theatres include George Street Playhouse (over 25 productions); Berkshire Theatre Group (Resident Composer--over 50 productions), Alley Theatre (Houston), Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Seattle Repertory Theatre, A.C.T. (San Francisco). Cleveland Playhouse, Shakespeare and Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Today, I am so incredibly thrilled to announce the release of my interview with Pulitzer-Prize winning Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose new album WARRIORS, co-written with Eisa Davis, is now out on all platforms. Tune in to hear stories and insights including how WARRIORS became his “Roman Empire,” the challenges of adapting an action movie into a musical, how Twitter helped him develop HAMILTON, the hardest role to cast in IN THE HEIGHTS, how he approaches the dual roles of actor and writer, why he loves writing New York stories, working with Thomas Kail on saving the Drama Book Shop, coming back to Broadway in ALL IN, how his experiences with FOSSE/VERDON and MARY POPPINS RETURNS led to TICK, TICK…BOOM!, filming at the New York Theater Workshop during the pandemic, taking inspiration from Jonathan Larson, the phone call from John Kander that led to NEW YORK, NEW YORK, meeting Stephen Sondheim in his senior year of high school, the enduring legacy of HAMILTON, and so much more. You won't want to miss this in-depth conversation with one of theater's most brilliant writers.

[REBROADCAST FROM DEC. 15, 2022] Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's now-beloved musical "Merrily We Roll Along" was a massive flop when it premiered in 1981, lasting on Broadway for only two weeks. But a new production at New York Theater Workshop has opened to rave reviews, signaling the show might have found a new life. Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez join us to discuss the production, and why it's working this time.  

Here There Are Blueberries runs off-Broadway at New York Theater Workshop through June 16th. For more information, visit www.nytw.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

In this episode of Cervivor Podcast, we delve into the critical intersection of cancer, legal rights, and insurance with Joanna Doran from Triage Cancer. Starting with an introduction to Triage Cancer, Joanna sheds light on the various legal issues that individuals facing cancer may encounter including how to discuss your concerns with your employer. From there, we explore specific ways Triage Cancer offers support, including events, materials, and their invaluable Legal & Financial Navigation Program. Joanna also provides insights into navigating the financial aspects of cervical cancer, discussing the complexities of dealing with insurance, from prior authorizations to appealing denials, and offers practical advice on handling medical bills.Tune in to this episode for essential guidance on navigating the legal and financial maze of cancer care. For more information on the resources mentioned in the episode: Triage Health is https://TriageHealth.org and Triage Cancer is https://TriageCancer.org. About the Guests: Janice Le-Nguyen is an HPV cervical cancer survivor, diagnosed with stage 1A2 more than 3 years ago on April Fool's Day. She is located in Henderson, Nevada, and currently works as a Systems Analyst with a good rapport with faculty, staff, and students at the state college. Janice has raised awareness for self-care, putting your health first, and advocating for listening to your body on and off campus. Janice wanted to come to the Communities of Color Retreat to learn more about providing a voice for Vietnamese-Americans and the Asian-American and Pacific Islander populations, who culturally tend to be silent about their health disparities. She is hoping to gain skills and ideas to raise awareness for the API population who may deter themselves from seeking treatment because of cultural taboos. Julie Mason Groob is a cervical and vaginal cancer survivor, living with persistent HPV, a diagnosis that began in 2012 shortly after her 27th birthday. Battling non-invasive and invasive cancer for over a decade has led Julie to tell her story and position herself as an advocate for HPV vaccinations and early-detection cancer screenings. She also volunteers as a Patient Educator with the Pathways Program in New Jersey, helping to educate early-career doctors and nurses about the cancer patient experience. Professionally, Julie has worked in performing arts administration in New York for 20 years. She currently serves as the Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at the New York City Center and previously, was a Production Manager at Radio City Music Hall and New York Theater Workshop. In the years between her cervical and vaginal cancer diagnosis, Julie ran the NYC Marathon twice with Fred's Team, raising funds for Gynecologic Cancer Research. She enjoys traveling, karaoke, fitness, and has just taken up tap dancing! Julie lives in South Orange, NJ with her husband, Kevin and their pug, Seymour.  Joanna Fawzy Doran, Esq. is a prominent cancer rights attorney, author, and CEO of Triage Cancer, a national nonprofit providing free education on practical and legal issues for individuals and caregivers dealing with cancer. With nearly thirty years of experience, she has taught extensively on cancer rights law, authored pioneering books and chapters, and presented over a thousand seminars across the country. Ms. Doran has also played pivotal roles on various cancer community committees and boards, receiving multiple awards for her legislative advocacy and service. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School Los Angeles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cervivor/support

Tickets for I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE, running at New York Theater Workshop through March 9th, are available at www.nytw.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.Merry Me is running at New York Theater Workshop through November 19th. Find out more at www.nytw.org.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

Wild one for you today!!! Apologies for the reverb. Maybe listen on 1.3/1.5 speed if it bothers you. Ryan goes on a retreat with Adult Film, David finishes the run of his play and reads the reviews. The guys both auditioned for Danny and The Deep Blue Sea, and then watched each other's tapes. Oh! And Ryan just did a reading at New York Theater Workshop. We've got acting lessons and even a touch of working through shadow elements. Time codes: 1:40The Seagull retreat10:15How Ryan's love of Chekhov was born16:27David's relationship w Chekhov19:06Experience of doing Bite Me @ WPActing lessons, uncomfortable moments24:20Reading the reviews26:37Ryan‘s feedback on the play29:25Ryan and David both audition for Danny and the Deep Blue seaBreakdown the difference in their auditions37:30Ryan did a reading at NY theater workshop!! Also interesting detour about working through shadow

Jim Calder and Devin Shacket join me for episode 062 of Actorcast, and they do not disappoint! In this episode, we dive deep into the craft of acting and the important things that actors should keep in mind (or out of their mind) when performing. We discuss why Jim and Devin became acting teachers, what makes a good actor, and the common struggles that actors come up against in the rehearsal and audition room. We talk about experience versus explanation, the illusion of the word "instinct," and so much more. You can learn more about Jim and Devin's work by visiting https://www.thenewyorkdramacenter.com or @thenewyorkdramacenter. Jim Calder is the Head of Movement at New York University Tisch Graduate Acting Department. He is the winner of the David Payne Carter Excellence in Teaching Award and Artistic Director of La Pietra Summer Theatre Festival in Florence, Italy. Jim has directed at various locations in New York City including the Lincoln Center Institute, Pearl Theatre, Classic Stage Company, The Public, New York Theater Workshop and HERE. Jim was movement and creative consultant for the upcoming film ‘Silent Retreat” written and directed by Todd Straus-Schulson, on ‘Pericles' at Berkeley Rep, (Director Mark Wing-Davey), ‘Passion Play' by Sarah Ruhl (Director Mark Wing-Davey) and movement director on Broadway for ‘Therese Raquin' staring Keira Knightley, (director Evan Cabnet). Jim has performed at The Old Globe, P.S. 122, and throughout Europe. He was the lead actor and creative consultant in PBS's ‘Noddy & Friends'. Jim trained at Ecole Jacques and performed under the direction of Jacques LeCoq in numerous TV specials in France. Devin Shacket is an actress, casting professional, audition coach, and on-camera acting teacher.  Devin began coaching and taping auditions in early 2013, while working in the House of Cards: Season 2 casting department. Her casting credits include the second season of House of Cards, alongside Emmy Award winning casting director, Julie Schubert, feature films including Good Funk, Black Nativity, Three Backyards, and theatre projects and the San Francisco Playhouse. Her students have appeared on television shows such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Iron Fist, Happy, Gotham, New Amsterdam, Switched at Birth, Tyrant, Ramy, The Deuce, Jack Ryan, Sneaky Pete, Quantico, Infierno Verde, Jessica Jones, Blue Bloods, Sweet Bitter, The Looming Tower, FBI, Dickinson, The Blacklist, The Godfather of Harlem, and more.  In addition to private coaching and audition taping, Devin teaches on camera acting and audition technique to adults and young actors internationally.  She has been a guest lecturer at NYU Stonestreet School for Film and Television, SF Playhouse, SF State University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, dBs Berlin Film School, and several private studios in New York City.  She is the founder and Artistic Director of the New York Drama Center. Follow my work at https://www.patrick-mcandrew.com/

Erik Jensen is an actor, writer and director. As an actor, Erik appeared regularly in both seasons of the ABC series “For Life.” Other TV credits include major arcs on “The Walking Dead,” “Mindhunter” and “Mr. Robot,” appearances on “The Americans,” “House of Cards,” “Elementary,” The Blacklist,” and many more, including his critically acclaimed portrayal of legendary NY Yankee Thurman Munson in “The Bronx is Burning.” Film credits include the upcoming Viral with Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard, Black Knight, The Love Letter and more than two dozen indie films. His theater credits as an actor include The Collaboration on Broadway opposite Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope, the Pulitzer-Prize winning production of Disgraced at Lincoln Center, The Good Negro at the Public Theater, Arthur Kopit's Y2K and Terrance McNally's Corpus Christi at MTC, and Lester Bangs in his play How To Be A Rock Critic (Kirk Douglas, South Coast Rep, ArtsEmerson, Steppenwolf, The Public). Erik's sci-fi graphic novel The Reconcilers was published in 2010 to wide acclaim, and he is co-host and co-creator of the podcast BardQuest Empire, which brings together entertainment industry professionals who play Dungeons & Dragons to talk about the intersections of D&D and storytelling. As a writer, Erik has been named by the New Yorker as “among the foremost practitioners of documentary theater in the U.S.” With his wife Jessica Blank, he is author of The Exonerated, a genre-defining play based on interviews they conducted with over 40 wrongly convicted death row inmates across the United States, which Governor George Ryan cited as instrumental in his 2003 decision to clear Illinois' death row. The Exonerated won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Ovation, Fringe First and Herald Angel Awards, and was nominated for the Hull-Warriner Award and the John Gassner Playwriting Award; it has also received awards from Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Death Penalty Focus, and Court TV, and was named Best Play of the Year by the New York Times. The Exonerated has been translated into Spanish, French, Italian, Farsi, Mandarin and Japanese and adapted by Erik and Jessica into an award-winning TV movie starring Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn and Delroy Lindo. Living Justice, Erik and Jessica's book on the making of The Exonerated, was published by Simon and Schuster. Their documentary play Aftermath, based on interviews they conducted with Iraqi civilian refugees in Jordan, had its Off Broadway premiere at New York Theater Workshop, was a New York Times Critics' Pick, toured internationally for two years and was nominated for two Drama League Awards. Their play How to be a Rock Critic (based on the writings of Lester Bangs) played sold-out runs at the Kirk Douglas, South Coast Rep, ArtsEmerson, Steppenwolf, and the Public Theater, with Erik starring as Lester Bangs; they are currently developing How To Be A Rock Critic for feature film. Their documentary play Coal Country, about West Virginia's 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, opened at the Public Theater on March 3, 2020, with original music written and performed by three-time Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Earle (Edgerton New Play Award, 2 Drama Desk noms, Lortel Award nom). When its run was cut short by COVID-19, the pair pivoted and wrote The Line, a documentary play based on firsthand interviews with NYC medical first responders at the height of the pandemic, starring Lorraine Toussaint, John Ortiz, Alison Pill, Santino Fontana and more. Also a NYT Critics' Pick, The Line garnered rave reviews from coast to coast and was viewed by over 85,000 people in 50 countries. Coal Country recently reopened commercially at the Cherry Lane Theater in 2022 to massive critical acclaim, produced by the Public and Audible, and was recorded for Audible Theater (Signal Award for Best Drama) . Erik and Jessica currently have a major new musical under commission with the Public Theater. As TV/screenwriters, Erik and Jessica currently have projects in development with David Simon/Blown Deadline, Levinson/Fontana, and Ed Burns (The Wire, Generation Kill). They wrote the pilot The Negotiator for Gaumont TV (EP Tom Fontana) and have developed with Fox TV Studios, 20th Century TV, Levinson/Fontana, Avenue Pictures, Sunswept, Virgin Produced, and Radical Media. Erik and Jessica's first feature as writer/directors, Almost Home, was released by Vertical Entertainment in 2019 and their second scripted feature, How To Be A Rock Critic, is currently in development. They are in pre-production with Meteor17 to co-direct a feature documentary about legendary rock engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones) in collaboration with the Hendrix estate, and in development for a feature documentary about the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, produced by Audrey Rosenberg (I Am Not Your Negro, HBO's Katrina Babies) and executive produced by Steve Earle. Erik lives in Brooklyn with his wife Jessica and their daughter Sadie. 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To Be Heard, To Be Seen, To MatterShaunda McDill is the newly appointed Managing Director of the Pittsburgh Public Theater. She is a rare type of new leader coming of age in the modern American Theater – black women who are ascending to top roles in major theatrical institutions across the country. She joins the ranks of theatrical trailblazers like Nataki Garrett, Artistic Director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dominique Morisseau, Executive Artistic Producer at Detroit Public Theater; Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director at New York Theater Workshop; and Hana Sharif, the Augustin Family Artistic Director at Repertory Theater of St. Louis. All wrestling with that question of how do we create space within the canon of the theater to make as much room as possible for a multitude of voices, perspectives, and stories to emerge that are as diverse and as expansive as is the landscape of the country today. Because in the final analysis, it comes down to Representation. And whose stories get to be heard, to be seen and to matter.For Shaunda, her answer to that question has its roots in her nontraditional journey to the Pittsburgh Public Theater. As a young girl her life as an artist began by performing in skits at the local Red Cross to highlight HIV/AIDS for kids, and reciting Bible verses in the Easter Pageants at her church. Along the way, she was mentored by such theater and literary luminaries as Ntozake Shange and August Wilson, and influenced by the words of Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. She formed her own theater company called Demaskus – that unapologetically creates space for the underserved and underrepresented people in the theater to have the artistic license to succeed and fail, and to explore freely their artistry on their own terms. For as Shaunda says, “It is necessary for us to tell our own stories if they are going to be told. We must bear witness to what happens and what has transpired in our lives.” She has built a life buttressed by her strong, unshakeable faith and her belief that her approach to creativity isn't about struggling to convince others of her humanity, but rather a struggle to produce work and art that reflects her vision of the world. Her life and her career are not exercises in looking outward, rather they are the result of Shaunda looking inward into her innermost soul.At the Podium WebsiteAt the Podium on IGPatrick on IGFor more information contact Patrick at patrick@patrickhueyleadership.com

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's now-beloved musical "Merrily We Roll Along" was a massive flop when it premiered in 1981, lasting on Broadway for only two weeks. But a new production at New York Theater Workshop has opened to rave reviews, signaling the show might have found a new life. Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez join us to discuss the production, and why it's working this time.

Welcome to this week's True Fiction Project Podcast. Today we are joined by award-winning playwright and actor, Ellen McLaughlin. Ellen joins me to discuss her many pieces of work throughout her career and the project she just completed with the Play On Podcasts series. She describes the incredible experiences of being around someone while they encounter extraordinary joy and the impact of that on individuals. Ellen talks about the connection she believes all artists should have to their work. At the end of the episode, we get the pleasure of listening to Ellen's short story titled Witness to the Joy of Strangers. IN THIS EPISODE: [1:11] Introducing Ellen McLaughlin and her work with Play On Podcasts. [6:52] What about the Shakespeare play Ellen worked on that resonated with her? [13:05] When Ellen is creating her art, is she always thinking about a real-life moment or is it happenstance?  [17:45] Ellen gives us an insight into her short story.  [22:07] Short Story Witness to the Joy of Strangers by Ellen McLaughlin KEY TAKEAWAYS: People need to recognize that they are privileged to be a bystander and to witness a revelation that one has when they discover their passion. To take in their joy even without necessarily being a part of it is a memorable experience.  Someone cannot make something worthwhile unless they have something on the line. If the story means something to them, you can feel the passion in the piece. Without it being worthwhile to them, it risks falling flat.  A person will work harder and be more involved in a project if they have passion behind it. If there is no passion, choose a different project that will showcase the passion for the work.   Fiction Credits: Short story written and read by: Ellen McLaughlin BIO: Ellen McLaughlin's plays have received numerous national and international productions. They include Days and Nights Within, A Narrow Bed, Infinity's House, Iphigenia, and Other Daughters, Tongue of a Bird, The Trojan Women, Helen, The Persians, Oedipus, Ajax in Iraq, Kissing the Floor, Septimus and Clarissa, and Penelope. Producers include: the Public Theater, The National Actors' Theater and New York Theater Workshop in NYC, Actors' Theater of Louisville, The Actors' Gang L.A., Classic Stage Co., N.Y., The Intiman Theater, Seattle, Almeida Theater, London, The Mark Taper Forum, L.A., The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Getty Villa, California., and The Guthrie Theater, Minnesota, among other venues. Grants and awards include Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, Great American Play Contest, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the NEA, the Writer's Award from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Berilla Kerr Award for playwriting. T.C.G./Fox Residency Grant -- for Ajax in Iraq, written for the A.R.T. Institute. She has taught playwriting at Barnard College since 1995. Other teaching posts include Breadloaf School of English, Yale Drama School, and Princeton University, among others. Ms. McLaughlin is also an actor. She is most well known for having originated the part of the Angel in Tony Kushner's Angels in America, appearing in every U.S. production from its earliest workshops through its Broadway run. Ellen McLaughlin Website Ellen McLaughlin Facebook  This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind: Try it today by going to https://www.magicmind.co/tfp and use my code "TFP20" for 20% off all orders or for a limited time 40% off a subscription.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code 50truefictionproject for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A new play from Victor I. Cazares tackles the American Dream through the story of an undocumented Mexican family in the 1990s that takes place in a Walmart aisle. Cazares joins us to discuss their play, "American (tele)visions," alongside director Rubén Polendo. "American (tele)visions" is running at New York Theater Workshop through October 16.

This year, Jill Rafson will replace John Doyle as the artistic director of Classic Stage Company, and Patricia McGregor takes over the role of artistic director at the New York Theater Workshop, previously held by James C. Nicola since 1988. Rafson and McGregor join us together to discuss their future programming, and their visions for the future of theater in New York.

Kristina Wong is a writer, actor, performance artist, comedian, and elected representative of Koreatown, Los Angeles. Wong was just nominated for a Lucille Lortel award for her solo show, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, which premiered at New York Theater Workshop and which has received A New York Times Critics Pick and praise from the Washington Post and publications across the country. Kristina Wong, Sweatshop, Overlord is currently continuing its run in regional theaters. Philanthropic/Activist Causes: API Rise and World Harvest LA

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Anna Rosa Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by Rubén Polendo. Rubén is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Mitu. Polendo's practice and pedagogical work is situated in the tension between acting and performance, theatrical design and installation, multi-media and interactive technology. Theater Mitu is located in its own interdisciplinary arts space in Gowanus, Brooklyn called MITU580. This former glass recycling facility is a unique gathering place where transdisciplinary arts practice is interrogated, incubated, and produced. His work with Mitu has been presented and developed nationally and internationally. Theater Mitu has been company-in-residence at The Public Theater, New York Theater Workshop, and at The NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center. Polendo served as Founding Theater Program Director and Associate Dean for the Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi. Polendo is currently Chair of The Department of Drama at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.Website: www.theatermitu.orgJoin Our Facebook Group: artist inclusive | Facebook Website: Artist Inclusive Connect  https://www.hollandcreative.io  daniel@hollandcreative.io    IG: https://instagram.com/conversioncopydesign  https://www.dashofcopy.com  anna@dashofcopy.com  IG: Dash of Copy (@dashofcopy) • Instagram photos and videos  

In celebration of this week's Story Cycle Concert, we're taking a look back at our first conversation with Story Cycle Artist-in-Residence, Michelle J. Rodriguez, in Season Three.  Michelle's work as a musical theatre songwriter has been featured around the country at notable theatres and programs including Portland Center Stage, Ars Nova, New York Theater Workshop, The Public Theater and many more.  At the upcoming concert on April 22, she will perform some of her work, including the debut of some new material.  The Story Cycle students she has mentored through the year will present their new works as well.   In this inspiring episode, she shares her incredible journey as an artist, what she hopes for in the future of musical theatre, and the power of reaching for a dream that aligns with your values.At The Lexington Theatre Company, we create professional theatre and train the next generation of theatre artists so that our community can enjoy a shared experience of masterful storytelling.To learn more about  The Lexington Theatre Company, visit our website lexingtontheatrecompany.org Follow us on social media - @thelextheatreco

We're taking a quick break from our Season Series to give you a behind-the-scenes preview of our upcoming Story Cycle Concert with our headlining star and Artist-in-Residence, Michelle J. Rodriguez.  Michelle's work as a musical theatre songwriter has been featured around the country at notable theatres and programs including Portland Center Stage, Ars Nova, New York Theater Workshop, The Public Theater and many more.  At the upcoming concert on April 22, she will perform some of her work, including the debut of some new material.  The Story Cycle students she has mentored through the year will present their new works as well.  In this episode, we chat about the Story Cycle experience for Michelle, her excitement about the concert and the beautiful future she sees for the program.At The Lexington Theatre Company, we create professional theatre and train the next generation of theatre artists so that our community can enjoy a shared experience of masterful storytelling.To learn more about  The Lexington Theatre Company, visit our website lexingtontheatrecompany.org Follow us on social media - @thelextheatreco

Doug Wright is an award winning playwright whose plays include I am My Own Wife, for which he won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Posterity, and Quills, for which he won an Obie Award. He has written books for the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, the Drama Desk nomination “Hands on a hardbody”, The Little Mermaid, and War Paint. He adapted and directed August Strindberg's Creditors for the La Jolla Playhouse in 2009. Films include the screen adaptation of Quills, which won a Paul Selvin Award and WGA award, and production rewrites for director Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg and others. He is Fmr. President of The Dramatists Guild and on the Board of The New York Theater Workshop. He has taught or guest lectured at the Yale Drama School, Princeton University, Julliard and NYU. He lives in New York with his husband, singer-songwriter David Clement.· www.dramatistsguild.com· www.creativeprocess.info

In this week's episode, Jennifer talks to Adrianna Mitchell about what it means to be an artist, what is inspiring her at the moment, & where to seek out inspiration. Adrianna shares some of her wild booking stories and the importance of planting seeds. They talk about expansion and perspective on a micro and macro level, tools to ground oneself when it comes to auditions and & finding creativity, and learning to embrace the journey over anything else.  CW: this episode briefly discusses the passing of Regina King's son. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or go to https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ About Adrianna: Adrianna Mitchell is an NYC-based actor, director, writer, teacher & Black artist advocate from Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about finding joy, both in the process of creating art and in building your life! She's an alumna of Spelman College and A.C.T's MFA program. Off-broadway: "What to Send Up When It Goes Down" (Playwrights Horizon's Theater) and runboyrun (New York Theater Workshop). You can watch her most recent work as "Tanosse'' in a season-long arc on the hit show Snowfall (FX), on "Queens" (ABC), "Bull" (CBS), and more! Adrianna IG: @adriannamitchell_ Adrianna IMDB: imdb.me/adriannamitchell Want to coach with Jennifer? Schedule a session here! https://appt.link/jenniferapple Monologue Sourcing Promo Link! https://empoweredartistcollective.com/podcastpromo Learn more: https://www.empoweredartistcollective.com/podcast EAC IG: @EmpoweredArtistCollective  EAC TikTok: @EmpowerArtistCollective EAC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredartistcollective/ Check Out Our Merch! https://www.empoweredartistcollective.threadless.com/ Any thoughts you'd like to share? Email us at EmpoweredArtistCollective@gmail.com

LEE BROCK/SETH LEE: Two highly respected Directors, Producers, Writers, Teachers in the Arts Arena, as well as Co-Artistic Directors and teachers at The Barrow Group, founded in 1986 - a multi-award-winning theater company, which offers professional and emerging artists training in acting, directing, playwriting and screenwriting. Along with being awarded the Drama Desk Award for Off-Off Broadway Excellence, The Barrow Group's notable alumni are: Academy Award Winner-Anne Hathaway; Emmy Award Winner-Tony Hale; and three time Emmy Award Winner-Jennifer Landon. Lee has overseen, developed and produced over 150 projects, some of which Seth has directed, such as: 'Good'-which won the Straw Hat Award; ‘Old Wicked Songs-which won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award & Garden Award; ‘The Tricky Part'-which won an Obie Award & 2 Drama Desk nominations; ‘All The Rage'- a solo show which won the Lucille Lortel Award & Outer Critics Circle nominations. Lee created FAB (For, About and By Women) a development company dedicated to creating projects for women, serving over 100 artists. Lee who is also a singer, has acted at The Kennedy Center, Manhattan Theater and more, and appeared in ‘Orange is the New Black'; Law & Order-SVU+Criminal Intent. Seth, father of 2 with Lee, who recently served as Master Teacher at the International Director's Symposium in Spoleto, Italy, is the author of the book, ‘An Actor's Companion'-Tools for the Working Actor-A collection of exercises, tips, tools and tricks designed to be used by the actor on the job, and recommended by the film Director, Ron Howard. Along with a long list of awarded works, Seth is noted for his theater direction of Mike Birbiglia's ‘The New One' (Cort Theater) ‘My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'-which won the Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle nominations, with final performance at Carnegie Hall. Seth co-directed ‘Thank God for Jokes' and Mike Birbiglia's ‘My Girlfriend's Boyfriend' for Netflix-which won the Sundance Film Festival BEST OF “NEXT” CATEGORY. He was Co-screenwriter for ‘Sleepwalk With Me and Co-adapted ‘Enemy Of The People'. He has worked with The New York Theater Workshop, The Geffen Playhouse, The Perry Street Theatre to name a few. Also an Acting Coach, Seth has appeared in film and television such as: ‘Billions';'Veep'; 'Blacklist' and more, and moving more deeply into his music, both as performer and arranger/composer. Check out their new performing arts location opening in April at: https://www.barrowgroup.org/ and on instagram: @thebarrowgroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ozzie-stewart/support

I'm sitting with my husband at a huge speaking event. He's “The Closer”, and it's already been a long day with lots of speakers on the stage. As we're waiting for his turn to come, I turn to look at him and see he's starting to fall asleep! Uh oh! I grab him and take him outside of the theater because we've got to get his energy back up somehow. I say to him, “How about you put in your earbuds, play your power song, and take a brisk walk around the block?” So off he goes, and I anxiously wait for him in the lobby. The minutes pass like hours. But when he walks back in, it's like he's a different person!  Just that one song recharged him and got him amped up to deliver his speech. He jumped up on that stage and owned it! My belief is that he lit that stage on fire (figuratively speaking, of course) because he simply changed the story of what was going on with him - through music. Music has such a powerful effect on our bodies. And few people know that better than my guest today. David Dabbon is a songwriter, arranger, and composer who's worked on Broadway and received an Emmy nomination for his music composition in “Eat Shit, Bob!” (which you've probably heard on John Oliver's HBO late-night show). Story through music is a huge part of his business and his life. Why is story so much more than just the written word? How can musical choices change not just the feel but also the perspective of a scene? What are the layers that give music the power to energize and affect people so deeply? In this episode, David and I discuss the nuances of storytelling through musical choices, particularly its power to change (or manipulate) the feelings and perspectives of an audience. What you will learn in this episode: Why form is a big part of storytelling in all of its guises How music can support your emotional connection to stories Why we create different characters in storytelling Who is David? Based in New York, David Dabbon is an Emmy-nominated composer and arranger whose work has been featured on television and on the stage. He earned a bachelor of music degree from The Hartt School and his master of music degree in choral conducting from Carnegie Mellon University. He's also a Usual Suspect at New York Theater Workshop and a member of the Television Academy, ASCAP, and The Society of Composers and Lyricists. David earned his Emmy award nomination for composing music in the song “Eat Shit, Bob!” for HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He worked as the dance arranger for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical adaptation of Beetlejuice and the musical comedy Disaster! He also provided additional orchestrations for the Grammy-nominated Sondheim on Sondheim and orchestrations and arrangements for the HBO documentary Six by Sondheim. Other composer works include the interactive game show musical Game On, the Golden Lotus workshop, the ballet commission Surface, the production Our New Town, films Dori the Donor and All God's Creatures, and The Mysteries plays. In his ongoing collaboration with six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, David regularly provides orchestrations for albums and concerts. You can hear his work on McDonald's New York Philharmonic: Sing Happy and Go Back Home. Also, at the 42nd Kennedy Center Honors, his orchestration of “Somewhere/Some Other Time” was performed. Currently, David is dance arranging and writing additional music for Bob Fosse's Dancin' production and creating additional arrangements for the Funny Girl revival. Links and Resources: David Dabbon @daviddabbon on Instagram Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

[REBROADCAST FROM March 1, 2021] The musical, "Rent," was first performed in January of 1996 at the New York Theater Workshop in the East Village. This year marks the production's 25th anniversary and the New York Theatre Workshop is honoring the musical by making it the centerpiece of its annual gala -- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love. Original cast members Daphne Rubin-Vega and Adam Pascal and New York Theatre Workshop artistic director, Jim Nicola, join us to talk about the gala as well as the musical's legacy.

Sarah Nina Hayon is a bi-coastal actress, producer and entrepreneur. As an actress she has had the honor of receiving three Drama Desk nominations for her work on stage and her performances have been featured on annual top 10 lists in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She has performed and developed plays on and off Broadway with New York Stage and Film, Manhattan Theater Company, The Vineyard, New York Theater Workshop, Playwrights Horizon and many more. Her on-screen credits include 13 Reasons Why, Succession, Pose, Danny DeVito's Curmudgeons, Heirloom, Unforgettable, Are We There Yet, The Green (with fellow producer Molly Pearson), SATC, Law & Order, Avatar. Passionate about new works she has long been dedicated to the development of new plays both on and off Broadway. She was a co-founder and Associate Artistic Producer of The 24Seven Lab, a NY based developmental non-profit created to support and nurture new plays. The 24Seven Lab acted as an incubator for the early careers and works of many playwrights, most of whom are now household names.  

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K242: Done With Bond, Craig Will Play Macbeth on Broadway   Daniel Craig is veering from James Bond to Shakespeare. 丹尼爾．克雷格要從詹姆士．龐德轉向莎士比亞了。 The 53-year-old actor, who has said that his tenure as Bond will come to an end with the release of “No Time to Die,” on Oct. 8, plans to return to Broadway next spring to star in the title role of “Macbeth.” 這位53歲的演員說，他扮演龐德的任期將隨「007：生死交戰」於10月8日上映後告終，計畫明年春天回百老匯，主演「馬克白」。 Famous for his film career, especially as the rakish spy, Craig is also an accomplished stage actor. 克雷格雖以電影出名，特別是扮演這位瀟灑間諜，不過也是出色的舞台劇演員。 He has starred in two previous Broadway plays, the 2009 production of “A Steady Rain” and a 2013 revival of “Betrayal.” And he played the villainous Iago in a 2016 off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's “Othello” at New York Theater Workshop, opposite David Oyelowo in the title role. 他曾主演兩齣百老匯戲劇，2009年的「連綿之雨」，以及2013年再度上演的「背叛」。他也在2016年紐約戲劇工坊的外百老匯莎士比亞作品「奧賽羅」中飾演惡名昭彰的伊阿古，和演對手戲的大衛．歐洛沃共同主演。 The lead producer for the Broadway production will be Barbara Broccoli, who has a long collaboration with Craig: She and her brother produce the Bond films, and they also coproduced “A Steady Rain” and supported the nonprofit “Othello” production. 這齣戲劇主製作人是芭芭拉．布洛克里，她和克雷格合作多年，她和她的兄弟製作龐德系列電影，他們也製作過「連綿之雨」以及支援非營利的奧賽羅製作。 Broccoli said she had been talking with Craig about Macbeth for several years, ever since he expressed an interest in playing the role. 布洛克里說，自從克雷格表達有意演出馬克白以來，她們已討論此劇多年。 “I'm thrilled that it's coming after Bond, because, obviously, after 16 years of working with this man, the thought of it all coming to an end has been really difficult to take,” she said. “And so it's really heartwarming for me that we're going to be working on something else so soon after the wrapping up of his James Bond cycle.” 她說：「對於這齣戲能接在龐德之後演出，我很興奮。因為和這個男人合作16年之後，想到這即將告一段落，實在讓人難以接受。所以當他的詹姆士．龐德時代結束後，我們馬上合作另一齣戲，讓我很感動。」 Broccoli said that she and Craig also thought it was important to stage the play this season, as Broadway seeks to recover after a long shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. 布洛克里和克雷格也認為，百老匯因疫情長期關閉，如今試圖復甦之際，讓這齣戲在這一季上演很重要。 “It's been a horrendous 18 months for everyone, and live theater has been damaged tremendously,” she said. “He really wants to come back and be on the stage and encourage people to come back to Broadway — it's important to all of us from a cultural point of view and from a social point of view.” 她說，「對所有人來說，這18個月很可怕，現場演出的戲劇受傷慘重。他很希望回來站上舞台，鼓勵大家造訪百老匯，從文化觀點以及社會觀點來說，這對我們所有人都很重要。」 “Macbeth” is scheduled to run for 15 weeks, beginning previews March 29 and opening April 28 at Broadway's Lyceum Theater. The production is to be directed by Sam Gold, who also directed the off-Broadway “Othello” in which Craig appeared, and who in 2019 directed a Broadway revival of “King Lear.” The production will feature original music by Gaelynn Lea. 馬克白預定演出15周，於明年3月29日預演，4月28日在百老匯蘭心戲院演出。這齣戲將由山姆．戈德執導，他也執導過克雷格演出的外百老匯「奧賽羅」。他在2019年執導百老匯再度上演的「李爾王」，這齣劇搭配格琳．里亞的原創音樂。 There have been 47 previous Broadway productions of “Macbeth,” according to the Internet Broadway Database; the most recent was in 2013, starring Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff. 根據網路百老匯資料庫，「馬克白」曾在百老匯上演47次，最近一次是2013年，由伊森．霍克和安－瑪麗．達芙主演。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5804162

Writer & President of the Dramatists Guild of America Doug Wright is an award winning playwright whose plays include I am My Own Wife, for which he won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Posterity, and Quills, for which he won an Obie Award. He has written books for the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, the Drama Desk nomination “Hands on a hardbody”, The Little Mermaid, and War Paint. He adapted and directed August Strindberg's Creditors for the La Jolla Playhouse in 2009.  Films include the screen adaptation of Quills, which won a Paul Selvin Award and WGA award, and production rewrites for director Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg and others. He is president of The Dramatists Guild and on the Board of The New York Theater Workshop. He has taught or guest lectured at the Yale Drama School, Princeton University, Julliard and NYU.  He lives in New York with his husband, singer-songwriter David Clement. www.dramatistsguild.com · www.creativeprocess.info

On this episode of Magical Moments Jill interviews Eisa Davis.  Eisa is a creative powerhouse who's work has incredibly inspired people across multiple mediums.  Eisa and Jill chat about inspiration, heart centered work and the spirit that drives her.  Eisa Davis is an award-winning actor, writer, and singer-songwriter working on stage and screen. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Bulrusher, and wrote and starred in Angela's Mixtape, named a best of the year by The New Yorker. Other plays include Ramp (Ruby Prize winner), The History of Light (Barrymore nomination), Paper Armor, Umkovu, Six Minutes, Warriors Don't Cry, Mushroom, and ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||.  Works in progress include a sound art installation/performance piece entitled The Essentialisn't, and a musical version of Devil In A Blue Dress. Eisa wrote for both seasons of the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, and is creating a limited series based on the memoir by Carlotta Walls LaNier.As an actor, she is an Obie Award winner for Sustained Excellence in Performance. Eisa's recent work includes a microplay by Lynn Nottage in the virtual series Theatre For One, the role of June in the musical adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees (AUDELCO award, Lortel nomination), Kings at the Public (Drama League nomination), and the acclaimed Broadway rock musical Passing Strange, captured on film by Spike Lee. Current television work includes Betty, Bluff City Law, God Friended Me, Rise, Condi Rice on The Looming Tower, and Succession. Eisa played Cynthia Driscoll on House of Cards, was Bubbles' sister on The Wire, and Alexandra on Blindspot. She has guest starred on Falling Water, The Family, Elementary, Madam Secretary, American Odyssey, Gotham, The Blacklist, The Good Wife, Mercy, and Damages, and recurred on Soul Food, Smash and Hart of Dixie. Film work includes After The Wedding, First Match, Free Angela, Welcome to the Rileys (opposite James Gandolfini), In The Family, Robot Stories, The Architect, Confess, Happenstance and many more!As a singer-songwriter, music from her albums Something Else and Tinctures is available through iTunes and Soundcloud. Eisa is a member of The Actors Studio, a Usual Suspect at New York Theater Workshop, and was an artist-in-residence at Symphony Space. A graduate of The New School and Harvard, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.Follow Eisa and see more of her work here ! 

The Adirondack Theater Festival's founding producing artistic director, Martha Banta , is currently serving in that role on an interim basis while the organization conducts a national search for a permanent replacement. Martha joins us this morning for an ATF Season Preview. Adirondack Theatre Festival is live and inside this summer, staging a comedy, a concert tribute, and a play reading at the Wood Theater. ATF is also producing free entertainment outdoors including a children's play at City Park and nightly 30-minute music performances next to the Wood on ATF show nights. In addition to freelance directing, Martha has also been the Founding Artistic Director at the, an Artistic Associate at New York Theater Workshop, the Associate Director of "MAMMA MIA!" on Broadway and the National Tours, and the Original Resident Director of "RENT" for Broadway, two National Tours, and London.

Jules Pieperl is a non-binary, NYC-based costumer for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre as well as film and TV. They have worked on Mean Girls, To Kill A Mockingbird and Carousel on Broadway, at New York Theater Workshop and National Queer Theater Off-Broadway, and on John Oliver, among others. find Jules on: Instagram: http://instagram.com/julespeiperl/ Website: Jules Peiperl In this episode, we discuss: -The differences between costuming for a Broadway show, versus a talk show -Giant angel wings, squirrel puppets and more of Jules' creations -Coming out as non-binary at work -Unions -Volunteering versus getting paid for your work, and the relationship that has to gratitude and how excited you're "allowed" to be about the job -Being jaded versus being visibly glad to be there, and how that impacts being taken seriously -How a chance encounter in Central Park started Jules on their career path -Queerness in the theatre industry, and representation of queer/LGBT+ folx onstage -What Jules needs everyone to understand about steaming clothes -NYC, Times Square, and the benchmarks native NYers give for what makes you "a real New Yorker" -- and how much you should pay attention to that kind of thing -The paperwork costumers deal with, and Jules' tip for how to cut back on it -and more!

Arianna Gass is a theater-maker who primarily occupies the multimedia theater space. They are a worker-owner of Obvious Agency, an artist cooperative in Philadelphia known for creating interactive live performance. They are also currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Chicago which we talk extensively about. This was an enlightening conversation for me and really exposed me to areas of theatre and performance theory that I did not know much about before today. For a full transcript of this episode visit beyondthelightspodcast.comMentioned in this Episode[00::02:20] Stella Adler Teen Conservatory [00:04:56] Vasser College Experimental Theater [00:05:55] Barnes Foundation[00:10:15] Obvious Agency and Creative Cooperative Futures[00:11:53] Applied Mechanics[00:11:54] Headlong Dance Theater[00:09:55] Ninth Planet[00:13:15] New York Theater Workshop[00:14:11] Ivo Van Hove [00:16:17] Barnes Jawnt [00:18:50] Bicycle Coalition[00:18:53] Black and Brown Workers Cooperative[00:19:11] US Federation of Worker Cooperatives[00:19:17] Girls Rock Philly[00:28:21] Hamletmachine [00:29:13] The Wooster Group[00:29:14] The Wooster Group's HamletFollow AriannaWebsiteTwitterFollow Obvious AgencyWebsiteFollow Beyond the LightsWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram

About Maria: Maria Dizzia currently teaches an ongoing scene study class at The Freeman Studio in NYC. She has taught both Public Speaking and Acting at the University of California at San Diego as well as master classes at Wheaton College, Penghao Theater in Beijing and the Sichuan People's Art Theater in Chengdu, China. She was a Beinecke Fellow at Yale School of Drama and a 2011 recipient of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship. Broadway credits include: In The Next Room by Sarah Ruhl (Tony nomination Featured Actress; Lincoln Center). Recent theater credits include If I Forget by Steven Levenson (Roundabount Theater Company),  Belleville by Amy Herzog (Drama Desk Nomination; New York Theater Workshop, Yale Rep), Annie Baker's Uncle Vanya (Soho Rep), Drunken City by Adam Bock (Playwrights Horizons), and Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl (Second Stage, Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep). Outside of the United States, Maria has performed at The Gate Theater in London with The Civilians and at the Garasjen theater in Norway with Young Jean Lee's Theater Company. Television credits include: a recurring role on Louis C.K.'s "Horace and Pete," recurring role on "Orange Is the New Black" (SAG Award, Outstanding Ensemble), "Louie," "Master of None," "Newsroom," "Elementary," and "The Blacklist." Among her film roles are: Christine, Martha Marcy May Marlene (Gotham Film Award nomination, Best Ensemble), While We're Young, and Margin Call. To find a teacher who sees something in you and be able to have an adult conversation with you is essential. Everybody who keeps acting keeps learning. When it’s with Zoom, you get to take responsibility for yourself. When you work with celebrity, they love the story that they’re telling. Meeting them is wanting to tell that story with them, and to understand their vision. Really dig into the work relationship part of it. It always comes down to the work.

Writer & President of the Dramatists Guild of America Doug Wright is an award winning playwright whose plays include I am My Own Wife, for which he won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Posterity, and Quills, for which he won an Obie Award. He has written books for the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, the Drama Desk nomination “Hands on a hardbody”, The Little Mermaid, and War Paint. He adapted and directed August Strindberg's Creditors for the La Jolla Playhouse in 2009.  Films include the screen adaptation of Quills, which won a Paul Selvin Award and WGA award, and production rewrites for director Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg and others. He is president of The Dramatists Guild and on the Board of The New York Theater Workshop. He has taught or guest lectured at the Yale Drama School, Princeton University, Julliard and NYU.  He lives in New York with his husband, singer-songwriter David Clement. www.dramatistsguild.com · www.creativeprocess.info

Eric Marciano is a New York based filmmaker, media designer and storyteller. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he earned a BFA in filmmaking in 1984. SVA emphasized experimentation, and it was there that Eric learned to love the creativity of editing. In 1984 he formed American Montage to engage in editing, motion picture production and storytelling to its fullest. For 30 years his production company, American Montage, has successfully completed projects for such media outlets as HBO, Discovery, ESPN, A&E, TLC, PBS, the New York Times and numerous Internet destinations. He frequently works with musicians, visual artists, performers and theater companies such as Galt MacDermot, James Moody, LeRoy Neiman, Fanny Sanin, Gilles Peress, Eugene Richards, Karen Finley, The Blind Boys of Alabama, LaMaMa ETC, New York Theater Workshop, Noche Flamenca and Mabou Mines/Lee Breuer to create films and media related to their work and lives. His body of work includes documentaries, multi-media works, corporate events, narrative films, web sites, commercials, music videos, video walls, theatre video design, documentation, video essays, museum installations and public relations media. More info about Eric https://tinyurl.com/z9v2w7ff SHOW CREDITS Host: Keko - http://twitter.com/therealkeko Guest: Eric Marciano Producer: Mac Redd Music Guest: Jojo The Gamegod Ft. Mouth Piece - Up The River Background: Bvtman Donation: https://cash.app/$folksalert Phone: 646-54-FOLKS Email: info@folksalert.com Web site: http://folksalert.com IG: http://instagram.com/onlyfolks Twitter: http://twitter.com/folksalert Twitch: http://twitch.tv/onlyfolks Onlyfans: http://onlyfans.com/folksalert

Sarah and Beth measure (approximately) a year since their last episode with Lauren Ashley Smith and Mariah Smith (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Smith Sisters Live), who have both seen Rent upwards of 50 TIMES. They recap highlights from New York Theater Workshop's 25th Anniversary RENT Retrospective and prepare for a new investigative podcast to uncover why Jesse L. Martin wasn't part of it! Lauren and Mariah tell the story of their uncle (Jacques C. Smith) replacing Taye Diggs as Benny on Broadway and explain what supplies you need to camp out for theater tickets. Tune in for the Rent talk, stay for the National Forensics League digression. -- SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingIsRent Twitter: @Everything_Rent Email: EverythingIsRentPod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts| Subscribe: Spotify

On this week’s episode of My First Show's mini-season, Eva is joined by the director of SLAVE PLAY, Robert O’Hara, and one of its stars, Ato Blankson-Wood. Both artists are Tony-nominated for their work on Jeremy O. Harris’ staggering play that made its way from New York Theater Workshop to the Golden in 2019. Robert reflects on the first play he ever wrote for his sixth grade class—an adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs entitled, Ebony and the Seven Kool Kats. Ato explores his evolution from Second-Grade Soloist to making his Broadway debut in HAIR. They both discuss their hope for a more equitable and diverse Broadway, while inventing an iconic new term for post-Trump trauma. Listen and learn. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The musical, "Rent," was first performed in January of 1996 at the New York Theater Workshop in the East Village. This year marks the production's 25th anniversary and the New York Theatre Workshop is honoring the musical by making it the centerpiece of its annual gala -- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love. The gala takes place virtually on March 2 at 8pm and the production and will remain available for streaming online through March 6. Original cast members Daphne Rubin-Vega and Adam Pascal and New York Theatre Workshop artistic director, Jim Nicola, join us to talk about the gala as well as the musical's legacy.

Rachel Zucker is a professional stage manager whose Broadway credits include: SIX, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, The Prom, True West, Pretty Woman, Farinelli and the King, and Indecent. Off-Broadway she has worked at The Public Theater, Shakespeare in the Park, New York City Center, New York Theater Workshop and Signature Theatre Company. Regionally she has worked at the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC and Roundhouse Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland.  She holds an MFA in Stage Management from Columbia University.

John T. La Barbera- guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer-arranger, educator and author, born in New York City. As a pioneer of the music that shaped the first Italian folk revival in Italy in the early 1970s. (he was an active member working with the Pugliese folk group Pupi e Fresedde), John learned the music by oral tradition while touring with the group's theatrical and musical productions throughout Europe and in 1978, recorded the album, La Terra Del Rimorso, presenting the pizzica-tarantella music of the Salento region in Southern Italy. He continued to do extensive research in Southern Italian music and traditions and in returning to NYC in 1979, kept traditional Southern Italian music alive by co-founding the Italian folk music and theater company, I Giullari di Piazza, together with Alessandra Belloni, vocalist, frame drummer and actress. The group became Artists-in Residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC and at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, in Katonah New York. He was awarded in 2005 for the extraordinary role of the transmission and translation of Italian oral traditions from The Italian Oral History Institute, and recognized as one of the first transcribers of Southern Italian folk music in America. In 2016 he received the John and Mary Esposito Fellowship Award in Italian American Culture and History from UMass at Dartmouth.  He is the author of the first and foremost book published in the U.S. on the Italian mandolin called Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddle Tunes (2009) and Italian Folk Music For Mandolin (2012), with Mel Bay Publications. As a composer, La Barbera received numerous awards and commissions. Film scores include: Academy Award nominated documentary Children of Fate; Finding The Mother Lode: Italian Immigrants in California; Sacco and Vanzetti; Pane Amaro; Neapolitan Heart; La Festa; and Tarantella. Silent film scores: La Barbera premiered new scores to Chaplin’s The Immigrant at the Cineteca del Gemona di Friuli and Assunta Spina at the 37th Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2018 and most recently scored the Neapolitan film ‘A Santanotte and Chaplin’s The Adventurer.  Theatrical scores: composer-musical director of off-Broadway productions of Souls of Naples, (Theater for a New Audience) starring John Turturro and the stage adaptation of Sicilian playwright Luigi Pirandello's short stories in Kaos, (New York Theater Workshop) directed by Marta Clarke. His percussion music has been performed and recorded by the Ethos Percussion group and Grammy Award winning percussionist Joseph Gramley. Published works include: The Marimbaba Suite- for percussion quartet and Danza del Fuego for solo marimba, both published with Bachovich Music Publications; and “That’s Not Italian Music” from Oral History, Oral Culture, and Italian Americans, Palgrave-MacMillan, 2009.  Composer of original folk operas for I Giullari di Piazza: Stabat Mater: Donna di Paradiso; The Voyage of the Black Madonna; The Dance Of The Ancient Spider; La Lupa-The She-Wolf; The Adventures Of Don Giovanni And His Servant Pulcinella.  He conducts workshops and lectures on mandolin and acoustic guitar styles, ethnomusicology, world music, and has written for Acoustic Guitar magazine. His music has been recorded on Shanachie records, Meadowlark, Rounder Records, Lyrichord Disks, Ellipsis Arts, and Bribie records.  For more info visit John’s web sites at: www.johntlabarbera.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antoinette-lavecchia/support

RENT Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan LarsonEpisode Segments:1:51 - Speed Test 4:11 - Why God Why6:17 - Back to Before24:28 - What's Inside 48:04 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:11:58 - Our Favorite Things1:17:27 - Corner of the Sky 1:22:21 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted:Rent (Original Libretto) by Jonathan LarsonRent by Jonathan Larson | Interviews and Text by Evelyn McDonnell with Katherine SilbergerThe Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen: The Last 25 Years of the Broadway Muscal by Ethan MorddenWithout You by Anthony RappMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"One Song Glory” from Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson | Performed by Adam Pascal "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

Welcome to the fall 2020 season of SolTalk! In this episode, Sol Project Associate Artistic Director David Mendizábal and Associate Producer Joey Reyes chat with director Lileana Blain-Cruz about some of her most recent projects, being a theatre artist in the time of sheltering-in-place, and what it means to create a safe rehearsal space.  Lileana Blain-Cruz (she/her) is a director from New York City and Miami and was recently announced as resident director at Lincoln Center Theater. She is a recipient of a Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award and an Obie Award for Marys Seacole at LCT3. Recent projects include Anatomy of a Suicide at The Atlantic Theater Company, Fefu and Her Friends at Theater For a New Audience, Girls at Yale Repertory Theater, Faust at Opera Omaha, and The House That Will Not Stand at New York Theater Workshop.  She was a member of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, an Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow at Arena Stage, and a Usual Suspect of New York Theater Workshop. She was awarded a 2018 United States Artist Fellowship and the Josephine Abady Award from the League of Professional Theater Women.   She received her BA from Princeton and her MFA in directing from the Yale School of Drama, where she received both the Julian Milton Kaufman Memorial Prize and the Pierre-Andre Salim Prize for her leadership and directing. Upcoming projects include Dreaming Zenzille at St. Louis Repertory Theater and McCarter, and The Listeners, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli which will premiere at Opera Norway and Opera Philadelphia. Learn more at www.lileanablaincruz.com.  David Mendizábal (he/him) is an NYC based director, designer, one of the Producing Artistic Leaders of The Movement Theatre Company, and Associate Artistic Director of The Sol Project. Learn more about David and his work at www.davidmendizabal.com.   Joey Reyes (they/them) is a queer and non-binary grandchild of a Mexican immigrant, born and raised in Southern California with six younger siblings. In addition to being The Sol Project's Associate Producer, they also serve as the Executive Assistant and Line Producer at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. Follow them on IG & Twitter at @mxjoeyreyes. Follow us on Facebook at The Sol Project and Instagram and Twitter at @solprojectnyc!

Jim Calder, Head of Movement at NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Program, joins us in this episode of Relate. Jim talks to us about his career and why we must honor our sense of play. We discuss why, as actors, we must be tremendously attentive and how our habits can become extremely dangerous. Jim also hits home why we must explore the unexploreable and the key difference between experiencing and explaining in acting. Please visit https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/grad-acting/101386120.html to learn more about Jim. Jim Calder is the Head of Movement at New York University Tisch Graduate Acting Department. He is the winner of the David Payne Carter Excellence in Teaching Award and Artistic Director of La Pietra Summer Theatre Festival in Florence, Italy. Jim has directed at various locations in New York City including the Lincoln Center Institute, Pearl Theatre, Classic Stage Company, The Public, New York Theater Workshop and HERE. Jim was movement and creative consultant for the upcoming film ‘Silent Retreat” on ‘Pericles’ at Berkeley Rep, ‘Passion Play’ by Sarah Ruhl and has served as movement director on Broadway for ‘Therese Raquin’ staring Keira Knightley. Jim has performed at The Old Globe, P.S. 122, and throughout Europe. He was the lead actor and creative consultant in PBS’s ‘Noddy & Friends’. Jim trained and performed under the direction of Jacques LeCoq in numerous TV specials in France. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/support

Writer & President of the Dramatists Guild of America Doug Wright is an award winning playwright whose plays include I am My Own Wife, for which he won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Posterity, and Quills, for which he won an Obie Award. He has written books for the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, the Drama Desk nomination “Hands on a hardbody”, The Little Mermaid, and War Paint. He adapted and directed August Strindberg's Creditors for the La Jolla Playhouse in 2009.  Films include the screen adaptation of Quills, which won a Paul Selvin Award and WGA award, and production rewrites for director Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg and others. He is president of The Dramatists Guild and on the Board of The New York Theater Workshop. He has taught or guest lectured at the Yale Drama School, Princeton University, Julliard and NYU.  He lives in New York with his husband, singer-songwriter David Clement. www.dramatistsguild.com · www.creativeprocess.info

Check out https://www.chrismcqueen.com/Thanks for listening! More about Chris.Chris McQueen has been playing, writing, and recording music since 1994. Along with Henry Hey he co-leads the explorative, groove-oriented instrumental band Forq, which has released four albums, and he has an acoustic guitar duo project with Matt Read that released its debut Western Theatre and is preparing a second album. He is an original and current member of 3-time Grammy winning band Snarky Puppy and Grammy-nominated world music group Bokanté as well as a frequent member of Banda Magda. He has performed with Lucy Woodward, Lizz Wright, Nikka Costa, Myron Butler & Levi, and Alejandro Escovedo. He has been featured in several rock musicals, including David Bowie’s Lazarus at New York Theater Workshop (featuring Michael C. Hall) and The Rocky Horror Show at The Dallas Theater Center. Chris grew up in Austin, TX and started playing guitar and recording songs on a 4-track Tascam around age 10. At 13 he joined RedHeaded Stepchild, a western swing kid band, and started gigging around Austin and learning how to solo from bandmate and guitar prodigy Will Knaak. This interest in improvisation led to a fascination with jazz; he joined and composed for the Westlake High School jazz band, and attended the University of North Texas to study with Fred Hamilton. In 2005-2006 he played in the One O’Clock Lab Band and wrote the piece “Foe Destroyer”, which was recorded for the band's Lab 2006 album.Chris remained in the Dallas area for four years after college, co-leading the rock band Oso Closo with singer/songwriter Adrian Hulet, and studying music with Bernard Wright and other members of the Dallas R&B/jazz/Gospel scene. Oso Closo performed on stage in The Who’s Tommy at the Dallas Theater Center and released two albums. After Oso Closo broke up, Chris and fellow band member Danny Garcia joined with singer/songwriter Cade Sadler to form the rock band Foe Destroyer. Foe Destroyer created an eponymous album, toured for several years, and performed on stage in Dallas and NYC in the musical Fly By Night.In recent years Chris has expanded beyond guitar playing to focus on music arranging, mobile app building, and video editing. He writes frequently for string quartet, big band, and horn/string sections. He co-arranged a piece on the Grammy-winning album Sylva by Snarky Puppy with the Metropole Orchestra. He has transcribed and engraved sheet music for Snarky Puppy, Bill Laurance, and his own groups, and he created arrangements and MainStage sounds for the musical Bunkerville. He has created two iPhone apps: Guitar Note Atlas, which helps guitar players visualize the guitar neck, and Set App for creating and sharing set lists. And he has edited and directed music videos for Forq and the Read/McQueen guitar duo.Chris lives in Austin, TX with his wife Erin and their bunny Georgia.

Daniel Spector is a theater teacher, director, and acting coach. He is a Distinguished Teacher Tisch, where is also director of The Classical Studio. He is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and is an alumnus of the Broadway Theatre Project. He has served as a consultant to PBS on matters Shakespearean, moderated Artist Talks at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, led workshops and spoken at numerous conferences around the world, and produced many readings of new plays. A frequent collaborator in the classroom, he has taught with Alec Baldwin, Louis Scheeder, and Tim Carroll. Lynne Haney is a Professor of Sociology and Director of the Law and Society program. She also serves as Faculty Director of Curricular Innovation and Diversity in CAS. She has been at NYU for 22 years, coming here straight out of graduate school at UC Berkeley. She teaches courses in Research Methods, Sex and Gender, and Law/Punishment--and has directed the Presidential Scholars Prague group for over 14 years. Her research has taken her into the welfare and prison systems in both the United States and Eastern Europe. She has published four books and co-edited three book collections. She is currently finishing a new book on the intersection of mass incarceration and child support enforcement--and how it shapes men’s lives as fathers. Jim Calder is the Head of Movement at Tisch Graduate Acting Department, winner of the David Payne Carter Excellence in Teaching Award - Tisch School of the Arts. Artistic Director of La Pietra Summer Theatre Festival – Florence, Italy, Directed works in New York City at Lincoln Center Institute, Pearl Theatre, Classic Stage Company, with workshop presentations at The Public, New York Theater Workshop and HERE. Jim has been a movement consultant on Pericles at Berkeley Rep, (Director Mark Wing-Davey), Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl (Director Mark Wing-Davey) and Therese Raquin staring Keira Knightley, (director Evan Cabnet) on Broadway. Jim has performed at The Old Globe, P.S. 122, and through out Europe with Treato De La Grappe. He was the lead actor and creative consultant in PBS’s Noddy & Friends TV. Jim trained at Ecole Jacques and performed under the direction of Jacques LeCoq in numerous TV specials in France. Joan Harmon is a visual artist and art professor at CUNY.

Michelle Wilson was last seen in the New York Theater Workshop's critically acclaimed production of The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley. Michelle is best known for her Tony nominated performance in the Pulitzer-Prize winning play Sweat. Wilson played long-time factory worker Cynthia, a role she originated off-Broadway at the Public Theatre before the show transitioned to Broadway with incredible reviews. In 2017, Sweat received three Tony award nominations including Best Play, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for Wilson. Wilson’s other notable theater credits include A Raisin in the Sun, Detroit ’67, Follow Me to Nellie’s, Fahrenheit 451, Two Trains Running, The People Before the Park and more. Wilson also had memorable turns on the small screen in Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods and E.R., as well as in indie films Nehemiah, Sink and The Bicycle. Wilson can be seen next in the indie film The True Adventures of Wolfboy alongside Jaeden Lieberher and John Turturro. The film is currently in production.    You can currently find Michelle in "Amazing Stories" on Apple TV+.   Meet the very talented, very kind and a wonderful sense of humor, Michelle Wilson.

Joe McGinty is most widely known for his association as the keyboardist for The Psychedelic Furs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Furs) He is also the founder of the popular New York-based Loser's Lounge tribute series. He runs a piano bar, Sid Gold's Request Room with co-owner Paul Devitt with locations and Manhattan and Detroit. McGinty has also worked with Ryan Adams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Adams) , The Ramones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ramones) , Nada Surf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nada_Surf) , Kevin Ayers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ayers) , Martha Wainwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Wainwright) , Die Monster Die (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Die_Monster_Die_(alternative_rock_band)&action=edit&redlink=1) , Devendra Banhart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devendra_Banhart) , Ronnie Spector (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Spector) , Jesse Malin, Amy Rigby, Space Hog and others. He has composed music for independent films and TV shows, including HBO's G String Divas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_String_Divas) . McGinty has worked alternately as musical director for a variety of New York theaters, including the Vineyard Theatre and the New York Theater Workshop.

Eric T. Miller is an NYC based actor. His theater credits include Mope (EST) rogerandtom (HERE Arts Center), Ever So Humble (Hangar Theatre), The Last Seder (Mint Theater), Safe Home (Royal Family Productions), Sweet Storm (LAByrinth/Alchemy Theatre Co.), Broken Hands (Fringe and Fringe Encore) and Betrayed (The Culture Project) with workshops and readings at New York Theater Workshop, New Georges, LARK, New York Stage and Film, LAByrinth, the Public, EST/Youngbloods and Rattlestick.  Television and Film include The Unusuals (ABC), Kings (NBC), Law & Order (NBC), Shame (Dir:  Steve McQueen), Reaching Home, Brewsie and Willy, Pieces, My Secret Friend and the upcoming Home (Dir:  Jono Oliver).

In this conversation Virginia Grise & Shayok Misha Chowdhury talk about longing, Love and the Moon…migration histories…shared lineages…real time collaborations/and just doing the work.  Virginia Grise is a recipient of the Whiting Writers' Award, Princess Grace Award in Theatre Directing and the Yale Drama Series Award. Publications include: Your Healing is Killing Me (Plays Inverse Press), blu (Yale University Press) and The Panza Monologues co-written with Irma Mayorga (University of Texas Press). More at: http://virginiagrise.com Shayok Misha Chowdhury is a queer Bengali director, writer, and theater-maker based in Brooklyn. Misha is currently in residence at Ars Nova, Soho Rep, the Drama League, and The Flea, and was recently a Directing Fellow at New York Theater Workshop. Misha was featured on the Grammy-winning album Calling All Dawns.  More at: shayokmishachowdhury.com

From www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com, Broadway and Off-Broadway reviews. This month's episode includes To Kill A Mockingbird, Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge in Sea Wall/A Life and the revival of Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Companies visited this month include The Tank, New York Theater Workshop, Metropolitan Playhouse, Manhattan Theatre Club, Theater for the New City, Mint Theater and the Yellow Tree Theater in Osseo, Minnesota.

Jeremy O. Harris has managed to be a playwright, actor, and screenwriter all while still being a student at the Yale School of Drama. His latest piece, “Slave Play”, is currently at the New York Theater Workshop. On our final episode of the year, Jeremy and Sam sort through how Jeremy arrived at this rare moment, the kind of conversations on race he hopes to have in his work, and why he’s feeling limitless these days.

Today we discuss the new upcoming play "Slave Play" and try to place it into the larger context of white liberals and the black creators they enlist to provide them with trauma porn.DIscussed in this episode: “Decolonizing My Desire How I came to grips with my attraction to white men.“ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qgm9g/decolonizing-my-desire“Meet Jeremy O. Harris: The Queer Black Savior the Theater World Needs” https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/11/08/meet-jeremy-oharris-queer-black-savior-theater-world-needs“Introducing Jeremy O. Harris: The Theater World’s Vital New Voice” https://www.gq.com/storySoraya McDonald's positive review: https://theundefeated.com/features/slave-play-theater-off-broadway-racism-peels-back-veneer-of-racial-innocence-in-northern-whites/Soraya McDonald writing about Black men, comparing them to potential Elliot Rodger and painting them as the next major mass terror threat to look out for: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hoteps?" https://theundefeated.com/whhw/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-hoteps/ My thread characterizing her article and the harm it attempted to do to a specific Black man and Black men in general: https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/991428444545306624 Soraya McDonald tweeting about therapy: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=from%3Asorayamcdonald%20theraoy&src=typd ; Soraya McDonald's article about how she had to learn to love being a Black woman and discovered her blackness in college: "How I learned to love myself as a black woman" https://theundefeated.com/features/learned-to-love-myself-as-a-black-woman/ "I Have Feared White Men and I Have Loved Him" by Roxane Gay https://www.newstatesman.com/2014/10/roxane-gay-i-have-feared-white-men-and-i-have-loved-them; Roxane Gay history of tweeting about therapy: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=from%3Argay%20therapy&src=typdDescription of "Slave Play" on New York Theater Workshop’s webpage: https://www.nytw.org/show/slave-play/THR Review: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/slave-play-theater-1167768?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral“What Makes Jeremy O. Harris’ ‘Slave Play’ Such a Powerful Play About Racism https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-makes-jeremy-o-harris-slave-play-such-a-powerful-play-about-racismAsian Blue Check Writer's tweet about Slave Play https://twitter.com/diepthought/status/1068556290975240193 Intro song: "Deep End" by BenjiFlow. You can find playlist of songs used in episodes on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/user/tbilzie/playlist/5emXF3iqhZLU6IuszSRvun?si=xpTnnAbSSVKv3jTXg86XCg.Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com)

Episode 58 was taped on April 3, 2018 - the 50th Anniversary of MLK's" I've Been to the Mountaintop" final speech.  Shonali & Christian have been traveling.  When was the last time you stayed in a hostel.  Our first guest is actor, writer & director Sanjit De Silva who recently closed out a run at New York Theater Workshop starring in the play An Ordinary Muslim written by Hammaad Chaudry.  After working for 15 years as an actor, the play was his first time to be in a majority brown people cast. We talk breaking our parents hearts and the glamorous life of a working actor. Pat Alvarado joins us for our Get It Off Your Chest segment or does he? Our second guest is comedian & writer Alison Leiby.  Alison wrote for Comedy Central's The President Show and currently writes for Jordan Klepper's The Opposition. Find out what Alison thinks about Christian's solar system shirt.  She shares her recent dealings with Twitter trolls and how a near death experience led her to comedy. Alison has great advice for up and coming female comedians.  Our impromptu Get It Off Your Chest guest Tim Ewing also has words for Christian's shirt. Our final guest is musician Graham Norwood. Graham, who is legally blind, started to focus on his own solo project only two years ago after spending 15 years working on the music of other artists.  Outside of music, Graham is the Director for the Foundation and Corporate Relations for the Partnership for The Homeless.  Wow! Graham sings two songs for us including Collapses to Zero and Lazarus Avenue.  

Paco and George sit down with comedian/artist Kristina Wong to discuss LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD (2016). Along the way we learn about Kristina's practice, rapping in Uganda, trolling Trump on twitter, and our relationship to technology.Oscar®-nominated documentarian Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works - from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships.Kristina Wong was recently featured in the New York Times’ Off Color series. She is a performance artist, comedian and writer who has created five solo shows and one ensemble play that have toured across North America and the UK. Her most notable touring show– “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” looked at the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women and toured dozens of venues across the United States since 2006. She’s been a commentator for American Public Media’s Marketplace, PBS, Jezebel, xoJane, Playgirl Magazine, Huffington Post and a guest on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Al Jazeera’s “The Stream,” and AM Tonight on Fusion TV. She’s been awarded residencies from the MacDowell Colony, New York Theater Workshop, Ojai Playwrights Festival, Montalvo Center for the Arts, Hermitage, and Atlantic Center for the Arts.On television, she’s been on General Hospital, Nickelodeon’s “Nicky Ricky Dicky and Dawn,” and Myx TV’s “I’m Asian American and Want Reparations for Yellow Fever.” Her newest solo show “The Wong Street Journal” navigates White Privilege as an Asian American “Mzungu” in East Africa. She spent a month in Northern Uganda recording a hit rap album “Mzungu Price” with local rappers and doing research for that show. She has taught at Cal Arts in the MFA Creative Writing Program and twice given the commencement speech at UCLA, her alma mater.Follow us on:Twitter: @supdocpodcastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.

As always at holiday time, theaters across the city and, indeed, the country, program Christmas entertainment with the perennial Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol and numerous Nutcrackers leading the way. In New York this year, however, there are two brand-new entries in the holiday theater sweepstakes: on Broadway, a new musical adaptation of the popular movie “A Christmas Story,” and Off Broadway at New York Theater Workshop, a more somber and unusual work of seasonal fare, A Civil War Christmas. In New York this year, however, there are two brand-new entries in the holiday theater sweepstakes: on Broadway, a new musical adaptation of the popular movie “A Christmas Story,” and Off Broadway at New York Theater Workshop, a more somber and unusual work of seasonal fare, "A Civil War Christmas."