Podcasts about Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

On this Giving Tuesday, donate what you can to a theatre in need, wild project! Ani Mari de Quesada chats with Sarah about the importance of local theatre on the Lower East Side.  Ana Mari has been the producing Artistic Director at wild project since its opening in July 2007. As Producing Artistic Director Ana Mari has formed creative partnerships with the Current Sessions, Poetic Theater Productions, Contemporary Performance, New York No Limits, International Human Rights Art Festival, Angela DiCarlo, Jill Pangallo, Heather Litteer & Amber Martin. She has also helped develop the East Village Queer Film Festival as part of wild project's Queer Initiative. Previously, Ana Mari was the Studio Administrator at The Actors Studio from 2013-2016. Ana Mari has worked as a Production Manager & Production Stage Manager on countless New York theatrical productions such as The Actors Studio productions of The Danube byMaria Irene Fornes, Mud by Maria Irene Fornes , The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis (La MaMa), First Born by Lyle Kessler , and Old Times by Harold Pinter. Ana Mari has also worked as a Production Manager for Rattlestick Playwrights Theater productions of my Lingerie Play by Diana Oh, Until The Flood byDael Orlandersmith, Draw The Circle by Mashuq Deen. & The Enclave by Arthur Laurent. She has also toured with Big Art Group as their Assistant Technical Director and Production Manager on North America & European tours of House of No More, Dead Set, S.O.S., The People and Cinema Fury from 2005-2012. Ana Mari is also the Repertory Season Academic Manager at The Actors Studio Drama School MFA Program, Sands College of Performing Arts, Pace University. Since 2007, wild project has presented and produced theater that enriches, educates, and unifies its East Village community in an environmentally responsible green space. We proudly devote specific initiatives toward female, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC projects and the work of local East Village artists, to ensure nonprofit theater sustains its roots in the community. wild project places the utmost importance on engendering a climate that supports emerging artists and cultivates artistic excellence, enriching the community and promoting social equity. Our staff takes pride in nurturing new and exciting work with a personal and intimate approach to theater. DONATE TODAY TO HELP WILD PROJECT www.thewildproject.org Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode made by one of our student podcast fellows, NYU Graduate Student Darsen Hover speaks with James Clements, co-founder of What Will the Neighbours Say? Theater Company. Darsen and James discuss the importance of accessibility in the arts and its social impact. James Clements (he/him) is an immigrant actor, writer, theatermaker and arts educator based between New York and Scotland. Clements' work has been seen at venues including La Mama E.T.C., HERE, MITU580, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the 92nd Street Y. He is Co-Founding Artistic Director of What Will the Neighbours Say? Theatre Company and an Artist-in-Residence with the Brooklyn Arts Council, CUNY and BRIC. His work has been recognised by the Queens Council for the Arts, DCLA, NYFA, A.R.T./NY, the Brooklyn Arts Council and Creatives Rebuild New York, amongst others. For a full transcript of this episode, please email ⁠career.communications@nyu.edu⁠.

The transcript for this episode is available here. Ryan J. Haddad is an actor, playwright, and autobiographical performer based in New York. His acclaimed solo play Hi, Are You Single? was presented in The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival and continues to tour the country. Other New York credits include My Straighties (Ars Nova/ANT Fest), Noor and Hadi Go to Hogwarts (Theater Breaking Through Barriers), and the cabaret Falling for Make Believe (Joe's Pub/Under the Radar). Regional theatre: The Maids, Lucy Thurber's Orpheus in the Berkshires (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and Hi, Are You Single? (Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Play House, Williamstown Theatre Festival). He has a recurring role on the Netflix series "The Politician." Additional television: "Bull," "Madam Secretary," and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Haddad is a recipient of IAMA Theatre Company's Shonda Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission and Rising Phoenix Repertory's Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award. His work has been developed with The Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Noor Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Primary Stages, and Pride Plays. His writing has been published in the New York Times, Out Magazine, and American Theatre. Ryan is an alum of The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group and a former Queer|Art Performance and Playwriting Fellow, under the mentorship of Moe Angelos. @ryanjhaddad and ryanjhaddad.com. Related Links: Ryan's Website Dark Disabled Stories at The Public Theater Tickets and Information Hi, Are You Single? Woolly Mammoth Theatre Trailer The Politician on Netflix For 2023, we're inviting our listeners to participate in Ask Judy in a new way. We want you to send us voice memos with messages and questions for Judy that we'll feature in an episode of The Heumann Perspective. If interested, please send yours to media@judithheumann.com Check out the video version of this episode on Judy's YouTube channel.  Intro music by Lachi. Outro music by Gaelynn Lea.

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. Please join us for a career Conversations with Michael Urie moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" About Michael Urie For originating the role of Alex More in Buyer & Cellar at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater this spring, Michael Urie received the Drama Desk Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and nominations for the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle awards. New York theatre credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway), The Cherry Orchard (CSC), Angels in America(Signature), The Temperamentals (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Theatre World awards, Drama League nomination), The Revenger's Tragedy (Red Bull), Another Vermeer (HB Playwrights). Regionally, Urie has worked for The Old Globe, Vineyard Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Folger Shakespeare, Barrington Stage, Hyde Park (Austin) and The Blank (L.A.). Film: He's Way More Famous Than You(also directed), Thank You for Judging (co-director/exec. producer), Beverly Hills Chihuahua, WTC View, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, The Decoy Bride, Petunia and the upcoming Such Good People, The Hyperglot (director) and Grantham & Rose (exec. producer). TV: "Hot in Cleveland," "Partners" and Marc St. James on "Ugly Betty." Training: Juilliard.

In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with new musical theatre writing team Tidtaya Sinutoke and Isabella Dawis. We learn about the development processes for their musicals Half the Sky and Sunwatcher, and we talk about incorporating elements of other cultures into American musical theatre and lessons learned from the pandemic. Click here for a transcript! Episode Notes Guests: Tidtaya Sinutoke and Isabella Dawis Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews Music: Chloe Geller See full episode notes here Guest Bios Tidtaya Sinutoke (she/her) is a Jonathan Larson Grant, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, International Theatremakers Award and Fred Ebb Award-winning musical theatre composer, writer, and musician. Born in Thailand and now based in NYC, her compositions draw from multiple genres, combining classical music, traditional Thai/world music tonality, and the complexities of contemporary meters and pop hooks. Composition credits include: Half the Sky (The 5th Avenue Theatre's First Draft Commission & 20/21 Digital Season, Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award); Sunwatcher (The Civilians R&D Group, Ancram Play Lab, Global Forms Theater Festival), and Dear Mr. C (NYFA's City Artist Corps Grants, Polyphone Festival, The Crossroads Project). Her works have been developed and supported by the Composer-Librettists Studio at New Dramatists, Yale Institute for Music Theatre, Johnny Mercer Foundation, NYFA IAM Mentoring Program, Robert Rauschenberg Residency, Kurt Weill Foundation, Drama League, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, and the American Opera Project. A proud member of ASCAP, Dramatists Guild, Maestra, MUSE, and Thai Theatre Foundation. BM: Berklee College of Music; MFA: NYU. tidtayasinutoke.com Isabella Dawis (she/her) is a Filipina-American playwright and performer. As a librettist and lyricist, she is the recipient of the 2022 Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre, the 2021 Fred Ebb Award, and the 2020 Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award. She currently holds a Composers and the Voice Fellowship with the American Opera Project. Her musical theatre works include HALF THE SKY (5th Avenue Theatre Digital Radio Play/First Draft Commission, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Mu's New Eyes, Theater Latté Da's NEXT), SUNWATCHER (Civilians' R&D, Goodspeed's Writers Grove, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ancram Opera House, Tofte Lake Center), and BEFORE THE LAST METER (Atlanta Opera). Isabella's writing has been supported by the Primary Stages Rockwell Scholarship, the Kurt Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya Songbook, Musical Theatre Factory, Coalition of Asian American Leaders, and more. B.M. summa cum laude, piano performance, University of Minnesota, with vocal study at New England Conservatory. Find Tidtaya and Isabella Online: www.tidtayasinutoke.com www.isabelladawis.com Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!

On this special episode, Grace Aki talks to actor and playwright Neil D’Astolfo on his solo show “Mister Miss America.” The world premiere of the show begins performances at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater this week. The show is scheduled to run from July 6 through Aug. 7.  Neil wrote and read more The post Special Episode: Neil D’Astolfo on His Solo Show ‘Mister Miss America’ appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

ADDRESSLESS: A Walk in Our Shoes played Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in February 2022 as a virtual, interactive production. The play intimately and personally illustrated what it means to live homeless in New York City. Hungarian director Martin Boross and playwright Jonathan Payne explored this plight through three individuals living unhoused, each on a mission to acquire $1,500 while staying as healthy as they could. Experts Shams Da Baron (aka Da Homeless Hero), Covenant House International President Kevin Ryan, and playwright Jonathan Payne join host Ruthie Fierberg to dissect the play and offer answers to the solvable homelessness crisis in the U.S. View the Digital Program for ADDRESSLESS. Create the change: Learn more at the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) View homelessness statistics by state Volunteer with or donate to Covenant House; Organize a Sleep Out in your community Tell Congress to fund Homeless Assistance Grants (Click to sign a letter) Read up on current legislation that would impact homelessness Improve conditions in homeless shelters: Hire well-trained staff, and hire enough of them Bring mental health services to the shelters (i.e. have AA meetings on the premises, have mental health counselors on the premises) What 4 experts have to say Find a mentorship opportunity Make cards with contact info to promote nearby shelters to hand out to those who are in need and asking for help Donate clothes, especially socks, & personal hygience items to nearby shelters Participate in your city's point-in-time count (signups are generally in Nov/Dec for the following year - Google to find the PIT in your neighborhood) Try rapid re-housing in your community Learn about permanent supportive housing Increase employment opportunities for those without housing (don't make a permanent address a requirement on job applications) Read: Obstacles to solving the homelessness crisis—then counter them Understand why homelessness is rising Directory of Homeless Service Organizations by state Sign up for Advocacy Alerts from the NAEH Referred to in this episode: What is StereoAKT? What is Covenant House? 2020 Point-in-Time Count About the foster care system What is a group home? Foster care vs. Group home What is transitional housing? Human trafficking and homelessness Privilege Sleep Out exercise Legislation for Wifi in all shelters Shams fact-check: Shams said, “In Harlem, 40% of the students that are in school here are, are in, are either homeless or housing or facing housing instability.” Reports show 1 in 10 NYC public school students is homeless, up to 1 in 5 depending on the area. Read more on homelessness of NYC public school students & CUNY students Greater risk of Black and brown, LGBTQ+ youth What is Community Access? How real estate development impacts homelessness How redlining impacts homelessness (more on redlining) What is the Lucerne and what was the controversy?  Addressless' How Can I Help? Worksheet (items incorporated in CTT) The Childcare Tax Credit: How does it reduce child poverty? How does that help alleviate homelessness? What is the Poor People's Movements? What are Public Assistance Programs? Open Hearts in NYC Does shelter living cost money? Short answer: YES. About Our Guests: Ruthie Fierberg, Host Ruthiefierberg.com  IG: @whywetheater / T: @whywetheater IG: @ruthiefierceberg / T: @RuthiesATrain Jonathan Payne, Playwright @JPayneWrites Shams DaBaron, Performer/Script consultant, Activist @homeless_hero Kevin M. Ryan, President of Covenant House International @CovHousePrez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation, Bill Bowers currently performs and teaches the art of physical storytelling throughout the world. His methods and exploration of universal truths transcend the spoken word to educate and touch audiences in countries as varied as Poland, The Netherlands, Scotland, Japan, Macedonia, Romania, Italy, Germany, Norway, Germany and Austria. An award-winning actor, Bowers has also performed in all 50 United States and Puerto Rico appearing on the stages of Broadway, The Kennedy Center, The White House, Steppenwolf, LaMaMa, Theatre for a New Audience, St. Anne's Warehouse, Urban Stages, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Radio City Music Hall, HERE, and the New York International Fringe Festival. His Broadway credits include Zazu in The Lion King and Leggett in The Scarlet Pimpernel. He has also portrayed the great silent clowns: Charlie Chaplin in the world premiere of Little Tramp, Pierrot in the world premiere of Beethoven N Pierrot, and Petruchka with The Colorado Symphony. A passionate student and educator, Bowers studied with the legendary Marcel Marceau and currently serves on the faculties of New York University, Stella Adler Conservatory, and William Esper Studios. He is also presently a Visiting Professor at Williams College. He holds an MFA from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary PhD from Rocky Mountain College. www.bill-bowers.com 

A nervous ex-caregiver struggles to hide her anxiety, fear, and grief as she attempts to date out in public for the first time since the pandemic.  Written by Hayley Spivey. Directed by Jade King Carroll. Featuring Kadahj Bennett as Dan, Sarah Herrman as Rachel, Brian McManamon as Male Customer, and Jen Ponton as Barista. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interracial queer couple struggles to cohabitate with their mother-in-law as they try to find their future home. Written by Pascale Florestal. Directed by Nicole A Watson. Featuring Blair Baker as Taylor, Naomi Lorrain as Aubie, Lipica Shah as Voicemail Voice, Nancy Robinette as Linda and Regine Vital as Gerline. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interracial lesbian couple worry about who their new neighbors could be. Written by Laura Neill. Directed by Jade King Carroll. Featuring Helen Cespedes as Anna and Danaya Esperanza as Leo. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A live-in-couple takes in a brother-in-law; political and personal tensions arise. Written by Nicholas Kaidoo. Directed by Nicole A Watson. Featuring Naomi Lorrain as Aubrie, Ronald Peet as Derek, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr. as Newsreader and Regine Vital as Gerline. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lives of previously isolated characters converge. Written by Pascale Florestal, Nicholas Kaidoo, Laura Neill, Jaymes Sanchez and Hayley Spivey. Directed by Jade King Carroll. Featuring Blair Baker as Taylor, Helen Cespedes as Anna, Rachel Congnata as Michelle, Danaya Esperanza as Leo, Sarah Herrman as Rachel, Robert Jimenez as Grandpa, Naomi Lorrain as Aubrie, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr. as Lou and Regine Vital as Gerline. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An overworked postal worker must solve all of the world's problems even though it's not her job. Written by Jaymes Sanchez. Directed by Nicole A Watson. Featuring Rachel Cognata as Michelle, Angus O'Brien as Garrett, Lipica Shah as Katie and Godfrey L. Simmons Jr. as Lou. This is one episode in a 6-part audio series, entitled ISOLATED INCIDENTS, written by a majority-BIPOC and queer collective of writers to capture stories that center the invisible front line - workers who are essential inside of the pandemic, and the lives they lead behind the job.  Produced by Rocco Productions Limited Liability Corporation in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Broadway Podcast Network. Creative Producer, Pearl Hodiwala Technical Producer, Alan Seales Supervising Producer, Brittany Bigelow Dialogue Edit and Line Produced by Brett Ashleigh Sound Designed by Twi McCallum Co-Composed by Brian Quijada and Marvin Quijada Press, Marketing and Social Media by Katie Rosin, Yoanna Nikolova and Ayanna Prescod Casting by Calleri Jensen Davis This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Follow Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at: @RattlestickNY (Instagram) @RattlestickNY (Facebook) @RattlestickNY (Twitter) www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/isolated-incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome everyone! You're in for some deep nourishment today. Our conversation is with Ren Dara Santiago. We cover so many heart centered things in this conversation. We talk about how to dispel narratives through truly seeing someone's heart, building families, her work as a playwright, and so much more. Ren is a Big Sister first and foremost! Every space carries Beanie, Butchie, and Kaying. This Fila-Rican playwright was born in the Bronx, raised in Yonkers and Harlem at intersections of Coded Streets and Bodega Avenues. She's proud of her history and shares in the practice of uplifting the wisdom that comes from her community. From the originators and generators. From creators thriving despite the exploitation of our cultures, loved ones, systematic debts, and geographies. Ren writes stories that activate our potential for deep loving, for brave loving, for healing, for the hustlers. For people that work hard. For the real heroes, who deserve their lives to be honored in stories; complex, expansive, simple and great. Theater should give communities room to dream. To honor the unknowable, conjured by theater-makers of resilient lineages, offering us the opportunity to shift the limits of possibility. Ren is currently working with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater as the showrunner for the MTA Radio Plays, launching December 13th; and commissions with En Garde Arts, The Drama Club NYC, The Theatre Co, and New York Rep. Ren teaches playwriting at the National Theater Institute, MCC Youth Company, Williams College, and Williamstown Community Works. She is a founding member of Middle Voice at Rattlestick, a member of Rising Phoenix Rep. She's the recipient of the TOW Foundation 2020 Residency at Rattlestick, Rising Phoenix Rep's Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award, and the MCC Alumni Award. She's developed work with The Bushwick Starr, Cherry Lane Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Gingold Theatrical Group, LAByrinth, The Lark Play Development Center, MCC Theater, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Rising Phoenix Rep, and SPACE on Ryder Farm. www.rendarasantiago.com @rendsanti, @rattlestickny --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/britt-dorazio/support

Award-winning playwright, actor, writer and first-gen badass femme Ngozi Anyanwu (IG: @gozeface) joins Chisara for a Joy+Well Conversation you do not want to miss. Like what you heard in this episode? Leave us a review, rating, or comment. Or visit us on Instagram— @livejoywell — and drop us a note. Thanks for listening!Here's some more about Ngozi Anyanwu (Playwright) Education: University of California, San Diego (MFA in Acting), Point Park University (BA). Acting: The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, The City Theatre, Barrington Stage, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and The Mark Taper Forum. Television credits include “Limitless,” “Deadbeat,” “The Affair,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “The Mysteries of Laura,” and “The Deuce.” Good Grief, Victory Is Ours, The Homecoming Queen, and Nike or We Don't Need Another Hero. Film credits include Split and Women Who Kill. Good Grief(kilroys list 2016, semi finalist Princess Grace, Humanitas Award) was produced at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles in Spring 2017 which Anyanwu also starred in. NIKE(kilroys list 2017) was recently workshopped at The New Black Fest in conjunction with The Lark and The Strand Festival in conjunction with A.C.T and Space on Ryder Farm. The Homecoming Queen(kilroys list 2017, Leah Ryan Finalist) recently had its  world premiere at The Atlantic theater which also had a sold out run. Anyanwu has also received residencies from LCT3, Space on Ryder Farm, and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, The New Harmony Project, New York Stage and Film and Page 73. Anyanwu is developing a pilot with Juvee Productions and Abc Signature. She is also commissioned with NYU, The Old Globe and The Atlantic Theatre.Intro Music:Too Cool by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-coolLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation, Bill Bowers currently performs and teaches the art of physical storytelling throughout the world. Learn the art of mime with us, as we cover the language, the foundation, and the history of mime. An award-winning actor, Bowers has also performed in all 50 United States and Puerto Rico appearing on the stages of Broadway, The Kennedy Center, The White House, Steppenwolf, LaMaMa, Theatre for a New Audience, St. Anne's Warehouse, Urban Stages, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Radio City Music Hall, HERE, and the New York International Fringe Festival. His Broadway credits include Zazu in The Lion King and Leggett in The Scarlet Pimpernel. He has also portrayed the great silent clowns: Charlie Chaplin in the world premiere of Little Tramp, Pierrot in the world premiere of Beethoven N Pierrot, and Petruchka with The Colorado Symphony. A passionate student and educator, Bowers studied with the legendary Marcel Marceau and currently serves on the faculties of New York University, Stella Adler Conservatory, and William Esper Studios. He is also presently a Visiting Professor at Williams College. He holds an MFA from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary PhD from Rocky Mountain College. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/upswing-podcast/support

Strategies and advice on marketing yourself as a screenwriter (Big Apple Film Festival Networking Conference) BOB SAENZ Bob Saenz is a screenwriter and actor. He has his written and produced numerous works including Hallmark's "Help for the Holidays", "Rescuing Madison", "Sweet Surrender", On the 12th Day of Christmas", "Sound of Christmas", "The Right Girl", "Christmas in Love", the black comedy thriller "Extracurricular Activities". He does rewrites and polishes on film and TV projects for Producers and Production Companies.​ DANIEL TALBOTT Daniel Talbott is a writer, director, actor, and a Lucille Lortel Award winning theater producer. He's a writer on the second season of 'The Conners' on ABC; was a writer for Weinstein Company and Spike TV on 'The Mist', based on the Stephen King novella; and his hour-long drama pilot 'Summer' was optioned and in development with Sonar and Oscar nominated Killer Films. His television series 'Rome, Georgia' was purchased by Wiip Television, and he is in development with Jim Parsons' company That's Wonderful Productions for a feature, 'Yosemite'. He is on the lit team of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and is the artistic director of Rising Phoenix Rep. JONATHAN LIPP (Moderator) Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director

Samuel D. Hunter’s plays include The Whale (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play), A Bright New Boise (Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), The Few, A Great Wilderness, Rest, Pocatello, Lewiston, Clarkston, and most recently, The Healing and The Harvest. He is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, a 2012 Whiting Writers Award, the 2013 Otis Guernsey New Voices Award, the 2011 Sky Cooper Prize, the 2008 PONY/Lark Fellowship, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho. His plays have been produced in New York at Playwrights Horizons, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Clubbed Thumb and Page 73, and around the country at such theaters as Seattle Rep, South Coast Rep, Victory Gardens, Williamstown Theater Festival, The Old Globe, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Denver Center Theatre Company, Marin Theater Company, and elsewhere. Samuel's work has been developed at the O’Neill Playwrights Conference, the Ojai Playwrights Conference, Seven Devils, and PlayPenn. A published anthology of his work, including The Whale and A Bright New Boise, is available from TCG books. He is a member of New Dramatists, an Ensemble Playwright at Victory Gardens, a member of Partial Comfort Productions, and was a 2013 Resident Playwright at Arena Stage. A native of northern Idaho, Sam lives in Inwood, NYC. He holds degrees in playwriting from NYU, The Iowa Playwrights Workshop, and Juilliard. Watch for new Inwood Art Works On Air episodes! Live N' Local episodes drop the first Thursday of each month, and Artist Spotlight episodes drop two weeks later. Subscribe so you don't miss a thing! And please, show local artists (and us!) some love by leaving some stars and a review on Apple Podcasts. Inwood Art Works On Air is produced by Inwood Art Works. If you would like to support this this podcast by setting up a $2 to $20 monthly tax-deductible donation to Inwood Art Works please visit www.inwoodartworks.nyc/support/donate-now. If you would like to feature your small business and support Inwood Art Works On Air by sponsoring an episode, contact us. Corporate and neighborhood small business sponsorships are available; email info@inwooodartworks.nyc for more info.

In this episode, director Jenna Worsham (The Climb, Blue Ridge, The First Immigrant) and playwright Ren Dara Santiago (Battle, The Gods Play, Come to Starr Street) sit down to discuss their collaborative process on Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's The Siblings Play.    #COLLABORATION, The Drama League's new series of conversations that provide a window into the partnership process between a director and a playwright, designer, producer, or actor. In each episode, artists will discuss their journey together on a project and their relationship as collaborators.  The process of creating art is revealed in these intimate, surprising, and wide-ranging conversations with award-winning collaborators from around the world.    The artists in this video have donated their time and fees to help provide much-needed aid, relief, and programs for stage directors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   You can help! Donate here: dramaleague.org/ghostlight   If you're a director needing assistance, visit our COVID-19 resources and emergency relief programs here: dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources   Learn more about Jenna Worsham: https://jenna-worsham-stage-director.squarespace.com/   Learn more about Ren Dara Santiago: https://newplayexchange.org/users/14343/ren-dara-santiago   Learn more about The Drama League: dramaleague.org/   Watch the interview on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/407193349/3a51c92189   Video Editing Services provided by @catalinmedia  

Adam Szymkowicz, playwright, stopped by to talk with Padraic at the SETC. Adam's work has been presented or developed at such places as Portland Center Stage, MCC Theater, Ars Nova, South Coast Rep, Playwrights Horizons, LCT3, LAByrinth Theater Company, The Lark, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Primary Stages and The New Group, among others. Published plays include Deflowering Waldo, Pretty Theft, Food For Fish, Hearts Like Fists, Incendiary, Clown Bar, The Why Overhead, Adventures of Super Margaret, 7 Ways To Say I Love You, Rare Birds, Marian Or The True Tale of Robin Hood, Kodachrome, Mercy and Nerve. His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service, Samuel French, Playscripts, Broadway Play Publishing, Original Works Publishing, and featured in New York Theatre Review, the Dionysian, NYTE's Cino Nights, Geek Theater, and numerous Smith and Kraus books. He's the Playwrights Program Manager at The Juilliard School. Adam has interviewed over 1000 playwrights on his blog.

In 2019, Jenny Beth Snyder and Aaron Gonzalez, both young, multitalented theater artists who were committed to making a living in New York theater, joined forces to found Tech Without Tears, a full-service production management and technical direction company that proudly states, “Creative problem-solving is our jam.” In just one year, Tech Without Tears has garnered a roster of impressive clients, including the highly respected companies Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Clubbed Thumb.   In this interview with Corey Madden, Jenny Beth and Aaron discuss how they came to realize they could tap their innate and learned skillsets to fill an unmet need. They also reveal the joys and anxieties of running a fledgling arts business as both a professional and romantic couple. https://www.techwithouttears.com/

In 2019, Jenny Beth Snyder and Aaron Gonzalez, both young, multitalented theater artists who were committed to making a living in New York theater, joined forces to found Tech Without Tears, a full-service production management and technical direction company that proudly states, “Creative problem-solving is our jam.” In just one year, Tech Without Tears has garnered a roster of impressive clients, including the highly respected companies Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Clubbed Thumb.   In this interview with Corey Madden, Jenny Beth and Aaron discuss how they came to realize they could tap their innate and learned skillsets to fill an unmet need. They also reveal the joys and anxieties of running a fledgling arts business as both a professional and romantic couple. https://www.techwithouttears.com/

follow us on Instagram: @lamezclapod and on facebook: @lamezclapod follow mike on Instagram: @miketurnernyc About Mike: Mike is an NYC based actor, novelist, and an NYU-Tisch alum. A proud member of Actors Equity, some of Mike's recent credits include Night of the Iguana (American Repertory Theater, dir. Michael Wilson), Lucy Thurber's Orpheus In the Berkshires (Williamstown), Arthur Laurents' The Enclave (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), and Katie Cappiello's JOY (Fridge Fest), to name a few. Mike is currently the face of the self-care app Bloom (available in App Stores everywhere) and in the process of publishing the first book in his dystopian fantasy trilogy, The Creators. Instagram: @miketurnernyc Website: www.MikeTurnerNYC.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Plot, I'm joined by playwright and journalist Winter Miller. Miller is a widely produced playwright and has also written extensively for The New York Times. In the mid-2000's she traveled with Nicholas Kristof to the Sudan border, for research on what eventually became her best-known play In Darfur. In Darfur premiered at The Public Theater, followed by a standing room only performance at their 1800-seat Delacorte Theater in Central Park, a first for a play by a woman. She was a founding member of the Obie Award-winning playwriting collective 13P and has taught widely at universities, venues like New York Theatre Workshop and the Sundance Institute, as well as refugee camps in Northern Uganda and Palestine. In 2016, her play Spare Rib was read at an event, presented by Gloria Steinem, Samantha Bee, and others, honoring Christian OBGYN and abortion provider Dr. Willie Porter, and raised $20,000 in one night for southern abortion clinics.Miller's newest play No One is Forgotten is about two women imprisoned under unknown circumstances. It was inspired by the many recent stories of journalists captured abroad and runs Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater from July 8 to July 27. In this talk, she discusses the current geopolitical climate, what we can do to keep journalists safe, and how she ran a particularly successful Kickstarter campaign to make the play possible. (One tip: it helps to have a very cooperative cat!)If you would you like to help promote a safer world for journalists, consider supporting Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, or The Committee to Protect Journalists. You can also become a paying subscriber to your favorite news outlets.  

Internationally renowned mime, Bill Bowers, joins us on SHIPS for Episode 015. He talks with us about his journey becoming a mime and the performer he is today as well as the key lessons we can all take away from the art of mime. Be sure to check out all of the great work Bill is doing at https://www.bill-bowers.com/ Hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation, Bill Bowers currently performs and teaches the art of physical storytelling throughout the world. His methods and exploration of universal truths transcend the spoken word to educate and touch audiences in countries as varied as Poland, The Netherlands, China, Thailand, Japan, Macedonia, Romania, Italy, Norway, Germany and Austria. An award-winning actor, Bowers has also performed in all 50 United States and Puerto Rico appearing on the stages of Broadway, The Kennedy Center, The White House, Steppenwolf, LaMaMa, Theatre for a New Audience, St. Anne’s Warehouse, Urban Stages, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Radio City Music Hall, HERE, and the New York International Fringe Festival. His Broadway credits include Zazu in “The Lion King” and Leggett in “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” He has also portrayed the great silent clowns: Charlie Chaplin in the world premiere of “Little Tramp,” Pierrot in the world premiere of “Beethoven N Pierrot,” and Petruchka with “The Colorado Symphony.” A passionate student and educator, Bowers studied with the legendary Marcel Marceau and currently serves on the faculties of New York University, Stella Adler Conservatory, and William Esper Studios. He has recently served as a Visiting Professor at Williams College, Ohio University, and University of Wyoming. He holds an MFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary PhD from Rocky Mountain College. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/support

Ken Urban is a playwright, screenwriter, and musician based in New York. His plays include Sense of an Ending, The Correspondent, A Future Perfect, The Awake, The Happy Sad, Nibbler, A Guide for the Homesick which recently premiered just a few months ago at the Huntington Theater in Boston, and his newest work, a darkly-comic play called The Remains, which opens in May 2018 at Studio Theatre in Washington D.C. His work has been produced Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 59E59 Theatres, The Summer Play Festival at The Public, and Studio 42. Ken's work has also been produced in London and at theaters all across the States. Just a few of Ken’s awards include the Weissberger Playwriting Award, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Playwriting, and the Dramatist Guild Fellowship. He is a member playwright at New Dramatists in New York, and an Affiliated Writer at the Playwrights’ Center in my city of Minneapolis.  And, he’s also an accomplished musician playing with his band Occurrence. Ken earned his BA with Honors from Bucknell University and his Ph.D. in English Literature from Rutgers. And he is currently the Senior Lecturer at MIT leading the Playwriting track.

I laughed so much with these two gentlemen, Graeme Gillis and RJ Tolan, members of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the co-artistic directors of the EST Youngblood program. Plays by current and former Youngblood playwrights have been performed on Broadway and in London's West End (Robert Askins' TONY-nominated "Hand to God," which premiered at EST/Youngblood), at The Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Mark Taper Forum, the Vineyard Theater, the Atlantic Theater Company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and many others, including award winners such as Annie Baker's "John," "The Flick" and "The Aliens," and Amy Herzog's "4000 Miles," and have been adapted by film and television companies, including alumni Lucy Alibar's "Juicy and Delicious" which was adapted into the Cannes Caméra d'Or-winning film "Beasts of The Southern Wild." They graciously talked to me about the beginnings of the program, their involvement in EST, as well as achievements of the program and the future on the young playwrights they support.

Davis McCallum is the Artistic Director of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, where he’s also directing The Book of Will, which is now playing.  His recent productions in New York include Fashions for Men, which received Drama Desk, Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Nominations for Best Revival; The Whale, winner of the Lortel Award for Best Play, and Davis received a Calloway Nomination for Best Director, Water by the Spoonful, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, February House, nominated for Best Musical by the Outer Critics Circle; and London Wall with both Drama Desk and Lortel Nominations for Best Revival. Davis has also directed productions at Playwrights Horizons, Mint Theater, Second Stage, Signature Theater Company, 13P, Clubbed Thumb, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and the New Victory Theater, in addition to many theaters and festivals across the country. Davis is a graduate of Princeton where he studied Shakespeare at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and trained as a director at LAMDA.  Davis shares with Marc about leading the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, its impressive lineup of plays and directors for this summer, what it means to stage American Shakespeare, his collaboration with Samuel D. Hunter, his approach to working with actors and directing Shakespeare, and what it means to put the story and core of the play over concept. This post Leading the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival appeared first on Talking Theater. Also, please click here to Subscribe. Thanks so much for listening!

This is part one of a two part interview with the playwright Martyna Majok. Martyna graciously allowed me to transform her kitchen into my portable recording studio. This interview covers her life as a playwright in NJ and NY. We also discuss "IronBound”, which hit the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in the spring of 2016. I met Martyna in 2012 where she was teaching a class in play writing for the NJ Repertory Theater in Long Branch. I can still hear her voice in my head, guiding me to be an honest writer. I admire her strength and her ability to bring realistic language to characters to life. Sitting in the audience in one her plays, you don't feel like you’re watching a play, but real life. A truly miraculous achievement for a talented playwright, my friend, Martyna. Martyna is preparing for her first Broadway play; Cost of Living". Previews will start May 16th, opening night in June 7th. Part two of the interview will launch in March.    

This 49th episode is about practicing the importance of listening. Much of communication relies on listening well but it's so easy to fall into the trap of only considering what we should say next. To practice listening we have three storytellers from around the country who are sharing a story of beauty that will help us practice and enjoy the singular activity of listening well. Enjoy! Sharifa Stevens, a Bronx native living in Dallas, TX, earned a BA from Columbia University in New York and a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary. She writes, sings, and prefers to spend her time giggling, noshing or traveling. Sharifa is married to Jonathan. They have two children.  Michael Padden is a New York based director who develops new plays with many artists and companies throughout the city. Some of the companies that he’s had the pleasure of working with include: Samuel French Short Play Festival, Rising Phoenix Repertory, MCC’s Youth Company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, The New Group and Barrow Street Theatre. He was a member of the 2014-2015 Playwright Directors Unit and the 2015-2016 Director’s Unit at The Actor’s Studio. Jason Mitchell is a California native who has spent some quality time in Dallas too. He has worked for companies like The Pursuant Group, Operation Smile and is now the president of Makau Sports. Jason is married to Cheryl and lives in the San Francisco area.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Audrey Esparza of NBC's Blindspot. Esparza has appeared in a variety of television projects, including recurring roles on "Power" and "Black Box." Other TV credits include "Blue Bloods," "The Following," "The Americans," "Golden Boy" and "Madam Secretary." Esparza can be seen recurring on the upcoming series "Public Morals." On stage, Esparza co-starred in Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of "Underneath My Bed." Other theater credits include "Post No Bills," "The Leak," "One Night in the Valley," "Tetrology" and "Sangre." Esparza was born and raised in the U.S./Mexico border city of Laredo, Texas. She graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at New york University ABOUT THE SHOW A beautiful woman is found naked in Times Square, her memory erased, her body covered in a series of coded tattoos. But as "Jane Doe" and the FBI team who discovered her work to decipher, investigate and solve the complex treasure map of her body, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane Doe's real identity and the identity of the people who sent her to the FBI in the first place. But what does this nefarious group really want? And can Jane and her teammates stop them in time?              

Sally Cade Holmes is a freelance producer who most recently produced Dylan Frederick's Summer Valley Fair at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and The Twentieth-Century Way with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. She served as the Producing Associate at Williamstown Theatre Festival where she worked on Broadway and off-Broadway productions of The Bridges of Madison County, Fool for Love, Living on Love, The Old Man and The Old Moon, and The Visit.

Lucy Thurber is getting an honor not usually granted to mid-career playwrights: a cycle of five of her plays is being mounted in New York City. The cycle, called “The Hill Town Plays,” centers around one character, a smart young heroine struggling to form an identity independent from her western Massachusetts upbringing.  The first play "Scarcity," follows the character at age 11, while the final play, "Stay," focuses on a woman in her 30s. Keep in mind, the main characters in each of these five plays don't always share the same name. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is behind this deep dive into Thurber’s oeuvre, which continues through September 28. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood has seen the plays and tells us what to expect from the performers and the world they create on their various stages

Our guests -- Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director of The Mint Theater, Sarah Benson, Artistic Director of Soho Rep., Susan Bernfield, Artistic Director of New Georges and David Van Asselt, Artistic Director of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater -- all share the distinction of running theatres that are quite different from Broadway...venues with 99 seats or under. They discuss their mission statements and how each of their companies got started; making sure they are able to balance new voices in playwriting with more established writers when choosing and presenting plays; how, instead of competing with one another, their companies serve as resources for each other; the wealth of material, and talent, available to them; who their base audiences are and marketing strategies for broadening that base; funding challenges, particularly in difficult financial times; the pros and cons of subscriptions for their companies; how pricing structure for their smaller theatres affects the bottom line; and their goals for expansion beyond their current theatre size.