Norman is busy rehearsing for Much Ado About Nothing, so we have Neil Harkins (who was on Episode 222) as our guest host. Our guest today is Marty Pistone, the director and board member of Sixth Street Playhouse. I worked with Marty when he was a consultant for Off Broadway West, and their production of Hedda Gabler, back in 2010. We talk about Marty’s upbringing in Chicago, his views on the state of theatre today and where he sees himself in the future.
Marty can be reached directly via Facebook and LinkedIn.
SHOWS:
Much Ado About Nothing (Sparc Theatre)
June 22 – August 6
Norman Gee is in the show
https://sparctheater.org/shakespeare-in-the-vineyard/
Cymbeline (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
July 22 – Sept 24
Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show
https://sfshakes.org/cymbeline/
Domestica Realidad (Brava Theatre)
Aug 3 – 13
Virginia Blanco (Episode 238) is directing the show
https://www.brava.org/all-events/domestica-realidad
Aren’t You.. (The Marsh)
July 21 – August 18
Fred Pitts (Episode 256) is in the show
https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/
Hamlet (Marin Shakespeare Company)
June 16 – July 16
Jon Tracy (Episode 169) directs the show
https://www.marinshakespeare.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MSC-Summer-23-Digital-Program-HAM-2.pdf
The Birds (Altarena Players)
August 11 – Sept 10
Kimberly Ridgeway is directing the show
https://www.altarena.org
The Dignity Circle (Central Works)
June 24 – July 23
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) is in the show
Gary Graves (Episode 24) is directing the show; Tammy Berlin (Episode 208) is doing costumes and Greg Scharpen (Episode 188) is the sound designer
https://centralworks.org/the-dignity-circle/#showtab=details
Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Woodminister Ampitheatre)
July 7 – July 16
Tanika Baptiste (Episode 253) is in the show
https://woodminstersummermusicals.csstix.com/?fbclid=IwAR37Sz6HhjWuJbw61jtTcnYHQyBIY4eUuk1rwJcVNIZxdQcYK_XN9HgdMUY
King Lear (Silicon Valley Shakes) – an ALL WOMAN CAST
July 28 – Sept 1
Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episode 96) is directing the show
https://www.svshakespeare.org/lear
Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out!
The Black Man’s Heart
On Spotify and all your podcast apps
Our wonderful consulting producer Mallory Somera (Episode 151) produces two podcasts for KCBS radio: As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center; and It’s Generational, a deep dive on how each generation looks at things differently. Each episode features subject matters from perspectives of the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. Check out As Prescribed and It’s Generational on all podcast apps.
Central Works Script Club is a podcast where you download and read a play script and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright. Delivered semi-annually. You can find the Central Works Script Club on any podcast app.
Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app.
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Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
