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Go See a Show!Scott C. Sickles, Jesse Edward Rosbrow, Amanda LaPergola, Brian Silliman, & Alyssa Simon of “Hellish Delights”Listen in as Hellish Delights playwright Scott C. Sickles, director Jesse Edward Rosbrow, and performers Amanda LaPergola, Brian Silliman, Alyssa Simon, discuss finding delight in characterizations, humor traps, storytelling, second chances and the effects of time on the work, finding the through-line, puppets, and what it means to be in hell. “…I feel like the plays, parts of them, feel very different now than they did five years ago. I don’t know much of that is just that, our world has changed…how much of it was, it was in the back of our minds, ‘working’ for five yea...2025-05-0924 min

Go See a Show!Christopher Lee, David Carl, & Philip Cruise of “Fat Cat Killers”Listen in as the cast of this timely production of Fat Cat Killers—Christopher Lee (co-producer), David Carl, & Philip Cruise (co-producer)—discuss bumbling buddies, coincidental Caribbean encounters, the brilliance & great works of playwright Adam Szymkowicz, finding “more murdery” stuff, status shifts, continuous character discovery, and just how two lonely cogs in the corporate wheel could get in way over their heads. “…as soon as we read the play, we were like, ‘we have to do it.’ […] And we don’t promote Luigi, and I don’t think the play does—but I think the play really addresses American exceptionalism…...2025-05-0817 min

Go See a Show!Frank Pagliaro, Leslie Kincaid Burby, Nikaury Rodriguez, Jesse Castellanos, Miguel K. Reis, Laura Fois, & Cameron Mark Russell of “Bread of Life”Listen in as Bread of Life playwright Frank Pagliario, director Leslie Kincaid Burby, along with the cast of Nikaury Rodriguez, Jesse Castellanos, Miguel K. Reis, Laura Fois, & Cameron Mark Russell, discuss Catholic School upbringing, charismatic cults, Biblical and modern language, vibrant colors, what Jesus asked us to do, and the wreckage that is left behind. “…I just think it’s a really interesting way to look at…a charismatic cult leader, about what happens to women who are left behind when partners go off to do their adventure, and they’re left to somehow hold things together…” 2025-04-1023 min

Go See a Show!Kayla Eisenberg & Stephanie Cox-Connolly of “Lilith in Pisces”Listen in as Lilith in Pisces playwright Kayla Eisenberg, along with director Stephanie Cox-Connolly, discuss missed connections, revealing secrets, Jekyll & Hyde, starting from anywhere, campfire plays, designer collaborations, staging the unstageable, adjacency to horror, “a little bit of not-sympathy,” Stephanie’s recipe for making stage-ready mac & cheese, and things that are funny until they’re not. “…I don’t know if it was the stars in the sky as we were reading this, or the fire started getting more fire-y, but there was a feeling with this that, THIS is a play we need to produce…I wanted plays tha...2025-03-2018 min

Go See a Show!Nick Thomas, Adam Belvo, & Azumi Tsutsui of “Anonymous”Listen in as Anonymous playwright & director Nick Thomas, along with performers Adam Belvo (Michael) and Azumi Tsutsui (Diana), discuss sharing a character, letting the story pour out, the relief of the audience, “embedded” theatre, “rehearsal with a bunch of strangers,” going “full Australian business-bro,” finding a character that’s far from you, taking us back to the (awesome) 1990s, and the potential of anonymity. “…it has a different feeling of freshness. Like, I can feel the people sitting beside me, and they don’t know what’s going on, but hearing the story for the first time…I can feel, people are f...2025-02-1316 min

Go See a Show!Dan Kitrosser of “HOMOS! A Solo Disaster Musical, Bitch”Listen in as Dan Kitrosser, playwright and performer of HOMOS! A Solo Disaster Musical, Bitch, discusses eerie timing, controlling the audience, fun Tony Kushner references, integrating children’s theatre performing techniques, the need for clowns, finding where you fit in the world, and distilling down your large-scale musical to be done by yourself (because scheduling is hard). “…for so many years, I was like, ‘okay, I do that kind of performance, then I have my plays,’ and those are two different things. And I realized that, that in and of itself creates an antagonistic structure…I’m interested in...2025-02-1212 min

Go See a Show!Kimille Howard & Cezar Williams of The Fire This Time Festival 2025Listen in as the Director of the shows in this year’s The Fire This Time Festival, Kimille Howard, along with Producing Artistic Director Cezar Williams, discuss finding balance, discovering musical talent, bringing together black voices in the theatre, finding new collaborators, figuring out the big game of scheduling Tetris, leaning into the practicalities, and making magic. “…it’s a theatrical event…to amplify the career of black playwrights…we pull together an incredible team of artist…and it’s always a good time.” The Fire This Time, in collaboration with FRIGID New York, presents...2025-01-2708 min

Go See a Show!Bernard Bosio, Elena Lozonschi, Camila Melgar, Claude Choukrane, Ted Thompson, & Phil Williams of “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”Listen in as The Last Days of Judas Iscariot director Bernard Bosio, along with performers Elena Lozonschi, Camila Melgar, Claude Choukrane, Ted Thompson, & Phil Williams, discuss the culture of Heights Players, the importance of understudies, the sound of real New York dialogue, despair and hope, vibe shifts, inspiring conversations, relying on your collaborators, and the brilliance of Stephen Adly Guirgis. “…people do make mistakes, and some of them are catastrophic…but are all of them irredeemable?” The Heights Players presents The Last Days of Judas Iscariot written by Stephen Adly Gui...2025-01-1729 min

Go See a Show!Kallan Dana, Julia Greer, and Sarah Blush of “Racecar Racecar Racecar”Listen in as Racecar Racecar Racecar playwright Kallan Dana, director Sarah Blush, and producer/performer Julia Greer, discuss the open road of a script, symmetry & palindromic structures, complicated father relationships, creating breaks, emergency relocations, and taking road trips with your collaborators. “…I’m a person who tries to talk and talk until I can get to what I mean, and I’m always failing. The words are always failing you. And so I think that feels like a really emotionally true thing for me, and that was part of the fun for generating the language in this play…”2024-12-1317 min

Go See a Show!Ana Mari de Quesada & Tom Escovar of The Wild ProjectListen in as Ana Mari de Quesada (Producing Artistic Director) & Tom Escovar (Producing Director) of The Wild Project discuss venue stability, sustainable architecture, providing opportunities for exciting new work, hoping to find an angel, infamous signage, why this incredible space needs to remain open in the East Village, and how you can help. #savewildproject “We’re home to many downtown artists…especially since the pandemic […] the number of independent theaters that can house independent artists, give them free space or subsidized space, is shrinking. We really just want to solidify our home, for all the artists that we serve...2024-12-0617 min

Go See a Show!Fareeda Pasha, Dylan Lesch, Hana Fatima Dehradunwala, Amani Meliyah, & Aliyah Curry, of The Science in Theatre FestivalListen in as performers Fareeda Pasha & Dylan Lesch, and Hana Fatima Dehradunwala, playwright of The Last Word, along with Amani Meliyah, director, and Aliyah Curry, playwright of Receptors, both plays in The Science in Theatre Festival, discuss responsibility, “doing … Continue reading →2024-11-2620 min

Go See a Show!Tim Errickson of “Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves”Listen in as Boomerang Theatre Company Artistic Director Tim Errickson, producer of the world premiere of Gina Femia’s Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves, discusses joy in hindsight, speeches that won’t let you rest, upending the madness, giving some distance … Continue reading →2024-11-1516 min

Go See a Show!Rhys Luke, Sophia DiPaolo, Leah Davidowitz, Tits Morality, Chloe Drohan, & Eliana Coe of “Dave and Boris Kill the Cat”Listen in as Dave and Boris Kill the Cat playwright Rhys Luke, director Sophia DiPaolo, costumer Leah Davidowitz, and performers Tits Morality, Chloe Drohan, and Eliana Coe, discuss falling down rabbit holes, working on a show that features real people, … Continue reading →2024-11-1415 min

Go See a Show!Clay McLeod Chapman, Pete Boisvert, Stephanie Cox-Connolly, & Morgan Zipf-Meister of “Feejee Mermaid”Listen in as feejee mermaid playwright Clay McLeod Chapman, director Pete Boisvert, props & effects designer Stephanie Cox-Connolly, and actor Morgan Zipf-Meister, discuss finding a taxidermy consultant, love and hate, reconnecting with the scene, multiple hats, buying everyone the book, … Continue reading →2024-10-2920 min

Go See a Show!Laura Hooper & Jason Alan Carvell of “Tracks”Listen in as actors Laura Hooper and Jason Alan Carvell of Tracks discuss finding actors, complicated relationships, boots & chops, audience reactions, questioning assumptions, stumbling in on real life experiences, and not letting go. “Everything in our lives conspires to … Continue reading →2024-09-2625 min

Go See a Show!Matthew Freeman & Jessi D. Hill of “The Ask”Listen in as The Ask playwright Matthew Freeman, and director Jessi D. Hill, discuss generational divides, pitching runtimes, writing from what you know in real life, finally getting to work together, what can happen when you see yourself onstage, failing … Continue reading →2024-09-1821 min

Go See a Show!Kara Ayn Napolitano & Joy Donze of “In Search of Elaina”Listen in as In Search of Elaina playwright Kara Ayn Napolitano, along with director Joy Donze, discuss the vibes between them, making things happen, facing the difficult parts of yourself, strong female friendships, finding the right people for your ensemble, … Continue reading →2024-09-1713 min

Go See a Show!Denisse Estefany Mendoza & Peter Michael Marino of “Show Up, Kids!”Listen in as creator Peter Michael Marino & performer Denisse Estefany Mendoza of SHOW UP, KIDS! discuss awful auditions and why they often don’t matter, working out your show over time, building fairy tales from scratch, how to work with … Continue reading →2024-09-1113 min

Go See a Show!Sara Fellini, Adam Belvo, & Nicholas Thomas of “A Man Among Ye”Listen in as writer/director/performer Sara Fellini, along with fellow actors Nicholas Thomas (co-director) and Adam Belvo (fight choreographer), discuss adding more balloons, doing the research, breast reveals, rowing in the same direction with your crew, the light with all the … Continue reading →2024-07-0526 min

Go See a Show!Alex Beige, Dante Green, & 김채송 Chaesong Kim of The Makers’ Enemble’s Short Play FestivalListen in as director 김채송 Chaesong Kim (Alien Play), playwright Alex Beige (Blackpilled, A Blueprint), and director Dante Green (Light + House) of The Makers’ Ensemble’s Short Play Festival, discuss immigration stores, where love stories meet ghost stories, playwrights writing … Continue reading →2024-06-1917 min

Go See a Show!Kenneth Keng, Annaporva Green, & Chisom Awachie of “Brought Up”Listen in as playwright Kenneth Keng, director Annaporva Green, and actor & projection designer Chisom Awachie of Brought Up discuss lobotomized flesh puppets, encouraging participation and not “screaming and running away,” gratitude for designers, complicity and unthinking loyalty, Capri Suns, … Continue reading →2024-06-1918 min

Go See a Show!Nia Akilah Robinson & Julia Greer of “Push Party”Listen in as Push Party playwright Nia Akilah Robinson, along with Producing Artistic Director of The Hearth Julia Greer, discuss just what a “push party” is, high school drama, naming characters, showing unspoken love, enmeshment, making peace with what’s passed … Continue reading →2024-06-1400 min

Go See a Show!Melissa Ingle, Emily Conlon, and Sevrin Willinder of “Shakespeare Translate: The Complete Works”Listen in as performers Sevrin Willinder and Emily Conlon and director Melissa Ingle, of Shakespeare Translate: The Complete Works, discuss translation order, opening up and exploring the box, post-COVID theatre, playing with the audience, the show’s resident ShakesPEER expert, connecting, … Continue reading →2024-05-3000 min

Go See a Show!Coral Cohen, Cosette Pin, Sam Hood Adrian, & James Clements of “Third Law”Listen in as members of the team that devised What Will the Neighbors Say?‘s Third Law—director Coral Cohen, designer Cosette Pin, and performers Sam Hood Adrian and James Clements—discuss their devising process, exploring audience agency, Kandinsky, testing your show with … Continue reading →2024-05-2318 min

Go See a Show!Luis Feliciano, Kristen Hoffman, Penelope Deen, & Padraig Bond of “The Climate Fables: Debating Extinction & The Trash Garden”Listen in as Luis Feliciano, Kristen Hoffman, Penelope Deen, & Padraig Bond of Torch Ensemble’s The Climate Fables: Debating Extinction & The Trash Garden, winner of “Best Play” in the New York City Fringe, discuss playing with trash, constant improvisation, … Continue reading →2024-05-1714 min

Go See a Show!Madelyn Chapman, Jesse Castellanos, Michelle Feza Kuchuk, Fernando Mateo, Jr., Haneen Arafat Murphy, Maria Peyramaure, & Yasmin Ranz-Lind of “Lost Sock Laundry”Listen in as the director of Lost Sock Laundry, Madelyn Chapman, along with the full cast—Jesse Castellanos, Michelle Feza Kuchuk, Fernando Mateo, Jr., Haneen Arafat Murphy, Maria Peyramaure, & Yasmin Ranz-Lind—discuss variations on the immigrant experience, finding the political in … Continue reading →2024-04-1725 min

Go See a Show!Dorothea Gloria, Joe Staton, Natasha Jain, Francesca Bolam, Kevin Rios, Jandel Camilo, Mila Besson, Nicholas Bompart, and Pablo Gatto of The Immigrant Short Play FestivalListen in as Dorothea Gloria, Joe Staton, Natasha Jain, Francesca Bolam, Kevin Rios, Jandel Camilo, Mila Besson, Nicholas Bompart, and Pablo Gatto of RiffRaff NYC‘s Immigrants in New York short play festival discuss mother-daughter relationships, unpacking baggage, why clowns, the … Continue reading →2024-04-1218 min

Go See a Show!Nancy Ma, Kim Wuan, David Lee Huynh, & Vin Kridakorn of “Warrior Sisters of Wu”Listen in as Warrior Sisters of Wu performers Nancy Ma, Kim Wuan, David Lee Huynh, & Vin Kridakorn discuss navigating and connecting times and traditions, how conflicts can grow relationships and solve problems, respect and love for the audience, the … Continue reading →2024-03-0617 min

Go See a Show!Marc Castle, Mark Finley, & Dani Marcus of “Deadly Stages”Listen in Deadly Stages co-authors Mark Finley (who directs) and Marc Castle (who portrays the glamorous Veronica Traymore), along with fellow performer Dani Marcus (Phoebe/Connie), discuss love of old movies, where reality meets camp, red herrings, writing like directors, pulling … Continue reading →2024-02-2917 min

Go See a Show!Eliza Palter, Paul Rochford, Thammie Laine Quách, Eli Wassertzug, & Ana Prí of “Antigone”Listen in as the adapter/director of New Relic Theatre’s production of Sophocles, Eliza Palter, along with composer Paul Rochford and performers Thammie Laine Quách, Eli Wassertzug, & Ana Prí, discuss Swedish pop musical inspiration, creating otherworldly characters, deep research, discovering … Continue reading →2024-02-2318 min

Go See a Show!Elijah Guo, Dylin Taylor, Marsha Yuan, Misako Yamagishi, & Anthony Naranjo of “Tourist Trap”Listen in as Tourist Trap writer Elijah Guo, director Dylin Taylor, and performers Marsha Yuan, Misako Yamagishi, & Anthony Naranjo discuss the absurdity of unbelonging, the universality of beans, the authority of tour/play guides, and where physical space meets the … Continue reading →2024-02-2116 min

Go See a Show!Andrew Agress, Theo McKenna, Becky Ho, and Stephanie Litchfield of “The Fantastical Fellowship: Final Quest for the Crisis Crystal XXVII!”Listen in as The Fantastical Fellowship: Final Quest for the Crisis Crystal XXVII! playwright Andrew Agress, along with performers Theo McKenna, Becky Ho, & Stephanie Litchfield, discuss full-double-cringe, inspiration from COVID boredom, alternate endings, “pleasant hell,” rolling with the (sometimes … Continue reading →2024-02-0813 min

Go See a Show!Andrew Cortes, of the Stage Whisper PodcastListen in as Andrew Cortes, co-host of the Stage Whisper podcast, discusses the origins of the podcast, grumpy stage doorers vs. spontaneous intermission conversations, finding the positives, forging your own thoughts, making something unique, and why no one should have … Continue reading →2024-01-2624 min

Go See a Show!Cezar Williams & Danielle Covington of The Fire This Time FestivalListen in as The Fire This Time Artistic Director & the plays’ director Cezar Williams, along with producer & performer Danielle Covington, discuss highlighting the small moments, finding compassion, developing playwrights, and what’s new this time with The Fire This … Continue reading →2024-01-2407 min

Go See a Show!Anya-Violette Zhang, Elena Lozonschi, Amy Hart Nguyễn, Lairce Dias, Joe Staton, Roslind Finlay, & Frank Pagliaro of “The Cherry Orchard: A Multilingual Adaptation”Listen in as The Cherry Orchard: A Multilingual Adaptation performers Elena Lozonschi, Anya-Violette Zhang, Amy Hart Nguyễn, Lairce Dias, Joe Staton, along with assistant director/performer Roslind Finlay & director Frank Pagliaro, discuss finding home, creating a multilingual version of a … Continue reading →2024-01-2222 min

Go See a Show!Olivia Webb, Garrett Miller, & Albrim Gjonbalaj of “Twelfth Night”Listen in as producer/performer Olivia Webb, along with fellow actors Garrett Miller & Albrim Gjonbalaj from their new production of Twelfth Night, discuss finding freedom on the stage, overcoming the fear of Shakespeare, making a play come to life by … Continue reading →2023-11-1020 min

Go See a Show!Hend Ayoub, Joe Joseph, Siena Yusi, & Julie Cai of “9 Kinds of Silence”Listen in as Go See a Show! correspondent Jason Wang speaks with 9 Kinds of Silence performers Hend Ayoub & Joe Joseph, along with production stage manager Siena Yusi and assistant stage manager Julie Cai, about working with the playwright/director … Continue reading →2023-10-0514 min

Go See a Show!Tjaša Ferme, Nasay Ano, Melody Munitz, Arianne Banda, & Thammie Quach of “BIOADAPTED”Listen in as BIOADAPTED creator & director Tjaša Ferme, along with performers Nasay Ano, Melody Munitz, Arianne Banda, & Thammie Quach, discuss the benefits of a long development process, collaborating with AI, learning as an actor just what all these … Continue reading →2023-09-1814 min

Go See a Show!Garrett Miller, Olivia Hewitt, Sabrina Gómez, Phanie Cherres, & Michael James Duran of “The Motherf**ker With the Hat”Listen in as The Motherf**ker With the Hat executive producers Garrett Miller (who also plays “Jackie”) and Olivia Hewitt (who also stage manages the show), along with performers Sabrina Gómez (“Veronica”), Phanie Cherres (“Victoria”), and Michael James Duran (“Ralph D”), discuss self-producing, … Continue reading →2023-08-2921 min

Go See a Show!Katie Palmer, Paul Bedard, & Jessie Atkinson of “The Nobodies Who Were Everybody”Listen in as The Nobodies Who Were Everybody co-directors (and Theater in Asylum co-artistic directors) Katie Palmer and Paul Bedard, along with performer Jessie Atkinson, discuss the company’s devising process, why an important bit of American Theater history has seemingly … Continue reading →2023-08-0920 min

Go See a Show!Lucie Tiberghien, Michelle Veintimilla, and Matthew Rauch of “Tartuffe or The Hypocrite”Listen in as Molière in the Park founding artistic director Lucie Tiberghien, director of the company’s World English-language Premiere of Molière’s original three-act version of TARTUFFE or The Hypocrite, along with performers Michelle Veintimilla and Matthew Rauch, discuss inviting in … Continue reading →2023-05-2418 min

Go See a Show!Kara Feely & Daniel Allen Nelson of “HOUSECONCERT”Listen in as HOUSECONCERT writer/director/performer/drummer Kara Feely, along with fellow performer / production manager Daniel Allen Nelson, discuss actors playing instruments and musicians doing actions, reacting to the energy of the audience, finding ways to get from one thing to … Continue reading →2023-05-1119 min

Go See a Show!Jess Wood, Lisa Graham Parson, Henry Temple, & Laura Fois Bosley of “The Best Punk Band in Conway, Missouri”Listen in as performers Jess Wood, Lisa Graham Parson, and Henry Temple of The Best Punk Band in Conway, Missouri: An Oral History of Presley Cox and the Fallout Five, along with UP Theater Company’s Managing Director Laura Fois Bosley, … Continue reading →2023-05-1019 min

Go See a Show!Amy Michelle & Zaven Ovian of “Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight”Listen in as Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight actor/producer Amy Michelle, along with fellow cast member Zaven Ovian, discuss physics, inviting the audience in, those plays that follow you around until you put them up, staging … Continue reading →2023-04-2628 min

Go See a Show!Duncan Pflaster, Clinton Powell, and Wyn Delano of “Harmony Hall”Listen in as Harmony Hall playwright & director Duncan Pflaster, along with the cast of Wyn Delano and Clinton Powell, discuss inspiration from terrible/wonderful Tennessee Williams adaptations, what is and is not a “pandemic play,” personal connections to the material, … Continue reading →2023-02-1611 min

Go See a Show!Randi Berry, Robert Lyons, Kristin Marting, & Daniella Topol of The West Village Rehearsal Co-OpListen in as Randi Berry, Executive Director of IndieSpace, Robert Lyons, Artistic Director of The New Ohio, Kristin Marting, Founding Artistic Director of HERE, & Daniella Topol, Artistic Director of Rattlestick Theater, discuss the creation of their “super-team,” working with … Continue reading →2023-02-0910 min

Go See a Show!Diane Davis & Illana Stein of “Complicity”Listen in as Complicity playwright Diane Davis, along with director Illana Stein, discuss finding a different way to approach a well-known story, the illusion of power, the timeliness of this play about history, holding each other accountable, “heart and humanity,” … Continue reading →2022-10-1220 min

Go See a Show!Heather E. Cunningham & Sara Thigpen of “On the Verge”Listen in as Retro Productions Artistic Director Heather E. Cunningham, who also plays Fanny in the cast, along with director Sara Thigpen, discuss looking at the past through the lens of theatre and theatre through the lens of history, enthusiasm … Continue reading →2022-09-2124 min

Go See a Show!Alec Duffy & Lori Elizabeth Parquet of “White on White”Listen in as White on White co-directors Alec Duffy & Lori Elizabeth Parquet discuss the Hoi Polloi process, developing and discovering a play with the playwright, avoiding spoilers, how to examine whiteness in a theatrical context, troubling the waters, taking … Continue reading →2022-07-1423 min

Go See a Show!Blake Habermann & Jae Woo of “Take Shape”Listen in as Blake Habermann & Jae Woo, performers in Broken Box Mime Theater‘s newest show Take Shape, discuss being prepared, music for mime, outbursts from toddlers, the benefits and difficulties of being a mime when masked, making some last-minute … Continue reading →2022-04-2618 min

Go See a Show!Kirk Gostkowski & Deven Anderson of “Garbageman”Listen in as Garbageman performers Kirk Gostkowski and Deven Anderson discuss seeing the familiar onstage, truth in absurdity, the benefits of repartee, how the audience interacts with juxtaposed seriousness and silliness, how a difficult piece morphs and changes over time, … Continue reading →2022-04-0419 min

Go See a Show!Sara Fellini, Jillian Cicalese, & Caitlin Dullahan-Bates of “Ectoplasm”Listen in as Ectoplasm playwright & director Sara Fellini, along with cast members Jillian Cicalese and Caitlin Dullahan-Bates, discuss “life and death and lust and love,” the stories we tell ourselves as we try to determine the truth, navigating society’s … Continue reading →2022-02-0325 min

Go See a Show!John Bell, of Bread & Puppet TheaterListen in as longtime Bread & Puppet Theater collaborator John Bell discusses the history and activism of the company, bringing together collaborators from disparate locations, an “accessible and unpretentious” style of theater,” the use and meaning of different kinds of … Continue reading →2021-12-1521 min

Go See a Show!Andy Boyd, Katie Palmer, and Paul Bedard of “Occupy Prescott”Listen in as playwright Andy Boyd, along with Theatre in Asylum co-Artistic Directors (and the play’s co-directors) Katie Palmer and Paul Bedard, discuss how it feels to watch a history play about something we all lived through, doing the thing, … Continue reading →2021-10-2117 min

Go See a Show!Sean Williams, Jordana Williams, & Mac Rogers of Gideon MediaListen in as producer/actor Sean Williams, director Jordana Williams, and playwright/actor Mac Rogers of Gideon Media/Gideon Productions discuss how they connected with legendary playwright Wallace Shawn to bring two of his stage plays to the radio drama realm, the outgrowth … Continue reading →2021-06-2546 min

Go See a Show!Aimee Todoroff & Guy Yedwab of The League of Independent Theater (LIT)Listen in as League of Independent Theater Managing Director Aimee Todoroff, and President of their Board of Directors Guy Yedwab, discuss the recently passed Open Culture program, what can be done, what the process looks like to do it, how … Continue reading →2021-01-1323 min

Go See a Show!Genny Yosco of “im ur hamlet.”Listen in as Genny Yosco, the writer & director of (and an actor in!) im ur hamlet., discusses writing through food poisoning, creating for the Zoom medium, knowing who it is your parodying, creating a Shakespeare festival from afar, making … Continue reading →2020-07-2518 min

Go See a Show!Mark Blankenship of THE FLASHPAPERListen in as Mark Blankenship, editor and founder of The Flashpaper, discusses finding a way to let artists both share ideas and get paid, creating “a collective experience of good in a time of great crisis,” the power of a … Continue reading →2020-07-2127 min

Go See a Show!Erin B. Mee of “Play In Your Bathtub”Listen in as Erin B. Mee, conceiver & director of Play In Your Bathtub: An Immersive Audio Spa for Physical Distancing, discusses why we should call it “physical” distancing as opposed to “social” distancing, getting inspiration from quarantine, engaging all … Continue reading →2020-04-0920 min

Go See a Show!Nick Mecikalski of “Really Really Gorgeous”Listen in as Really Really Gorgeous playwright Nick Mecikalski discusses what happens when the media is filtered through only one lens, trust in personal relationships, the journey from digging a script out of a drawer to getting on the stage, … Continue reading →2020-01-3011 min

Go See a Show!Johnny G. Lloyd & William Steinberger of “Or, An Astronaut Play”Listen in as playwright Johnny G. Lloyd and director William Steinberger of Or, An Astronaut Play discuss capitalism, Emerson, childlike wonder, designing to your space, stealing kids’ artwork, and why the play goes to space school (as well as literal … Continue reading →2020-01-1016 min

Go See a Show!Richard Thieriot & Therese Plaehn of “Monsoon Season”Listen in as the performers of Lizzie Vieh’s new play Monsoon Season, Richard Thieriot & Therese Plaehn, discuss the development of this play from a 7-minute one-night-only solo piece to a set of solos, making something horrifying but also incredibly … Continue reading →2019-11-0812 min

Go See a Show!Kylie M. Brown & Leigh Honigman of “Of the Woman Came the Beginning of Sin and Through Her We All Die”Listen in as GSAS! correspondent Alex Randrup meets with Of the Woman Came the Beginning of Sin and Through Her We All Die director Kylie M. Brown, along with producer Leigh Honigman, to discuss basement cults, Biblical inspiration & imagery, … Continue reading →2019-10-2316 min

Go See a Show!Patricia Lynn, Philip Estrera, & Natalie Hegg of “Strangers in the Night”Listen in as “Strangers in the Night” contributing playwrights Patricia Lynn (writer of Screwed, portrayer of “Molly”, director of Frank) & Philip Estrera (writer of the Frank monologues, who also performs “Stranger” in Bottling Dreams of the Tearful Don’t-Knower), along … Continue reading →2019-10-1821 min

Go See a Show!Alexander V. Thompson of “Cryptids”Listen in as writer (and performer) Alexander V. Thompson of the podcast Cryptids discusses late-night conspiracy shows, moving from the stage to a podcast, performing on mic, letting the audience fill in the blanks, adjusting images to audio, and the … Continue reading →2019-10-1015 min

Go See a Show!Matthew Freeman, Robert Honeywell, & David Cote of “The Sea The Mountains The Forest The City The Plain”Listen in as The Sea The Mountains The Forest The City The Plain playwright Matthew Freeman, along with director David Cote & performer Robert Honeywell, discuss how to discover your character, propulsive changes & musicality, abstract simplicity, friendship and aging, … Continue reading →2019-10-0918 min

Go See a Show!Lauren Hlubny & Thomas Giles of “Thoughts & Prayers”Listen in as the director/creator of Thoughts & Prayers, Lauren Hlubny, along with composer/”Felix” Thomas Giles, discuss the meaning of “dance-theatre concerto,” encouraging presence, developing a process to combine artistic disciplines, starting conversations, and not only reacting but taking action. … Continue reading →2019-09-2616 min

Go See a Show!Max Hunter of “See You”Listen in as See You director Max Hunter discusses the show’s rehearsal process, making your play resonant to its local culture, unifying tone, how to make a list interesting in the theatre, play, honesty/vulnerability supplanted by signifiers, directing as conducting, … Continue reading →2019-09-1222 min

Go See a Show!David Barlow & Danielle Skraastad of “Havel: The Passion of Thought”Listen in as actors David Barlow & Danielle Skraastad of PTP/NYC‘s production of Havel: The Passion of Thought—three short plays from Vaclav Havel, bookended by Harold Pinter’s The New World Order and Samuel Beckett’s Catastrophe—discuss why these plays work so well in … Continue reading →2019-07-2522 min

Go See a Show!Miranda Haymon, Emmie Finckel, & Cha See of “In the Penal Colony”Listen in as In the Penal Colony writer/director/producer Miranda Haymon, along with set designer Emmie Finckel and lighting designer Cha See, discuss the relationship and performance of patriarchy & punishment, how the show’s designers interacted with their process, sites of … Continue reading →2019-07-2524 min

Go See a Show!Tana Sirois & Maria Swisher of “Crushing Baby Animals”Listen in as the creators & performers of Crushing Baby Animals, Maria Swisher & Tana Sirois, discuss amazing synchronicity, combining genres in a multi-dimensional world, structured improv, cross-pollination among artists, “stylistic dis-integrity,” making space for the chaos and the wonder, … Continue reading →2019-07-1117 min

Go See a Show!Akia Squitieri, Matthew Weitz, Adeyinka Adebola, Desiree Pinol, Kyle Porter, Johnny Blaze Leavitt, & Ita Korenzecher of “Friendly’s Fire”Listen in as the cast of Friendly’s Fire—Matthew Weitz, Adeyinka Adebola, Desiree Pinol, Kyle Porter, Johnny Blaze Leavitt, & Ita Korenzecher—along with Artistic Director Akia Squitieri (with a quick note from Production Stage Manager Callie Stribling) discuss non-toxic male friendships, … Continue reading →2019-05-1716 min

Go See a Show!Heather E. Cunningham, Chris Harcum, Robert Franklin Neill, Desmond Dutcher, & Shay Gines of “Mary, Mary”Listen in as Retro Productions Artistic Director Heather E. Cunningham, who plays the eponymous Mary of Mary, Mary, along with fellow performers Chris Harcum, Robert Franklin Neill, & Desmond Dutcher, and director Shay Gines, discuss digging into a zippy comedy, … Continue reading →2019-05-1422 min

Go See a Show!Suzanne Tufan & Lindsey Hope Pearlman of “Whore”Listen in as Whore writer/producer/performer Suzanne Tufan and director Lindsey Hope Pearlman discuss “showing the emotion of little moments,” the various masks we create, working as a director with the writer/performer, the roller-coaster of baring one’s soul in a public … Continue reading →2019-04-1122 min

Go See a Show!Rachel Cohen, Heather Cornell, Lynn Wright, & Jon Harper of “Tilt”Listen in as TILT creator, choreographer, director, & performer Rachel Cohen, along with tap dancer Heather Cornell, composer Lynn Wright, and lighting designer Jon Harper discuss constructing your reality, creating a feast for the senses, a tight structure overlain with … Continue reading →2019-04-0511 min

Go See a Show!Stanley Martin, Michael Blatt, Yhá Mourhia Wright, Ashley E. Matthews, Luis E. Mora, & Jayson Kerr of “Opportunity”Listen in as Opportunity playwright Stanley Martin, director Michael Blatt, and cast members Yhá Mourhia Wright, Ashley E. Matthews, Luis E. Mora, & Jayson Kerr discuss mirrors of performers’ reality, universality in specificity, challenging body type stereotypes, finding a shared history … Continue reading →2019-03-2134 min

Go See a Show!Mackenzie Menter, Anna Cain, & Victoria Teague of “Miranda from Stormville”Listen in as Miranda from Stormville dramaturg Victoria Teague and performers Mackenzie Menter & Anna Cain discuss their Shakespeare-nerd status, trying to escape your circumstances, breaking the fourth wall, “surreal comedic Shakespearean fever-dreams,” tracing classic characters, New Jersey, creating a sense … Continue reading →2019-03-2116 min

Go See a Show!Nicola Korzenko, Cesar J. Rosado, Sheila Vand, Maggie Bofill, Brian Miskell, Knud Adams, Claire Siebers, & Anand Wilder of “Nylon”Listen in as Nylon director Knud Adams, along with producer Nicola Korzenko, composer Anand Wilder, and cast members Maggie Bofill, Brian Miskell, Cesar J. Rosado, Claire Siebers, & Sheila Vand, speak with GSAS! correspondent Alex Randrup to discuss how best … Continue reading →2019-03-1922 min

Go See a Show!Mark Levy & Sarah Detrik of “CC: You in Hell!”Listen in as CC: You in Hell! playwright/producer/actor Mark Levy, along with fellow performer Sarah Detrik, discuss a love for 90s horror, uniting the theatre and comedy scenes, ensemble work, creating your style, putting horror onstage, finding collaborators with a … Continue reading →2019-02-2711 min

Go See a Show!Alice Pencavel, Paul Bedard, Jonelle Robinson, Rosie Sowa, & Alison Walter of “Totally Wholesome Foods”Listen in as Totally Wholesome Foods playwright Alice Pencavel, director Paul Bedard, along with performers Jonelle Robinson, Rosie Sowa, & Alison Walter, discuss eerie prescience, gray areas, examining our political beliefs through theatre, true believers, “selling the crunchy,” contradicting oppositions, singing plants, … Continue reading →2019-02-2121 min

Go See a Show!Kelsey Hercs & Drew Bolander of “Romeo & Juliet”Listen in as co-producers of Romeo & Juliet, Kelsey Hercs (“Juliet”) and Drew Bolander (adaptor/director) discuss undermining romanticism, logic-ing your way through your feelings, finding the kernel of the play we all think we know so well, making limitations into … Continue reading →2019-02-0810 min

Go See a Show!Ray Yamanouchi, Axel Avin, Jr., Sydney Cole Alexander, Hunter Canning, Alex Herrald, Martin K. Lewis, Danie Steel, and Enrico de Trizio of “The American Tradition”Listen in as The American Tradition playwright Ray Yamanouchi, director Axel Avin, Jr., and performers Sydney Cole Alexander, Hunter Canning, Alex Herrald, Martin K. Lewis, Danie Steel, along with music & sound designer Enrico de Trizio, discuss getting into the … Continue reading →2019-02-0622 min

Go See a Show!Marissa Molnar & Joél Perez of “Skin”Listen in as Broken Box Mime Theater‘s Marissa Molnar and Joél Perez discuss creation of the company’s new show Skin, the freedom that comes from restrictions, “the spark,” leaning on the audience’s imagination, the power of reveal, and introducing future … Continue reading →2019-01-3015 min

Go See a Show!Alex Randrup, Conrad Kluck, Gavin Myers, Cayenne Douglass, & Daniella Caggiano from “FEAST: A Performance Series”Listen in as the co-producers & curators of FEAST: A Performance Series, Conrad Kluck & Alex Randrup, along with several artists from the January 2019 edition of the series, playwright Cayenne Douglass, director Daniella Caggiano, and choreographer Gavin Myers, discuss … Continue reading →2019-01-2521 min

Go See a Show!Ria T. DiLullo & Katelynn Kenney of “Wendell & Pan”Listen in as Wendell & Pan writer Katelynn Kenney and director Ria T. DiLullo discuss the kismet that made them collaborators, “magical dramedy,” ghosts, eating up the play of the theatre, and modern American myth. “…how do we take contemporary … Continue reading →2019-01-1717 min

Go See a Show!David Mandelbaum, Eli Rosen, Richard Saudek, Gera Sandler, & Myron Tregubov of “Waiting for Godot”Listen in as New Yiddish Rep Artistic Director David Mandelbaum, who also plays Estragon in the company’s production of וואַרטן אויף גאָדאָ (Waiting for Godot), and fellow actors Eli Rosen (Vladimir), Richard Saudek (Lucky), Gera Sandler (Pozzo), and Myron Tregubov (The Boy, … Continue reading →2019-01-0916 min

Go See a Show!Billy Ray Brewton & Ben Hethcoat of “A Beast/A Burden”Listen in as A Beast/A Burden writer and director Billy Ray Brewton, along with the portrayer of Chris Burden, Ben Hethcoat, discuss what distinguishes Burden from idiots on YouTube, sculpture in performance, exploring the creator’s complicated history, why you might … Continue reading →2018-12-1918 min

Go See a Show!Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins of “The Russian and The Jew”Listen in as the co-creators & performers of The Russian and The Jew, Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins, discuss adapting Anna Karenina, their development process, sell-out fake-outs, varying audience reactions, drinking thimble-fuls of wine, & devising while co-writing with … Continue reading →2018-12-1209 min

Go See a Show!Scott Aiello, Jordan Lage, Benjamin Rosloff, Stephanie Gould, & Forrest Malloy of “Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon”Listen in as Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon playwright Scott Aiello, along with performers Jordan Lage, Benjamin Rosloff, Stephanie Gould, & Forrest Malloy, discuss getting personal, creating a theatre family to create an onstage family, relating to your … Continue reading →2018-11-3021 min

Go See a Show!Alex Roe, Erin Beirnard, Michael Turner, & Jessie Lynn Smith of “Shadow of Heroes”Listen in as Shadow of Heroes director Alex Roe, along with actors Erin Beirnard & Michael Turner and lighting designer Jessie Lynn Smith, discuss modern resonance with pockets of history, humanizing historical figures, exploring the “why,” witnessing, finding the balance between … Continue reading →2018-11-2120 min

Go See a Show!Elizabeth May, Lindsey Hope Pearlman, & Giverny Petitmermet of “Zodiac Math”Listen in as Zodiac Math creator & performer Elizabeth May, along with director Lindsey Hope Pearlman and producer Giverny Petitmermet, discuss crazy true family history, witchiness, telling personal stories with collaborators, midwifing the birth of an art baby, pre-forgiving mistakes, providing a … Continue reading →2018-11-0119 min

Go See a Show!Leah Abrams, Gabriel Grilli, Trish Lindstrom, Eric Rice, Dave Sikula, Matthew Van Oss, & Andrea Gallo of “Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night”Listen in as producer Leah Abrams, along with most of the cast of Custom Made Theatre Company‘s production of Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night—Gabriel Grilli, Trish Lindstrom, Eric Rice, Dave Sikula, Matthew Van Oss, & Andrea Gallo—discuss why you should take … Continue reading →2018-10-3022 min

Go See a Show!Patricia Lynn, Patrick T. Horn, Emily Kitchens, & Elizabeth Anne Rimar of “Your Invisible Corset”Listen in as Hunger and Thirst Theatre artistic director, producer, actor & playwright of Your Invisible Corset, Patricia Lynn, along with her co-stars Patrick T. Horn, Emily Kitchens, and Elizabeth Anne Rimar, discuss getting away from sexy sparkly vampires, internal … Continue reading →2018-10-2419 min

Go See a Show!James Rutherford, Feathers Wise, & Laura Butler Rivera of “Salome”Listen in as Salome director James Rutherford (who also translated Oscar Wilde’s script from the French) and actors Feathers Wise & Laura Butler Rivera, with GSAS! correspondent Alex Randrup, discuss dark rituals, queerness & desire, what is seen and what is … Continue reading →2018-10-2220 min

Go See a Show!Jake Lipman & Jessica Ammirati of “Relentlessly Pleasant”GSAS! podcast correspondent Tara Gadomski attended the first performance of Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions‘ world premiere Relentlessly Pleasant, and hosted an interview/talkback with the audience, featuring writer/director Jake Lipman and dramaturg Jessica Ammirati. Listen in as they discuss “what it’s like to … Continue reading →2018-10-1929 min

Go See a Show!Michelle Kholos Brooks, Sarah Norris, Hallie Griffin, MaryKathryn Kopp, Kaitlin Paige Longoria, & Hannah Sturges of “Hitler’s Tasters”Listen in as the playwright of Hitler’s Tasters, Michelle Kholos Brooks, along with director Sarah Norris and actors Hallie Griffin, MaryKathryn Kopp, Kaitlin Paige Longoria, & Hannah Sturges, discuss the timeliness and relevance of this story in October 2018, relatability to … Continue reading →2018-10-1222 min

Go See a Show!Ross Williams & Kim Krane of ShakesBEER 2018Listen in as New York Shakespeare Exchange‘s Artistic Director Ross Williams and Kim Krane, both of whom direct in this edition of the company’s ShakesBEER pub crawl (Kim also acts!), discuss how they create their unique experience of Shakespeare erupting in a … Continue reading →2018-09-2617 min

Go See a Show!Jaclyn Biskup & Braeson Herold of “Worse Than Tigers”Listen in as Worse Than Tigers producer/director Jaclyn Biskup and actor Braeson Herold discuss collegiate connections, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia’s Rhinoceros?,” using your space, how to play an insufferable drip (hint: kindness & generosity), unexpected journeys, the importance of openness & … Continue reading →2018-08-3013 min

Go See a Show!Joy Marr, Nancy Nichols, Joel Leffert, & Kurt Kingsley of “All’s Well That Ends Well” and “King Lear”Listen in as actors from Hip to Hip Theatre Company‘s productions of All’s Well That Ends Well and King Lear—Joy Marr, Nancy Nichols, Joel Leffert, & Kurt Kingsley—discuss grabbing the audience from the start, weathering the storm (“rain-pace!”), the esprit de … Continue reading →2018-08-2216 min

Go See a Show!Sarah Shear, Aaron Mauck, Adrian Abel Amador, & Jay Cobian of “Scum”Listen in as playwright & performer of Scum, Sarah Shear, along with fellow cast members Aaron Mauck, Adrian Abel Amador, & Jay Cobian, discuss nuclear overlay maps, Bartle’s Taxonomy of Players, playing against type and finding commonality with your character, … Continue reading →2018-08-1518 min