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Over the Shoulder- A Discussion with Mark Solomon

In this episode, we explore Over the Shoulder: A Freelancer’s Guide to Telling Stories and Editing Films by Mark Solomon. Drawing on 30+ years in Hollywood, Solomon share

Black Entertainment History with Smokey Stevens

In This Episode In this episode, we talk with Ronald “Smokey” Stevens, an award-winning performer, director, choreographer, producer, and founder of Capital City Readers

Working Together in Theatre- With Joel Veenstra

In this episode, we explore Working Together in Theatre: Collaboration and Leadership with Joel Veenstra, Chair of the Drama Department at UC Irvine and a specialist in s

Sex, Drugs, and Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director

In this episode, acclaimed casting director Joel Thurm shares stories from his remarkable career in Hollywood, chronicled in Sex, Drugs, and Pilot Season. From discoverin

A Conversation With Julie Gilbert about Giant Love

In this episode, we talk with Julie Gilbert about her new book Giant Love, which explores the life and legacy of trailblazing novelist and playwright Edna Ferber. Ferber,

My Excellency — With Jonathan Cohen & Gy Mirano

In this episode, we explore My Excellency with presenter and reader Jonathan Cohen, an award-winning poet, translator, essayist, and scholar of inter-American literature,

Acting Professionally: The Essential Guide for the Actor

Join us for a live podcast recording, talkback, and signing with renowned casting director James Calleri, as he discusses the 9th edition of Acting Professionally: The Es

The Hang- With Taylor Mac and Shayok Misha Chowdhury

In this episode, Taylor Mac joins us to discuss their latest musical-theatrical work, created with composer Matt Ray and set in ancient Athens on the eve of Socrates’ exe

Eleanor and Alice- A Conversation With Ellen Abrams

In this episode, we talk with playwright Ellen Abrams, whose work has been produced Off-Broadway at Urban Stages and whose plays have been published by Smith & Kraus and

From The Back Of The House: Memoir of a Broadway Theatre Manager

Step behind the curtain with Broadway theatre manager Dan Landon in this episode, talkback, as he discusses his memoir From the Back of the House. Spanning four decades a

"I am a woman, I am an artist": A League of Professional Theatre Women

Join us for a special conversation presented in partnership with the League of Professional Theatre Women, celebrating the work of five acclaimed theatre artists and auth

Wiesenthal- A Conversation with Tom Dugan and Mel Johnson

Join us for a live podcast recording, talkback, and signing with acclaimed playwright and actor Tom Dugan, as he discusses Wiesenthal: The Life of a Nazi Hunter. This riv

ACTING OUT: How a Prison Theatre Workshop Broke Free with Richard Hoehler

In this episode, we sit down with Richard Hoehler to discuss his book Acting Out: How a Prison Theatre Workshop Broke Free. He shares stories from decades of leading thea

Between the Lines with Eric Simonson

In this episode, we sit down with Eric Simonson to discuss his memoir Between the Lines: Steppenwolf's Seagull and A Reluctant Actor's Journey Back to the Stage. The book

Omeed's Tapestries with Barry M Putt Jr, Robert Liebowitz, and Asal Abasian

Barry M. Putt, Jr. is a playwright and screenwriter whose work centers on identity, resilience, and human connection. His plays and scripts, produced both nationally and

Acting is Your Business: How to Take Charge of your Creative Career

Emmy- and Artios-nominated casting director Wendy S. Kurtzman joins us to discuss her book, Acting is Your Business: How to Take Charge of Your Creative Career. With over

This is Not a Dream: Young Playwrights Ukraine- With Laura Cahill

In this episode, we explore This is Not a Dream, a collection of nine ten-minute plays by emerging Ukrainian playwrights capturing stories of connection, resilience, and

A Celebration of Zelda Fichandler- With Todd London and Mary B. Robinson

In this episode, we explore the legacy of Zelda Fichandler through The Long Revolution: Sixty Years on the Frontlines of a New American Theater and To Repair the World: Z

Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance- With Khalid Y. Long, Aviva Neff, and Xavier Moses

Khalid Y. Long, Associate Dean of Research and Creative Endeavors in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University, is a scholar, dramaturg, and autho

There’s No Murder Like Show Murder with Matthew Greene and Geneva Carr

Join us for a live podcast recording, talkback, and book signing with playwright and novelist Matthew Greene as he discusses his debut novel, There's No Murder Like Show