Podcasts about united solo festival

Today on Too Opinionated, singer Zara Phillips comes back for another visit. Somebody's Daughter - and the 2018 book and 2022 one-woman show the film is based on – focusses on Zara's personal journey of overcoming early addiction, navigating her life and meeting her birth father after many years and struggles after connecting with her birth mother. The project's true driving force is tofacilitate honest, vulnerable conversations about adoption. Too many people, she says, are ignoring these important issues. In addition to acting and writing, Zara is also a talented singer and songwriter who launched her career in the 80s, appearing in music videos and providing backing vocals on tour with Bob Geldof, Matt Bianco, David Essex and Nick Kamen. While taking some years away from creative endeavors to raise a family, she came back strong in the 2000s, releasing two albums(When The Rain Stops and You. Me & Us) produced by Ted Perlman, whose multi-faceted musical resume includes Whitney Houston, Bob Dylan and Chicago; earning a Best Homegrown Documentary honor for her 2008 film Roots Unknown at the Garden State Film Festival; and publishing in 2008 her first book Mother Me, a compelling memoir about her ongoing struggles as an adoptee now raising a family of her own. A few years later, Zara's song “I'm Legit,” co-written with Darryl McDaniels (DMC of Run-DMC), was a successful single in the adoption world and beyond. In 2014, Zara's one woman show Beneath My Father's Sky, directed by Eliza and Eric Roberts won Best Direction at NYC's United Solo Festival and was performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Connecticut and London in 2016. During this era, she was presented with an Angel in Adoption Award by the Congressional Coalition of Adoption Institute. Her most recent album, released in 2020, is Meditation and Kitkats, and she currently tours and performs with her husband, British folk-rock legend Richard Thompson, who scored Somebody's Daughter.   Want t owatch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Eileen Tull (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary theatremaker, poet, educator, and one-woman show person based in Chicago. Her work has been seen throughout the country in United Solo Festival, Minnesota Fringe, Dallas Solo Festival, San Francisco Fringe, Cincy Fringe, and Tampa’s New Seeds Festival. In Chicago, she has worked with The Factory Theatre, Stage Left Theatre, Theatre Wit, and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, among others. Eileen recently founded Fat Theatre Project, a creative collective committed to telling stories by/about/for/with fat artists. Coming up in 2025, she'll be directing "Funny, Like An Abortion," with FTP, co-produced by Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Theatre Directing from Randolph College. www.eileentull.com The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's choosing, performed by our house band, The First Time Three. The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Production by Andy Vasoyan and Executive Producer Bobby Evers. Podcast produced by Andy Vasoyan. Recorded by Tony Baker.

In this engaging conversation, Darnelle Radford and Susan Chase explore the themes of motherhood, artistic expression, and the challenges of self-producing theatre. Susan shares her personal journey through cancer and how it inspired her work, including her latest play, Mother's Day. They discuss the importance of music in theatre, the fear of performing in New York, and the significance of audience engagement. The conversation also touches on the realities of procrastination in the creative process and the unexpected journey to acceptance in the United Solo Festival. In this conversation, Darnelle Radford and Susan Chase discuss the intricacies of creating and presenting the play 'Mother's Day,' reflecting on the supportive environment of theater festivals, the emotional journey of writing the play after the loss of Chase's mother, and the importance of audience engagement through visual storytelling. They explore the historical significance of Mother's Day, the impact of COVID-19 on artistic expression, and the deep connections that can be fostered through shared experiences in theater.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Mother's Day and Artistic Journey03:00 Susan's Undoing: A Personal Journey Through Cancer06:00 The Role of Music in Theatrical Productions09:00 Performing in New York: Overcoming Fear and Finding Community11:58 Audience Engagement and Relatability in Performance14:56 The Challenges of Self-Producing Theatre17:58 Procrastination and the Creative Process20:47 Unexpected Acceptance: A Journey to the United Solo Festival23:00 Festival Experience and Artist Support25:05 Reflections on Artistic Changes28:06 Engaging the Audience with Visuals30:02 Historical Context of Mother's Day33:56 Thematic Depth of the Play39:01 The Impact of COVID on Creativity40:54 A Call to Action for AudiencesABOUT MOTHER'S DAY - A Theatrical Homage To The Women Who Made UsMother's Day is both a memoir of one mother, and an homage to ALL mothers. Veering from sentimental to skeptical, from harrowing to hilarious, Mother's Day celebrates the women who made us. It is especially dedicated to those mothers who are no longer with us, except in our memories and our dreams."Mother's Day is ultimately passionate and illuminating, inspiring viewers to revisit their own relationships with their mothers." (Lehigh Valley Stage 4/9/25)FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.theatreexile.org/renters-in-exile/susan-chase

As she celebrates the release of her extraordinary autobiographical film Somebody's Daughter, Zara Phillips offers up some tough love truths that fly in the face of the often cheery, sanitized way adopted children (and other beings) are depicted in Disney films and other media. From her years of advocacy,studying contemporary sociological research and personal experiences as an adopted person herself, the passionate lifelong advocate for adoptees knows that even well into adulthood, their existential struggles of feeling like outsiders with little known stories of their history and birth parents makes them at least four times more likely to attempt suicide. They are also much more inclined to turn to addiction as a coping mechanism, as Zara did in her teens and early 20s. Somebody's Daughter - and the 2018 book and 2022 one-woman show the film is based on – focusses on Zara's personal journey of overcoming early addiction, navigating her life and meeting her birth father after many years and struggles after connecting with her birth mother. The project's true driving force is tofacilitate honest, vulnerable conversations about adoption. In addition to acting and writing, Zara is also a talented singer and songwriter who launched her career in the 80s, appearing in music videos and providing backing vocals on tour with Bob Geldof, Matt Bianco, David Essex and Nick Kamen.  In 2014, Zara's one woman show Beneath My Father's Sky, directed by Eliza and Eric Roberts won Best Direction at NYC's United Solo Festival and was performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Connecticut and London in 2016. During this era, she was presented with an Angel in Adoption Award by the Congressional Coalition of Adoption Institute. Her most recent album, released in 2020, is Meditation and Kitkats, and she currently tours and performs with her husband, British folk-rock legend Richard Thompson, who scored Somebody's Daughter.   Want t owatch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)  

In this episode, Jose speaks to Julián Fontalvo the multitalented writer and performer of The Imitator, in which he takes audience members on a personal journey where he imitates the voices of over 70 artists. Fontalvo talks about his love for popular music and how songs become part of our lives, as well as exploring the power of music to take us back in time. Fontalvo is performing The Imitator in English at the United Solo Festival in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan Kane (director, writer, performer, educator) recently performed her script of Almost 13 in the Edinburgh Festival Fringereceiving a five-star review. She also got favourable reviews for her direction of Safe and what do you mean in New York and Edinburgh.  She is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus Theatre Company. Off Broadway, she directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theatres, and I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row. She directed Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka's Belinda in Prague. Joan was awarded Best Director in the United Solo Festival where she has directed six pieces. She was named to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com.  She has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theatre, Nylon Fusion, Abingdon Theatre, Oberon Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, T. Schreiber Studio, and many others. Joan is an alumni of the LaMama directing and playwriting symposiums in Umbria, Italy. She is a member of the Playwright/Director unit at Actor's Studio, the League of Professional Theatre Women, the Dramatists Guild, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers Some key points from our interview:·        How she believes that being broken is ok ·        How in the summer of 1969 she witnessed a gang member being murdered and she was then raped by the murderer to silence her·        How she became a selected mute after these traumas, as she was too scared to speak out·        How a friend encouraged her to go for therapy at high school as she was having obtrusive dreams·        How she was encouraged at a writing retreat in Italy to share her story·        How it took her many years to write her story down due to shame and denial·        How writing has been her escape from trauma and her therapy too·        How she's passionate about storytelling and wrote “Almost 13” which are her memories of a young girl's violent summer in Brooklyn and plays all 10 characters herself ·        How she believes we can all have horrible things happen to us, but we can survive them too Review of Almost 13  - “Joan Kane sets an example to others to face up to their stories and to be prepared to share them in order to disseminate, perhaps dissipate and gain some healing through the process”Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken,  from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/You can listen to the full extended series of incredible stories on https://www.buzzsprout.com/1386718   Short of time but want to tune in?Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE

RSC Actor Doug Harvey (Hamlet in Hamlet's Big Adventure! (a prequel)) performs his one-man show A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present at the United Solo Festival in New York City on November 5, 2022 (an important date in the space time continuum). The show's director Abigail Deser joins Doug to discuss how the show evolved for its run at last summer's Edinburgh Festival Fringe; how the show helps them (and us!) survive in the worst timeline; the expedience of rehearsing over pizza; dealing with pandemic loss; finding the show's spine; the excitement of virtuosity; the value of stripping away extraneous bells and whistles; the wonder of sacrificing your babies so as to not kill your momentum; how the best time travel stories are also love stories; and the beauty and satisfaction of fulfilling the promise of the time-travelly premise. (Length 21:57) The post Doug's Time Traveling appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

So honored that five-time Emmy Nominated actress Sharon Lawrence answered my call. With a career that spans TV, Movies & Theatre, Sharon Lawrence has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years! I have been a fan of Sharon's since 1997 when she starred in her own NBC comedy series Fired Up (co-starring Leah Remini). On Broadway, Sharon has been seen in the revivals of Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof & Chicago. Her TV/Film credits include NYPD Blue, Queen Sugar, Shameless, Dynasty, Rizzoli & Isles, Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, The Christmas House & The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls. Sharon just finished filming Season 2 of Spectrum's Joe Pickett. Next week, Sharon returns to NYC to star in Robin Gerber's new play The Shot at the 2022 United Solo Festival. In this interview Sharon pulls back the curtain to reveal: How she got involved in Robin Gerber's The Shot How she prepares for such a demanding role How she decompresses after a show The boundaries she puts up when working How The Shot can help those affected by domestic violence The Shot is a work of fiction drawn from the story of former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. Before becoming publisher, Katharine was an abused wife, derided in public & beaten in private by her husband, who had inherited The Washington Post newspaper from Katharine's father. The Shot will play at Theatre Row in NYC for 3 performances only: 10/27, 10/28 & 11/2. Click here for tickets! Connect with Sharon: Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview, which you can watch here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri state area. She continued her one-woman show ‘train' when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013 and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life's beautiful mishaps. Michele joined the podcast to talk about her career, show Divorce Diaries, being a single mom and the perils of dating after divorce. Website https://micheletraina.com/

This is Episode 13, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Eva Tenuto. Eva is the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project. Since 2010, she has brought TMI Project from her living room to a host of performance spaces, schools, detention centers, mental health facilities and the United Nations. Eva is the editor and director of multiple solo shows, one of which was awarded Best Comedic Script of 2014 in the United Solo Festival. In 2018, her directorial film debut, Vicarious Resilience, a docu short, celebrated its world premiere at The Woodstock Film Festival. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme song is “Secrets” by Edison Woods. Our Operations and Programs Manager is Blake Pfeil. Our Marketing and Digital Coordinator is Laura Marie Ruocco. Our Administrative Assistant is Elijah Jackson. Our graphic designer is Lauren Gill. Our workshop leaders are Perla Ayora, Seth Branitz, Kiebpoli Calnek, Hayley Downs, Jonathan Gonzalez, Raine Grayson, Erik Harris, Rae Lipkind, Dara Lurie, Julie Novak, Blake Pfeil, and Eva Tenuto.Planned Parenthoodhttps://www.tmiproject.orghttps://www.instagram.com/tmiproject/https://www.facebook.com/tmiprojecthttps://www.twitter.com/tmiproject

In episode 49 Noam and Sheva have a deep and hilarious conversation with Michelle Traina of the Divorce Diaries Show. Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners.   Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri state area.  She continued her one-woman show ‘train' when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013 and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life's beautiful mishaps. A Jersey Native, Michele's work has a trademark accent and physicality to it unlike anyone else.  She's fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele's obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be mom to her beautiful daughter Grace.

Pooya Mohseni is a New York based award winning actor, writer, and transgender activist, born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She has appeared on stage in New York and regional theaters, including Hamlet and Comedy of Errors at the Play On Shakespeare Festival, One Woman with United Solo Festival, Galatea with the WP Project, The Good Muslim at EST, White Snake at Baltimore Center Stage, Death of the Persian Prince with the Midtown International Theater Festival and the SAIPAF, A Touch of Forever with the New York International Fringe Festival and she recently appeared in the world premiere of English in an Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theater co-production, which has been nominated for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Scenic Design by the Lucille Lortel Awards. Her film and television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Big Dogs, Falling Water, Madam Secretary, Lucky, Terrifier and award winning film See You Then, available now to stream on VOD.  IG @ Pooyaland

Divorce Diaries Show Creator Michele Traina This episode is sponsored by BLENDING THE FAMILY. Do you need general coaching or a professional speaker for your next event? Here is the link to get more information at Blending The Family. Now on with the episode.   If you do not ask the question, then the answer will always be no. I happened to be on Instagram when there was a notification that our guest Michele Traina was doing a live video. I jumped on because I've wanted her on the podcast ever since I started to follow her on IG.   I dropped a comment in her feed, and well, here we are.    Michele is someone that, if you get on her wrong side, then you won't be sleeping with the fishes, nope, you will be part of her comedy act. Just ask Police Officer Mike.   In this episode we talk about: Don't have a meeting with her while you schedule your own meeting with someone else (funny story). Does Michele's daughter think she is funny? Is laughter therapy? From Michele's bio: Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters's in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri-state area. She continued her one-woman show 'train' when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013, and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life's beautiful mishaps. A Jersey Native, Michele's work has a trademark accent and physicality to it, unlike anyone else. She's fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele's obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be a mom to her beautiful daughter, Grace.    Michele on the social: Website: https://micheletraina.com/ https://twitter.com/divorcediariess https://www.facebook.com/michele.traina36 https://www.instagram.com/michele_traina_/   Past podcast guest mentioned: Kathy Hammond   My question before you go. What are you looking forward to tomorrow? Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhju6cCeHC9xphoWbN3frA Tommy has spoken at TEDx, Ignite Fort Collins, and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention. He even has won speaking awards through Toastmasters International.    The author of the book "25 Tips For Divorced Dads." "Why not you, "Why Not Me" and His"new dad's, "My Dad's Advice "t 5:04 AM," are coming out in 2021. He has written for The Good Men Project, Modern Gladiator, and Nurture Magazine. Plus, he has been a guest writer.   Tommy enjoys a good red blend while writing or hiding from the family. A dad to Betsy, Becca, Connor, and Duke (RIP), Otis. A husband to Ann.  Podcast music by Twisterium / freebackgroundtracks.net Contact him at  Tommy@BlendingTheFamily.com   TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/azG2K47iz4Q    Blog: http://blendingthefamily.com/blog/    Podcast: http://blendingthefamily.libsyn.com/    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tommy-maloney/id958223196?mt=2    Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tommy-maloney/blending-the-family    Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetommymaloney    The Good Men Project: https://goodmenproject.com/author/tommy-maloney/ Medium: https://medium.com/@thetommymaloney Calendly: calendly.com/thomasdmaloneyjr   Anyone considering suicide should contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or chat with someone live on its Website.  

“The universe is always going to point to you that you shouldn't stop [doing what you love].” - Michele Traina   Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey.   In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in the United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri-state area.  She continued her one-woman show ‘train' when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013 and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life's beautiful mishaps.   A Jersey Native, Michele's work has a trademark accent and physicality to it unlike anyone else.  She's fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele's obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be a mom to her beautiful daughter Grace.   Find Michele at MicheleTraina.com. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Snapchat.   Follow Propbox Players and Divorce Diaries on Instagram @propboxplayers and @divorcediariesshow Sponsor Today's episode is sponsored by Aura Merchandising, a proud women-owned full-service brand marketing, and global sourcing agency. Visit them at www.auralimited.com Find Us Online! Website: www.iamjuliethahn.com Instagram: @iamjuliethahn Twitter: @iamjuliethahn LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn FB: Juliet Hahn Fireside: Juliet Hahn Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn YouTube: Juliet Hahn

This week on Chasing Artists with XENJA, we chat with award winning solo performer, voice over artist, and writer Pam Levin about the creation of her solo shows Tales of Modern Motherhood Parts 1 and 2! Guest Bio PAM LEVIN  actor /writer/voiceover Award Winning, solo performer Pam Levin has been performing one-woman shows for the past 22 years.   Pam is thrilled to have been chosen by the Whitefire Annual Solofest as part of “BEST OF THE FEST 2020”.  This is the largest one-person-show festival on the West Coast.  Most recently, Pam was asked to both OPEN & CLOSE this year's festival.  She opened on January 8th, 2021 with her smash hit comedy, "Tales of Modern Motherhood part 1,This Sh*t Just Got Real” and will close with a brand new show with the working title, "When I Turn 40....a prediction or self-fulfilling prophecy." In 2019, Pam did something that had never been done before at solofest.  She performed 3 completely DIFFERERT one-woman shows over the course of the 2 ½ month festival. She toured all over the world, off and on, for six years with the show, The Quiet Room, in which she won an ADA Award in Los Angeles for “Best Solo Production”. She also had the pleasure of performing the hilarious, raunchy comedy, In My Own X-Rated Words, written by Fredrica Duke, to SOLD-OUT runs in LA, as well as the Big Apple.  Pam's 3rd piece, which was actually first in line at last year's festival, was her own solo piece, which she crafted in Terrie Silverman's Solo Master Class in LA.  called, Tales of Modern Motherhood…This Sh*t Just Got Real”.  It made its East Coast Premiere fall of 2017, OFF-BROADWAY at the United Solo Festival in New York City where she had two sold-out shows and was invited back for an encore performance. It had sold-out runs at both The Santa Monica Playhouse and The Whitefire Theater, where she was asked to HEADLINE  Solofest in 2018.   In 2019, Pam performed the World Premiere of “Tales of Modern Motherhood, part 2 (Gender & Identity) OFF-BROADWAY at the United Solo Festival and was supposed to perform at the United Solo Festival in LONDON last September in the West End…but due to the pandemic live theatre was prohibited.      Pam is a recurring performer with the storytelling series EXPRESSING MOTHERHOOD. She is currently in post-production on the new web series, “The Misadventures of …” and you can watch her in the feature film, “Princess of the Row” which is currently on Amazon Prime. Pam has narrated over a dozen children's audio books on the website, thebrilliantkid.com and babysbrilliant.com. and is a proud mother of 2 amazing kids, Bella & Darby and the bride of her Romeo, Brett.  For information about her plays and more updates, please visit her website at: talesofmodernmotherhood.com.  Links to Guest Website: talesofmodernmotherhood.com  Instagram: talesofmodernmotherhood Facebook: talesofmodernmotherhood or Pam Levin https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pamlevin/505021 Show Notes @iamxenja www.xenja.org www.xenja.bandcamp.com Produced by XENJA Music by XENJA Audio Editing by High Noon Audio

This week we hear from four incredible individuals who have navigated their way through their journey as artists in very different ways. While their voices are unique, the thread that runs through will be recognized by anyone who strives to live a life versus just make a living.  Resilience, authenticity, courage and allyship are all on stage within this two-hour episode.Matt Seiiji Ketai is Japanese- American writer and actor originally from Abq, New Mexico. As an actor, Matt’s New York credits include: Abingdon Square (reading, WP Theatre), LIAR (workshop, dir. Tamilla Woodard), Oedipus (La Mama), La Ruta (workshop, Working Theatre), Xander Xist […] (premiere, wr. Jeremy O. Harris), Mom Play (premiere, wr. Sarah Delappe), among others. Regional credits include: Hot Cross Buns (workshop, Seattle Rep), Regretfully, So the Birds Are (reading, Ojai Playwrights Conference), Dracula (Williamstown Theatre Fest), A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep.), Ideation (New Rep), among others. Film/TV: Egg Day, Start Up, Startup. As a writer, Matt's work has been produced throughout New York and New England (most recent productions include: Blue. (PrideFest 2019– New Wave) and God’s Game (Brunch Theatre - 2020). He was a semi-finalist in the ATX television pitch competition (2021) and his screenplay From Top to Bottom was a quarterfinalist in the 2020 WeScreenplay TV competition, among others. He has written for the web-series “Love In NY” and for Bad Guru Productions (Start Up, Start-Up). And in 2019 his  solo show Spiral. was a Critic's Pick at the United Solo Festival and was featured at the FGP 2019 anti-gala. Training:  BFA Boston University, MFA Brown University. Instagram/Twitter: @mattketai www.mattketai.comAlexis Green (she, her)  is a professional actor and director living in Chicago. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Alexis earned a BA in Theatre Arts from Arizona State University and an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. Since graduating, Alexis has traveled acting and directing for various theatres around the country. Most recently, Alexis was awarded the Chason Directing Fellowship at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Alexis is currently the Senior Program Coordinator for artEquity and she serves as the chair of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access committee for Notch Theatre Company. David Samuel is a Brooklyn-based actor, musician, writer, and producer. He received his MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. He has performed as an actor around the U.S. in musicals, new plays, and Shakespeare. He recently submitted his documentary, "Niguse and The Red Terror" to several film festivals. Go to www.kingofaxum.com for more. Julia Atwood (she/her) is an actor based in New York City. She received her BA in Classics & Psychology from Wheaton College (MA) and her MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. Recent theatrical credits include: Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) at Trinity Rep. Television credits: The Good Fight, Bull. Julia premiered her one-woman show At Home with Fleetwood Mac at Dixon Place in January, 2020. She has narrated for Penguin Random House Audio and Capstone Publishing and voiced the commercial for the 2019 Calvin Klein Watch & Jewelry Campaign.  Website: juliaatwood.com  Lastly, in anticipation of the November 2020 Election, Matt Ketai and fellow actor/activist, Julia Atwood, partnered in launching Energize the Vote: a digital, grassroots organization dedicated to voter education and voter turnout (@energizethevote) Support the show (https://donorbox.org/the-courage-campaign-1)

Hosted by Coni Koepfinger and Brandy ChapmanJoan Kane (director/producer/dramaturg/writer/actor) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus.Selected workJoan Kane directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters, I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka’s Belinda in Prague. She also directed both Safe and what do you mean at 59e59 theaters and in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting four star reviews for each.Awards and honorsJoan was awarded Best Director in the 2016 United Solo Festival where she has directed six pieces. Joan was named lone of the 2011 People of the Year in honor of her contributions to the NY theatre scene and inducted to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com. Her shows have been nominated for 61 awards, winning 21Selected other workJoan has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theater, Nylon Fusion, Articulate Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Oberon Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Actors Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, the Broadway Bound festival and many others.EducationJoan graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and has an MFA in Directing from The New School and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Career ArcEarly in her career she was an Equity, AFTRA and SAG actress. She later became a teaching artist for Henry St Settlement, Young Playwrights and Theatre for a New Audience. Joan went on to teach in New York City Public Schools where she was also a staff developer and at Fordham University as an adjunct professor for both under graduate and graduate classes.MembershipsJoan is a member of The New York Madness Company, Rising Sun Performance Company, The Episcopal Actors’ Guild, the League of Independent Theatre, the Dramatists Guild, New York Women In Film and Television and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers. She is a voting member for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards Artistic Achievement committee and a Nominator for the Kilroys List. Joan is also an ex-officio Vice President for Programming on the Executive Board of Directors of the League of Professional Theatre Women.

The Stupid Economy was first produced in 2011 and toured the United States for 3 years. It earned a sell-out performance and standing ovation as part of the United Solo Festival in New York City in 2014. For six years, we put the show on hiatus to raise the money to produce it in Edinburgh and Chicago. The show is now an updated version titled The Stupider Economy and it will be available for Virtual Tour until theatres across the world open again. To learn more about this incredibly timely and critically-acclaimed show, please visit thestupidereconomy.com. The Stupid Economy was sponsored by Paul's Boots, Chuck Isenhart (IA State Rep), and The Campaign for the Common Good, Miss Kitty's Grape Escape, Dean Wellman's Medicine Band, Voice From the Warehouse District, The Savvy Actor, Rock the Hub and Happee Smith Productions. The Stupid Economy and The Stupider Economy were written by award-winning playwright Robert Lynn for Actor|Producer|Director|Teaching Artist Chrissy Hogue Bartels. The Stupider Economy is Directed by Steven A. Wright. #SaveOurStages #TheStupiderEconomy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/support

In this episode of our limited series, “How Sororities and Fraternities Support Mental Health Awareness,” Ella Turenne, Pasadena Alumnae Chapter member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. explores the special relationship we have with our hair. This Stony Brook University graduate is currently focusing on Black feminist theory and media culture in her Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies at UC Irvine. Ella is an artist and entrepreneur who had a love/hate relationship with her hair like many of us. In her one woman show titled, “Love, Locs and Liberation,” she discusses how society's view of our hair affects us emotionally. Listen to how she learned to love and manage her natural hair. Ella completed her MA in Media Studies at New School University and her MSW at Boston University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Stony Brook University. Ella's one woman show, “Love, Locs & Liberation” was a winner of the Hollywood Fringe Festival Scholarship and an Encore Producer Award. It has been a selection of the Downtown Urban Arts Festival, the United Solo Festival and the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival. She is also a trainer for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and is Digital Coordinator for the Activists Studio West Project. To learn more about Ella's work, go to her IG @blackwomyn or visit her website at EllaTurenne.com.

One of the most talented actors I have ever seen on stage, Dan Ruth is a true showman, a writer, a musician, an actor, a director and a friend. A studied actor, the alcoholism that trapped and spun him into a downward spiral was the one thing that miraculously turned his life around. He singing voice is as powerful and passionate as Mandy Patinkin, his unrelenting comic timing will make your face hurt from laughing so hard, and his gut-wrenching personal tragic story about how he turned his life around are all a part of what make this man such an inspiration. His show "A Life Behind Bars" has won numerous awards such as: 2018 Bistro Award for "Outstanding Solo Play," 2018 MAC Award for "Best Spoken Word Artist," 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival Producer's Encore Award, the 2016 Best Autobiographical Show award at United Solo Festival and last but not least the 2018 Martha Hill Newell Playwright's Fund Award. Dan's have a bar towel will travel attitude will put this ball-of-energy actor back on the road again with his tour de force as soon as this COVID-19 thing is over. "A Life Behind Bars" is the perfect show for any producer looking to get audiences running back into their theatre seats and experience just why live theatre is an electric, and enjoyable way to spend one's evening. You can also find Dan on Instagram @danruthbkny ; FB @danruthbkny ; OR Twitter @ danruthbkny. His website is www.danruthbkny.com

I'd like to introduce you to TMI Project, a nonprofit near and dear to my heart, that uses writing and true storytelling for social justice movement building, to ignite human connection and as a healing modality for personal transformation. I have gone through the workshop as a participant and became a trained facilitator of their methodology. I recently sat down with Eva Tenuto, the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project, to talk about how storytelling can enhance connection and resilience during times of social isolation.    Resources:  Eva Tenuto is the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project, a non-profit organization offering transformative storytelling workshops and performances in which storytellers divulge the parts of their stories that they usually leave out. Since 2010, Eva has brought TMI Project from her living room to a host of performance spaces, high schools, colleges, detention centers, mental health facilities, theaters and the United Nations. Eva is the editor and director of multiple solo shows, one of which was awarded Best Comedic Script of 2014 in the United Solo Festival. Her directorial film debut, Vicarious Resilience, a docu-short, celebrated its world premiere at The Woodstock Film Festival in 2018. Her essays have appeared in assorted anthologies and at Longreads.com.​ Learn more at evatenuto.com and TMIproject.org   While these discussions will guide you into the Connectfulness Practice, the podcast is not meant to be a substitute for counseling from a licensed provider. Reach out. Initiate the ripple.   Learn more about my connectfulness counseling practice, intensives, and our collective for therapists in private practice at connectfulness.com/work-with-me.    This episode is brought to you in partnership with Coronavirus Online Therapy a nonprofit organization with pending 501(c)(3) status whose mission is to deliver free or low-cost online therapy by licensed professionals in all 50 states to essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. If you’re on the front lines seeking a referral, if you’re a therapist who’d like to join the initiative, or if you’re interested in getting involved in another way, go to coronavirusonlinetherapy.org.   Please support the show by sharing and reviewing the episode.

Divorce Diaries Show Creator Michele Traina   If you do not ask the question, then the answer will always be no. I happened to be on Instagram when there was a notification that our guest Michele Traina was doing a live video. I jumped on because I've wanted her on the podcast ever since I started to follow her on IG.   I dropped a comment in her feed, and well, here we are.    Michele is someone that, if you get on her wrong side, then you won't be sleeping with the fishes, nope, you will be part of her comedy act. Just ask Police Officer Mike.   On this episode we talk about: Don't have a meeting with her while you schedule your own meeting with someone else (funny story). Does Michele's daughter think she is funny? Is laughter therapy? From Michele's bio: Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri-state area. She continued her one-woman show 'train' when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013, and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life's beautiful mishaps. A Jersey Native, Michele's work has a trademark accent and physicality to it, unlike anyone else. She's fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele's obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be a mom to her beautiful daughter, Grace.    Michele on the social: Website: https://micheletraina.com/ https://twitter.com/divorcediariess https://www.facebook.com/michele.traina36 https://www.instagram.com/michele_traina_/   Past podcast guest mentioned: Kathy Hammond   Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family, where you can find on ITUNES, Iheart Radio, Spotify, and Stitcher Radio.    Tommy has spoken at TEDx, Ignite Fort Collins, and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention. He even has won speaking awards through Toastmasters International.   Tommy Maloney is an Author and Life Strategist. The author of the books "25 Tips For Divorced Dads." "Why not you, Why Not Me" and His new book, "My Dad's Advice At 5:04 AM" is coming out in 2020. Tommy enjoys a good red blend while writing or hiding from the family. A dad to Betsy, Becca, Connor, and Duke. A husband to Ann.  Podcast music by Twisterium / freebackgroundtracks.net   Contact him at  Tommy@BlendingTheFamily.com   TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/azG2K47iz4Q    Blog: http://blendingthefamily.com/blog/    Podcast: http://blendingthefamily.libsyn.com/    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tommy-maloney/id958223196?mt=2    Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tommy-maloney/blending-the-family    Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetommymaloney    The Good Men Project: https://goodmenproject.com/author/tommy-maloney/   Medium: https://medium.com/@thetommymaloney   Calendly: calendly.com/thomasdmaloneyjr

Ann is an award-winning actress, writer, teacher and director for over 40 years. As an actress she starred on Broadway in Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along directed by Harold Prince (1982 Theatre World Award), and in LoveMusik (2007); London's West End in Peg; Off-Broadway in the musical Goblin Market (Drama Desk Award Nom.) and was an original cast member of Forbidden Broadway. Nationally, she has starred in Sondheim on Sondheim, Into the Woods, Peter Pan, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Oliver! Sunset Boulevard, On A Clear Day, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Good News, Embarrassments, Anyone Can Whistle, plus many many more. Locally she starred in Noel & Gertie, Shadowlands, Ruthless! I Do, I Do! with Blake Walton. The quintessential solo artist, Ann has performed cabaret in major venues across the country, most recently at Feinstein's/54 Below in NYC. She won a Best Actress Award for her solo play Linda Lovely Goes to Broadway in the United Solo Festival in NYC, and appeared there again with her solo play Word Painting: Soliloquies Around an Easel. Directing credits include both her solo play Trevor's Fire starring Blake Walton and his solo play Leading Men at the United Solo Festival; large musicals The Secret Garden, Merrily We Roll Along, On A Clear Day, Smoke On the Mountain as well as many plays and revues. Four of Ann's solo plays are published. She is the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope, a musical theatre workshop for persons with developmental disabilities. She can be heard on original cast recordings and studio recordings such as Merrily We Roll Along, Peg, Goblin Market, Good News, I remember Mama, Lady Be Good, Sing Before Breakfast, and The Road to Ruin. She is the recipient of several HANDY, SAMMY, and SARASOTA MAGAZINE Awards as well as the JOHN RINGLING TOWERS AWARD. Ann plays herself in the 2017 documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened. wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Morrison

This week Lindsay is joined by Animal Enginee’s co-artistic directors, Karim Muasher and Carrie Brown. In the episode, they talk about everything from devising techniques, to clowning and revisiting classic stories for today’s audiences.About Carrie: Carrie has a BA in Acting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a MFA in Lecoq Based Actor Created Theater from Naropa University at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), where she trained under Thomas Prattki and Amy Russell. A clown at heart, she has also studied with master clown teacher Giovanni Fusetti and assisted clown Mark Gindick (Big Apple Circus, Ringling Bros). She has made her mark on the New York clown scene with performances at Cirque Off, tinydangerousfun, New York Downtown Clown Revue, and the New York Clown Theater Festival. Carrie has also performed as a therapeutic clown with Lev Leytzan, working with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. As Co-Artistic Director of Animal Engine Theatre Company she has co-devised and performed in every original production.About the Karim: Karim is an Arab American deviser, director, and teacher working at the intersection of performance and education. As founding Co-Artistic Director of Animal Engine Theatre Company, he has created and toured original devised works inspired by classic stories. Among his other collaborations are daredevil clown Bello Nock’s Drama Desk award-winning show “Bellomania” at the New Victory Theatre and physical comedian Martin Gindick’s multimedia solo show “Wingman” at the United Solo Festival. He has taught theatre and devising at institutions such as the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Guthrie Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Abrons Arts Center, International Thespian Festival, and Wingspan Arts. Karim is a graduate of Ithaca College, the London International School of Performing Arts at Naropa University, and a member of the Association of Theatre Movement Education.Find out more about Animal EngineIf you have questions or ideas for future episodes reach out to Lindsay anytime at lindsay@retheatreco.com. You can find out more about RE:THEATRE and Lindsay’s work at www.retheatreco.com, by following RE:THEATRE on Facebook or by following Lindsay on instagram @re.theatre

“Conceive then write (or hire a writer) to create your Solo Show. Decide if you want to do this on the road or at a specific venue. Important to do this as part of the first step in order to create a show that either travels well or can be stationary and perhaps more involved.” Conception. When I called up Robert Lynn to ask him to write a one-person show for me he was interested in what that meant for me, what that looked like in the grand scheme of things, what the big picture looked like. And, of course, what did I want it to be about, he needed to know! At the time I made that call to him I honestly didn’t have an exact idea of what I wanted. I did know a few things and I rambled them off to him. I knew that I really liked doing political theater, that taking an audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions was tremendously effective in good theater and that I could play a variety of characters and had a great ear for accents. I remember saying, “maybe something about the economy or the 1%?” which happened to be a major focus at the time. Robert returned to me in what seemed like less than a month with our show “The Stupid Economy”. I played 7 characters. Audiences laughed. Cried. And talked about it for weeks after the lights went out. I know that because they wrote those words to me in messages, on LinkedIn as Reviews, and blasted them all over their own social media profiles. The show also sold out on Theater Row as part of the United Solo Festival. More on how to get to this in upcoming articles. I could not write a show. It wasn’t in my scope of abilities at that time. I am currently in the concept stages of a new one-woman show and very excited about writing it myself. But, I needed the experience of doing one without having written it myself at that time. Why? I am an actor. All I wanted to do was act. I wanted to showcase my talent and deliver a message I stood behind. I hoped to perform for the masses and perhaps get seen by someone who wanted to sign me or cast me in future productions. But, most importantly, I wanted to make my living acting. Where I live that means making it happen myself. I encourage a script written for you because of time. When we write our own work and have nobody else to hold us to a deadline, we tend to get tied up in perfection mode. This can keep you from actually producing! Suddenly, years have passed and you still haven’t completed your script. Let the momentum of someone else who is dedicated to getting you a script in a timely manner get you up on that stage and Making a Living Acting Anywhere, right now! Right now! Go! Go find someone or get a referral from someone to a playwright and don’t worry about knowing what you want to DO! Just, start the conversation and let all of the possibilities run out into the creative space between you and get started. You’ll be Making a Living Acting Anywhere in no time! Subscribe, share with friends you know will benefit, and comment or submit questions to learn more about the process of getting a solo show up and running so that you can start Making a Living Acting Anywhere. Thank you for stopping by! chrissyhoguebartels.com/a-living-acting-anywhere #workingactor #workingactress #actorslife #castlocal #filmWI #producer #garyveechallenge --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/support

For this season 1, episode 3, I welcome Anu Bhatt as our guest for this episode.  Anu is an actor, dancer, and playwright. She was originally raised in San Diego, CA before moving to Chicago to pursue theater.  She recently moved back to San Diego, and is currently promoting her solo show, "Hollow / Wave" in other cities. While speaking with her, she was in the midst of preparing for that show in New York on 10/29 .  Anu shares her experience on what it was like creating "Hollow / Wave" which takes the audience on her journey through dance, family, her experiences as a South Asian American woman, and her personal battles with mental health. We also chatted further about her difficult challenges in breaking through the theater / film scene as a South Asian American woman, and her own way of explaining what "the handful of sand" means in context to the lack of representation and visibility of POC (people of color) actors, writers, producers and directors in TV / film / theater/ media.  Recorded: 10/15/19 Bio: Anu Bhatt is an actor, dancer and playwright. Her one-woman show Hollow/Wave premiered at Chicago's Silk Road Rising in May 2018 and is now touring, including off-Broadway at the 10th annual United Solo Festival. Anu received her B.A. in Linguistics at U.C. Berkeley and her M.F.A. in Acting from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She is an Indian classical dancer and loves speaking languages. She is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency. www.anubhatt.com.  You can also follow her play on Instagram at @hollowwavetheplay or on Facebook at Hollow / Wave.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/banhmichronicles/support

Betsy Moore is a stage and film actress who also does vocal work for video games and commercials. Her expansion into audiobooks began spontaneously when Patricia McLinn's previous narrator for her mystery series Caught Dead in Wyoming retired, and Betsy was tapped to continue the series. Betsy has a regular role on The Baxters, a TV series for Roma Downey’s Lightworkers Media based on Karen Kingsbury's faith-based novels. She has had lead roles in several short films, including this year's The Odd Bird. After performing at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Betsy’s career in southern California began with the famed Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding. Work with experimental writer/director John Sinner led to successful productions at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre) and the New York and Amsterdam Fringe Festivals. Her solo show Freebird Goes to Mars won best avant-garde honors at the United Solo Festival in 2017. Betsy will be performing this summer in Sonora, Calif., in the Sierra Repertory Theatre comedy production Ripcord.  Betsy and host Patricia McLinn talk about becoming a voice actor and what Betsy has learned along the way. You can find Betsy at: her website and her Internet Movie Database (IMDb) page In Betsy's words: "I credit that to becoming even more familiar with my voice. ... I'm making the decisions and directing myself in those moments so I'm learning a lot." [25:15]   Thank you so much for listening. We hope you enjoyed the podcast enough to want to support us for future episodes. You can do that with as little as $1 a month by pledging at Patreon. It’s vital to Authors Love Readers to have your support. Thank you! Please also consider rating/reviewing the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to DialogMusik for the instrumentals that accompany this podcast.

Seiphemo Motswiri is a South African Actor, Writer, and Director. He was in town performing his one man show, "Be A Better Dog," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMNAT5o-VM written by Makhubalo Ikaneng as part of the United Solo Festival of one person shows https://allaboutsolo.com/be-a-better-dog-is-joyous/

​Eliza was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts with a Drama Specialist before attending the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College.Eliza workshopped her one-woman show O, an exploration of Hamlet’s Ophelia as an early version in 2014 before creating and developing O in partnership with Ali Joy Richardson in the 15th annual Paprika Festival in 2016. The show has since been performed at the Artscape Wychwood Barns in November 2017 and is headed to the United Solo Festival in NYC in November of 2018. Her second solo show Harvey & The Extraordinary was workshopped in July 2017 under the direction and dramaturgical support of Neil Silcox, and is currently playing at the 2018 edition of the Toronto Fringe FestivalTwitter:@lizeydolittleInstagram: lizey_dolittlewww.elizamartin.ca Tickets to Harvey and the Extraordinary: https://fringetoronto.com/festivals/fringe/event/harvey-extraordinary

01:29 - When Schoen knew she wanted to do theatre and early disc jockey experience. 07:05 - Modeling then off to college to study finance and business economics. 11:31 - First show in New York. 15:20 - Independent film experiences. 19:04 - LA CAUSA Youth Build. http://www.lacausainc.org 22:08 - How Schoen got into producing theatre. 22:34 - The show, "Elevator." http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/learn/content/348 https://thisstage.la/2010/08/michael-leonis-elevator-is-a-moving-experience/ http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/West-Coast-Premiere-of-ELEVATOR-by-Michael-Leoni-to-Play-Hudson-Guild-Opens-729-20100821 24:56 - Venture Hill Entertainment. http://www.anmt.org/conference/conference_panelists.asp?ID=13290&PanelID=91 http://vhellc.com/about-us/ 26:21 - DOMA Theatre Company in L.A. http://www.domatheatre.com 27:20 - Some actors in L.A. don't value theatre as much as they could. 29:11 - How did Schoen get from New York to L.A. to Chicago? 33:28 - Director of Development at Collaboraction. http://www.collaboraction.org 34:09 - Schoen has been doing a lot of directing lately. "Token," a one woman show by Kaye Winks: at Collaboraction's Gender Breakdown Lounge https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Creatives-Social-Club/events/237738081/ http://collaboraction.tumblr.com Second City at Judy's Beat Lounge https://www.facebook.com/events/203741633448860/ Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin http://www.outofboundscomedy.com/artists/token/ United Solo Festival in NYC http://unitedsolo.org/us/token-2017/ *"Hoods" at Peacebook http://www.collaboraction.org/peacebook2017 Opens August 26th at the Goodman Theatre and then Hamilton Park Oct. 5th, 6th and 7th. 38:53 - As a director, how does Schoen prod actors in the right direction? 43:05 - Schoen's show in 44:21 - Schoen highly recommends visiting all of the gorgeous parks that Collaboraction works with: Hamilton http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Hamilton-Park/ Lafollette Park http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/La-Follette-Park/ Austin http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Austin-Park/ Kelvyn http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Kelvyn-Park/ 48:43 - Schoen and previous podcast guest, GQ, at Kidzapalooza https://www.lollapalooza.com/kidzapalooza/ Promotions: Schoen is the co-producer of the documentary American Street Kid http://www.americanstreetkid.com/schoen-smith http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524931/ Trailer for American Street Kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vCuvi8I1-c https://www.facebook.com/AmericanStreetKid/ http://cni.castingnetworks.com/talent/profile/931015 http://www.americanstreetkid.com/schoen-smith http://wgnradio.com/2017/04/29/hannah-stanley-4-29-17-chicagos-impact-on-theater-and-entertainment/ Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz

Magdalen has been a part of Erin Layton's life more than two years now. Inspired by a story that so many of us may not know about, Erin turned her interest and research into a wonderful one-person show. Winning the award for Best Documentary Script at the United Solo Festival in 2013, Erin was invited back this year for the sold out October 2nd date and Friday, October 3rd. You can learn more about the show at MagdalenThePlay.com and you can buy tickets at UnitedSolo.org Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com & listen to DHAP Show! at AltTalkRadio.com! #phenomenal

Welp. We got there. We're finally taking about Pussy... the one-woman show you can see next Wednesday night in New York City! Maura Halloran has performed her show from coast-to-coast and has been invited back to NYC after a successful show this October! Make sure you check out Maura Halloran all over social media and check out her show at MauraHalloran.com/Pussy. Also, check out Pussy at The United Solo Festival at UnitedSolo.org/us/2013-pussy! Follow Dennis @DHAP24, listen to and subscribe on iTunes (leave a comment and 5 stars!) and check out DennisHasAPodcast.com! #phenomenal

David Harrell (Writer/Performer) is an actor, speaker and disability advocate, originally from Brunswick, Georgia, now residing in New York City. His award nominated solo play A Little Potato and Hard to Peel and his new adaptation The Boy Who Would Be Captain Hook have entertained audiences from New York City to the depths of Southern Georgia–from off-Broadway houses to the US Department of the Interior. He holds a BFA from the University of Southern Mississippi and a MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in theatre performance. He was nominated in 2010 for a New York Innovative Theatre award for “Outstanding Solo Performance” and has been selected to the One Man Standing Festival with the Emerging Artists Theatre, the Greensboro Fringe Festival and the United Solo Festival. As an actor he has performed with theatres in New York City and across the country over the last 15 years, he has appeared in independent films, web series and the New York City institution “Law and Order: SVU”. As a Disability Advocate he has worked as the Accessibility and Outreach Director for the Raleigh Ensemble Players in Raleigh, NC and currently serves as the Disability and Programming Associate for Inclusion in the Arts in New York City. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.  David's show for "A Little Potato and Hard to Peel" is at the All For One Festival  (click to purchase tickets)