Episodi

  • What We Deserve - With David Rigano and Catie Carlisle

    What We Deserve - With David Rigano and Catie Carlisle
    Jun 4 2026
    For our 100th Episode, award-winning playwright and director David Rigano joins us to discuss his play What We Deserve. Rigano's work includes the award-winning musical You Heard It Here, as well as We Were Wild, Get the Duchess, and Awaken: A Sleeping Beauty Musical, written with his longtime collaborator and brother, Paul Rigano. He also co-created the long-running Ides of March Extravaganza and co-wrote The Holy Cows of Credence South Dakota with Mark-Eugene Garcia. The conversation will be moderated by writer, director, and performer Catie Carlisle, whose plays include 100 Days, That Night, and The Overlap. What We Deserve follows six strangers whose chance encounters repeatedly bring them together in unexpected ways. As relationships form and shift, they grapple with questions of love, fulfillment, and whether the lives they're living are truly the ones they deserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 10 min
  • Nothing is Impossible for Migdalia Cruz... or You

    Nothing is Impossible for Migdalia Cruz... or You
    Jun 2 2026
    In this episode, legendary playwright Migdalia Cruz discusses her new anthology The Impossible Plays, which features three previously unpublished works alongside reflections from theater luminaries Virginia Grise, Todd London, and David Henry Hwang. The conversation explores Cruz’s provocative, essential plays, her creative process, and her insights for emerging playwrights seeking to build a career in the theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 1 min
  • Men In the Chorus- With Julian Novak

    Men In the Chorus- With Julian Novak
    May 31 2026
    Join us for a conversation with Julian Novak, author of Men in the Chorus. Inspired by The Boys in the Band, this play blends fantasy and memoir to explore love, mistakes, and self-discovery in the 1970s. Novak reflects on friendship, survival, and the search for belonging through a story that is part confession, part “what if,” and wholly theatrical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • The Balusters- A Talkback with David Lindsay-Abaire

    The Balusters- A Talkback with David Lindsay-Abaire
    May 29 2026
    Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Tony Award winner David Lindsay-Abaire, whose acclaimed works include Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo, Good People, and Shrek the Musical, joins us to discuss his latest play, The Balusters. Recently nominated for five 2026 Tony Awards, including Best Play, The Balusters is a sharp and hilarious satire set within a tightly knit neighborhood association where a seemingly simple proposal—a new stop sign—sparks an all-out community battle. Through wit and escalating conflict, the play explores change, belonging, and what happens when communities evolve faster than the people who live in them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora
  • A Liberation Talkback - With Bess Wohl, Whitney White, and Jocelyn Bioh

    A Liberation Talkback - With Bess Wohl, Whitney White, and Jocelyn Bioh
    May 27 2026
    Bess Wohl is a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and filmmaker whose acclaimed works include Liberation, Grand Horizons, Small Mouth Sounds, and Camp Siegfried. Her play Liberation earned Tony nominations, a GLAAD Media Award, and widespread critical acclaim, with productions featured on numerous “Best of the Year” lists. Joining the conversation are celebrated theater artists Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White, both Tony-nominated creators whose work continues to shape contemporary American theatre on Broadway and beyond. Liberation follows six women who gather in 1970 to form a consciousness-raising group in suburban Ohio, determined to change their lives and the world around them. Fifty years later, one of their daughters looks back to understand what happened to their ideals. Both intimate and theatrical, the play explores feminism, friendship, legacy, and the ongoing struggle to define what liberation truly means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 min
  • Dream On...Now Deliver- With Patricia Kara

    Dream On...Now Deliver- With Patricia Kara
    May 26 2026
    In this episode, actress, model, and television personality Patricia Kara joins moderator Cheryl Benton to discuss her new book Dream On…Now Deliver. Drawing from over thirty years in the entertainment industry—including her iconic work on all three versions of Deal or No Deal—Patricia shares hard-earned insights on breaking into show business, building a personal brand, navigating auditions, and thriving as a professional entertainer. With humor, authenticity, and practical advice, she emphasizes resilience, hard work, and the power of mentorship. Cheryl Benton guides the conversation as Patricia reflects on her journey from aspiring teen to seasoned performer, offering invaluable lessons for anyone chasing their own spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 min
  • Crisis: The Theatre Responds

    Crisis: The Theatre Responds
    May 25 2026
    In this episode, we explore “CRISIS: The Theatre Responds” with Dr. Carol Rocamora, joined by Eleanor Burgess, Antoinette Nwandu, Keith Hamilton Cobb, and Mfoniso Udofia. The book examines how theatre has confronted times of upheaval over the past century—from World War II and apartheid to AIDS, systemic racism, the refugee crisis, and the pandemic—revealing how playwrights and theatres have used art to inspire awareness, action, and change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 12 min
  • Samuel Beckett Meets Hip-Hop With Jeni Jones

    Samuel Beckett Meets Hip-Hop With Jeni Jones
    May 22 2026
    Jeni Jones is a director, actor, playwright, producer, and performer whose 30-year career spans theatre, film, music, and spoken word. Known for her work as a Beckettian actor and director, she has directed productions of Waiting for Godot, Krapp’s Last Tape, NOT I, and ROCKABY, and has earned recognition including an NAACP Theatre Award. Her work combines classical theatre with contemporary approaches, including hip-hop and performance art. In this program, Jones explores Samuel Beckett’s female-centered works, focusing on NOT I and ROCKABY. Through discussion and a hip-hop-infused demonstration, she examines Beckett’s challenging texts and her process for bringing them to life. NOT I, Beckett’s intense and rapid-fire monologue delivered by “Mouth,” and ROCKABY, a haunting meditation on memory and mortality, offer a different perspective on the playwright’s work while exploring themes of identity, isolation, and human connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 16 min