Podcasts about theater for the new city

We're in a time where we are seeing new voices, new types of voices telling their stories and people create their identity through seeing themselves reflected in work, in all Art, all literature, in any aspect. And if you don't see yourself reflected EVER then think about how that impacts your life and not only in the character, but the narratives in all its ways. And that's why I hope to continue to create not only if I can create it, but foster it in other people.  Karen Cecilia She/Her/Hers (Playwright, Screenwriter, Director) Her work has been seen in NYC at 3LD, La Mama, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, Theater For The New City, Theatre Odyssey, Sarasota FL, The Coalescence Theatre, Illinois and The Firehouse Theatre, Richmond, VA and Jermyn Street Theater, London England.

MARIO GOLDEN+ANDREAS ROBERTZ: Mario was born in Mexico and Andreas in German, but both met in NYC. At age 14, Mexico migrated to South Texas with his family and in the midst of financial hardship, graduated from high school as a valedictorian and gained full scholarship to Stanford University where he earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A in International Development Education. After years as an educator, Mario expanded his studies and practice with an emphasis on depth psychology and group facilitation, family and organizational systems, eastern spirituality and the Enneagram, which deals with the human psyche. Simultaneously, he developed as an artist working in Mexico and the U.S. receiving positive reviews for his film appearances such as: “The Mule”, which was picked up for broadcasting by HBO Latin America in 2006, “Capicu” and “Del Otro Lado” (The Other Side) a Spanish language feature film he co-starred, co-wrote and co-produced, which was screened in the U.S and at international festivals in Canada, Europe and Latin America. His first full-length play “One Less Queen'' was published in the anthology-Positive/Negative: Women of Color and HIV, “Turning Point” a series of one-acts that TNC presented, “The Trip” selected for the Samuel French Short Ply Festival and the Strawberry One Act Festival, and more. He is a member of the Village Playwrights, Around The Block, the Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors and Founding Co-director of One Heart Productions, a non-profit theater and film company….. Andreas studied theology, archeology, history of thought, acting and later became a radio journalist. He is an established German theater director with 15 years of experience, directing and producing more that 30 shows in theaters of 40 to 900 seats, receiving numerous regional and national awards and nominations for his outstanding work as a director. In 2002 he served as Artistic Advisor for the City Arts Council and as Residence Director at the Artheater Cologne and while there in Cologne, he produced and directed a number of contemporary American, Canadian and English plays to critical acclaim and was awarded the 2006 Cologne City Award for his direction of The Pillowman. In New York, Andreas has directed readings at the Public Theater as part of the series of New Czech voices produced by the Immigrants' Theater Project, and other projects at Around The Block, The Theater For The New City, the Martin E. Segal Theater (CUNY) and The Mint Theater. He received the 2008 Golden Penguin for best direction at the Penguin's Day Festival for the one-woman show “Which is My Drug of Choice?” by Kai Hensel. Andreas and Mario launched a project in Berlin in 2008 with five German actresses and a German playwright as part of an initiative for healing and reconciliation between Jewish and non-Jewish German impacted by the Holocaust. In 2014 Andreas received the H.O.L.A award for Best Production for the “Charlotte's Song'' by Nancy Ferragallo and again in 2016, for Best Ensemble for the “Exile is My Home” by Domnica Radulescu. He has become a respected playwriting teacher and developed a second career as a cultural journalist for one of Germany's most esteemed broadcasting networks, with hundreds of interviews on art and life. Andreas is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab Network and Artistic Director of One Heart Productions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ozzie-stewart/support

Desperadoby Dr. Vivian Dorsett, PhDLinda is currently receiving counseling in her psychiatrist's office when her multiple personalities start to interrupt the sessions as Dr. Walker attempts to maintain control. Linda has to gain control over her personality so she won't be committed to a mental institution and lose custody of her own children to child welfare. Birdie tries to assist Dr. Walker, but Linda doesn't trust her.Vivian Dorsett (Playwright) Vivian is a college instructor and has produced and directed theater at a collegiate and community level. Her most recent acting debut in Community Theater was Vagina Monologues. Most of her playwriting is based on social justice and represents marginalized populations.Carrie Wesolowski (Linda): A career woman with multiple personalities-- Penny, a surly teenager, and Veronica, an angry, aggressive adult.Born and raised in NYC, Carrie's a co-host of AirPlay and regular contributor to AirPlay as Actor/Director. Carrie's recent credits include directing the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center, playing Mandy in Theater for the New City's Dermalogic and directing and playing the female lead Destiny in Simon Says, a finalist in Playbill VTF Live and Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Upcoming projects include supporting roles as Helen Hayes/Julia in Coni Koepfinger's Live From The Bardo: My Dinner With Mary in January 2022 at Theatre for the New City in NYC directed by the legendary Dan Carter.Beth Griffith (Birdie) Linda's biological mother who has a 7th grade education and has been emotionally absent throughout Linda's life.Beth has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges,Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova's Makers Lab, Music We'd Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito's DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Matt Matthews (Dr. Walker, Psychiatrist) Matt immigrated to California from Texas many years ago. He is an actor, singer, theatre director, choral director, and voice for hire. Recent Zoom projects include Dermalogic, as Stansfield, and Yellow Ribbons, as director. Some favorite roles: Marley's Ghost in A Christmas Carol and Gremio in Taming of the Shrew.

Live from The Bardo: My Dinner with Maryby Coni Koepfinger and Dan Carter When destiny reunites two long estranged actresses, new realities open to give them a peek backstage at their real lives in Live from the Bardo: My Dinner with Mary.Mary Tierney (Mary) Mary started her acting career in Dublin, where she worked for five years. After returning to NYC she started her own theater, The BillyMunk and the last three decades she spent at Theater for the New City.Mary Ellen Ashley: (Mary Ellen) Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway,Television, and Film, her resume includes many Off-Broadway credits. She also spent many years in regional theaters, including playing Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly 11 times, and was in Music Man; Funny Girl, Cabaret; Best Little Whorehouse, 42nd Street. Fiddler;Gypsy just to name a few….Carrie Wesolowski (Julia/Helen Hayes) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie's a co-host of AirPlay and regular contributor to AirPlay as Actor/Director. Carrie's recent credits include directing the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center, playing Mandy in Theater for the New City's Dermalogic and directing and playing the female lead Destiny in Simon Says, a finalist in Playbill VTF Live and Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival.Félix E. Gardón (Jose Ferrer) Félix is a native Puerto Rican actor/artist/activist who was the artistic director and board chair of Los 4 Gatos Theater Company, a bilingual Puerto Rican troupe supported by Pregones theater. He has performed and worked with the Medicine Show Theater show since 2000. Felix is also an abstract artist, student of the late master modern art painter Omiros Hriso, and works in the mediums of acrylic and Polaroid manipulation. Katherine Elliot (Katherine Hepburn) Cofounder/Actor/Producer-Wild Banshee. Former producer/performer-The Tempest Ladies (The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream). Off-Broadway producer/performer (Sammy's Bowery Follies, Dog Sees God). Producer/performer (Paulette Goddard) Hannah, Can You Hear Me? - Best Arts Film, Cannes Festival. Director-The One And Only Amanda Palmer... Served on the Board of Directors for The League of Professional Theatre Women.Byron C. Saunders (Joseph Jefferson) Arts Management Consultant /Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil RightsAdvocate. Byron's highlights and many credits currently include working as an independent ArtsManagement Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, funddevelopment, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and management. Beth Griffith (Announcer) Beth has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges,Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova's Makers Lab, Music We'd Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito's DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.

Phil Chippenputt, egotistical resident golf pro, is murdered, and the suspects at the East Dogbreath Hills Country Club are certainly plentiful. Was it the club's owner Wilson Irons, who's grown tired of Phil's constant philandering with his wife Taylor? Was it the Club's groundskeeper Reg Greene? Or has Millie Driver, his long-suffering Caddy, finally decided to get some of her own back? Follow the clues and enjoy the laughs as the mystery unfolds before you in a raucous evening of fun!David Dietz III (Playwright/Wilson Irons) David Dietz is an award-winning actor, stage/screen writer, filmmaker, and audiobook producer-narrator. He has pounded the boards in productions ranging from Shakespeare to Simon (Neil, that is), and appeared in such films as End Game, Strange Girls, and Death from Above. In 2012, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Indemnity (aka Indemnity: Rage of A jealous Vampire). For more information, please visit http://dietzthethird.com or http://zd3-productions.comCarrie Wesolowski (Director/Taylor Irons) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger's The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen in Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. Beth Griffith (Millie Driver) Beth Griffith (Mom) Beth Griffith has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova's Makers Lab, Music We'd Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito's DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Larry Parker (Phil Chippenputt) Larry is a graduate of Columbia University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Theatre Arts. He performs in local theatre and can be found auditioning and working in commercials and television. Before acting, Larry served as a United States Reconnaissance Marine, a NYC firefighter, and competed as a USA All-American Ironman Tri-Athlete.James Jerome (Reg Greene) An actor, stage manager, and writer James got his start in Pittsburgh; then continued in New York working as an actor on stage, television and film. He studied at the HB Studio with Uta Hagen. Currently he is wrighting his first full-length play.Matt Matthews (Narrator) Matt Matthews (Narrator) immigrated to California from Texas many years ago. He is an actor, singer, theatre director, choral director, and voice for hire. Recent Zoom projects include Dermalogic, as Stansfield, and Yellow Ribbons, as director. Some favorite roles: Marley's Ghost in A Christmas Carol and Gremio in Taming of the Shrew.

Show Synopsis: Dad teaches his daughter lessons from the woods.Trish Ayers (Playwright) Trish Ayers is an award winning playwright with play readings and productions across the United States and Japan including at Live Girls!, Hedgerow Theatre, Iowa State University, Berea College, and Manhattan Theatre Source. She is resident playwright for Mountain Spirit Puppets and has received three Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW) grants and was honored to be the recipient of the 2011 Sallie Bingham Award from KFW. She was the founder of Kentucky Women Playwrights Seminar, a ten-year playwriting project.Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Cindi) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger's The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen as a finalist in Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. David Dietz (Dad) David Dietz is an award-winning actor, stage/screen writer, filmmaker, and audiobook producer-narrator. He has pounded the boards in productions ranging from Shakespeare to Simon (Neil, that is), and appeared in such films as End Game, Strange Girls, and Death from Above. In 2012, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Indemnity (aka Indemnity: Rage of a Jealous Vampire). His audiobook narration credits include My Stupid Girl, Words with My Father, and Halfskin. For more information, please visit http://dietzthethird.com or http://zd3-productions.comBeth Griffith (Mom) Beth Griffith has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova's Makers Lab, Music We'd Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito's DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Byron C. Saunders (Narrator/Co-Host) Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights Advocate. Byron's highlights and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.

Accidental Death by Anne Marilyn LucasSynopsis: Leah Langley, an elderly woman driving at night has been arrested by the police in a poor neighborhood in Lynn, Massachusetts. As Officer Johnson questions her, we learn more about Leah Langley's story and what has brought her to this moment in time. Carrie Wesolowski (Director) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who has appeared in international news programs, film, television and theatre productions. Carrie is a graduate of the Gushee/Anania Studio where she studied with Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, interviewing indie film actors, writers, and directors and giving them a platform for their work. Carrie's recent projects include directing and playing Destiny in Coni Koepfinger's SIMON SAYS which was a finalist in the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020 and was most recently streaming worldwide as part of Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival, and playing Mandy in Dermalogic as part of Theater for the New City's "On the Air'' series which can still be seen on Theater for the New City's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0WP3ZVOAaY&t=355s It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay. She would like to thank the playwright Anne Marilyn Lucas and the actors who helped bring this to life.Mary Ellen Ashley (Leah Langley) Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Mary Ellen Ashley was featured in a 2016 edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine. Born and presently living in the Big Apple of New York City, Mary Ellen Ashley has spent time living and working throughout the United States, including Los Angeles, California, as well as in Europe. Performing in her very first theatrical role.Jacqueline Youm (Officer Verna Johnson) is a Senegalese American actor, lawyer, and French|English|Spanish teacher. She also coaches mediation and negotiation. She thanks her family & friends for continuously listening to her acting screams and tears. Since the pandemic has started, she has produced, directed, and acted in a myriad of plays and monologues, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMP7Wn5hXuo&list=PLcz56rfup6GzQsVH3RDqUedrQucAYCe6eAnne Marilyn Lucas (Playwright) Playwright, Director, Actress, Singer, College Professor: DGA, EQUITY,SAG/ AFTRAAnne's first full-length play FROM SILENCE, the journey of a Holocaust survivor finding her voice, was produced in NYC at THE THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY in 2016, at MLT 2017, THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE in NYC 2018 directed by Arin Arbus. staged at GLOUCESTER STAGE 2019 and produced by COTTEY COLLEGE near Kansas City in 2020. RECOVERY, the struggle of three sets of mothers and their daughters with the disease of addiction was staged at BOSTON PLAYWRIGHT'S THEATRE, produced in NYC at THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY Oct 2018, north of Boston at MLT in Oct. 2019, BILLERICA POLICE PARTNERSHIP Dec. 2019 , and in Greece at FACTA NON-VERBA THEATER COMPANY, in Greek MARCH 2020. RECOVERY won three MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL GRANTS. SAY THE NAME, was staged at Harvard University and used as a text in the Divinity School. The nine commissioned musicals she has written have played to sold out crowds at MLT for 11 years. The most recent was a Vimeo offering this summer. One act plays ‘Dearest Dove', ‘Legacy of the Hanging Judge', ‘Spirits of the Gables' have run annually for 20 years at THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES in Salem. Other 10min. plays have been produced in the Boston area (including BTM) & NYC Equity theaters.. She was a professor of Drama at Salem State University 2000-2011. Anne began acting as a child, trained in London in the 3 year diploma class at The Webber Douglas and Royal College of Music, regional rep Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park before working in NYC for 10 Years as an Equity Actress. Anne lives in Marblehead, MA and has two daughters.

Synopsis: In this surrealist one-act, Chauncey Faust, a very aggressive, out-of-work television actor, is about to enter into a business partnership that he thinks will be the opportunity of a lifetime. Although very lucrative financially, it may cost him his soul. His new business associate, Mr. Stuart Morgan, has created a one-of-a-kind service. The play opens with a dream job interview that quickly turns into a nightmare.Coni Koepfinger (Playwright) Artist and Educator, Coni Koepfinger is the host of AIRPLAY, a weekly virtual theatre program now in its 12th season that brings the voices of artists, actors, playwrights from all over the world together. Also via new media, Koepfinger has created DETERMINED WOMEN, a monthly feature that interviews women who share stories to encourage and inspire. In addition to teaching theatre and composition, Koepfinger is an internationally published and produced playwright and theorist. As a Media Advisor for the Lifeboat Foundation, her play Get the Message was in their Visions of the Future anthology 2016. Coni is a former board member of the International Center for Women Playwrights/ ICWP and committee chair for the League of Professional Theatre Women /LPTW. Recent work includes three new powerful pieces with her writing partner Joe Izen: including Eve of Beltane, Broadway Bound Festival (2019),; Schoolhouse (2015) and the first musical to usher in the singularity, Kingdom Come (2020). She has written well over 40 plays, short stories, books and commissions such as Takin’ It Back a ten minute play for THE ME TOO PROJECT in Harlem, and Playing House a commissioned one-act about Bella Abzug for the UNTOLD STORIES OF JEWISH WOMEN and Playing Fate which was accepted for New Blood Series at Theatre for the New City. Now in 2021, Koepfinger’s work is virtually shown all over the globe, My Dinner with Mary which was read online for The Producer’s Circle and was then streamed live from The Player’s Club in NYC in TNC’s ON AIR podcast. It will be produced in the Dream Up Festival in 2021 at TNC. Her play Simon Says, was one of 12 selected in the world’s first Virtual Theatre Festival by PLAYBILL 2020 and was slated for Manhattan Rep’s STORIES film competition in 2021.Carrie Wesolowski (Director) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who has appeared in international news programs, film, television and theatre productions. Carrie is a graduate of the Gushee/Anania Studio where she studied with Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, interviewing indie film actors, writers, and directors and giving them a platform for their work. Carrie’s recent projects include directing and playing Destiny in Coni Koepfinger’s Simon Says which was a finalist in the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020 and was most recently streaming worldwide as part of Manhattan Rep’s STORIES Film Festival, and playing Mandy in Dermalogic as part of Theater for the New City's "On the Air'' series which can still be seen on Theater for the New City's YouTube Channel: It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay. She would like to thank the playwright Coni Koepfinger and the actors who helped bring this to life. Claude Isbell (Chauncey Faust) Claude Isbell started out as a child actor, doing both TV commercials and theater from the age of 4. He and his sister did modeling work as well all over NYC, appearing in the New York Times magazine and many others. He was a musician and songwriter in NYC, before going into business. After studying acting with teachers such as Austin Pendleton, he has recently gotten the Theater and Film bug back, and is making a Web Series called CYRUS that is in pre-production. During the Strawberry One-Act Festival his “Making-Of” film garnered him a “Best Director” nomination.Beth Griffith (Ms. Candice Appleby) Beth Griffith has performed with HERE Art Center, La MaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater. Timothy Regan (Mr. Morgan) Timothy Regan is a graduate of Kean University, and worked on several national tours upon graduating. Timothy is a seasoned TV, film, and stage actor and now comes to you via Zoom and other various facetime platforms!

KINGDOM COME is a bold new musical by Joe Izen and Coni Koepfinger that peers deep into the heart of humanity and sees through time into a new vision, a look into the light, where the reflection of all life is love. Set in a dystopian future, TED, the world's first transhuman, falls in love with boss Livia. This prompts him to question the very purpose of life and finds something might be missing.BIOS:NARRATOR - BYRON SAUNDERS Byron C. Saunders is an Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian working as an independent Arts Management Consultant for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget. TED - the world's first fully human-computer hybrid is JAMES SCHEIDER James Scheider is an actor-musician, music director, and composer/arranger currently residing in Manhattan.TED'S CONSCIENCE - his higher self JOE IZEN Joe Izen, renowned Singer/Guitarist and Songwriter, brings a wealth of musical history from his earliest days opening for Richie Havens and Joe Cocker, to playing with the great Bluesman Willie Dixon. Joe is the Composer, Lyricist and Co-author of the Play "Eve of Beltane", "Schoolhouse" and "Kingdom Come," with Coni Koepfinger. "Eve of Beltane" was selected for the Broadway Bound festival along with several successful readings in NYC. LIVIA FLYGATE - TED's boss at the NEW SOCIETY library ZOE ANASTASSIOU Zoe Anastassiou is a Greek Australian British actress who can be seen on film, TV, all over the internet with her 365 blog, and hopefully back up on stage sooner than soon!THE DOP - The New World Politico Regime WARREN KELLY Warren Kelley is a veteran of more than 200 productions in major regional theatres across the country, appearing in the classics, contemporary plays and musical theatre. He also works in television and film and was most recently featured in Showtime’s THE LOUDEST VOICE opposite Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller. FRANK - an older Italian widower who comes to Club Singularity to find a mate, JON HAYDEN Jon Hayden is a working actor with a long list of various credits ranging from Off-Off B’way to LA Mama ETC, Lincoln Center, Starlight theater, Wolf Trap, Pittsburgh Public, The Fabulous Fox, in his hometown of Atlanta. Jon is a veteran of over 30 roles in major films and TV. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Jon is proud to make his Airplay debut as Frank.JANET - a recent widow, daughter going off to college SANDRA BARGMAN Sandra Bargman has performed in Bway Nationals, off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, singer, song-writer, Interfaith minister. Owner of Sacred Stages, LLC. Visit sandrabargman.com for everything that's happening.IT SURGEON (CITIZEN #1) Library Tour Guest 1/ IT guy that reprograms TED MARY ELLEN ASHLEY Mary Ellen Ashley, Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, born and presently living in New York City, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine and was featured in an edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016. For more information, visit www.maryellenashley.com.WAITRESS (CITIZEN #2) Library Tour Guest 2 / Cocktail Waitress in Club Singularity BETH GRIFFITH This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in Brno.PIERCE - a computer genius / IT terrorist who plots the DOP’s takeover at Club Singularity TIMOTHY REGAN Timothy Regan is happy to be back with Airplay with another great script and cast. Past productions on Airplay have been, Unspoken Acts by Coni Koepfinger, Down With Kindle and Going Up by Shirley King BELLA - a wannabe pop-star, who now wants a child, hoping to get pregnant at Club Singularity SUSAN SKOSKO Susan is thrilled to be working with Coni n Joe again. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Penn State Main. During quarantine on Zoom she made her stand-up & comedy writing debut with Scranton Improv & Comedy. Check her out on You-Tube "Unmasked" or her website. www.ACT2SusanSko.com Last seen in NYC with Cosmic Orchid, Drama Guild Foundation, Manhattan Rep, TNT & Hudson Guild. BEAMER - a has-been record producer, Bella's manager, deeply in love with her CLAUDE ISBELL Claude Isbell is an Actor/Writer/Director/Editor/Photographer. Studied with Austin Pendleton. Currently in pre-production for web series CYRUS.

KINGDOM COME is a bold new musical by Joe Izen and Coni Koepfinger that peers deep into the heart of humanity and sees through time into a new vision, a look into the light, where the reflection of all life is love. Set in a dystopian future, TED, the world's first transhuman, falls in love with boss Livia. This prompts him to question the very purpose of life and finds something might be missing.BIOS:NARRATOR - BYRON SAUNDERS Byron C. Saunders is an Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian working as an independent Arts Management Consultant for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget. TED - the world's first fully human-computer hybrid is JAMES SCHEIDER James Scheider is an actor-musician, music director, and composer/arranger currently residing in Manhattan.TED'S CONSCIENCE - his higher self JOE IZEN Joe Izen, renowned Singer/Guitarist and Songwriter, brings a wealth of musical history from his earliest days opening for Richie Havens and Joe Cocker, to playing with the great Bluesman Willie Dixon. Joe is the Composer, Lyricist and Co-author of the Play "Eve of Beltane", "Schoolhouse" and "Kingdom Come," with Coni Koepfinger. "Eve of Beltane" was selected for the Broadway Bound festival along with several successful readings in NYC. LIVIA FLYGATE - TED's boss at the NEW SOCIETY library ZOE ANASTASSIOU Zoe Anastassiou is a Greek Australian British actress who can be seen on film, TV, all over the internet with her 365 blog, and hopefully back up on stage sooner than soon!THE DOP - The New World Politico Regime WARREN KELLY Warren Kelley is a veteran of more than 200 productions in major regional theatres across the country, appearing in the classics, contemporary plays and musical theatre. He also works in television and film and was most recently featured in Showtime’s THE LOUDEST VOICE opposite Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller. FRANK - an older Italian widower who comes to Club Singularity to find a mate, JON HAYDEN Jon Hayden is a working actor with a long list of various credits ranging from Off-Off B’way to LA Mama ETC, Lincoln Center, Starlight theater, Wolf Trap, Pittsburgh Public, The Fabulous Fox, in his hometown of Atlanta. Jon is a veteran of over 30 roles in major films and TV. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Jon is proud to make his Airplay debut as Frank.JANET - a recent widow, daughter going off to college SANDRA BARGMAN Sandra Bargman has performed in Bway Nationals, off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, singer, song-writer, Interfaith minister. Owner of Sacred Stages, LLC. Visit sandrabargman.com for everything that's happening.IT SURGEON (CITIZEN #1) Library Tour Guest 1/ IT guy that reprograms TED MARY ELLEN ASHLEY Mary Ellen Ashley, Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, born and presently living in New York City, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine and was featured in an edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016. For more information, visit www.maryellenashley.com.WAITRESS (CITIZEN #2) Library Tour Guest 2 / Cocktail Waitress in Club Singularity BETH GRIFFITH This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in Brno.PIERCE - a computer genius / IT terrorist who plots the DOP’s takeover at Club Singularity TIMOTHY REGAN Timothy Regan is happy to be back with Airplay with another great script and cast. Past productions on Airplay have been, Unspoken Acts by Coni Koepfinger, Down With Kindle and Going Up by Shirley King BELLA - a wannabe pop-star, who now wants a child, hoping to get pregnant at Club Singularity SUSAN SKOSKO Susan is thrilled to be working with Coni n Joe again. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Penn State Main. During quarantine on Zoom she made her stand-up & comedy writing debut with Scranton Improv & Comedy. Check her out on You-Tube "Unmasked" or her website. www.ACT2SusanSko.com Last seen in NYC with Cosmic Orchid, Drama Guild Foundation, Manhattan Rep, TNT & Hudson Guild. BEAMER - a has-been record producer, Bella's manager, deeply in love with her CLAUDE ISBELL Claude Isbell is an Actor/Writer/Director/Editor/Photographer. Studied with Austin Pendleton. Currently in pre-production for web series CYRUS.

Creator and cohost of AirPlay and Determined Women, Coni’s works have been published and performed all over the globe.Tonight’s play “Josie in the Bardo” was conceived as a commission in 2019 for The Voire Dire Project at Cosmic Orchid Theatre and produced by Liz Amadio, Artistic Director. It’s most recent performance was at the Broadway Bound Festival on 42nd St, directed by GlenoraBlackshire.“Josie in the Bardo” looks deep into reincarnation trying to uncover its purpose and process.Our director and narrator tonight is :Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian…working as an independent Arts Management Consultant…for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget.My experiences have included CEO for professional theater companies, museums, and an arts council. I have also served on several arts panels for the NEA/Expansion Arts Program, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/Theatre Panel, NY Foundation for the Arts/Theater, and the NY State Council on the Arts/SAS panel. In the State of Georgia, I served as the Executive Director for the DeKalb County Council for the Arts; Georgia Council for the Arts/Grassroots Arts Program Administrator; as a panel member for the Fulton County Arts Council/Museum; Cultural Affairs/City of Atlanta Theater panel, and Southern Arts Federation/Theater panels. In NYC, I was the Executive Director at the Queens Historical Society for 8 years preserving the history of Queens NYC, headquartered at the Kingsland Homestead (Flushing, NY). I also served for 3 years as General Manager for Black Spectrum Theater located in Jamaica, NYC. From 2009-2011, I was the Executive Director for the Wyckoff Farmhouse Association/Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (NYC and NY State’s oldest historic landmark built in 1652 and one of the ten oldest wooden structures in the US located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY).CASTIn the role of Josie IsLani Cerveris Cataldi is an actress and singer-songwriter/composer. Lani is co-founder and Creative Director of the Gemini Theater Company, Pittasburgh, PA. Lani has performed with Pittsburgh's CLO, regional theaters across the country, has appeared in motion pictures, TV films, industrials, commercials, and has done character voices for the McGraw-Hill Macmillan's national reading series. Some of her most notable roles include Aldonza (Man of La Mancha), Miss Hannigan (Annie), The Witch (Into the Woods) and The Gypsy (Tommy For the past 2 years Lani has been involved in various theatrical projects in NYC, including co-starring in After Life at the Theater for the New City and performing a one-woman show, The Shadow Dancer, at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre as well as composing and sound designing for several New York productions. Most recently, Lani co-starred in the indy film Turtle Island.Lani’s work can be heard and seen on stage and screen in NY and all over the world.Playing Josie’s Higher Self is Beth Griffith Beth Griffith singer/actor, graduates from The Bardo, 6/21, to Kingdom Comewith Coni- love it!This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in BrnoThe role of Freddie, Josie’s jealous ex lover, will beDavid Ogrodowski is an Award winning actor, writer, director, and producer, known for his work with Herrings the series, Bodyfarm the movie, Flickr the series, and hundreds of other films and shorts. He produces The Pittsburgh Uncut Film Festival, and has several other film projects.He began his film career performing in 48 hour film festivals, and other short film festivals, where he received several Best Actor awards. In 2016, he landed the lead role in Herrings the web series, produced by Keith Chamberlain, which has gone on to win several awards at international film festivals, including several best actor nominations, and is currently in production on season three. He can also be seen in Bodyfarm produced by Brandon Keenan and Nick LaMantia, Batshit produced by Todd Wolfson, and Flickr, produced by Tom Savini. Other works include hundreds of short films where he has played both lead and supporting roles. His stage career which begin with the Pittsburgh opera as a supernumerary, has expanded to local theaters where he has played both supporting and lead roles. He produces The Pittsburgh Uncut Film Festival and is currently working on several films to be released next year.

Creator and cohost of AirPlay and Determined Women, Coni’s works have been published and performed all over the globe.Tonight’s play “Josie in the Bardo” was conceived as a commission in 2019 for The Voire Dire Project at Cosmic Orchid Theatre and produced by Liz Amadio, Artistic Director. It’s most recent performance was at the Broadway Bound Festival on 42nd St, directed by GlenoraBlackshire.“Josie in the Bardo” looks deep into reincarnation trying to uncover its purpose and process.Our director and narrator tonight is :Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian…working as an independent Arts Management Consultant…for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget.My experiences have included CEO for professional theater companies, museums, and an arts council. I have also served on several arts panels for the NEA/Expansion Arts Program, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/Theatre Panel, NY Foundation for the Arts/Theater, and the NY State Council on the Arts/SAS panel. In the State of Georgia, I served as the Executive Director for the DeKalb County Council for the Arts; Georgia Council for the Arts/Grassroots Arts Program Administrator; as a panel member for the Fulton County Arts Council/Museum; Cultural Affairs/City of Atlanta Theater panel, and Southern Arts Federation/Theater panels. In NYC, I was the Executive Director at the Queens Historical Society for 8 years preserving the history of Queens NYC, headquartered at the Kingsland Homestead (Flushing, NY). I also served for 3 years as General Manager for Black Spectrum Theater located in Jamaica, NYC. From 2009-2011, I was the Executive Director for the Wyckoff Farmhouse Association/Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (NYC and NY State’s oldest historic landmark built in 1652 and one of the ten oldest wooden structures in the US located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY).CASTIn the role of Josie IsLani Cerveris Cataldi is an actress and singer-songwriter/composer. Lani is co-founder and Creative Director of the Gemini Theater Company, Pittasburgh, PA. Lani has performed with Pittsburgh's CLO, regional theaters across the country, has appeared in motion pictures, TV films, industrials, commercials, and has done character voices for the McGraw-Hill Macmillan's national reading series. Some of her most notable roles include Aldonza (Man of La Mancha), Miss Hannigan (Annie), The Witch (Into the Woods) and The Gypsy (Tommy For the past 2 years Lani has been involved in various theatrical projects in NYC, including co-starring in After Life at the Theater for the New City and performing a one-woman show, The Shadow Dancer, at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre as well as composing and sound designing for several New York productions. Most recently, Lani co-starred in the indy film Turtle Island.Lani’s work can be heard and seen on stage and screen in NY and all over the world.Playing Josie’s Higher Self is Beth Griffith Beth Griffith singer/actor, graduates from The Bardo, 6/21, to Kingdom Comewith Coni- love it!This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in BrnoThe role of Freddie, Josie’s jealous ex lover, will beDavid Ogrodowski is an Award winning actor, writer, director, and producer, known for his work with Herrings the series, Bodyfarm the movie, Flickr the series, and hundreds of other films and shorts. He produces The Pittsburgh Uncut Film Festival, and has several other film projects.He began his film career performing in 48 hour film festivals, and other short film festivals, where he received several Best Actor awards. In 2016, he landed the lead role in Herrings the web series, produced by Keith Chamberlain, which has gone on to win several awards at international film festivals, including several best actor nominations, and is currently in production on season three. He can also be seen in Bodyfarm produced by Brandon Keenan and Nick LaMantia, Batshit produced by Todd Wolfson, and Flickr, produced by Tom Savini. Other works include hundreds of short films where he has played both lead and supporting roles. His stage career which begin with the Pittsburgh opera as a supernumerary, has expanded to local theaters where he has played both supporting and lead roles. He produces The Pittsburgh Uncut Film Festival and is currently working on several films to be released next year.

I tredje programmet möter vi två New Yorkbaserade musiker. Elviolasten och tonsättaren Martha Mooke har bland annat spelat på Broadway, medan tonsättaren och pianisten Elodie Lautens operor sätts upp off-Broadway och off-Metropolitanoperan. Jag möter Martha Mooke I en vacker våning på övre västra Manhattan. Hon spelar med New York's ledande ensembler och har inga problem med att gå mellan notbundna och improviserande uppdrag. Just denna vecka varvar hon fyrsträngat violaspel, i stycken av Tjajkovskij och Bruckner, i en symfoniorkester i New Jersey, med att i studio, med femsträngad elviola, spela in altfiolstycken som tonsatts för henne. Och så har hon precis avslutat komponerandet av sin tredje String Quartet. En klassisk altfiol har fyra strängar, men Martha Mooke äger ett flertal femsträngade instrument. Hon processor ljudet I dator och med allehanda pedaler Den elektrifierade altfiolen kan låta som ett keyboard, en synth, en gitarr eller som en saxofon! Så här skriver Village Voice: ”Med sitt kritvita hår, och den blå femsträngade altfiolen, är Martha Mooke en frapperande uppenbarelse med ett bredare register än många improvisatörer kan skryta med.” Martha Mooke, som är en av stammusikerna i Carnegie Hall, har bl a jobbat med Luciano Berio, Cathy Berberian, David Bowie, David Byrne, Lou Reed, Kronoskvartetten och Rufus Wainwright. Årligen spelar Martha Mooke vid stödkonserten för Tibet House tillsammans med Philip Glass och Patti Smith. -Två turnéer med Barbara Streisand var drömturnéer av första klass! Barbara vet exakt hur hon vill ha det musikaliskt och vi musiker blev behandlade exemplariskt. Det var fantastiskt att varje kväll stå en meter från Barbara Streisand när hon gör sin stora entré och publiken jublar. Du hör inget, du vibrerar – inte bara ditt instrument, utan även din kropp vibrerar, berättar Martha Mooke. Martha Mooke’s nästa CD heter Hebra d'luz, Ljustråd, efter stycket med samma namn som tonsättaren Tania León skrivit till henne. http://www.marthamooke.com/ Tonsättaren och pianisten Elodie Lauten föddes i Paris men flyttade till New York tidigt 1970-tal. Hennes pianostycke Variations On The Orange Cycle inkluderades i Chamber Music America’s lista över nittonhundratalets 100 bästa musikstycken. Och Sequenza 21, som är en av de tre främsta internettidningarna för nutida konstmusik, listade Elodie Lauten som en av de mest inflytesrika tonsättarna av postminimalismen under de senaste 30 åren. Elodie Lauten har skrivit fem operor, stycken för piano, för elektronik och för orkester. Hon finns med på 30 CD-skivor, utgivna av 15 stora och små bolag. I New York upplever Elodie Lauten en frihet hon aldrig känt i Paris. Här kan hennes excentricitet blomma bland andra människor som är udda och kommer från olika länder. Elodie Lauten startar tjejrockband, lever en tid på Chelsea Hotel med sin pojkvän och bor tillsammans med den öppet homosexuelle poeten Allen Ginsberg. Några av hans dikter utgör librettot till hennes opera Waking in New York. Elodie Lauten skapar det lyraliknande 21-strängade instrumentet Trine och använder det i Preludiet till sin opera Death of Don Juan. Operan hade premiär i maj 2011 på Manhattan’s Theater For The New City, i East Village. - Don Juan-typen, förföraren, är en karaktär från en förfluten tid då kvinnor endast hade tre val: hustru till en man, nunna eller prostituerad. Idag, efter 1960- och 70-talens sexuella frigörelser och kvinorörelsens landvinningar, är en sådan Don Juan-karaktär inte trovärdig, säger Elodie Lauten, som i operan ger Don Juan möjlighet att uppleva äkta kärlek. Elodie Lautens far föddes som Raphael Shecroun i Algeriet. Han tar namnet Errol Parker och blir jazzmusiker och kompositör och skriver bitonal, komplex musik. 18 år gammal lämnar han Algeriet och flyttar till Paris där han bl a spelar med gitarristen Django Reinhardt. 1968 flyttar Errol Parker till New York och är så stolt över sina afrikanska rötter att han byter ut virveltrumman mot congas i trumsetet. 1971 startar han sin egen label, Sahara Records. Elodie Lauten är konstnärlig ledare för den ideella organisationen Lower East Side Perfroming Arts. http://www.elodielauten.net/

This episode we talk with the creators of THE LOVE OF BROTHERS playing at Theater For The New City, part of the team from the new Off-Broadway play, RUMSPRINGA while Kevin Dozier stops by to share a few songs from his new CD, LOVE-WISE. And to top it all off, we have part 2 of our interview with Louis St. Louis as he discusses his history and dishes dirt on GREASE!