Podcasts about Tectonic Theater Project

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Here There Are Blueberries” by Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, conceived and directed by Moises Kaufman, a Tectonic Theater Project, at Berkeley Rep Roda Theater through May 11, 2025. (Photo: Matthew Murphy). The post Review: “Here There Are Blueberries” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre appeared first on KPFA.

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Andy Paris. Join us as Andy talks through the process of creation of 'The Laramie Project', to his personal practice. Andy Paris is a director, writer, actor, teacher, and entrepreneur. As an original member of Tectonic Theater Project, he co-wrote and directed Uncommon Sense, developed and acted in Gross Indecency and The Laramie Cycle (Emmy nomination for writing) and co-wrote the book, Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project's Process of Devising Theatre (Vintage 2018). Other favorite directing projects include Goldstar, Ohio (A Times Newspaper's Theatre Tribute for Outstanding Direction), The American Family, and at UNCSA: Inheritance and the Taub/Woolery musical adaptation of As You Like It. Other favorite acting credits include Or,, The Quiet Room, Innocents, The Necklace, and Love's Labours Lost. Regional: La Jolla, Berkely Rep, Huntington, Cincinnati Playhouse, et al. TV: L&O SVU. Andy is a 3-time AUDIE Award winner for his audiobook narrations. www.andyparis.net www.voiceworksaudio.comSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

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

Broadway star Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away) joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss his heart-lifting new show How to Dance in Ohio, self care on Broadway and much more under the kindness sun. Caesar Samayoa is a performer who's been seen in the original broadway companies of Come From Away (Kevin J./Ali), Sister Act (Pablo), The Pee-wee Herman Show and now, How to Dance in Ohio (Dr. Emilio Amigo). Off-Broadway/Regional credits include: Evita (Perón, A.R.T./STC); Los Otros (Carlos, A.R.T./New York); Love's Labour's Lost (Don Armado, The Delacorte Theater); Bernstein's Mass (Carnegie Hall); Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Tectonic Theater Project, Seattle Rep. Film/TV credits: Come From Away (Apple TV+); “Ray Donovan” (Showtime), “The Blacklist” (NBC). Awards: HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award. Follow Caesar: @caesarsamayoa Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our podcast has a new name! The podcast formerly known as Theatre Schmooze is now called "On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists". We're excited to have you here! And with our new name, we're launching our next podcast with not one, but two guests. For "The Role of the Bystander" (Season 3, Episode 3), which dropped on Tuesday, January 24, we called to the Bimah Emmy Award-winning nonfiction playwright and writing teacher Amanda Gronich and theatre director, playwright, and Tectonic Theater Project founder Moisés Kaufman, who are both based in New York City. Tune in as Amanda, Moisés, and Danielle discuss the premiere of Here There Are Blueberries, personal relationships to Jewish identity, playwriting rooted in repairing the world, changes for the Tectonic Theater Project, and what Jewish stories they are eager to explore as theater-makers. On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists is a monthly podcast from Alliance for Jewish Theatre where we chat with Jewish theatre makers from around the world about their art, Judaism, and vision for theater's future. Hosted by Danielle Levsky (AJT Board Member, clown, writer, instructor, producer, and theatre journalist), Theatre Schmooze will feature one-on-one conversations with artists that will illuminate the heart, soul, and diversity of contemporary Jewish theatre. Theatre Schmooze is an Alliance for Jewish Theatre program, produced by Danny Debner and Danielle Levsky. Our theme music is by Ilya Levinson and Alex Koffman, and our logo is by Alize Francheska Rozsnyai.

“Visibility equals donors. The more work you do, the more you're out there, the more people come to see the shows, the more you continue to maintain your lists of who is coming to see the work – the more easy fundraising becomes.” What is the future of theater making? How has creating theater in rehearsal rooms helped cultivate the multi-hyphenate, an economically friendly hiring option for producers? From the point of view from one of the most sought after directors and cultivators, Moisés Kaufman has incredible insight for anyone who wants to found their own company. What are the first steps? What should they be aware of? How do you raise money? Make your company official? Money can scare people – but it's imperative to understand it when creating theatre.  On this episode we discuss being pushed into boxes and how that affected his journey of bringing the Tony Nominated musical Paradise Square to Broadway. Plus, there is a ticket giveaway where you and a guest can see the show! All you have to do are these two is: Follow in IG: @dearmultihyphenate Write a review – as long as you write a review from June 1st to June 13th, that review will be considered an entry! Mention how much you loved this episode with Moisés Kaufman! The winner will be announced on the next episode of Dear Multi-Hyphenate released on June 13th.  Moisés Kaufman is the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright, and a 2015 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Mr. Kaufman's Broadway directing credits include the revival of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, the revival of The Heiress with Jessica Chastain, 33 Variations (which he also wrote) starring Jane Fonda (Five Tony nominations); Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams; and Doug Wright's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife with Jefferson Mays. His play The Laramie Project (which he wrote with the Tectonic Theater Project company) is among the most performed plays in America. Kaufman also co-wrote and directed the HBO film adaptation of “The Laramie Project,” which received two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. He is an Obie Award winner and a Guggenheim Fellow in Playwriting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clarence Taylor, Thoughtful Thursday underwritten by Guild Hall Co-author of Historic Black Brooklyn discusses how women, including Shirley Chisholm – a political pioneer as the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress – shaped Brooklyn. Born Shirley Anita St. Hill, Chisholm's political ambitions extended beyond what Taylor said American culture made possible during her time noting that her presidential run failed largely because of those who didn't take seriously her nor her run, including some political colleagues. Clarence Taylor & Brian Merlis' Historic Black Brooklyn can be purchased at nycoldphotos.com Huck Hirsch, North Fork Community Theater The director of NFCT's latest play, The Laramie Project, discusses visiting Wyoming to prepare for immersing himself in difficult subject matter, as well as the importance of the work in affecting possible change at a moment when legislation is changing regarding hate crimes in America. From the NFCT website – NFCT.com – “Hailed as a captivating and encompassing piece of contemporary theater, The Laramie Project shocks, challenges and moves audiences profoundly as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and the greatest heights of compassion that lie within the people of this typical American community now dealing with the horrific trauma of an unconscionable hate crime in their own backyard. On October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, a 21-year-old gay college student named Matt Shepard was kidnapped, savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die. 18 hours later, barely breathing but alive, he was miraculously found by a kid riding his bicycle. On October 12, 1998, after five days in a coma, at a hospital in Colorado, his family by his side, Matt Shepard died. A month later, Moisés Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project in New York traveled to Laramie to interview a community in shock, struggling to make sense of what happened. They would return to Laramie six times in the course of a year, seeking perspective in the aftermath of this tragedy. Over 200 of those verbatim interviews were then edited and crafted to become an astonishing piece of documentary theater, revealing the complicated impasse of a broken community torn between the wreckages of hate and glimmers of hope.”

This is a really special episode. Andres Gonzalez talks about American Origami, which not only happens to be an extraordinarily impactful and important project, but also the most dynamically designed photobook. . . maybe ever. Andres is thoughtful, passionate, and extremely talented. Prepare to be inspired and more than a little in awe. Andres Gonzalez is an educator and visual artist whose current work engages with in-depth research to investigate relationships between ritual, memory, and place within the American social landscape. He has published two books, Some(W)Here in 2012 made over decade while living in Istanbul, and American Origami in 2019 which won the Light Work Photo Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Paris Photo - Aperture Book Awards.    He has received recognition from the Pulitzer Center, the Alexia Foundation, and is a Fulbright Fellow. His work has been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Stedelijk Museum in the Amsterdam, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, where he also collaborated with the Columbia College theater department and members from Tectonic Theater Project on a theatrical adaption of American Origami.

Dan Naturman is known to his fans as the "real winner" of NBC's Last Comic Standing season two a few years back where he was the favorite of celebrity "judges" Drew Carey and Brett Butler. Dan's charming combination of self-deprecation and outright grouchiness has earned him four appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, his own "Comedy Central Presents..." Special, and a starring run on NBC's America's Got Talent. And now he's written a book: Ira Spiro: Before Covid available now on Amazon and Barnes And Noble Robb Leigh Davis is an artist, activist and creative educator residing in Brooklyn, New York. His plays include SYNDROME, The Homosexual Agenda, Friends & Lovers, The Glam Factor, We The People,  and AMERICANBLACKOUT. He is the creator of the performance series Meditation on a Theme, co-host of the podcasts Takin U Back (with Jenn Wehrung),l and The Cookout Culture (with Kenya Claytor), and co-host of the live stream chat show Gray Matter, with David Maddalena, which can all be found on Instagram. He has performed as part of the National Network for Education Renewal Conference (NNER), was a selected playwright for the Tectonic Theater Project's LGBT Theater Artists of Color Training Lab in NYC & was a featured performer for two performance art pieces commissioned by Brooklyn College, In the Eyes of God and Intolerable. He has worked as Director of Arts & Culture at the LGBT Center of NYC and as Grant Manager for the NYC Department of Education, overseeing arts education at a portfolio of NYC public schools and producer of the 21st Century Chronicles, a youth arts festival. He continues to record and create music at the intersection of gospel and soul, examine gender and masculinity through essays at The Good Men Project and develop artistic work at the crossroads of race, gender and sexuality Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

Moisés Kaufman is a Tony and Emmy nominated playwright and director, best known for his revolutionizing  plays that sensitively probe questions of culture and sexuality.  As co-founder and Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project, Kaufman has been one of the most important voices in American theater over the past three decades.  Born in Venezuela to Orthodox Jewish parents, Kaufman came to New York in 1987 to study experimental theatre at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.  It was during this time of great social upheaval that Kaufman began to consider new ways in which stories could be told on stage.  By exploring and bending traditional formal elements, Kaufman set out to define a new theatrical experience.  This  exploration led to his two groundbreaking debuts -- "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" and "The Laramie Project".  While Kaufman's work is experimental in nature, his productions have always reached wide audiences and attracted top talent, including Jessica Chastain, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams.   His Broadway credits include “The Heiress”, “33 Variations”, and the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning “I Am My Own Wife” .  A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, presented by President Barack Obama in 2016, Kaufman continues to push boundaries on stage while tackling society's crucial issues. 

This 2000 play is a landmark text in verbatim theatre. Documenting the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Laramie, Wyoming resident Matthew Shepard, The Laramie Project is a collation of almost 2 years of interviews with Laramie residents. All at once it is a portrait of a town, a stark warning, an examination of everyday human hypocrisy, an advocation for gay rights, an exploration of loss, and a meta-investigation into make sure verbatim theatre is 'done right.'Find more information on the Matthew Shepard Foundation here:https://www.matthewshepard.org/Have some feedback? A play you'd like us to cover?Visit the official podcast twitter @playgroundpoddyChat to host Nancy @N_NetherwoodChat to host Sam @Samwebbercool

This weeks episode is on how LGBTQIA+ are treated by some churches and some Christians. We take a look at how in history the Bible has been used to treat others in ways we are regretful of. We also take a look at how the church has dealt with an opportunity to love others and grow and what that could mean for the X-Y-Z Generations regarding their relationship with the Church and Christianity.  Below is a link to the Laramie Project. --- LARAMIE PROJECT: Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. https://youtu.be/u1qiTmF0p4A   Feel free to email Face The Sun at FaceTheSun2020@gmail.com 

Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Johanna! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Barbara Pitts McAdams (she/her): Our guest today is best known for her work with Tectonic Theater Project. Barbara Pitts McAdams was in the original company of The Laramie Project, a play devised from interviews with the residents of Laramie, Wyoming after the brutal murder of gay university of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. Barb and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project share playwriting credit with artistic director Moisés Kaufman, and Barb is the co-author with Kaufman of MOMENT WORK: Tectonic’s Process of Devising Theater. Barb, as she asked us to call her, has worked regionally as an actor and appears on all the usual NY tv shows, but has found herself more and more called to teach and devise plays. Her current passion project is #HereToo: stories of youth activism.  www.tectonictheaterproject.org www.heretooproject.com --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork Youtube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sue Kramer is a multi-hyphen talent. Filmmaker & creative director/founder of Connecting Dots Guru, a bespoke branding agency. Sue a proud Latina activist consistently fighting for diversity and inclusion. Kramer graduated UCLA Film school, winning the coveted “Best Direction/Jim Morrison Award.” As an accomplished Filmmaker & Screenwriter and film festival circuit darling, Sue has written & directed extensively for film and TV under her production banner, Bella Films. Sue has worked with a plethora of A-list talent. She is known as an “artists’ artist” who speaks all the languages of art fluently. Sue’s film “Gray Matters” written, directed and produced by Kramer is now on Amazon Prime. Kramer is currently writing a “love song to NYC“ pilot & continues to write for many studios, magazines, blogs and online media outlets. Sue directed and conceived of, the three-tiered “Erase Hate” campaign starring Billy Porter and Zach Quinto for The Matthew Shepard Foundation and The Tectonic Theater Project. Sue co-chaired the Creative Coalition Presidential Delegation and created and directed the YOUVOTE campaign—a star-studded PSA designed to ignite voter awareness for the Obama election seen by over 10 million viewers. Connecting Dots Guru runs in full-throttle with Sue at the helm as as she continues to direct and write for TV & Film --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followingfilms/support

Stephanie is a casting director and co-founder of tbd casting co., a New York-based, female owned casting office. Recent New York credits include work with Soho Rep, Theatre for a New Audience, Page 73 Productions and Atlantic Theater Company. Recent regional work includes La Jolla Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage. Recent theatrical highlights include the Broadway production of Frankie and Johnny at The Clair De Lune starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon and the Pulitzer Prize winning Fairview. Film credits includes work with Lexicon Films, 4th & 1 Films, and Satyr Entertainment. tbd casting co. Casts regularly with the Independent Film Project, Culture House, Playwrights Center, and Tectonic Theater Project.

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia's oldest Drama Association This is a Script Tease playlist where we talk through some of the world's greatest plays. Jump through the major plot points, give some background and of course, spoil the endings – all in less than 5 minutes. We do the hard work so you can do the easy listening. In this episode we do The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman & Tectonic Theater Project Please feel free to email asidepodcast@outlook.com to ask a question. We will try answer on a future podcast.

The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk to Samira Wiley, who appeared in an anniversary production of The Laramie Project. — Judy Shepard is president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. — Moisés Kaufman is founder and artistic director of the Tectonic Theater Project; he co-wrote and directed the play The Laramie Project. — Samira Wiley is an actor best known for her work on Orange is the New Black and The Handmaid's Tale. — You can stream the film version of The Laramie Project on HBO. — Special thanks to Christina Russo and Maxim Ibadov. Original music by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Alexander Overington ("Inter C") and Broke For Free ("The Great"). If you want to join our "I've Been Meaning To Tell You..." Project, head to nancypodcast.org/tell. Support our work! Become a Nancy member today at Nancypodcast.org/donate.  

"The Laramie Project" is a fanscinating play about a tragic subject - the torture and murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. After the murder (and subsequent trial of the attackers) Moises Kaufman takes members of the Tectonic Theater Project to Laramie, Wyoming to interview community members. Their journey is what makes up the play. This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob parse the pages of this staged documentary for the incredible treasures of storytelling Kaufman has masterfully woven in.    ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------

The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk to Samira Wiley, who appeared in an anniversary production of The Laramie Project. From Laramie: A Legacy, a reading of The Laramie Project (Daniel Rader) — Judy Shepard is president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. — Moisés Kaufman is founder and artistic director of the Tectonic Theater Project; he co-wrote and directed the play The Laramie Project. — Samira Wiley is an actor best known for her work on Orange is the New Black and The Handmaid’s Tale. — You can stream the film version of The Laramie Project on HBO. Special thanks to Christina Russo and Maxim Ibadov. Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom, Alexander Overington, and Broke For Free ("The Great"). Theme by Alexander Overington. Support our work! Become a Nancy member today at Nancypodcast.org/donate.

Join us for an in-depth conversation about creating original work, producing and the paranormal with Elise Gainer: SAG-AFTRA actress, Elise Gainer is originally from Portland, Oregon where she performed for more than 10 years at 9 different professional theater companies and spent four seasons with the Oregon Symphony Pops singing with the Leyden Singers. She then gave up a corporate dream job and became the oldest undergraduate at The Boston Conservatory. After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.F.A. in Musical Theater Performance at the age of 42, she moved to New York City. She has enjoyed working in regional and Off-Off-Broadway productions, as well as film and web projects. After completing Tectonic Theater Project’s Moment Work Labs I and II, she was honored to be the featured writer/director in Moise Kaufman’s Masterclass on Moment Work with her current play, The Bloody Deed of 1857 (bloodydeed1857.com) Now in previews. She is the author of “Ghosts and Murders of Manhattan” with Arcadia Publishing, as part of their Images of America Series. Elise's current production The Bloody Deed of 1857 "The play you can't escape" begins previews March 2, 2018. Get your tickets for this one of a kind immersive experience at www.bloodydeed1857.com

Episode 182: Devising and Moment Work with Barbara Pitts McAdams Barbara Pitts McAdams is a company member of the Tectonic Theatre Project and was an original cast member/co-creator of The Laramie Project. The Laramie Project is a devised, interview-based play about the beating and death of Matthew Shepard. Since the play was published it's been in production somewhere in the world, every day for 17 years. Listen in as we talk devising and moment work in The Laramie Project as well as with high school students. Show Notes Barbara Pitts McAdams Tectonic Theatre Project Drama Teacher Academy Episode Transcript Welcome to the Drama Teacher Podcast brought to you by Theatrefolk – the Drama Teacher Resource Company. I'm Lindsay Price. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening! This is Episode 182 and you can find any links to this episode in the show notes which are at Theatrefolk.com/episode182. All right, guys. Today is a very cool conversation which I am excited, I got tingles, I got my goosebumps, I am thrilled to share this with you. It's a conversation which I could never imagine happening and the fact that it came together, well, that just made my day, my month, and my year. My guest, Barbara Pitts McAdams, was an original cast member and co-creator of The Laramie Project with Tectonic Theater Project. Yes, as I'm sure you all know, The Laramie Project is a devised interview-based play about the death of gay university of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard. Barbara is also one of Tectonics' master teachers of moment work – the devising technique they use to create original work. Barb devices with a lot of high schools and colleges – actually, that's kind of how she found us. So, of course, we're going to talk about devising with high school students. Enough of me! You don't want to listen to me! Let's get to the conversation! Let's do it! LINDSAY: Hello everyone! I am speaking to Barbara Pitts McAdams. Hello, Barb! BARBARA: Hello, Lindsay! LINDSAY: First of all, tell everybody in the world where you are. BARBARA: I am in New York City. That's where I make my home and where my theatre company, Tectonic Theater Project, is based. But I do a lot of teaching at high schools and colleges around the country. So, I get around. LINDSAY: Yeah, you're actually going very much around. You're going to Vietnam soon, too, aren't you? BARBARA: You know, as I was getting my computer ready for this and saw that it was less than two weeks away, I got a fat little lump in my stomach. “Oh, boy, I better open my guide book, figure out what I need to know!” I'll be working with a Pan-Asian high school theatre conference so that's my favorite way to travel – to be hosted by people who live and work in a place and get to be brought into their culture and see what I can do to add to their conversations. LINDSAY: Yeah, absolutely. You mentioned this right off the bat so we'll get into this, too. You are a member of Tectonic Theater Project which I know that many of our listeners will connect to The Laramie Project. BARBARA: Right. LINDSAY: How long have you been a member of Tectonic? BARBARA: I guess since about 1999. The company had made one trip to Laramie, Wyoming, a month after Matthew was attacked in 1998. Somebody else was scheduled to be in the first sort of workshop of the interview material. Then, she got on a Broadway play and I had been working with company member, Leigh Fondakowski, on her interview-based play which was called I Think I Like Girls. And so, Moisés and company had seen that. They're very supportive of each other's work. Leigh said, “Well, what about Barb? You liked her in my piece.” He said, “Yes, yes, bring her!” Just for the students who might be out there listening, I mean, I was very well-aware of Tectonic Theater Project and who they were because I had made a show everyone kept comparing to Gross Indecency: The Three...

John Raymond Barker is an actor, singer, writer, and voice over artist living in NYC where he recently made his network television debut guest starring on Law & Order: SVU. New York theatre credits include several new works (including Lee Feldman’s Greene) and appearances throughout the cabaret and nightlife scene, including many at the historic Stonewall Inn. He co-wrote the devised work, Gold Coast, with Stages on the Sound for Metropolitan Playhouse’s Gilded Stage Festival under the guidance of Tectonic Theater Project’s Scott Barrow.  In January 2019, John made his network television debut guest starring as Karl Patton on Law & Order: SVU on NBC. Broadway is a community of hundreds and hundreds of employees who all help make its crazy wheel go round, eight times a week. And of all of the jobs, ushers talk to more of our ticket buyers than anyone. I reached out to my friends over at Jujamcyn Theaters and asked for their help in picking one of their experienced vets to help me understand what was happening on the front lines. And they introduced me to John, an actor whose “night job” is ushering at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Listen in to this podcast to hear John’s first hand knowledge and insight on things like . . . What’s the biggest complaint our audience has about going to the theater? How training for ushers is different than it was ten years ago (at least for some of the theater chains). How can we make Patti LuPone sleep easy at night and improve theater etiquette? How texting is the least of our problems in the theater. The solution to the bathroom debate.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Overlie and Moises Kaufman: On May 19th, 1999, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a One-on-One Conversation with Moises Kaufman, playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project, and Mary Overlie, the discoverer of Viewpoints. The two artists discuss the meaning behind theatrical theory and how that relates to their work. Kaufman describes his process in developing The Laramie Project as an exploration of relating theatre to recent current events. He and his company inquire as to the difference between plays about historical events versus plays about current events. Overlie joins the conversation by talking about her roots in classical dance and how that shaped her openness to improvisation. With inspirations including Merce Cunningham and John Cage, Overlie articulates the inception of Viewpoints. Viewpoints is an improvisational system, using elements of Space, Time, Shape, Emotion, Movement and Story. Inspired by her own artistic clash between classicism and post-modern dance, Overlie developed a new way to understand the creation of theatre by combining these forms and understanding the elements involved. As a student of Overlie, Kaufman describes his first memory of seeing her dance at The Kitchen and speaks about how he creates his work. This is an insightful conversation between two artists who thrive on exploration and breaking into new forms within a theatrical setting. Originally recorded - May 19, 1999. Running Time - 1:33:43 © 1999 SDCF

By David Dower, Moisés Kaufman. On this week's edition of Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to Moisés Kaufman of Tectonic Theater Project about challenging assumptions about theater, how it works, and the artists who make it.

Director, artistic director and playwright Moisés Kaufman discusses his newest project, the U.S. premiere of the 1940s opera "El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)", a collaboration between his Tectonic Theater Project, Gotham Chamber Opera and London's Blind Summit Theatre puppet troupe, debuting at The New Victory Theater -- whether it's an opera meant for children and why it fits into the Tectonic aesthetic. He also talks about his youth and schooling in Caracas, Venezuela and how an annual festival bringing in work by such artists as Peter Brook and Pina Bausch turned him on to theatre; why he felt he needed to come to the U.S. to become a director; why he was done with his schooling at NYU's Experimental Theater Wing but never actually finished; how and why he came to create the Tectonic Theater Project so quickly after leaving school; the development of "Gross Indecency", "The Laramie Project" (and its epilogue), "I Am My Own Wife" and "33 Variations", including his evolution as a writer; why, as someone who has had such success creating his own works, he also enjoys directing existing texts as well; and the reason he listed "Pixar" as his religion on Facebook. Original air date - September 15, 2010.

Director, artistic director and playwright Moisés Kaufman discusses his newest project, the U.S. premiere of the 1940s opera "El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)", a collaboration between his Tectonic Theater Project, Gotham Chamber Opera and London's Blind Summit Theatre puppet troupe, debuting at The New Victory Theater -- whether it's an opera meant for children and why it fits into the Tectonic aesthetic. He also talks about his youth and schooling in Caracas, Venezuela and how an annual festival bringing in work by such artists as Peter Brook and Pina Bausch turned him on to theatre; why he felt he needed to come to the U.S. to become a director; why he was done with his schooling at NYU's Experimental Theater Wing but never actually finished; how and why he came to create the Tectonic Theater Project so quickly after leaving school; the development of "Gross Indecency", "The Laramie Project" (and its epilogue), "I Am My Own Wife" and "33 Variations", including his evolution as a writer; why, as someone who has had such success creating his own works, he also enjoys directing existing texts as well; and the reason he listed "Pixar" as his religion on Facebook. Original air date - September 15, 2010.

Listen and learn about this week's NRT show from the director and assistant director of this production! "The Laramie Project," a play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project, is a chronicle of life in Laramie, Wyoming, during the year following the assault and death of Matthew Shepard in 1998. The New York-based theater company conducted more than 200 interviews to create this work of theatrical journalism. THREE PERFORMANCES: Thursday, March 26 @ 9PM Friday, March 27 @ 8PM Saturday, March 28 @ 8PM All shows are in 111 Forum!! FREE! Directed by Katie Bucaro Assistant directed by Anthony Arbaiza Starring: Kelly Arbogast Nicole Arias Ted Chylack Jesse Cramer Hannah Cranville Mike DiLullo Laura Herrmann Ryan Kramer Shana Lombardi Bram McGinnis Sarah Nathan Ariela Rossberg Chris Stinson Steve Travis

On May 19th, 1999, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a One-on-One Conversation with Moisés Kaufman, director, playwright, and founder of Tectonic Theater Project, and Mary Overlie, the creator of Viewpoints.  Hear these two singular artists discuss theatrical theory and relate it to their work: Kaufman as he creates The Laramie Project with his company, Overlie in developing Viewpoints. This is an insightful conversation between two artists who thrive on exploration and breaking into new forms.