Podcasts about Westport Country Playhouse

Welcome to this Inwood Art Works On Air podcast artist spotlight episode featuring playwright and TV writer, Monet Hurst-Mendoza. Monet Hurst-Mendoza is from Los Angeles and lives in Inwood, NYC. Her plays have been developed with The Alley Theater, Rising Circle Theater Collective, Astoria Performing Arts Center, WP Theater, The Public Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Westport Country Playhouse, and Long Wharf Theatre. Monet was a writer/producer for seasons 21-24 of "Law and Order: SVU,” is a 2025 NYSCA Artist Grantee, and a proud member of The Kilroys, The Dramatist Guild, and WGAE.

 MARK LAMOS legendary theater and opera director, actor and artistic director joins us today to discuss the Craig Lucas, Norman Renee 1990 film LONG TIME COMPANION in which he co-starred, the first wide-release theatrical film to deal with the subject of AIDS. Mark's performance in Long Time Companion has been hailed as emotionally riveting. Mark Lamos served as artistic director of Connecticut's, Hartford Stage for 17 seasons from 1981 to 1998. He shook up the theatre's traditional repertoire with bolder contemporary dramas and spectacular productions of Shakespeare and the classic cannon. Under his direction Hartford Stage won the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater. He has been nominated for Tony Awards for his Broadway productions of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD and Edward Albee's, SEASCAPE. He was appointed the artistic director of Westport Country Playhouse in 2009 and stepped down after 15 years. He has directed On and Off Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera of New York, City Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and at Lincoln Center Theater. Please welcome to I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM my good friend and collaborator Mark Lamos.  

Robert Peterpaul, host of the "The Art of Kindness" podcast, shares his inspiring story of resilience and the power of kindness.“I remember the moment that really started to shift things was waking up that morning to go to school. When my brother said, my stomach hurts, I don't feel well, I don't feel well. I immediately thought he was faking it. I thought he was just trying to get out of class because, listen, I've hid in the basement, I've hid in closets, I've hid under the tables to not go to school. That was us. And then he kept up with it. And I still was kind of like, huh. I think my parents, too, at first maybe thought that. And then... they finally relented and said, okay, we'll take you to the doctor. And he was just in so much pain. And so I went off to school, kind of probably forgot about it. I was like, maybe jealous he was staying home, to be honest. And then when I came out of school, my parents weren't there to pick me up.”When Robert was 10 years old, his brother passed away from cancer. He emphasizes the need to be there for others and lead with kindness, understanding that everyone is going through their own struggles. His personal experience with loss and grief has taught him the power of authenticity and vulnerability and the importance of finding joy and positivity in the face of tragedy.Robert is an award-winning actor, writer, and celebrity interviewer with a passion for storytelling and spreading kindness. Some recent highlights include CBS' BULL, Netflix's KING COBRA, SONY's WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, and NEWSIES at the Westport Country Playhouse. He will next appear in the upcoming Amazon feature film SITTING IN BARS WITH CAKE.Robert and his family formed the nonprofit THE THOMAS PETERPAUL FOUNDATION in honor of his late brother. TPF has helped pediatric cancer patients and their families since its inception. Robert notably teamed up with Novartis and spoke before Congress at the US Capitol on behalf of TPF to get the CAR T Cell Therapy approved. He also works for the nonprofit WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT, which assists women both working in and aspiring to work in the entertainment industry."The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul” celebrates artists who use their platform to make the world a happier place - giving kindness tips, self-care advice, & funny stories from the brightest stars in the business.More: robertpeterpaul.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaulTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robertpeterpaulThe Art of Kindness Podcast: Bpn.fm/TheArtOfKindnessGet access to ad-free episodes early + bonus episodes with past guests https://patreon.com/thelifeshiftpodcastConnect with me:Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelifeshiftpodcastYouTube: https://bit.ly/thelifeshift_youtubeTwitter: www.twitter.com/thelifeshiftpodWebsite: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we celebrate our ACE Awardees (see details here), we interviewed them on our June show about the role that community plays in their work. At our June 21 awards breakfast we will focus on how the arts and culture is the glue for our communities, highlighting the significant role that artists and arts and cultural institutions play in connecting communities across government, businesses, nonprofit agencies, educational institutions and municipalities. This connection activates communities, offers common ground, and creates a sense of place that leads to economically and socially thriving communities. Our guests were: • Cris Dam, Artist Award • Vic Mulaire, The NEST Arts Factory, Citizen Award • David Genovese, Baywater Properties, Corporate Award • Jenny Nelson, Westport Country Playhouse, Educator Award • Michael Jehle, Fairfield Museum & History Centre, Nonprofit Award

Mark S. Graham (Director) has directed over 100 plays and musicals including the premiere of Elizabeth Fuller's Me and Jezebel at The Actor's Playhouse. Mark worked with Ms. Fuller to develop the play from her book. He has produced and directed Me and Jezebel in productions across the country including a production starring Jim Bailey. Mark directed John O'Hern's Rooster in the Henhouse at Theater Row. At Feinstein's in NYC, he directed Barbara Schottenfeld's cabaret act. Mark staged a musical version of Dark of the Moon narrated by Werner Klemperer at The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He directed the premiere of Sweetspot, a comedy about golf addiction by John O' Hern. He directed E. Katherine Kerr in Ann Richards, Backwards in High Heels at The Abingdon Theater. At The Theatre for The New City, Mark recently co-directed Renovations, a new play by William Russell. Mark has directed and co-produced Stan Lachow's Harry and Thelma in The Woods in readings with Rue McClanahan and productions at The New Jersey Rep and The Hollywood Playhouse. He is currently developing a play about the life of William Shakespeare, entitled Shakespeare in The Dark by Mary Jane Schaefer, which will be read at the National Arts Club in September. For ten years, Mark was a producing partner with the late Tony Award winning producer Lester Osterman. He began his career as general manager of Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theater. Mark is a founding member of The Downtown Cabaret Theater in Bridgeport, Ct. Mark has an MFA in directing from the University of Connecticut. He has served as a board member of Westport Country Playhouse and Playhouse on the Green. In addition, Mark is a thirty year member of The Theatre Artist's Workshop. What the critics have said: "The story is delightful, the writing is entertaining, and what comes out of Bette's mouth is priceless" — New York Post "Delicious" — The New York Times "A Sparkling two-hander…Elizabeth Fuller, playing herself, lends the evening both authenticity and a touch of the surreal…" — London Times

The Rep is a live professional theatre company. Founded in 1966, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is a fully professional theatrical operation belonging to the League of Resident Theatres, The League of St. Louis Theatres and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit professional theatre.----- Danny Williams became The Rep's Managing Director in January 2022.  An experienced arts administrator, Danny has expertise in nonprofit accounting, senior management, and organizational development.  Prior to joining The Rep, Danny worked at The Public Theater in New York, where he served in various roles since 2006. Most recently, as Senior Director, Finance and Administration, he managed the daily and strategic financial operations of the $50 million nonprofit organization, successfully launched an organization-wide intranet, partnered with the development team to achieve fundraising goals, and collaborated on long-term financial planning and analysis, including cash investment strategies, budget analysis, and project management.  Noteworthy and favorite productions include Broadway productions of Fun Home, Eclipsed, Hamilton, and Hair along with Off-Broadway productions of Here Lies Love, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, White Noise, and Rock Bottom. ------ As a performer, Danny was featured in the 2002 Westport Country Playhouse pre-Broadway production of Our Town starring Academy Award winner, Paul Newman. He also performed extensively as an improvisor at various venues in New York. Williams directed several NY Fringe Festival productions including Gated and Yellow Brick Wall, both written by Marisa Marquez.  For several years, Danny has been affiliated with the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, Montana, bringing world class theater to the Treasure State.  Danny produced productions of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, directed by Laura Savia, the world premiere production of Levity by Stephanie DiMaggio, directed by Stella Powell-Jones, The Last Five Years directed by Jason McDowell-Green, and [title of show] directed by Danny Sharron. ----- Williams has held roles with Musical Theatre International and Manhattan Theatre Club and has served as an adjunct professor in the performing arts management master of fine arts program at Brooklyn College. He earned degrees in marketing and theater from Fairfield University and spent a semester abroad studying at Regents University in the United Kingdom.------

A gripping tale of a Black woman's rise from poverty to prominence, playing at Westport Country Playhouse

This week's Nose is more just like a regular, chill-archy. The Bear is a new half-hour foodie dramedy series from FX and Hulu. Here's some of FX's synopsis: “The Bear follows Carmen ‘Carmy' Berzatto, a young chef from the fine dining world, who comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop — The Original Beef of Chicagoland — after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he's used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, his strong-willed and recalcitrant kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother's suicide. As Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.” And: Kim's Convenience is a half-hour sitcom that aired on the CBC for five seasons, from 2016 until last year. It depicts a Korean-Canadian family, the Kims, who run a convenience store in the Moss Park neighborhood of Toronto. Kim's Convenience is based on Ins Choi's 2011 stage play, which runs this month at Westport Country Playhouse. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: When Lil Nas X calls out BET, it means something The Golden Age of the Aging Actor Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick' isn't the exception—he's the rule. There's long been anecdotal evidence that top-line actors and actresses are getting older. Now, The Ringer has the data to back it up. Taco Bell's newest food uses an oversized Cheez-It No, RadioShack's Twitter wasn't hacked. It sells cryptocurrency now. Internet marketer Tai Lopez bought RadioShack. This is the (edgelord) result. ‘No Aliens, No Spaceships, No Invasion of Earth' An oral history of Contact, the sci-fi movie that defied Hollywood norms and made it big anyway. After DJ Layoffs, a Radio Station Has Been Playing Rage Against the Machine Over and Over and Over Vancouver's KISS-FM has “Killing in the Name” on repeat after radio hosts were laid off on Tuesday ‘Mystery rocket' that crashed into the Moon baffles NASA scientists So far, no space exploring nations have claimed responsibility for the rocket. The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan A personal essay that traces the complicated legacy of conscious rap, from the era's turn-of-the-century heyday to new albums by Kendrick Lamar and Black Star. Why the new PBS Kids logo got rid of the kid An exciting new logo for PBS Kids expands the network's take on inclusivity, but the channel mascot Dash disappears from the limelight. GUESTS: Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Nobody Asked Shawn podcast Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance Pedro Soto: President and CEO of Hygrade Precision Technologies The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashley LaLonde is a professional actor, singer, and dancer based in NYC. She's a native New Yorker and recent Harvard graduate. Ashley has performed at theatres across the city and Northeast, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, 54 Below, and more. This winter, she starred as Angela Quivers in the world premiere of Punk Rock Girl! by Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki. Most recently, Ashley revived the role of Natalie in Next to Normal at Westport Country Playhouse. She loves her community at Church of the City New York. Find out more about Ashley at ashley-lalonde.com or @ashleylalaa --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/narrow-way-to-broadway/support

Christi's decades of experience in arts management began from her own career as a performing artist in musical theatre across the country. She played all the parts from within; performing, choreographing directing, and producing before moving directly into management. A Nashville native, Christi has witnessed the growth of the industry from performing with Nashville Children's Theatre to rising through roles at Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Westport Country Playhouse. She now consults through her own company, Airlie Strategies, with a focus on small arts and non-profit organizations needing to build sustainable infrastructure.  Learn more about dance education and career development: www.emceemovement.com

Now wait a minute. We've had icons in The Carriage House before. We're no strangers to rubbing elbows with legends, pardon me, but we've really outdone ourselves this week. We're THRILLED to welcome to The Carriage House none other than the legendary Sandra Bernhard! Of course you know her from her iconic comedy shows and TV appearances, but if you haven't seen her perform live, you're missing out. Those of you in the New York tri-state can catch her THIS WEEKEND at the beautiful Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT. Sandra joins us to give advice on announcing a break-up on social media, dealing with neighbors' dogs and their doo, and how to end a professional relationship with your stylist.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/ZKLTr7-5T7U Dramatist and theatre artist Deborah Grace Winer is a leading expert and author on Broadway musicals and the American Songbook. The Wall Street Journal recently named her book on pioneer woman songwriter Dorothy Fields (On the Sunny Side of the Street: The life and lyrics of Dorothy Fields, Macmillan) one of the Five Best books on American songwriters of all time. She has collaborated with leading institutions such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, and top tier artists from Broadway and the music world. Her acclaimed musical revues include Baby, Dream Your Dream, a celebration of women songwriters, and New York Big City Songbook, which the New York Times called, “A triumph,” becoming a monthly highlight at New York's Birdland Theater. For a decade she was artistic director of the 92Y's famed American Songbook concert series, Lyrics & Lyricists, steering the 50-year-old N.Y. tradition to rejuvenated success and creating original musical shows teamed with the top creative and performing talent from Broadway and beyond. She went on to create the Classic American Songbook Series for Feinstein's/54 Below supper club, which also ran to critical acclaim. An O'Neill finalist, her plays, including The Real Tabasco, Little Shows and others have been developed at institutions such as Lincoln Center Theatre, Primary Stages, the Women's Project, and the Westport Country Playhouse; her work has been produced Off Broadway and regionally.  https://www.deborahgracewiner.com/  

Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County. This month we hear from a wide range of our theatres in Fairfield County as they emerge from 15 months of closure and deep uncertainty about their future. All five of these theaters have survived in quite different ways and are reassessing who they are, who their audiences are and what the future looks like. Our guests are: Michael Barker, Managing Director of the WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE; Hugh Hallinan, Executive Director and producer of DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, Bridgeport; Stephanie Hazard, Founder and Co-Artistic Director, with Andrea Lynn Green, Co-Artistic Director of the GREENWICH THEATRE COMPANY; Kristin Huffman, Producing Artistic Director of the NEW PARADIGM THEATRE; and Lou Ursone, Executive Director and Producing Artistic Director of CURTAIN CALL, in Stamford.

Howard Sherman is a theatre administrator, writer, and advocate. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals, and public relations director of Hartford Stage, as well as interim director of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. He has also held administrative positions at the Westport Country Playhouse, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays.  Since 2012, he has been the US columnist and a feature writer for The Stage newspaper in London, and in 2018 was named Contributing Editor of Stage Directions magazine. His writing has appeared in a number of other publications including Slate, The New York Times, The Guardian, and American Theatre magazine.  Howard frequently consults, writes and speaks on issues of censorship and artists’ rights in both academic and professional theatre and he created the Arts Integrity Initiative in 2015 to focus on those efforts. He has delivered keynote addresses for, among others, the Educational Theatre Association, KCACTF, Florida Association for Theatre Education, and the Texas Educational Theatre Association’s Arts Program Administrators Conference. He was cited as one of the Top 40 Free Speech Defenders in 2014 by the National Coalition Against Censorship and received the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund’s “Defender” Award in 2015.  A native of New Haven, Connecticut and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Howard resides in New York with his wife, producer Lauren Doll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest today is Actor Jamie Martin Mann. He plays Brody, a series regular on the upcoming music-themed Netflix show "Country Comfort," with Katharine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian. We talk about his new role, early starts, if he is treated differently by his peers, career goals, having confidence and much more! Enjoy.Jamie Mann plays Brody, a series regular on the upcoming music-themed Netflix show "Country Comfort," with Katharine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian. A true triple threat, he received rave reviews for his portrayal of Billy Elliot in "Billy Elliot the Musical" (Maltz Jupiter, Fulton, Palace, Company Theatre). Other theater credits include: Kid (young Hunter/Juan) in a new Hunter S. Thompson musical with La Jolla Playhouse (directed by Christopher Ashley), Dunlap Dewberry in "Because of Winn Dixie" at the Goodspeed Opera House (directed by John Rando), Brett in "13 the Musical" (off-Broadway), Weiner in "Camp Rolling Hills" and Lord N. Taylor in "Ever Happily After" (NYMF). He has danced with New York City Ballet in "The Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," and "Harlequinade"; with Alvin Ailey at the Apollo Theater; and as the Prince and Fritz in "The Nutcracker" at Westport Country Playhouse. He has sung at Feinstein's 54 Below and Green Room 42 in New York, at Foxwoods in CT, and as a finalist in CT's Got Talent. Have a question? Email us below!openmicguest@gmail.comBe sure to follow us on social media for all the latest podcast updates!Twittertwitter.com/@brettsopenmicIGinstagram.com/brettsopenmicFacebookFacebook.com/openmicpodcastwww.theopenmicpodcast.show

On today’s show, I speak with Buist Bickley a Broadway Props Supervisor. Buist has worked on more shows than I can actually count or keep track of, and when Broadway shut down he estimates he had about nine shows running on Broadway or on tour. Buist walks me through how he became a props supervisor, what’s considered a prop and what’s not (spoiler, Evan Hansen’s cast? Not a prop), and what exactly a props supervisor does during rehearsal. I love talking about props and I know you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.For a full transcript of today's episode go to beyondthelightspodcast.com.Mentioned in this Episode[00:06:06] South Carolina Governor's School for Theater Arts[00:07:33] College Light Opera Company [00:08:17] Cortland Repertory Theater [00:09:01] Westport Country Playhouse [00:25:19] Basil Twist[00:43:49] SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical[00:44:02] Rube Goldberg [01:00:00] Fifth Hammer Follow Beyond the LightsWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram

Stage Manager Supply Co Podcast Episode 10 // Matthew Melchiorre ✨This week I chat with Matthew Melchiorre about his varied career in stage management. Hot topics include: developing your own style, The Light in the Piazza, working as a Resident PSM at Westport Country Playhouse, being an arts educator, and much more! God’s Love We Deliver: https://www.glwd.org/✨ l i n k s ✨Fordham University: https://www.fordham.eduThe Light in the Piazza: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/theater/reviews/a-wise-autumnal-american-in-florence.htmlCoram Boy: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/theater/reviews/03cora.htmlHamlet w/ Jude Law: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/theater/reviews/07hamlet.htmlMonty Python’s Spamalot: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/theater/reviews/long-live-the-new-king-he-of-the-coconut-trot.htmlThe Lion King: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/14/movies/theater-review-cub-comes-of-age-a-twice-told-cosmic-tale.htmlCurtains: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/theater/reviews/23curt.htmlWicked: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/movies/theater-review-there-s-trouble-in-emerald-city.htmlA Tale of Two CIties: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/theater/reviews/19tale.htmlPrimary Stages: https://primarystages.orgA.R. Gurney’s Black Tie: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/theater/reviews/09black.htmlHappy Now: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/theater/reviews/10happy.htmlShipwrecked! An Entertainment: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/theater/reviews/10ship.htmlA.R. Gurney’s Buffalo Gal: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/theater/reviews/06brantley.htmlWestport Country Playhouse: https://www.westportplayhouse.orgHartford Stage: https://www.hartfordstage.orgLong Wharf Theatre: https://www.longwharf.orgBaltimore Center Stage: https://www.centerstage.orgTwo River Theatre: https://tworivertheater.orgLa Jolla Playhouse: https://lajollaplayhouse.orgPapermill Playhouse: https://papermill.orgRutgers University: https://www.rutgers.eduUNCSA: https://www.uncsa.eduSteve Martin & Martin Short An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life Tour: https://www.stevemartintour.comNew York City Center Encores!: https://www.nycitycenter.org/About/our-programs/encores/Do I Hear a Waltz?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkdF7CDk_hw✨ c r e d i t s ✨Music by Mark Generous - Pure Chamomile - https://thmatc.co/?l=7E4C5D3B

Last year Samantha Pauly made her London theatre debut as Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd's production of Evita at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Prior to lockdown, she was starring as Katherine Howard in the Broadway production of SIX. Samantha also played Katherine Howard in the pre-Broadway regional runs of SIX, including the musical's US premiere in Chicago. She has also played Eva Peron at the Marriot Theatre and Westport Country Playhouse. Samantha's additional theatre credits include: understudy Raven in Bat Out Of Hell (US Tour), Jovie in Elf The Musical (Paramount Theatre), Betsy in Honeymoon in Vegas (Marriott Theatre) and Amber in Hairspray (Paramount Theatre). In this episode, Samantha talks openly and honestly about starring in SIX and Evita, her path into the industry and lots more. For information about Samantha's online coaching, visit www.artistsandbeyond.com/samanthapauly You can follow Samantha on Instagram via @sampauly Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. Thanks for listening!Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.

Career Q&A with Jane Curtin on March 29, 2018. Moderated by Bruce Fretts, Closer Weekly. Jane Curtin first gained national attention when she made her TV debut in 1975 as one of the original members of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the hit late-night series “Saturday Night Live”. During her five year run on that show, she received critical acclaim and two Emmy nominations for her creation of many memorable characters. She starred with Susan Saint James for five years on the popular television series “Kate and Allie”, twice earning the Emmy Award as Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of affable divorcee Allie Lowell. Jane went on to a successful six-year run as Dr. Mary Albright on the NBC hit “3rd Rock From the Sun”. Curtin’s other television credits include the critically acclaimed miniseries “Common Ground” , as well as the television movies “Divorce Wars”, with Tom Selleck, and “Maybe Baby”, with Dabney Coleman, and the “Librarian” series on TNT. Her feature film credits include “Antz”, “Coneheads”, “How to Beat the High Cost of Living”, “Suspicion”, “Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video”, “O.C. & Stiggs”, “The Shaggy Dog”, “ I Love You Man”, and “I Don’t Know How She Does It”. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Curtin studied drama at Northeastern University. She was a member of the improvisational theater group The Proposition for four years before going on a national tour with a number of plays, including the comedy “Last of the Red Hot Lovers”. She appeared on Broadway with Joanne Woodward as Prossie in George Bernard Shaw’s “Candida”, and reprised the role on television. Her other stage credits include the off-Broadway musical revue “Pretzels”, which she co-wrote, and several appearances in A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters”. Jane also appeared in the Westport Country Playhouse production of “Our Town”, which also played on Broadway to a sold-out run in late 2002 with Jane reprising her role. Recently, Jane has appeared in the comedy smash “The Heat” with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and is can be seen starring on the CBs series “Unforgettable”. You can last see Jane in a guest star role on the TNT series “The Librarians.” Next you can see her in Melissa McCarthy’s dark comedy “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”.

TIMOTHY BUSFIELD is a Producer, Writer, Director and Emmy Award winning actor with over 650 professional credits. As a director, his most recent film Guest Artist, written by and starring Jeff Daniels, is scheduled to be released internationally in July of 2020. The film has won many awards since its premiere at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, including Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival. As an actor he has been a series regular or recurring character on 20 television series including the currently running “For Life”, “Almost Family”, “thirtysomething,” “The West Wing,” “Entourage,” “Designated Survivor,” “Sleepy Hollow,” Secrets and Lies,” “ED,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Trapper John, M.D.,” “The Byrds of Paradise,” “Champs,” “Family Ties,” “Without A Trace,” “The Paper Chase,” “Reggie,” “All My Children”, “One Dollar”. He recently appeared in the mini-series “The Loudest Voice”. Mr. Busfield has appeared in over 40 television movies and feature films, including Field of Dreams, Stripes, Revenge of the Nerds, Nerds in Paradise, Quiz Show, Sneakers, Striking Distance, Little Big League, First Kid, National Security, 23 Blast, Strays and Trucks. His short film One Smart Fellow which he codirected, co-wrote, and also acted in, won many film festivals nationwide in 2015-2016. Timothy has directed over 140 episodes of television, including “This Is Us“ and multiple episodes of “The Fosters” (also directed the pilot), “thirtysomething, “Children’s Hospital”, “Sports Night,” “Damages,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Without A Trace,” “Las Vegas,” “The Night Shift,” “Secrets and Lies,” “The Glades,” “Designated Survivor,” “Law and Order SVU”, “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings”, “The Rookie”, “The Conners”, and many more. He has served as a Producing Director on six television series including “Secrets and Lies,” “Mind Games,” Lipstick Jungle,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Without A Trace,” “ED” and the mini-series “Maneater.” In theatre, he has appeared in over 50 regional theatre productions including productions at The Long Wharf, The Mark Taper Forum, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and The Westport Country Playhouse. And on Broadway twice, most recently as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in Aaron Sorkin’s “A Few Good Men.” He has also directed more than 35 professional productions and written dozens of children’s plays. Mr. Busfield founded two of America’s most successful professional theatres, The Fantasy Theatre (AKA the B Street School Tour) and The B Street Theatre, both in Sacramento, California. Now in their 33rd season, the theatres perform annually for over 250,000 children and adults at their facility in Sacramento and in schools throughout northern California. He has an honorary PhD from Michigan State University and has served as an Artist in Residence and Director of National Content for their PBS affiliate WKAR. Timothy splits his time between New York City and Sullivan County, NY with his wife, television icon and fantastic cook, Melissa Gilbert.

Michael Barker ’10 is the managing director of the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT. He is interviewed by Emily Kling ’20 Prior to the Westport Country Playhouse he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company, the general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater ensemble, The Antaeus Company. Before moving to California, Barker was associate managing director at Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director of Yale Summer Cabaret, and produced the first annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene Sheehan Scholarship for theater management and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding students of Polish descent. He served on the Yale School of Management Alumni Advisory Board, and is a current Association of Yale Alumni delegate. He is a member of the inaugural class of artEquity diversity, equity and inclusion facilitators as well as a member of the vestry at St. Timothy’s on the Hill Episcopal Church in Fairfield. Prior to graduate school, he was associate director of marketing for Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked with Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and The Playground Theater.

Erika & George run around Westport checking all the things it has to offer. Longshore, Levitt Pavilion, Westport Country Playhouse and more. Erika does her real estate stat thing. George adds humor because she needs help there. Super-Agent Marlene Recchia of William Pitt Sotheby's does an interview about the importance of the final walk-through. Great story to listen to - TRUST US. In our Go-To-2 we head over to the Black Duck Cafe and say hi to Melissa, then check out the Age of Reason - Educational Toy & Bookstore with shop owner Dina Berger. We wrap it up with our COOL EVENTS picks. #hbhl #westportct #levitt #westportcountryplayhouse #georgeoconnell #erikaportanovasonger #realestate #realtorOur Google Slides Presentation On Westport PDF:https://www.keepandshare.com/doc23/110190/hbhl-westport-podcast-march-11-2020-1-pdf-4-8-meg?da=yOur Episode Links & YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7CM-4dtqQhttps://www.westportct.gov/https://www.blackduckwestport.com/https://www.facebook.com/AgeofReasonWestport/https://www.williampitt.com/agents/marlenerecchia/https://www.bedfordsquare.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HerBrainsHisLooks?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater ensemble The Antaeus Company. Before moving to California, Barker was associate managing director at Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director of Yale Summer Cabaret, where he produced the first annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene Sheehan Scholarship for theater management and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding students of Polish descent. He currently serves as vice president of the board of the Yale School of Management Alumni Association. Prior to graduate school, he was associate director of marketing for Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked with Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and The Playground Theater. Jeremy is ballsy. A risk-taker. The type of guy who won't take no for an answer (unless you mean it in which case he'll totally respect your boundaries). After growing up in Nashville, TN, studying finance at the University of Georgia and working in marketing in Dallas, Jeremy realized there is more to life than helping State Farm sell insurance, so he quit his corporate job (like a boss) and moved to New York to become a comedian. Through countless hours of grueling labor and an endless supply of Tony Robbins DVDs, he made himself a regular at clubs all over the city and sells-out venues across the country from Zanies in Nashville to Second City in Chicago. He's a writer for Funny or Die, a 6-time roast battle champion, and he currently runs the city's best monthly charity based comedy show, "Stand Up and Save the World" at the New York Comedy Club. So yeah, he's basically a hero. Audio Player

Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater ensemble The Antaeus Company. Before moving to California, Barker was associate managing director at Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director of Yale Summer Cabaret, where he produced the first annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene Sheehan Scholarship for theater management and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding students of Polish descent. He currently serves as vice president of the board of the Yale School of Management Alumni Association. Prior to graduate school, he was associate director of marketing for Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked with Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and The Playground Theater.

Steve Katz has possibly the most eclectic background and resume of anyone I’ve ever spoken to. His early influences in the 1960s, like Ray Harryhausen and Famous Monsters magazine, mixed with watching rehearsals at the nearby Westport Country Playhouse with visiting directors like Woody Allen to the influence and support of his parents to propel him into an artistic life from the very beginning. That led him to, among other things: learning film cameras via a cousin in New York who worked on TV shows like “Car 54, Where Are You?”; putting together psychedelic light shows in NYC at places like the Fillmore East and working with bands like The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Byrds, and Sly & The Family Stone starting at age 19; playing bluegrass banjo; working on John McTiernan’s first film; befriending “Saturday Night Live” writing legend Michael O’Donoghue and seeing a legendary short film he directed, “The Clams”, go on to open a season of “SNL” and catch a big break as a TV writer; he continued to work and grow and eventually established himself as a writer-director-producer in Hollywood; created the first digital previz on the feature Clear and Present Danger; and eventually, all his experience brought him to - yes - China, where he has been involved in many projects big and small. But of all the references I just name-checked, the one that originally cemented Steve’s name in my mind back in the day was that he wrote a truly legendary cinema book called Film Directing: Shot by Shot, published by the then-upstart Michael Weise Productions. It was released in 1992, which is when I was in film school, and it instantly became required reading in my Film Production courses! It’s familiar blue cover was updated a few years ago to announce the new, 25th anniversary edition, which was freshly and thoroughly revised for the digital age. It’s easily the film book I have gifted to more people than any other, and it was a real treat to get to hear some of Steve’s stories in-depth. Among the crazy but true tales already mentioned, we scratch the surface on Steve’s several engagements as Michael Jackson’s personal filmmaking tutor - a story he has NEVER told before! Steve was resident at the Neverland Ranch for months at a time, was flown into luxury hotels to work with the star, sometimes just watching movies late at night. He also saw things in his time around MJ that will likely merit another show entirely, but we will have much more on that topic another day. We even overlap on his interest in the intersection between art and neuroscience, among many other wonky and highly specific topics. To top it off, he’s also a good friend of one of my best friends, Kevin Geiger, so the “small world” meter is off the charts with this one for me. More on all that later. For now, though, you can visit the blog post at https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources for links, contact information, and I hope you enjoy this epic conversation with Steven Katz!

Steve Katz has possibly the most eclectic background and resume of anyone I’ve ever spoken to. His early influences in the 1960s, like Ray Harryhausen and Famous Monsters magazine, mixed with watching rehearsals at the nearby Westport Country Playhouse with visiting directors like Woody Allen to the influence and support of his parents to propel him into an artistic life from the very beginning. That led him to, among other things: learning film cameras via a cousin in New York who worked on TV shows like “Car 54, Where Are You?”; putting together psychedelic light shows in NYC at places like the Fillmore East and working with bands like The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Byrds, and Sly & The Family Stone starting at age 19; playing bluegrass banjo; working on John McTiernan’s first film; befriending “Saturday Night Live” writing legend Michael O’Donoghue and seeing a legendary short film he directed, “The Clams”, go on to open a season of “SNL” and catch a big break as a TV writer; he continued to work and grow and eventually established himself as a writer-director-producer in Hollywood; created the first digital previz on the feature Clear and Present Danger; and eventually, all his experience brought him to - yes - China, where he has been involved in many projects big and small. But of all the references I just name-checked, the one that originally cemented Steve’s name in my mind back in the day was that he wrote a truly legendary cinema book called Film Directing: Shot by Shot, published by the then-upstart Michael Weise Productions. It was released in 1992, which is when I was in film school, and it instantly became required reading in my Film Production courses! It’s familiar blue cover was updated a few years ago to announce the new, 25th anniversary edition, which was freshly and thoroughly revised for the digital age. It’s easily the film book I have gifted to more people than any other, and it was a real treat to get to hear some of Steve’s stories in-depth. Among the crazy but true tales already mentioned, we scratch the surface on Steve’s several engagements as Michael Jackson’s personal filmmaking tutor - a story he has NEVER told before! Steve was resident at the Neverland Ranch for months at a time, was flown into luxury hotels to work with the star, sometimes just watching movies late at night. He also saw things in his time around MJ that will likely merit another show entirely, but we will have much more on that topic another day. We even overlap on his interest in the intersection between art and neuroscience, among many other wonky and highly specific topics. To top it off, he’s also a good friend of one of my best friends, Kevin Geiger, so the “small world” meter is off the charts with this one for me. More on all that later. For now, though, you can visit the blog post at https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources for links, contact information, and I hope you enjoy this epic conversation with Steven Katz!

 Menu EPISODE #47 APRIL 19, 2019 MICHAEL BARKER Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater ensemble The Antaeus Company. Before moving to California, Barker was associate managing director at Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director of Yale Summer Cabaret, where he produced the first annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene Sheehan Scholarship for theater management and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding students of Polish descent. He currently serves as vice president of the board of the Yale School of Management Alumni Association. Prior to graduate school, he was associate director of marketing for Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked with Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and The Playground Theater.

DAVID FRIEDMAN  David Friedman, composer of the award-winning hit musical, Desperate Measures, (Drama Desk for Music and Lyrics/Outer Critics and Off Broadway Alliance Awards for Best Musical) is one of this country's most beloved songwriters, best known for writing songs that touch our hearts and speak to our souls. He has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross, produced all of the late/great Nancy LaMott's CD's and wrote many of her best known songs, (Listen To My Heart/We Can Be Kind/We Live on Borrowed Time/I'll Be Here With You/Just in Time For Christmas), conducted and vocal arranged 6 musicals on Broadway and numerous Disney Animated Films (including Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame) wrote songs for The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bambi II and Trick, scored 3 television series, performed his revue Listen To My Heart – The Songs of David Friedman to audiences Off Broadway, all over America and abroad, and is currently in his 10th year of co-writing (with Kathie Lee Gifford) and performing a song-a-month for the Today Show's Everyone Has a Story Segment. (This month will be his hundredth song.) In addition to Desperate Measures, David has written 4 other musicals with Peter Kellogg: Chasing Nicolette played to rave reviews at The Westport Country Playhouse, the Prince theater in Philadelphia (where David was awarded the Barrymore Award for best score) and Village Theatre in Seattle, and recently had a backer's presentation in New York with John Rando directing; Stunt Girl, about the life of Nellie Bly, the first woman investigative reporter in New York and the first woman to run a major corporation, was seen in a critically acclaimed production at the Village Theater in Seattle, which was followed by a staged reading at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. (After seeing this reading, Gloria Steinem called it, “Altogether, the strongest female story I've ever seen on Broadway -- or pretty much anywhere”); Money Talks, a four-character musical that follows the path of a $100 bill as it passes from person to person, with Benjamin Franklin playing the $100 bill, was presented at the Davenport Theatre last year; and Lincoln in Love, a musical about Abe Lincoln's early years, was presented at Goodspeed. David's Christmas Oratorio, King Island Christmas, written with Deborah Brevoort, has had over 50 productions around the world. David is also a best-selling author with 5 books including We Can Be Kind - Healing Our World One Kindness at a Time, based on his song of the same name. (Currently in its Fifth printing.) His three books on his Metaphysical Method, The Thought Exchange, explore how to not only choose the thoughts we wish to hold, but how to stay with them and see them manifest in our lives. He is a sought after speaker, lecturer and teacher around the country. For more information, go to www.MIDDERMusic.com.  LINKS Davids Website: www.MIDDERMusic.com We Can Be Kind - book and song    https://www.amazon.com/We-Can-Be-Kind-Kindness/dp/1633536750 Nancy LaMott singing We Can Be Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49m0--Wsk6E Koga (animated children's series):      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvmrHk_ih2E   The Mindful Musician Podcast: www.mattoestreicher.com

DAVID FRIEDMAN  David Friedman, composer of the award-winning hit musical, Desperate Measures, (Drama Desk for Music and Lyrics/Outer Critics and Off Broadway Alliance Awards for Best Musical) is one of this country's most beloved songwriters, best known for writing songs that touch our hearts and speak to our souls. He has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross, produced all of the late/great Nancy LaMott's CD's and wrote many of her best known songs, (Listen To My Heart/We Can Be Kind/We Live on Borrowed Time/I'll Be Here With You/Just in Time For Christmas), conducted and vocal arranged 6 musicals on Broadway and numerous Disney Animated Films (including Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame) wrote songs for The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bambi II and Trick, scored 3 television series, performed his revue Listen To My Heart – The Songs of David Friedman to audiences Off Broadway, all over America and abroad, and is currently in his 10th year of co-writing (with Kathie Lee Gifford) and performing a song-a-month for the Today Show's Everyone Has a Story Segment. (This month will be his hundredth song.) In addition to Desperate Measures, David has written 4 other musicals with Peter Kellogg: Chasing Nicolette played to rave reviews at The Westport Country Playhouse, the Prince theater in Philadelphia (where David was awarded the Barrymore Award for best score) and Village Theatre in Seattle, and recently had a backer's presentation in New York with John Rando directing; Stunt Girl, about the life of Nellie Bly, the first woman investigative reporter in New York and the first woman to run a major corporation, was seen in a critically acclaimed production at the Village Theater in Seattle, which was followed by a staged reading at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. (After seeing this reading, Gloria Steinem called it, “Altogether, the strongest female story I've ever seen on Broadway -- or pretty much anywhere”); Money Talks, a four-character musical that follows the path of a $100 bill as it passes from person to person, with Benjamin Franklin playing the $100 bill, was presented at the Davenport Theatre last year; and Lincoln in Love, a musical about Abe Lincoln's early years, was presented at Goodspeed. David's Christmas Oratorio, King Island Christmas, written with Deborah Brevoort, has had over 50 productions around the world. David is also a best-selling author with 5 books including We Can Be Kind - Healing Our World One Kindness at a Time, based on his song of the same name. (Currently in its Fifth printing.) His three books on his Metaphysical Method, The Thought Exchange, explore how to not only choose the thoughts we wish to hold, but how to stay with them and see them manifest in our lives. He is a sought after speaker, lecturer and teacher around the country. For more information, go to www.MIDDERMusic.com.  LINKS Davids Website: www.MIDDERMusic.com We Can Be Kind - book and song    https://www.amazon.com/We-Can-Be-Kind-Kindness/dp/1633536750 Nancy LaMott singing We Can Be Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49m0--Wsk6E Koga (animated children's series):      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvmrHk_ih2E   The Mindful Musician Podcast: www.mattoestreicher.com

Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater ensemble The Antaeus Company. Before moving to California, Barker was associate managing director at Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director of Yale Summer Cabaret, where he produced the first annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene Sheehan Scholarship for theater management and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding students of Polish descent. He currently serves as vice president of the board of the Yale School of Management Alumni Association. Prior to graduate school, he was associate director of marketing for Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked with Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and The Playground Theater.

Tara Rubin is a casting director with her own casting company since 2001. Before that, she was a casting director at Johnson-Liff Associates. During those years she worked on productions of Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Sunset Boulevard, Jerry Zaks' revival of Guys and Dolls and Miss Saigon. At Tara Rubin Casting, she and her colleagues cast the musicals School of Rock, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, The Producers, Young Frankenstein for Broadway as well as The Country Girl, The Heiress, The Farnsworth Invention and A Time To Kill. They have worked with many regional theaters including La Jolla Playhouse, The Williamstown Theater Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Arena Stage, and The Westport Country Playhouse. She serves on the board of the Casting Society of America. It takes quite a diplomat, and there aren’t many better than our guest this week, Tara Rubin of Tara Rubin Casting. Just in the past few months Tara has been casting Cats, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, and all those kids in School of Rock. Talk about a diverse bunch of actors . . . and creative teams! That’s why I cast Tara in this week’s podcast. So listen in and hear Tara talk about . . . The most important thing she learned when she worked for a Producer. How casting has changed in the past 20 years, and how that helps newcomers. Whether agents have more or less power now than they did before. The biggest mistake Actors make when walking into the room (and the mistake they make when marketing themselves). How are we doing on diversity . . . and what else we should be doing. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Nothing Shines Like Dirt: Empowering Actors to Create episode 5. Today we have Nik Walker; actor,writer, poet,musician, movie nerd, and above all human. We have a little convo about his new musical Whiskeyland, being true to yourself, and you never know where an audition will take you! A graduate of the acting program at NYU Tisch, he's been fortunate enough to work at some of America's best theaters- The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse and Westport Country Playhouse, to name a few- and made his Broadway debut in 2013 with Motown the Musical. His rock fable Whiskeyland! is currently being developed through Richard H. Blake's Last Call Theatricals, and he recently completed work on his latest, a 3 hander thriller entitled Uncle Jackie. Nik lives in Queens with his lovely bride-to-be Sarah and their cat, Ferris. Website: nikwalkersworld.com FB:Nik Walker Twitter and Instagram: @nikkywalks

May we present OnAIRPlayers production of A Single Shot by Marina BarryDescriptionA Single Shot is an intimate 4-character, 1.5-hour drama with comedic elements and in a realistic style. The theme is how a community can heal and come back together after a traumatic event fractures their relationships. It looks at the issues of abuse, the boundaries of friendship, and the responsibilities we have toward the people we love.On AIR Players in this production: Corey Tazmania is an actor based in NYC.Currently performing in "The Realization of Emily Linder" at NJREPand over the summer and fall will be performing in "The Complete Worksof William Shakespeare (Abridged) at The Lake Theatre in upstate New York.Member of AEA.Laura June WeissingerOff-B'Way: New York Theatre Workshop, Atlantic Theater Company, & the Public. Regional & Int’l: Westport Country Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Peppermint Creek Theatre, Palestinian National Theater. Favorite roles include Sylvia in The Pride (Michigan Thespie Award, Best Actress), Catherine in Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer, Nora in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nat in Rabbit Hole, and Gabriella in Boeing Boeing. Proud member AEA. M.F.A. NYU Graduate Acting Program.Paul Singleton - New York Theater includes: Shakespeare at the Greene Space ‑ Brutus in Julius Caesar and Apemantus in Timon of Athens with Harris Yulin (New York Public Radio); Grit in a Sensitive Instrument (one-man play, Vineyard Theater – Cable TV also); When I Grow Up (lead, Playwright’s Horizons Festival); Careless Love (by John Olive – NY premiere), Hunting Humans (Edinburgh Fringe also), Leontes in The Winter’s Tale and Sherlock Holmes in both A Requiem for Sherlock Holmes and The Blue Carbuncle (Workshop Theater Company, NYC/Theatre Encino, Los Angeles), staged concert performances of Julius Caesar (Brutus), Measure for Measure (Angelo).

May we present OnAIRPlayers production of A Single Shot by Marina BarryDescriptionA Single Shot is an intimate 4-character, 1.5-hour drama with comedic elements and in a realistic style. The theme is how a community can heal and come back together after a traumatic event fractures their relationships. It looks at the issues of abuse, the boundaries of friendship, and the responsibilities we have toward the people we love.On AIR Players in this production: Corey Tazmania is an actor based in NYC.Currently performing in "The Realization of Emily Linder" at NJREPand over the summer and fall will be performing in "The Complete Worksof William Shakespeare (Abridged) at The Lake Theatre in upstate New York.Member of AEA.Laura June WeissingerOff-B'Way: New York Theatre Workshop, Atlantic Theater Company, & the Public. Regional & Int’l: Westport Country Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Peppermint Creek Theatre, Palestinian National Theater. Favorite roles include Sylvia in The Pride (Michigan Thespie Award, Best Actress), Catherine in Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer, Nora in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nat in Rabbit Hole, and Gabriella in Boeing Boeing. Proud member AEA. M.F.A. NYU Graduate Acting Program.Paul Singleton - New York Theater includes: Shakespeare at the Greene Space ‑ Brutus in Julius Caesar and Apemantus in Timon of Athens with Harris Yulin (New York Public Radio); Grit in a Sensitive Instrument (one-man play, Vineyard Theater – Cable TV also); When I Grow Up (lead, Playwright’s Horizons Festival); Careless Love (by John Olive – NY premiere), Hunting Humans (Edinburgh Fringe also), Leontes in The Winter’s Tale and Sherlock Holmes in both A Requiem for Sherlock Holmes and The Blue Carbuncle (Workshop Theater Company, NYC/Theatre Encino, Los Angeles), staged concert performances of Julius Caesar (Brutus), Measure for Measure (Angelo).

Two-time Tony Award-winner James Naughton (for City of Angels in 1990 and Chicago in 1997) explains why he's at home in the Irish Repertory Theatre's The Master Builder and why it's his three Broadway musical appearances which are really the anomalies in his long stage career. He also shares how a casual college audition launched him into acting; discusses his artistic homes at both Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Westport Country Playhouse; marvels at the good fortune of his early connection to composer Cy Coleman, first with I Love My Wife and later on City of Angels; recalls the excitement of being on stage with Elaine May as she improvised her way through Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; relates a funny incident involving President Clinton and the chorus girls of Chicago; and confides why his next Broadway musical role should turn up very soon.

Two-time Tony Award-winner James Naughton explains why he's at home in the Irish Repertory Theatre's "The Master Builder" and why it's his three Broadway musical appearances which are really the anomalies in his long stage career. He also shares how a casual college audition launched him into acting; discusses his artistic homes at both Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Westport Country Playhouse; marvels at the good fortune of his early connection to composer Cy Coleman, first with "I Love My Wife" and later on "City of Angels"; recalls the excitement of being on stage with Elaine May as she improvised her way through Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"; relates a funny incident involving President Clinton and the chorus girls of "Chicago"; and confides why his next Broadway musical role should turn up very soon. Original air date - October 24, 2008.

Two-time Tony Award-winner James Naughton explains why he's at home in the Irish Repertory Theatre's "The Master Builder" and why it's his three Broadway musical appearances which are really the anomalies in his long stage career. He also shares how a casual college audition launched him into acting; discusses his artistic homes at both Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Westport Country Playhouse; marvels at the good fortune of his early connection to composer Cy Coleman, first with "I Love My Wife" and later on "City of Angels"; recalls the excitement of being on stage with Elaine May as she improvised her way through Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"; relates a funny incident involving President Clinton and the chorus girls of "Chicago"; and confides why his next Broadway musical role should turn up very soon. Original air date - October 24, 2008.

Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with Sybil Christopher of the Bay Street Theatre, Alison Harris of Westport Country Playhouse, Kate Maguire of the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jackie Maxwell of Canada's Shaw Festival and Max Mayer of New York Stage and Film.