Onstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast

#136: Chanel Bragg

Associate Artistic Director, Actor. Chanel Bragg is a powerhouse in theatre; her diversity work puts her at the top of her game, and earns her a co-artistic directorship at Arizona Theatre.
#diversity,#edi,#arizonatheatre,#covid19

#135: Play reading: Threatened Panda Fights Back / Rex McGregor

Playwright. When an image change is called for, power structures in the world of wildlife politics start to crumble.
#comedy,#panda,#dodo,#zoo

#134: Kelvin Dinkins / Al Heartley

After George Floyd was murdered, many theatres decided it was finally time to announce that Black Lives Matter. Our guests' article in Howlround discussed this and the continual low numbers of black artists in theatre management.
Howlround article: "We Don’t Want Your Statements, American Theatre, or, The Solidarity We Actually Needed"
#equity,#diversity,#inclusion,#blacktheatre,#BIPOC,#blacklivesmatter,#race

#133: Play reading - The Tinkerbell Situation / Marc Paykuss

Playwright. The guinea pig got lost again and found its way into the clothes dryer. Now how does Mom tell her daughter?
#darkcomedy,#guineapig,#motherdaughter

#132: Play reading - Choices / James McLindon

The terms of this loan seem just a wee bit too easy. What's the catch? Plus an interview with James McLindon.
www.jamesmclindon.com / New Play Exchange /  #darkcomedy, #studentloans, #payoff

#131: Play reading - White Dress / Laura Shamas

Playwright, writer (stage, screen, prose, non-fiction), theater artist. All Ben needs are a few pictures of a bench, but there's an obstacle: A runaway bride in need of assistance! Plus an interview with the playwright!
 

#130: Play Reading - ”Curse Of the Bambino” / A.J. Sage

Playwright, artistic director, actor. Carl "comes out" to his father, Paul, who, while stunned, endeavors to understand how something like this could happen.
#baseball,#yankees,#redsox,#lgbt

#129: Marshall Botvinick

Theatre educator, Playwright, Dramaturg. Who's writing the plays these days? And whose stories are they telling? Marshall talks about his statistical research into 80 LORT and NNPN productions during the 2019-2020 season.
https://howlround.com/commons/marshall-botvinick
#marshallbotvinick,#theatrestatistics

#128: Anna Moench

Playwright, screenwriter. Anna's plays include “Man of God (Interact Theatre, Philadelphia), and “Mothers,” which was (Playwrights Realm). We talk about the seamy underside of modern life; the male gaze, electronic prying eyes, book adaptations, and biking across the United States.
https://annamoench.com/

#127: Vivian Lermond

Playwright/Artistic Director/Actor/Script Analysis. This month we highlight playwright Vivian Lermond, who, aside from writing her own works and teaching playwriting, is also a script analysis specialist who evaluates script pitches and screenplay submissions. Funky talk about crafting scripts!