Onstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast

#169: Play Reading - Yours / Christine Benvenuto

In the waiting room of a DNA testing laboratory, Oliver and Larry meet to hear results of their DNA tests. Plus an interview with Christine Benvenuto.

#168: Sophie Vudakin

is a playwright and junior in high school from Houston, Texas. I had the privilege of reading her play Tell Us Your Story (A Tale of Family Lost and Found) not long ago. Tell Us Your Story describes what it's like for one young woman when she discovers that her birth mother has been looking for her. Sophie is also a theatre enthusiast and has been learning all of what it takes to make the magic happen.

#167: Play Reading - For the Record / FJ Hartland

FJ Hartland is a playwright, director, and professional actor whose plays have won awards too numerous to mention. His play "For the Record," the next selection in our 2023 theme of Exploration, is a story of two people finding a way to connect and reach an understanding. Join us for a great conversation after the play!

#166: Play reading - Birthday Boat / Michele Markarian

Playwright / reading. When is a gift worth twice as much? When it includes your partner and helps you conquer a phobia. 
Facebook / Twitter / Unborn Children of America / Heuer Publications

#165: Midge Guerrera

Midge Guerrera is a playwright, blogger, travel consultant, memoirist, university education planner, arts management/public relations and much more. Our talk this month is chock full of stories, anecdotes, and inspiration.
midgeguerrera.com / New Play Exchange / Facebook / Cars, Castles, Cows, and Chaos / Nonna's Mulberry Tree

#164: Claude Jackson, Jr

Playwright, public defender. Claude Jackson's play “Cashed Out” recently had its world premiere at the San Francisco Playhouse. The play deals with Rocky, a mother and an accountant, who has a gambling addiction.
Gila River Indian Community / BroadwayWorld article

#163: Patrick Gabridge

Playwright, producer, novelist. Patrick Gabridge is a busy man; he writes site-specific plays, historical novels, and runs the PlaywrightBinge, an online group for playwrights to share information and support.
Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter  / New Play Exchange / Plays in Place

#162: Claire Lebowitz King

Claire Lebowitz King's play "Outside the Gates", about two mothers, one Iranian, the other American, appeared at the '22 Edinburgh Fringe. An indomitable activist, Claire has also written other insightful social works as well as being a co-founder of Occupy Broadway.
Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / TikTok / Wired / DC Theatre Arts / IMDB

#161: Sarah Shourd

Happy New Year, all! We bring you a thrilling talk with playwright Sarah Shourd. Her play "The Box," about prisoners in solitary confinement, toured the US and Europe and was so impactful, it helped changed laws in California.
www.sarahshourd.com / The Box / Of Two Minds / End of Isolation Tour
Mother Jones: How We Survived Two Years of Hell As Hostages in Tehran

#160: Theresa Fisher

Producer--New Plays for Young Audiences Associate Professor, Bronx Community College.
Facebook / New Plays For Young Audiences
Twitter: @NYUEdTheatre / Instagram: @nyuedtheatre