Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis is the most produced professional playwright at Road Less Traveled, with the current production of Our Lady of 121st Street counting as the fourth and certainly not the last. In between his many writing and acting projects, Stephen was gracious enough to spend a little time with Peter to explain his history, his writing process, and some secrets behind the development of this particular play. When you hear him speak of his themes, intentions, and goals, you may be even more enticed to see his work brought to life on the RLTP stage.  

DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA BIO  Daphne Rubin-Vega can currently be seen on Hulu's hit series ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. She can also be heard voicing the role of 'CARMILLA CARMINE' in the hugely popular A24/Prime Video R-rated animated musical comedy series HAZBIN HOTEL. She can be seen in the David Duchovny-directed feature BUCKY F*CKING DENT. She was seen in the Tony Goldwyn-directed feature EZRA, in the Apple TV+ series THE CHANGELING opposite Lakeith Stanfield, and as a guest lead on FOX's anthology series ACCUSED directed by Marlee Matlin.Rubin-Vega starred in the Jon Chu-directed Warner Brothers feature IN THE HEIGHTS as 'Daniela.' During the pandemic, she shot the Netflix series SOCIAL DISTANCE, produced by Jenji Kohan and Tara Hermann, and SAME STORM, the newest Peter Hedges film. Additional TV credits include THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH (Prime Video), which Rubin-Vega developed into both scripted podcast and TV iterations, KATY KEENE (CW) and TALES OF THE CITY (Netflix).  A staple of the New York theatre community, Daphne earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of 'Mimi' in the original cast of RENT, and another for ANNA IN THE TROPICS. She was most recently seen starring in the Signature Theatre's NIGHT OF THE IGUANA opposite Tim Daly and Lea DeLaria. She starred in the musical MISS YOU LIKE HELL at The Public Theatre and in the one-woman show EMPANADA LOCA, which was written for her. She helped adapt the play into the scripted podcast, THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH, which was then adapted into a TV series for Amazon. Additional theater credits include Broadway revivals of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, and LES MIS; TWO SISTERS AND A PIANO and F*CKING A at The Public; ROMEO & JULIET at Classic Stage; and JACK GOES BOATING opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman.  ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ BIO  An award-winning actress who crosses seamlessly from studio films to independent, from the stage to television, Elizabeth Rodriguez played the emotionally complex Aleida Diaz on the groundbreaking Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" for which she received three consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards. Most recently, she was seen as a series regular in the CBS drama "East New York". She was also a series regular in the role of Liza Ortiz on AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead", NBC's "Prime Suspect", and Cinemax's "Blanco". Rodriguez recurred as Paz Valdez on Starz' "Power", in Showtime's "Shameless", Hulu's "Chance', "Devious Maids", "Grimm", "The Shield", "ER", and "Six Feet Under.  Rodriguez's film credits include co-starring in the blockbuster film "LOGAN" opposite Hugh Jackman, Michael Mann's "Miami Vice", "The Drop", "Tio Papi" (for which she garnered an Imagen Award Nomination), "Making Babies", "Skate Kitchen", "11:55", "Return to Paradise", and "Jack Goes Boating." Most recently, she completed a starring role in the feature film "Allswell in New York", which she also co-wrote and co-produced. Rodriguez received an Obie Award, as well as a Drama Desk Award nomination, for her performance in "Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven" at the Atlantic Theater, and a Tony Award nomination, and won the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Theatre World Award, for her performance in the role of "Veronica" on Broadway in Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Motherfu**er With The Hat". Additional theater includes three world premieres at NYC's acclaimed Public Theater in "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" (directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman), "Unconditional" and "A View from 151st Street". Other notable plays include "Beauty of the Father" (MTC) and "The Power of Duff" (Geffen). Rodriguez is a native New Yorker and member of Labyrinth Theater Company.  ABOUT ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK, AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 15th  Three sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the bond of sisterhood.  Here's the trailer:   Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb8CKBdXK70 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.

Richard sits down with playwright & fellow actor Stephen Adly Guirgis to talk about Stephen's foundations for inspiration, his writing process, and his history creating amongst community and friends.

Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis gives us a behind-the-scenes look at creating Netflix's THE GET DOWN with Baz Luhrman, playing Frank Mariani on HBO's WINNING TIME, and pivoting from playwriting to TV writing.

What if Judas Iscariot was on trial, with all heaven and earth and all history available to call as witnesses? This is the setting for Stephen Adly Guirgis' irreverent, yet deeply insightful play "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot." Listen in as Jackson and Jacob discuss this wild story!  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

In this episode, Eric sits down with award winning actress, director and art patron Phylicia Rashad. They discuss her experience of growing up in Houston, Texas during legal segregation, travels with her Family as a young girl. Her early exposure to art through her mother's many interests and love for art. Her experience of studying Theater at Howard University during a time of social upheaval. Moving to New York City, acting in plays and performing on Broadway, breaking into the entertainment industry... to eventually acting in Television shows including The Cosby Show, where she played the beloved role of Clair Huxtable and Films including CREED I, II, & III and The Beekeeper. They explore how she first discovered her love for acting and cultivated her craft, the support she had from her parents to pursue a career in the arts, evolving as a performer and working in different mediums... including her passion for directing plays!    ...To now serving as Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University — where she's enjoying her role and commitment to 'presenting windows of access and opportunity'. They explore the role that James Porter played during his time at Howard. His devotion to the Art department and art history. Howard University's extensive collection of African American art and how the students live amongst the art. They explore her own personal collection of visual art. Stifling of human creativity as being deliberate and the role of and necessity of creativity and freedom to explore creativity for human development.  Publishing her Mother's book of poetry and reviving her mother's work at Brainerd Institute Heritage of educational and cultural practices; promoting literacy through the arts for pre-school children...!  Guest Bio: An accomplished actor and stage director, Phylicia Rashad became a household name when she portrayed Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show, a character whose enduring appeal has earned her numerous honors and awards. She has appeared in NBC's This Is Us, in the popular Fox TV series Empire, and in Tarrell Alvin McCraney's Peabody Award-winning series David Makes Man, on the OWN Network. A force on the stage; appearing both on and Off Broadway, often in projects that showcase her musical talent such as Jelly's Last Jam, Into the Woods, Dreamgirls and The Wiz. In 2016, Rashad was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and received both the Drama Desk and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her riveting performance as Lena Younger in the 2004 Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in The Sun. Among Ms. Rashad's film credits are Creed and Creed II, Just Wright, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, A Fall From Grace. Ms. Rashad made her critically acclaimed directorial debut at the Seattle Repertory Theater with August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean. She has also directed Stephen Adly Guirgis' Our Lady of 121st Street, The Roommate, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone (2014 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Director). Respected in the academic world as well, Ms. Rashad was appointed Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University in May of 2021.  Ms. Rashad also holds the distinction of being the first recipient of the Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre at Fordham University. She has received countless esteemed awards including the BET Honors Theatrical Arts Award, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's Spirit of Shakespeare Award. And serves on several important boards including Brainerd Institute Heritage and DADA, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Phylicia Rashad graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University and is the mother of two adult children.  For more on Eric's Perspective, visit www.ericsperspective.com

In a decades spanning career, Danny Sapani has become one of the most revered actors of his generation. After recently starring in the titular role of King Lear at the Almeida Theatre, he is currently playing Walter "Pops" Washington in the UK premiere of Between Riverside and Crazy at the Hampstead Theatre. Having previously worked on the Hampstead stage in Anderson's English, Danny tells us about the full circle moment of getting work opposite his drama school: Central School of Speech and Drama. Having gained considerable success on screen in dramas such as Killing Eve, Harlots and The Crown, we also get to hear him talk about his love for theatre and the excitement around getting to work during a particularly exciting time for the industry.In our interview, Danny Sapani talks to us about the parallels between Lear and Pops, and his love for the intellectual challenge of getting to play unlikeable characters. Between Riverside and Crazy sees him playing a retired policeman struggling to maintain control of his home, estranged from his son and dealing with demons from his past. The Pulitzer Prize winning play was first performed in 2014 in the United States and we hear Danny reflect on how the themes of the play are just as relevant now in a British context as they are in America. We also hear him talk about how the themes in the play speak to him in his current stage of life and share his gratitude to Stephen Adly Guirgis and Michael Longhurst for developing such a relevant piece of drama.Between Riverside and Crazy runs at Hampstead Theatre until 15 June.

Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand for cross-examination on his third day of testimony. Then: South Africa asks the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately withdraw from Rafah and we hear from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Stephen Adly Guirgis. Plus: your weekend drinks menu with Maxim Kassir, head sommelier at The Aubrey, Mandarin Oriental.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Costume Designer Alexis Forte CD credits include: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Smile | Eric Larue | Resurrection | Miguel Wants to Fight --- I am so thrilled to welcome my friend Alexis to the inaugural episode of TFACD! We begin with the wild story of how we met (randomly in a bar!), then her beginnings in ballet and to PA-ing, assisting and now where she is today as a department head.   --- Alexis was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, and moved to Miami at the age of 10. As a child, she trained as a ballet dancer at Miami City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School and Alvin Ailey, with dance being her gateway into costumes. Alexis pivoted from dance into visual arts in college when she went to London to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins. Immersed into the world of theatre and film there, she found her calling. Upon graduation Alexis moved to New York City and started her career. She came up as an Assistant Costume Designer working on films such as Jason Reitman'sGhostbusters: Afterlife and The Front Runner; Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royal; Darren Aronofsky's Mother! and The Whale, and Steven Spielberg's The Post to name a few. In addition, Alexis was on Jacqueline Durran's costume design team for Greta Gerwig's, Little Women, which won Best Costumes at the 2020 Oscars. Alexis kicked off her own design career with IFC Film's Resurrection, which premiered at Sundance 2022. Following that up with Smile for Paramount Pictures; Miguel Wants to Fight for Hulu; Michael Shannon's directorial debut, Eric LaRue, that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023; and currently Gil Kenan's sequel to Ghostbusters Afterlife. Alexis also designs for the stage, most recently making her Broadway debut with Stephen Adly Guirgis's Between Riverside and Crazy, the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama. That production of Between Riverside and Crazy was nominated for a 2023 Tony for Best Play. Alexis is also a proud member of LAByrinth Theater Company. --- Alexis Forte Links:  Website: alexisfortedesign.com  Instagram: @alexis_forte_costumes  --- TFACD Links: Instagram: @talesfromacostumedesigner Twitter: @talesfromaCD TikTok: @talesfromaCD --- Whitney Anne Adams Links: Website: whitneyadams.com  Instagram: @WAACostumeDesign  Twitter: @WhitneyAAdams  TikTok: @WAACostumeDesign 

On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.

A most prolific actor, just a few of Stephen McKinley Henderson's credits include Fences, A Raisin In The Sun, A Doll's House Part 2, Lincoln, Manchester By The Sea, Lady Bird, Dune, Causeway, Beau Is Afraid and the upcoming Dune: Part 2. He was last on Broadway at Second Stages' Helen Hayes Theater in the riveting play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Directed by Austin Pendleton, Stephen was just nominated for a Tony Award for his riveting performance. Returning to the role that he originated back in 2014, Stephen played Pops, a retired police officer and devoted widowed father, who is doing his best to hold on to his beloved and massive rent-controlled Riverside Drive apartment. This episode was recorded on April 26, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Mershad Torabi sits down with Pulitzer Prize winning writer of Between Riverside and Crazy Stephen Adly Guirgis. They discussed his life, work and much more on our latest episodehttp://weareactors.comhttps://www.instagram.com/weareactorsny/https://twitter.com/weareactors1https://www.facebook.com/weareactorsny/#stephenadlyguirgis #theater #acting #playwright #betweenriversideandcrazyhttp://weareactors.com

“I'm aspiring, even at 57 now, to try to be more free.” What's in this episode? What is a multi-hyphenate to Mr. Guirgis? How writing made him respect other writer's writing. Why do people think multi-hyphenates aren't a thing? Scene work with Daphne Rubin-Vega “I can't believe in myself 100%, but if I believe in myself 51% – it's enough to keep going.” Work that isn't as dangerous as it used to be.  Being okay with being hurt. Loving acting, but not loving writing. LAByrinth Theatre Company  Stephen Adly Guirgis is a Pulitzer Prize Winning American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and a former co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced both Off-Broadway and on Broadway as well as in the UK. His play Between Riverside and Crazy won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is currently on Broadway, playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre through February 12th. Guirgis was most recently in the film Funny Pages and you can now purchase Guirgis' newest play Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, published by TCG Books. Stephen Adly Guirgis brings his prodigious gifts for exploring the lives of social outcasts to new heights in this play about the inner workings of a women's halfway house in New York City, where the unmoored residents struggle with addiction, abuse, and mental illness. Between daily therapy sessions, they clash with the staff and each other, form alliances, and fall in love. Harrowing, humorous, and heartbreaking, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven roaringly brings to life the experiences of women who society has tried to shuffle out of sight and out of mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Between Riverside and Crazy," is now on Broadway, starring Stephen McKinley Henderson as ex-cop Walter "Pops" Washington, and Common as his son Junior, who is recently on parole from prison. The play follows the father and son as they attempt to hold on to their rent stabilized apartment on Riverside Drive. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Henderson, and Common join us to discuss the show, which plays at Hayes Theater through February 12.

In the final episode of this season's themed month, Jackson and Jacob revisit Stephen Adly Guirgis' play Between Riverside and Crazy. Jackson, now having listened to the LATW production of the play, brings a new view on the incredible performability of Guirgis' work.  Listen to the original episode on Between Riverside and Crazy here: https://noscriptpodcast.podbean.com/e/s8e1-between-riverside-and-crazy-by-stephen-adly-guirgis/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rsbJJ3ojC3KLfKXCpiJNG ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

Richard Cabral is an actor, producer, and writer best known for playing Johnny 'Coco' Cruz on FX's MAYANS. He was also nominated for an Emmy for playing Hector Tontz on AMERICAN CRIME. Richard and Jon recently did a reading of DOG DAY AFTERNOON, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, at the Ojai Playwright's Conference. Check out Richard's newest venture TEPITO COFFEE. Watch the full episode on Patreon Richard Cabral on Instagram Real Ones on Instagram | TikTok | YouTube Jon Bernthal on Instagram | Twitter

On this very funky episode of One and Done TV, Ian and John move and groove to the 2016 Netflix musical drama The Get Down created by Baz Luhrmann and starring Justice Smith and Shameik Moore! Travel to the boogie down Bronx in the late 1970's where hip-hop and disco converge with lovers, friends, gangs, drugs, and holier-than-thou Giancarlo Esposito! Ian dives into the rabbit hole of Lord of the Rings mythos - Gandalf spoilers ahead! John shares his thoughts on Jerrod Carmichael's directorial debut On the Count of Three. Ian and John find several crossovers with Brooklyn's own Jimmy Smits and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, debate the differences between lore and fanfiction, and look back on the stream of 70's New York shows created throughout the 2010's. Plus - someone's feathered hair is discussed and Fat Annie gives us quite the memorable threat!Logo by Hannah Bess RossMusic by Adam BarnettAudio Editing by Ian HamiltonCreated/Produced by Ian Hamilton & John PoelkingFollow Us on Twitter and Instagram @oneanddonetvEmail us oneanddonepod@gmail.comwebsite us @ oneanddonetv.comBrought to you by Lack of Hustle Media

Kait and Julia return to discuss part II of Stephen Adly Guirgis'a play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. They talk about the usage of mental health in this play and how it can alter your views on the characters, the idea of your “fate” or “destiny” and if it is real, and some ideas on how they would like to see the show staged. Enjoy part II of this April special! 

In the first part of this two part April special, Julia and Kait discuss Stephen Adly Guirgis's play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. They discuss the parallels between this play and the stages of grief, self-destruction tendencies, and the racial undertones of the characters within the play. Enjoy! 

What to know if you want to be an independent filmmaker. C.J. began his career in the entertainment business while in the U.S. Navy, having been discovered by a casting director while stationed in Miami, FL in the mid-1980s. From there, he began appearing in commercials, on television, and in print. Upon his return to Chicago, he re-started his theatrical career, performing with a variety of companies. The culmination of his theater work was when he established Theatre-on-the-Hill in Bolingbrook, Illinois as a premium destination for actors who wanted to perform in rarely staged productions, such as Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" and "Den of Thieves", "A Flea in Her Ear!", "God of Carnage", "End Days", and the world premiere of the musical "Zenobia", written by Lorrisa Julianus. During his tenure as President and Artistic Director at Theatre-on-the-Hill, he wrote, produced, and directed numerous corporate videos and movie shorts, skills that have translated directly to producing and directing features.

Welcome back to No Script! Season 8 begins with a Pulitzer Prize-winner. Join Jackson and Jacob for a discussion on Stephen Adly Guirgis' play Between Riverside and Crazy. This script is a powerhouse of scene writing, showing off some of Guirgis' strongest characters in conflict.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

The Motherf**ker with the Hat is presented by Theatre Exile in partnership with The Brothers' Network.Directed by Ozzie JonesHonorary Producers Linda & David GlicksteinAssociate Producers Mark & Tobey Dichter and Gayle & David Smith Featuring: J Hernandez, Amanda Schoonover, Scott Greer, Daniela Malavé, and Zach Valdez.Just released from prison, Jackie lives with his childhood sweetheart Veronica and is staying clean with the help from his too-smooth sponsor Ralph D. Things are looking up for Jackie until he spots another man's hat in their apartment. The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis is a fast-paced, brutally funny, foul-mouthed look at modern love, friendship, addiction, and the challenges of adulthood. The Tony Award-nominated show made its Broadway debut in 2011.FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://theatreexile.org

Show notes below:   Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music www.marcstewartmusic.com    © 2021 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   Links:    http://carmenaguirre.ca/   https://www.electriccompanytheatre.com/electrics/   https://siminovitchprize.com/the-prize/past-prizes/2020-2/finalists/   About Carmen:   Carmen Aguirre, Core Artist at Vancouver's Electric Company Theatre and Artistic Associate of New Play Development at The Stratford Festival, is an award-winning theatre artist and author. She has written and co-written over twenty-five plays, the #1 international bestseller Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (winner of CBC Canada Reads 2012), and its bestselling sequel, Mexican Hooker #1 and My Other Roles Since the Revolution. Currently, she is writing an adaptation of Euripides' Medea, Moliere's The Learned Ladies for Toronto's Factory Theatre, Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project for Electric Company, and an adaptation of Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker's The Many-Headed Hydra for The Stratford Festival's Seed Commission program. Her digital piece Floating Life, commissioned by Stratford, can be viewed on its website. Carmen has over eighty film, television and stage acting credits. Favourites include her award-winning work as Veronica in the Canadian premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherfucker with the Hat and playing the lead role of Daniela in Cecilia Araneda's stunning independent feature Intersection. Carmen is a 2020 Siminovitch Prize finalist, Canada's most prestigious theatre award. She is a graduate of Studio 58.   About Tara: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director and writer. Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, she is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level" (The Georgia Straight). Tara is celebrated nationally and internationally for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. The string of celebrated full-length solo shows to her credit includes bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, and I can't remember the word for I can't remember, and she partners regularly on multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary-bending ensemble creations. When she isn't creating innovative movement for theatre, Tara performs around the world. Highlights include DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, and High Performance Rodeo/Calgary. Recent works include The Body Project (premiering 2020/21 season), The River Project with dance artist Miriam Colvin and artist and activist Molly Wickham (premiering 2021 in Wet'suwet'en Territory), empty.swimming.pool with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, (Castiglioncello and Bassano Italy, Victoria, B.C. and Vancouver, B.C.), how to be (Vancouver, B.C.) , and I can't remember the word for I can't remember (currently touring). Tara lives on the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓wətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) / East Vancouver with her partner composer Marc Stewart.

You Might Know Her From Love, Victor; Ugly Betty; Hung; Kristin, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son; and Devious Maids. Ana had us in stitches talking about her connection to the LGBTQ community, mastering Marisol's voice for Devious Maids, choosing Kristin Chenoweth over Mariah Carey, dream musical theatre roles, and the authenticity she brought to the Dr. Quinn universe. All that plus Housewives, Drag Race, Smash, and poppers. Sheesh. This one, as Anne would say, is a total barn burner. Enjoy, mon amis! Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Jamie Dornan singing “Everlasting Love” Aaron Tveit in Grease Live! (Mario Lopez was Vince Fontaine, Julianne Hough was Sandy) Vince Fontaine in movie was disgusting “Paws up”= “lech” House of Gucci and Gaga's accent James Martinez plays her husband in Love, Victor  Did a play with Garry Marshall: Wrong Turn at Lungfish (co-starring Hector Elizondo) Starred as Marisol on Marc Cherry's Devious Maids  Played Hilda Suarez on Ugly Betty  Member of LAByrinth Theatre and a Stephen Adly Guirgis play got her a role on NYPD Blue Sandy Duncan in Peter Pan changed her life (us too) Ana Ortiz loves Smash like we do   Chose to star in the Chenoweth sitcom, Kristin instead of Glitter (she's a LAMB) BFFs with Mark Indelicato who played her son on Ugly Betty Clubs she frequented: Club 57, Limelight, Danceteria, Save the Robots, Escuelita, Mars Liz Swados was a family friend. Trini Alvarado and Diane Lane in her musical Runaways Vanessa Williams is a pip  Gave birth in the Dr Quinn movie “coño” Worked with Lindsay Lohan twice in Ugly Betty and Labor Pains Ana was in music video for Juan Luis Guerra and Enrique Iglesias “Cuando Me Enamoro” Loves Rupaul's Drag Race and Housewives Dean in Big Mommas: LIke Father Like Son opposite Martin Lawrence in prosthetic drag Sex with Mark Paul Gosselaar in Commander in Chief vs Thomas Jane in Hung  Emma Stone played an Asian woman in Cameron Crowe's Aloha Martin Lawrence is a David Boreanz type (aka doesn't do coverage) 

At an age when many actresses say “there are no more parts for me,” OBIE and AUDELCO award-winner Benja Kay Thomas decided to go for it. Benja has fashioned an acclaimed career that includes work in film, television, regional theatre and very notably on the New York Stage, where she has acted in choice venues like The Public Theatre, Playwrights Horizons and the Atlantic Theatre Company, in the works of beloved playwrights like Robert O'Hara and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. What does it take to commit to a professional acting career late in life? What are the rewards of being in a hit play? How does a performer adapt and grow during a pandemic shut-down? https://benjakay.wixsite.com/mysite-2 (www.benjakay.com) https://www.facebook.com/Benja-Kay-Thomas-Performer-294499343479/ (Benja Kay Thomas Facebook Page)

In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss The MotherF***er With The Hat By Stephen Adly Gurgis. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in.  Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Links to items referenced in this episode:1. Interview with Stephen Adly Guirgis and John Patrick Shanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOBPxAAfYA&t=1s  2. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis3. Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis

In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman share what season 2 of the podcast will look like.  First episode airs in two weeks on September 27th, 2021 when the RMP team will be discussing Stephen Adly Guirgis' incredible play THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood.You can find the full lineup of the plays we'll be discussing in season two on our website: Season 2 Play LineupFollow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in.  Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Dora is a SDC certified director with an extensive background in theatre and film (MA from New York), as well as media and international communications (BA from Budapest and Padua), film (Certificates from Florence and New York). For the past five years, she has been mostly working as a director in Italy, Hungary and in the USA. Throughout that time Dora directed musicals, movement theatrical pieces, comedies, Off-Broadway shows, touring shows as well as commercials, music videos and short movies. Currently I reside in NY but enjoy saying yes to international work. Stage credits include: The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis; My Name is Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman, Katherine Viner and Rachel Corrie; Negative Space by David Kelly; Grudges by Joe Queenan and T.J. Elliott; Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner; Synthesis by Dora Endre; Eve's Apartment by Dora Endre. Film credits include: Nyctalopia; Sweet and Sour; Little Black Dress; Haze; Back Home and others. The topics Dora most enjoys exploring in her work include shared social responsibility, complex relationships in turbulent times, children's rights, political conflicts, prejudices and the destructive nature of highlighting what is different in humans instead of highlighting what is common and can unite us. Dora loves developing new projects with driven collaborators, combining interdisciplinary elements, creating progressive and out-of-the-box projects both on stage and on film. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grayson-mask/support

On this episode of ActorSpeak, Austin Basis continues to speak with actor Goya Robles (Get Shorty, POWER Book III: Raising Kanan, 11:55, Brut Force, Rattled!) In Part 2, we discuss the crossroads of abuse and trauma, his mentor Ellen Burstyn, not being killed off on Get Shorty, working with director Adam Arkin, his self-critical nature, rehearsing more to reduce the "noise," working with Javier Molina, chemistry as a willingness to receive, experiencing truth, going towards the uncomfortable, LatinX buying power and representation, humanizing "villains," feeding his acting compulsion, and his dream of opening an acting school for inner city youth. A Stamford, CT native, Goya Robles is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio and holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York. A Latino actor of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent, his portrayal of heartbreaking, volatile, vulnerable characters have become a stamp in all of his work. Goya is most recognized for his breakout role as Yago in the critically acclaimed series Get Shorty on EPIX, working alongside Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd. He has starred in numerous independent films, including a supporting lead role as Teyo in the film 11:55, starring John Leguizamo, David Zayas, and Julia Stiles. He's also executive produced the short film WONDER, which won over 20 national and international film festival awards, including the HBO Shorts Competition at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival and the Audience Award at Urbanworld. Most recently, he produced and created the art film Who Am I? - a spoken word piece about race and responsibility. You can see him in the upcoming films Brut Force, Rattled! and High Ceilings, and the TV series POWER Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz. Goya's theater credits include The Actors Studio West production of THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis in LA, EXTREMITIES by William Mastrosimone, and CRYSTAL CLEAR by Phil Young, both at Dance New Amsterdam Theater in NYC. He also starred in the LAByrinth Theater Barn Series of Mark Borkowski's play, VALENTINO'S WING, starring Michael Shannon, Annabella Sciorra, and directed by Ellen Burstyn. Goya is also the creator of Paint The Mic, a performing and visual arts collaboration which brings attention to local organizations whose mission is to support under-served communities. As a spoken word artist himself, Goya created a way for artists of diverse disciplines to use their craft as a way to directly impact communities in need. Goya also taught slam poetry at The Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood and his first compilation of poems was called Spit My Soul and released at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. What strikes me most about Goya's work besides his talent are his heart and authenticity. But it's his artistry that really shines through in everything he does- whether on stage, on screen or as a poet and producer. As both an actor and an advocate he is able to speak the truth, taking his pain and perspective and channeling them into his art. That's what The Actors Studio is all about, and Goya is one of the members that best exemplifies that. WE AUDITION is a video-chat community where actors can audition, self-tape, rehearse, and get expert industry advice. USE promo code: ACTORSPEAK to get 25% off when joining at WeAudition.com

On this episode of ActorSpeak, Austin Basis speaks with actor Goya Robles (Get Shorty, POWER Book III: Raising Kanan, 11:55, Brut Force, Rattled!). In Part 1, we talk about Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, hip hop, Def Jam Poetry, studying with Elizabeth Kemp, the core wound, shadow work playing Raul in Extremities, almost leaving school, using animal work, making urgent choices, the importance of therapy, the Idiot Workshop, working too hard, living his truth, always learning new things, being in the question, the "fuck it" stage, and his epic audition for Get Shorty. A Stamford, CT native, Goya Robles is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio and holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York. A Latino actor of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent, his portrayal of heartbreaking, volatile, vulnerable characters have become a stamp in all of his work. Goya is most recognized for his breakout role as Yago in the critically acclaimed series Get Shorty on EPIX, working alongside Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd. He has starred in numerous independent films, including a supporting lead role as Teyo in the film 11:55, starring John Leguizamo, David Zayas, and Julia Stiles. He's also executive produced the short film WONDER, which won over 20 national and international film festival awards, including the HBO Shorts Competition at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival and the Audience Award at Urbanworld. Most recently, he produced and created the art film Who Am I? - a spoken word piece about race and responsibility. You can see him in the upcoming films Brut Force, Rattled! and High Ceilings, and the TV series POWER Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz. Goya's theater credits include The Actors Studio West production of THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis in LA, EXTREMITIES by William Mastrosimone, and CRYSTAL CLEAR by Phil Young, both at Dance New Amsterdam Theater in NYC. He also starred in the LAByrinth Theater Barn Series of Mark Borkowski's play, VALENTINO'S WING, starring Michael Shannon, Annabella Sciorra, and directed by Ellen Burstyn. Goya is also the creator of Paint The Mic, a performing and visual arts collaboration which brings attention to local organizations whose mission is to support under-served communities. As a spoken word artist himself, Goya created a way for artists of diverse disciplines to use their craft as a way to directly impact communities in need. Goya also taught slam poetry at The Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood and his first compilation of poems was called Spit My Soul and released at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. What strikes me most about Goya's work besides his talent are his heart and authenticity. But it's his artistry that really shines through in everything he does- whether on stage, on screen or as a poet and producer. As both an actor and an advocate he is able to speak the truth, taking his pain and perspective and channeling them into his art. That's what The Actors Studio is all about, and Goya is one of the members that best exemplifies that. WE AUDITION is a video-chat community where actors can audition, self-tape, rehearse, and get expert industry advice. USE promo code: ACTORSPEAK to get 25% off when joining at WeAudition.com

In this week's episode, we are joined by Tony-nominated actress and Orange Is the New Black star Elizabeth Rodriguez to discuss her role as Saint Monica in the LAByrinth Theater Company's 2005 production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. The play was written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and featured Sam Rockwell as Judas, Eric Bogosian as Satan, and Elizabeth as a powerful, Latina incarnation of Santa Monica who nags and nags and nags until she gets the job done. We dive deeper into the life of the real Saint Monica, through the writings of her son Saint Augustine, and learn how her tears brought Augustine around to the true faith and inspired the name of the town of Santa Monica, California. We also celebrate our Saint of the Day, St. Cyriacus, a patron invoked against demonic possession and a particular favorite of actor Robert Downey Jr. We also discuss how Cyriacus became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, the original super saint team-up-squad, that would eventually be followed by supergroups like The Avengers and The Justice League.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/saints-preserve-us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every month, we pick a play or two to discuss and this week's episode is a play called "Between Riverside and Crazy" by Stephen Adly Guirgis. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. Note: There are some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode! About the Play: City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won't leave him alone. For ex-cop & recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, when the struggle to hold on to one of the l ast great rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum, it seems the Old Days are dead and gone — after a lifetime living between Riverside and Crazy. About the Playwright: Stephen Adly Guirgis other select plays include Jesus Hopped the ‘A' Train, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Motherfucker with the Hat. He is a former co-artistic director of Labyrinth Theater Company. Awards include the Yale Wind-ham Campbell Prize, a PEN/Laura Pels Award, a Whiting Award, the 2014 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award and the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Glistens: Sam: My birthday!!! 34!! Sarah: my brain ____________________________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/support

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com ________ Neil Tyrone Pritchard Imdb IG: Instagram Park Ave Armory: Website Labyrinth Theater: Website Native New Yorker Neil Tyrone Pritchard is a Labyrinth Theater Company member, actor, singer and free spirit. He mentors younger artists in their artistic expression at Park Ave Armory, was last seen in Stephen Adly Guirgis's "Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven" and is a company member. He loves to sing and do what his artistic heart leads him to do. In this episode we chat about mental health in the black community and why it is tough, particularly for black men, to chat about. He chats about his intro to Labyrinth theater at a pivotal moment in his artistic career and much much more. ________ Some Questions I Ask: On being a native New Yorker. (2:28) Moment that has made him laugh the hardest? (3:30) When his love of the arts developed? (4:55) Top 3 in Spotify playlist? (7:12) What do you believe today that you didn't 10 years ago? Why did you change your mind (8:15) What interests you most in life currently? (10:58) On Teaching. (13:30) On discovering his gift for singing. (16:04) Who is a singer you love that not a lot of people know about? (19:17) Why is conversations about mental health important? Why do you think black men in particular veer away from it? (20:50) On his mental health practices. (24:39) On first experience with Labyrinth Theater (31:45) What makes Labyrinth Theater special? (38:20) What do you desire to do next in your career? (40:00) When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (42:36) How can people connect with you? (44:42) ____________ You can follow Arron at: Website: ArronLloyd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/ Facebook: Arron Lloyd Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316 TikTok:Arronslloyd Youtube: Arron Lloyd This is NYC merch -

In this episode, Randy and Tyler take a look at the 2015 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.Synopsis from stageagent.com:  Walter “Pops” Washington has had enough. His landlord won’t leave him alone, his wife recently passed away, and the liquor store can’t keep up with his thirst. Pops’ last living relative, his son Junior, has recently moved back to Pops’ house with his girlfriend, Lulu, and his newly-sober buddy, Oswaldo. With his heels dug into the floor of his rent-controlled Riverside Drive apartment, Pops holds onto old wounds -- physical and emotional -- picking continually at scabs he refuses to allow to heal. Pressure reaches a boiling point when an ultimatum comes from an unlikely source, pinning Pops squarely “between Riverside and crazy.”******* IN OUR NEXT EPISODE *******Join us as we discuss the play Icebound by Owen Davis, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1923.  This play can be read for free online, as it is in the Public Domain:  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59777.Synopsis from wikipedia:  The Jordan family is on their farm in Veazie, Maine in October 1922. They await the reading of the will by Judge John Bradford of the family matriarch who has just died. Much to the family's dismay, the farm and all of the money has been left to a distant cousin Jane Crosby. Jane has been told that she is to take care of the legal trouble of the young son of the family, Ben. Ben had left because he accidentally burned a neighbor's farm. Ben begins a flirtatious relationship with Nettie, the adopted daughter of Emma Jordan.Note: This episode was recorded in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") pandemic.Things mentioned in this episode:- "Lounging" by Randy Hunt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URF8yd3LrnoDeScriptedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeScriptedPodTwitter: @DeScriptedPod - www.twitter.com/DeScriptedPodInstagram: @DeScriptedPod - www.instagram.com/DeScriptedPod

In this episode, Randy and Tyler take a look at the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill.Synopsis from playbill.com:  A weary former prostitute seeks out her estranged sea-captain father hoping to find forgiveness from him while hiding her past from a stoker she loves.******* IN OUR NEXT EPISODE *******Join us as we discuss the play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2015.  This play can be read for free online, as it is in the Public Domain:  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59777.Synopsis from stageagent.com:  Walter “Pops” Washington has had enough. His landlord won’t leave him alone, his wife recently passed away, and the liquor store can’t keep up with his thirst. Pops’ last living relative, his son Junior, has recently moved back to Pops’ house with his girlfriend, Lulu, and his newly-sober buddy, Oswaldo. With his heels dug into the floor of his rent-controlled Riverside Drive apartment, Pops holds onto old wounds -- physical and emotional -- picking continually at scabs he refuses to allow to heal. Pressure reaches a boiling point when an ultimatum comes from an unlikely source, pinning Pops squarely “between Riverside and crazy.”Note: This episode was recorded in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") pandemic.DeScriptedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeScriptedPodTwitter: @DeScriptedPod - www.twitter.com/DeScriptedPodInstagram: @DeScriptedPod - www.instagram.com/DeScriptedPod

Do you ever watch a kid reacting to life with joy and think, man, I wish I could still be moved like that. Some creators never lose their wonder in looking at the world. Some of those people become puppeteers. I talk with Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - AKA Sesame Street’s Abby Cadabby, who says that if you believe enough in your stuff, you suck people into your world.We talk about Leslie's inspirations and mentors including Carol Burnett and the curtains sketch, Lisa Kron & Jeanine Tesori who got a Tony for Fun Home, Chuck McCann, Paula Pell and Parallel Lives, and Stephen Adly Guirgis. We talk about fellow puppeteer and writer Liz Hara's Hearthside episode. And other things we recommend including the book Lies My Teacher Told Me and Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Case For Reparations among others in anti-racism work. More from Leslie on Lolly's Instagram. As always, more information on PageCraft Writing's screenwriting workshops, feedback, and community is here.  

Zusammen mit Phipu und Marc des Podcasts “Öpis dSuufä und ä Gschicht” besprechen wir dieses Mal nicht einfach nur ein Musikstil, sondern eine ganze Kultur: Hip-Hop, in den 1970ern in der Bronx in New York City entstanden, hat einen gewaltigen Einfluss auf die Jugend- und Popkultur bis heute. Wir besprechen deshalb in der 23. Episode von beyond FORMAT vier verschiedene Medien zum Thema Hip-Hop und wie Rap, Djing, Breakdance und Graffiti unterschiedlich aufgegriffen und dargestellt werden.   Diskutierte Medien: Samurai Champloo - Anime-Serie von Shinichirō Watanabe (2004): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423731/ (6:56) Def Jam Vendetta - Videospiel von EA Sports BIG (2003): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Jam_Vendetta (31:53) 8 Mile - Film von  Curtis Hanson (2002): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298203/ (59:54) The Get Down - TV-Serie von Baz Luhrmann und Stephen Adly Guirgis (2016 - 2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4592410/ (1:28:04) Schlussdiskussion (1:58:12)

When scrolling through endless newspapers and online articles dating back to the 1800s, I'm amazed at how many stories I come across on a daily basis where a child has died in an unfortunate accident or has been murdered by either their own parents or by some assailant whom they may never have seen before. And on each occasion, I think of a famous quote made by American playright – Stephen Adly Guirgis; “No parent should have to bury a child … No mother should have to bury a son. Mothers are not meant to bury sons. It is not in the natural order of things.” It goes without saying that he is absolutely correct and yet the stories are never ending. And with that being said, today's story does contain upsetting material involving many children that found themselves in a truly frightening situation back on Friday the 1st March 1867 in the small town of Accrington. Now Accrington, is situated within approximately 4 miles east of Blackburn, 6 miles west of Burnley and 13 miles of Preston in the North West of England. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-eighteenth century, the population within the town rocketed and by the 19th century it was reported that around 43,000 people resided in the town. Being mainly known for its textiles and coal mining activities, people flooded into the area all looking for work which brought with it many issues such as poor living conditions, poor education and poor hygiene and of course crime. Our story today takes place during 1867 when Accrington was facing one of its toughest periods as the Lancashire Cotton Famine that occurred between 1861 and 1865 had badly affected the town. Some factories had over produced but had nowhere to sell it too, whilst many more had an overabundance of raw cotton that filled their entire warehouses. This resulted in mass unemployment leaving almost half of the town's population without work. From what was once one of Britain's most prosperous places to live and work, the area had quickly become one of the most impoverished.

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker! ________ Stephen Adly Guirgis: Imdb Twitter: Twitter Instagram: IG The Get Down: Netflix Episode 37 of Creation Grounds features Pulitzer prize winning playwright/actor Stephen Adly Guirgis who most recently wrote "Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven." His work has been seen on Broadway with the production of "The Motherf*cker with the Hat" with Chris Rock & Bobby Cannavale and he's been a member of Labyrinth Theater Company since the beginning. He's co-created Netflix's "The Get Down" with Baz Luhrmann and has an amazing catalogue of plays that are performed nationally and internationally on 5 continents. As an actor, he's been featured in projects like "Birdman" and can be seen in an upcoming Laker's project that has yet to be released. And to top it off he's a dope, authentic, down to earth tell it like it is human being. We talk about his writing process, how to get through writer's block, how a writer can mentally and emotionally prepare for the the differences/similarities in writing for the stage or TV if TV is something a writer is interested in, tangible and intangible things actors can work on to improve their craft, the beginning days of Labyrinth Theater Company, ideal traits he'd love in a director who directs his work, his experience on "The Get Down", the genesis of his latest project "Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven" and much much more. Enjoy this amazing interview with Guirgis. ________ Some Questions I Ask: What question he wishes interviews started with that they never or rarely do? (4:12) What he is currently listening to? (4:44) A piece of art that was a major influence in his life. (6:34) What led up to the moment of him wanting to do plays (7:45) What is the most challenging part of writing? (10:30) What do you enjoy most about writing? (16:13) Describe a moment of writer's block and how he overcomes it (17:52) On the orgins of LAByrinth Theater (22:39) What are 2 traits he would want in a director that directs his work (26:15) Differences of writing for theater vs TV (29:15) His experience working on "The Get Down"? (34:25) On Philip Seymour Hoffman's influence on his acting (39:30) Acting Tangibles & Intangible's. Can an ungifted actor become gifted? Or is it God given (43:57) Favorite role and why (44:18) What's it mean to truly support those around you? (47:28) Favorite word (47:50) Least favorite word (48:10) Book he's gifted the most (48:20) On Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (49:07) When you think of the word creative who comes to mind and why? (54:13) Where can people connect with you? (56:17) ____________ You can follow Arron at: Website: ArronLloyd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/ Facebook: Arron Lloyd Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316 TikTok:Arronslloyd Youtube: Arron Lloyd This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker! ________ Benja K Thomas: Imdb Twitter: Twitter IG: Instagram ________ Obie award winning actress Benja Thomas joins me for the 36th episode of The Creation Grounds. Benja was most recently seen in the production of "Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven." by Stephen Adly Guirgis. We talk about her brief interest in wanting to be a nun, growing up in Harlem, belief in yourself before anybody else believes, her process of creating a character for a new play, working with Guirgis & much more! ________ Some Questions I Ask: Background in Photography? (2:00) How does your photography influence your acting and vice versa? (2:57) Growing up in Harlem (3:38) Interest in being a nun? (5:20) Tell me about the moment or the moments leading up to wanting to be an actor (6:50) Beautiful art? (8:45) Writing during Covid-19? (10:35) What is it to believe in yourself before others believe in you (12:00) Developing believe before evidence of results (14:00) On process of creating her character in Halfway Bitches by Stephen Adly Guirgis? (16:33) On her Obie winning experience? (20:25) What makes you smile the most right now? (23:25) Motto in Times Square (24:01) Projects working on now or in future? (25:35) When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (27:09) ____________ You can follow Arron at: Website: ArronLloyd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/ Facebook: Arron Lloyd Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316 TikTok:Arronslloyd Youtube: Arron Lloyd This is NYC merch -

Welcome to the second half of our fall season! This week, David and Joey chat with Obie Award-winning actor Liza Colón-Zayas to hear about her legacy with LAByrinth Theater Company, her long-time relationship with playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, and the importance of visibility and representing the full spectrum of humanity on stage and screen.  Liza Colón-Zayas is an original member of LAByrinth Theater Company. She earned the 2020 Obie, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for her performance in Stephen Adly Guirgis’s critically acclaimed Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven. She has originated roles in eight Guirgis plays including: In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, Our Lady of 121st Street, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Little Flower of East Orange - all directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Liza received a Lortel Award for her performance in the Pulitzer-winner Between Riverside and Crazy. She received an HOLA Award for the Pulitzer-winner Water By The Spoonful by Quiara Algeria Hudes as well as Lortel nominations for Living Out, and Mary Jane. Liza toured Europe in The Story of a Soldier and Othello, directed by Peter Sellers. She has a recurring role as Principal Fallow on the Peabody Award-winning series David Makes Man (OWNTV). Follow Lizahttps://www.instagram.com/lizacolonzayas_lcz/  Follow LAByrinth Theater Companyhttps://labtheater.org https://www.instagram.com/labyrinththeater/  Follow Davidhttps://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/ http://www.davidmendizabal.com/  Follow Joeyhttps://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/ https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes  Follow The Sol Projecthttp://www.solproject.org/about-us.html  https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/ https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc  This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacaríashttps://www.iriszdesigns.com/ 

Tendre et cruelle. After Life, c’est l’histoire de Tony, dont la vie change radicalement après avoir perdu sa femme. Il pense au suicide, mais finalement, il décide plutôt de punir le monde en faisant et disant tout ce qu’il veut, quand il veut, à qui il veut. Et pas les trucs les plus gentils. Yuksek, qui ne pleure que très peu devant des films et des séries, a trouvé cette série particulièrement touchante. Bon, la deuxième saison l’a moins embarqué, mais entre émotions, trash, glauque et humour, il recommande fortement ce grand huit émotionnel. Animé par Charline Roux avec Renan Cros. LES 2 RECO DE RENAN : « The Get Down » (Baz Luhrmann et Stephen Adly Guirgis, 2016), deux saisons solaires, visuellement complètement folles, qui racontent l’avénement de la culture hip-hop et en particulier du scratch. « Beat » (Marco Kreuzpaintner, 2018), l’hhistoire d’un trafic d’organes dans le milieu des clubs berlinois. Très glauque, musique incroyable et acteurs formidables.CRÉDITSWe Love Series est un podcast de We Love Cinema proposé par Goom (Go on media). Directeur des contenus : Omar Erraïs. Cet épisode a été enregistré dans les studios de Binge Audio (Paris, 19e) en octobre 2020. Réalisation : Mathieu Thévenon. Chargée de production : Albane Fily. Chargé d’édition : Dimitri Mayeur. Générique : Corentin Kerdraon. Production déléguée : Binge Audio. Direction de production : Joël Ronez. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Patrice sits down with me, via Zoom, to chat about her extraordinary childhood, when theatre began to speak to her, majoring in engineering at Cornell University before securing her family’s blessing to pursue theatre, how Kristin Linklater’s voice work changed her life, the importance of not lying in the audition room, her work as an educator, how her relationship with Mfoniso Udofia came to be, her unbelievable audition for HALFWAY BITCHES GO STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN, finding and locating her two most recent roles as Wanda Wheels and Abasiama Ufot, & falling in love with Sir Patrick Stewart. 

Like so many people, Cris Eli Blak didn't know theatre was a career outside of school.  In college he majored in Liberal Studies to get the broadest education and to help understand the widest range of human experience.  He started playwriting by copying his idols such as Walt Disney, Shakespeare, August Wilson and Stephen Adly Guirgis.  But it did not feel right.  That is when he learned that no one could tell your story like you, and the best way to do it, is to just do it.To contact Cris about his shows or upcoming events, please email him at crisblakwrites@gmail.com   Attribution: ----more---- Logo: Ritzy Remix font by Nick Curtis - www.nicksfonts.com Music and Soundcello_tuning by flcellogrl / Licence: CC BY 3.0freesound.org/people/flcellogrl/sounds/195138/ Flute Play C - 08 by cms4f / Licence: CC0 1.0freesound.org/people/cms4f/sounds/159123/ "Danse Macabre - Violin Hook" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) / Licence: CC BY 3.0 LicensesCC BY 3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/CC0 1.0 - http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/  

Neil Tyrone Pritchard https://www.instagram.com/neiltyrone87/ is a NYC Actor and Singer who recently starred Off Broadway in LABrynth Theatre's https://labtheater.org/ production of Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven written by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Atlantic Theatre Company https://atlantictheater.org/ 

Stephen Adly Guirgis play "Between Riverside and Crazy" is one of those scripts that plays very differently outside of New York.

Stephen Adly Guirgis play "Between Riverside and Crazy" is one of those scripts that plays very differently outside of New York.

The critics chat with the acclaimed Idahoan dramatist, and compare notes on Stephen Adly Guirgis, Harry Connick Jr., and Lauren Gunderson.

The critics chat with the acclaimed Idahoan dramatist, and compare notes on Stephen Adly Guirgis, Harry Connick Jr., and Lauren Gunderson.

Playwright, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (Atlantic); Member and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company.

Actor Liza Colón-Zayas stopped by the studio to chat with us about her journey. Liza is currently in Stephen Adly Guirgis's Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven at The Atlantic Theatre. Liza is an original company member of The LAByrinth Theater Company and has been in numerous of Stephen's plays, including Our Lady of 125th Street and the Pulitzer Prize winning Between Riverside and Crazy. She is a good friend and very generous in sharing her experience. 

In this episode our very own host with the most Galaxy chats with the talented Adrian Martinez from the new hit series Stumptown on ABC. Adrian stars on the series along side Cobie Smulders, Michael Ealy, and Jake Johnson. You can also catch Adrian in the modern live action remake of the Disney classic The Lady and the Tramp. OMG, just listen to this fun episode and smile, ok. Thanks!  Adrian Martinez is an actor, writer, producer, and director, with over 100 film and TV credits. Adrian plays the lead and produces his directorial debut, "iGilbert" based on his original screenplay, with Dascha Polanco (Orange is the new black) and Raul Castillo, (El Chicano). "iGilbert" is presently in post production. Adrian can also be seen on season 1 of CBS all access' 'No Activity' produced by Will Ferrell and Funny or die. This is Adrian's follow up to a Series Regular role in NBC's TheBlackllist:Redemption on NBC. Adrian's career began as a high school track star on NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries". Some in casting have called Adrian, "the sidekick to the stars," as evidenced by his recent sidekick trifecta Amy Schumer's sidekick in 'I feel Pretty,' now on all digital platforms, Will Smith/ Margot Robbie's sidekick in Warner Bros' "Focus," , Ben Stiller's sidekick in his Fox remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," Will Ferrell's sidekick in Lionsgate's "Casa de mi Padre," to name a few. Of the film and TV projects Adrian has been involved in, some of his favorites include, "It's Kind of a Funny Story," opposite Zach Galifianakis, and "Mail Order Wife," a mockumentary, where his lead portrayal was so convincing, audiences thought the film was a DOCumentary. Adrian has been seen in a wide range of character portrayals including the upcoming feature "The stand-in" opposite Drew Barrymore, Jim Sheridan's "In America," opposite Katie Holmes in "Pieces of April," "The Interpreter," opposite Nicole Kidman, opposite Jimmy Fallon in "Taxi," and "Mona," which he also co-produced. "Mona" has aired several times on PBS' Indie night. Mr. Martinez's TV work includes over fifty guest spots, including "The Blacklist," a recurring guest star in CBS' "A Gifted Man," opposite Patrick Wilson, FX's "louie" HBO's "Flight of the Conchords," "Curb your enthusiasm," "Sex and the City," recurring on Comedy Central's "Inside Amy Schumer," "Three Strikes," produced by Jon Stewart, and "Deadbeat" produced by Brad Pitt. Football fans know Adrian as the State Farm 'discount double check' Cheesehead guy opposite Super bowl/ NFL MVP Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Theater audiences know Mr. Martinez from his daring off-Broadway performances in Jose Rivera's "Massacre," for Rattlestick theater, "Our Lady of 121st Street," at the Union Square theater, and "The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot," at the Public theater, both directed by Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, and written by Pulitzer prize winner, Stephen Adly Guirgis for the LAByrinth theater company, of which Adrian is a member. Adrian is writing and developing film and TV projects through his production company, Paloma Pictures, and presently resides at a Whole foods in New York and LA.   For more amazing episodes go to: www.ComicCon-Radio.com   Follow us on Instagram  @ComicConRadio   Please subscribe to Comic Con Radio Always give us 5 stars. Say Hi when you can. Always #WatchLive Please share this episode with the world!   We love you all… Thank you for loving us back!

Paul Calderon was born on a remote farm with no electricity or runningwater high in the beautiful, ruggedmountains of Puerto Rico.  He movedas a kid from that wild freedom to theshock of NYC where he honed his senseof drama in the tenements and toughstreets of the Lower East Side andSpanish Harlem.  After a stint playingsemi-pro baseball, his dream of going pro was shattered by a shoulder injury. Later he joined the Army, serving inGermany for several years while hestruggled to find a new dream.Back in the States he went to acting schoolunder the GI Bill, studying with Sonia Moore,Kim Stanley, Bobby Lewis, Irene Moore andWynn Handman.  As a writer he publishedseveral short stories, optioned screenplays,and was a co-writer of Abel Ferrara's cultclassic "Bad Lieutenant", in which heco-starred opposite Harvey Keitel.He was made a member of the Actors Studioin 1984, and eight years later was one of the founding members of LAByrinth Theater Co.,where as writer/director he helped mentorsuch talent as Philip Seymour Hoffman,Stephen Adly Guirgis, Sam Rockwell,David Zayas, Lauren Velez & Manny Perez.As an actor he has had the honor andgreat fortune of working with some of the greatest talent of our time - Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Sidney Lumet,Spike Lee, Nick Nolte, Gerard Depardeiu,Christopher Walken, Steven Soderbergh, Steve Buscemi,  Martin Scorcese, Edy FalcoTim Roth, Ellen Burstyn, Quentin TarantinoSydney Pollack, Melissa Leo, Woody Allen,Alejandro Inaurritu and George C. Wolfe. He's won numerous awards for his theater,film and television work, including an Obiefor his performance in "Blade to the Heat" at the Public Theater, and a SAG Awardnomination for his part in the ensemblecast of Boardwalk Empire's final season.For many years he's been on the faculty of NYU Tisch Graduate Film School,The Lee Strasberg Institute, andThe School of Visual Arts.

The title is shocking. The characters wild and unpredictable. But Stephen Adly Guirgis' play "The Motherf*cker with the Hat" is something like . . . a romantic comedy? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob discuss this foulmouthed play and all its tender, hilarious genius.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast   We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

Stephen Adly Guirgis recently won a Pulitzer for his play "Between Riverside and Crazy." So to honor the prolific playwright, Jackson and Jacob head back 20 years to one of Guirgis' early plays: "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train." This piece is one of Guirgis' most well-known scripts, and its shocking, fast-paced dialogue is characteristic of the masterful American playwright. Listen in as J&J discuss the King of Titles!  ------------------------------ We had so much fun talking about this play, and we’d love to keep the conversation going! What were some of your thoughts if you’ve read or have seen the play? What are you favorite themes? Characters? Plot Points? Or do you disagree with us on any of our thoughts? We’d love to hear from you. Check us out on social media or email at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast   ALSO:  BRAND NEW PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

Stage Manager Juliet Hague and cast members Jasmine Lee-Jones and Matthew Nikitow talk us through our upcoming production of 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' by Stephen Adly Guirgis. We discuss the joys and challenges of large casts, the relationship between director and stage manager, and what it's like to bring well-known characters and historical figures to life on stage. 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' runs from 22 – 27 October in the Milton Court Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-the-last-days-of-judas-iscariot). Painting of Judas Iscariot by Dustin Parent. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Director Jake Murray, who was co-artistic director for Manchester's Royal Exchange Studio space with current Exchange Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom until he left Manchester in 2008, is back in the city with his new Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. His latest production is of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Pullitzer Prize-winning play Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train, which has only been produced twice in the UK before. BTG editor David Chadderton spoke to Jake at HOME Manchester a month before the production opened about the play, the aims of the new company, regional theatre in general and in Manchester in particular and about the issue of new plays that opened in London rarely getting new productions in the regions any more—a problem that Elysium is trying to confront with its programming. Jake Murray’s production of Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train for Elysium Theatre Company premières at The Assembly Rooms Theatre in Durham on 14 May 2018 before running at HOME Manchester from 16 to 19 May.

The Pulitzer-winning playwright ("Jesus Hopped the A Train," "Between Riverside and Crazy") talks about writing (and not writing), his recent forays into acting and why his current retrospective and residency at Signature Theater at first made him think, "Uh, oh. I'm old. It's done."

Signature Theatre Playwright-in-Residence Stephen Adly Guirgis discusses the “Jesus Hopped the 'A’ Train” revival, and creating the initial LAByrinth Theater production of the play in 2000 directed by friend/mentor Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis wrote a series of three monologues for ESOPUS which were published in our second, third, and fifth issues. Guirgis read the third monologue for an ESOPUS event at MoMA/PS1 on May 11, 2006. Learn more at https://bit.ly/2vs9kpl

Julio and Jackie decide to stage an “intervention” that turns ugly in Ralph’s apartment. Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.

Jackie discovers the true identity of the title character and it’s driving him crazy. Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.

Jackie’s convinced Veronica’s been sleeping with her downstairs neighbor, so he confronts the guy and shows him who’s boss –but it turns out Jackie’s got the wrong guy with the wrong hat – so just who has Veronica been messing around with? Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.

Jackie, an ex-con and recovering addict, comes home to his beloved Veronica and finds a stranger’s hat on the kitchen table. This sends Jackie into a frenzy, forcing his sobriety sponsor Ralph to do everything he can to keep Jackie from relapsing - or worse.Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.

Stephen Adly Guirgis, the co-creator of Netflix's "The Get Down," talks about telling coming of age stories on TV, and collaborating with the "Wizard of Baz." Plus: the team dissects the recent trend in TV series about the music industry, and tries to figure out why so many of them go wrong.Theme: "Slinky," by Dlay (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/Elemental/Slinky)

Ian McKellan takes on the legendary role of Detective Sherlock Holmes in Mr Holmes, alongside a stellar cast including Laura Linney, Frances de La Tour and Roger Allam. A cantankerous 93 year old who has retired to the Sussex countryside with only his housekeeper and her ten year old son for company, Holmes becomes obsessed with his last unsolved case. How will McKellan's elderly Holmes appeal to cinema audiences so familiar with one of British literature's most iconic characters? The Mother...With The Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis opens at London's National Theatre and tells the story of Jackie, out of jail and staying clean thanks to his sponsor. He might even have found a job. And of course there's Veronica, who he's loved since 8th grade. Nothing could come between them - except a hat. The Mother...With The Hat received six Tony nominations on Broadway - how will it appeal to British audiences? The Household Spirit is the follow up novel from American writer Todd Wodicka. Like his debut "All Shall be Well; And All Shall Be Well:And All Manner Things Shall Be Well," this book uses dark humour to provide insight into the human condition. Another dark comedy in a new HBO tv series "The Brink," that focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), the U.S. Secretary of State; Alex Talbott (Jack Black), a Foreign Service officer stationed in Islamabad; and Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), a Navy fighter pilot with a side business dealing prescription drugs. And Fighting History at Tate Britain in London explores 250 years of British history painting including work by artists as various as Winifred Knights and Stanley Spencer, and Rita Donagh and Jeremey Deller. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Tiffany Jenkins, Kevin Jackson and Jamila Gavin. The producer is Hilary Dunn.

From NYC police officer to Broadway, actor David Zayas has had an interesting journey from the street to the stage. In the latest Downstage Center, the accomplished actor joins his fellow LAByrinth Theater member and friend, the playwright/actor Stephen Adly Guirgis. The duo speak candidly about the beginnings, body of work, and mission of LAByrinth, Mr. Zayas’ process and life, and finish sharing tales of memorable auditions.

From NYC police officer to Broadway, actor David Zayas has had an interesting journey from the street to the stage. In the latest Downstage Center, the accomplished actor joins his fellow LAByrinth Theater member and friend, the playwright/actor Stephen Adly Guirgis. The duo speak candidly about the beginnings, body of work, and mission of LAByrinth, Mr. Zayas’ process and life, and finish sharing tales of memorable auditions.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, by Alfred Uhry, at the New Jewish Theatre, (2) THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, by Laura Eason, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) MY THREE ANGELS, by Sam and Bella Spewack, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (4) CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK: LIVE AT THE SANDS, Fox Theatre, (5) KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, by Samuel Beckett, at Black Mirror Theatre, (6) DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, by Timothy Mason & Mel Marvin, at the Peabody Opera House, (7) JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, at R-S Theatrics, (8) WHAMMY! THE SEVEN SECRETS TO A SANE SELF, by Chuck Harper, at HotCity Theatre, and (9) HOT L BALTIMORE, by Lanford Wilson, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Stephen Adly Guirgis, author of Best Play nominee The Mothef**cker with the Hat, answers the question "Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?"

A veteran of Off-Broadway and the LABryrinth Theater, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, a first-time Tony nominee for The Motherf**ker With The Hat, explain, "Why theatre?"

Actors Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale and playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis discuss Guirgis’ hit play THE MOTHER WITH THE HAT, about a struggling addict’s conflicted relationship with his AA sponsor.

Our guests - playwrights Gina Gionfriddo, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Tina Howe, Lisa Loomer and Christopher Shinn - explore whether they write to console or provoke an audience; to what degree current events, including the election of a new president and the economic freefall, has on their work; who they write for; if playwriting can be taught; how they react to reviews, both negative and favorable; when they knew they wanted to write for the stage; their relationship with directors; and they share their thoughts about connecting with the audience.