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Beto O'Byrne and Radical Evolution
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Beto O'Byrne and Radical Evolution
Building Our Own Tables Episode #7
by Beto O'Byrne, Yura Sapi
10 February 2021
Pooja Prema and The Ritual Theatre and The Rites of Passage Project
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Pooja Prema and The Ritual Theatre and The Rites of Passage Project
Building Our Own Tables Episode #6
by Pooja Prema, Yura Sapi
3 February 2021
Claudia Alick and Calling Up Justice
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Claudia Alick and Calling Up Justice
Building Our Own Tables Episode #5
by Claudia Alick, Yura Sapi
27 January 2021
Theatre History Podcast # 7
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Theatre History Podcast # 7

Getting (Politically) Radical with Amy Brady

3 October 2016

Michael Lueger kicks off a month of interviews about political theatre by talking with Amy Brady about the Federal Theatre Project.

First-Person Radio
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First-Person Radio

Miniature Interviews with Three Audio Storytellers

2 October 2016

Emma Wiseman presents musings on audio storytelling and the world of radio from Cecil Baldwin, Jon Earle, and Audrey Quinn, three New York-based audiophiles.

Theatre History Podcast # 6
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Theatre History Podcast # 6

Diversifying the Classics with Barbara Fuchs

26 September 2016

Michael Lueger and Barbara Fuchs discuss the plays written during Spain’s theatrical Golden Age, and Barbara’s Diversifying the Classic project, which aims to bring them back into prominence for English-speaking audiences.

Theatre History Podcast # 5
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Theatre History Podcast # 5

Joel Berkowitz on the Yiddish Theatre's Past (and Present)

19 September 2016

Michael Lueger talks with Joel Berkowitz about Yiddish theatre’s historical and present iterations.

Theatre History Podcast # 4
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Theatre History Podcast # 4

You Naughty, Naughty Men: Joshua William Gelb’s New Reimagining of The Black Crook

12 September 2016

Michael Lueger talks with director and librettist Joshua William Gelb about The Black Crook, considered by some to be the first musical.

Theatre History Podcast # 3
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Theatre History Podcast # 3

Eric Swanson Discusses New Musical Edwin: The Story of Edwin Booth

5 September 2016

Eric Swanson and Michael Lueger discuss actor Edwin Booth, the brother of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin.

Theatre History Podcast # 2
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Theatre History Podcast # 2

Like a Boss: 1940s Musicals and the “Boss Lady” with Maya Cantu

29 August 2016

Maya Cantu and Michael Lueger discuss how the musicals of the 1940s saw the emergence of a new figure: the “boss lady.”

Theatre History Podcast # 1
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Theatre History Podcast # 1

Talking About Drugs (and Theatre) with Max Shulman

22 August 2016

Michael Lueger kicks off a new Theatre History podcast series with an interview with Max Shulman, discussing drugs in American theatre at the turn of the twentieth century.

Living the Dream Podcast #15
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Living the Dream Podcast #15

Rachel Keller

22 January 2016

In this episode, Matthew Gray discusses the lack of diversity during awards season, and interviews Rachel Keller, co-star of Holidaysburg and Fargo: Season Two, about her journey.

Living the Dream Podcast # 14
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Living the Dream Podcast # 14

What Actors Mean to Us

14 January 2016

In this episode, Matt Gray reflects on what actors mean to us and whether the awards season is the best way to honor them.

Living the Dream Podcast # 13
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Living the Dream Podcast # 13

PigPen Theatre Co., Part 2 of 2

17 December 2015

In the second part of Matt's interview with Pig Pen Theatre Co., he speaks with Matt, Curtis, and Ben. They discuss how to avoid cynicism for the business, speaking a common language with your collaborators, and Jerome Bettis.

Living the Dream Podcast # 12
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Living the Dream Podcast # 12

Ali Stroker

11 December 2015

Ali Stroker is currently starring in Deaf West’s acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening. She is the first leading actor in a wheelchair on Broadway. She’s part-trailblazer, part-advocate, part-instigator and all artist.

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Living the Dream Podcast # 11
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Living the Dream Podcast # 11

PigPen Theatre Co., Part 1 of 2

3 December 2015

Today is the first part of a two part interview with three members of the PigPen Theatre Co. (Ryan Melia, Arya Shahi and Dan Weschler). We discuss actual Rat Kings, the ‘tiering’ of Drama Schools and finding your own identity in the actor training process.

Playwrights On Podcasts
Essay

Playwrights On Podcasts

10 November 2015

Ira Gameraman, writer for podcasts Dangerously Unqualified and Radiotopia’s The Truth addresses the possibilities for playwrights in podcasting.

Living the Dream Podcast # 9
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Living the Dream Podcast # 9

Kara Lindsay

5 November 2015

Today I talk with Kara Lindsay, currently playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. We talk Broadway dreams, audition nightmares and coming to terms with the ebbs and flow of the business.

Living the Dream Podcast # 8
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Living the Dream Podcast # 8

Gretchen Egolf

29 October 2015

Gretchen Egolf and I talk about the cultural differences between the business in the USA and the UK, the difference between acting for cameras and acting onstage and nursing an ongoing displeasure of auditioning…

Living the Dream Podcast # 7
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Living the Dream Podcast # 7

Tasso Feldman

22 October 2015

This week I’m speaking to actor Tasso Feldman. We talk about acting books and their traps, the difference between stage and screen acting.

Living the Dream Podcast # 6
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Living the Dream Podcast # 6

Cameron Knight

15 October 2015

Actor and teacher Cameron Knight is a force. He is also one of the most important acting teachers in the country.

Living the Dream Podcast # 5
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Living the Dream Podcast # 5

Bethany Caputo

9 October 2015

Bethany Caputo is a prolific stage and commercial actor, as well as an extraordinary teacher. Today we talk Michael Chekhov, the need to love auditioning, and how “falling off the beam” can sometimes be the very best thing for your career.

Living the Dream Podcast # 4
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Living the Dream Podcast # 4

Seth Lepore

1 October 2015

In this podcast series, Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest rates, reduced network pick-ups, and a dying regional theatre circuit. Find it in iTunes.

Living the Dream Podcast # 3
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Living the Dream Podcast # 3

Maurice Emmanuel Parent

24 September 2015

In this podcast series, Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest rates, reduced network pick-ups, and a dying regional theatre circuit. Find it in iTunes.

Living the Dream Podcast # 2
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Living the Dream Podcast # 2

Elena Araoz, Part Two

17 September 2015

In this podcast series, Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest rates, reduced network pick-ups, and a dying regional theatre circuit. Find it in iTunes.

Living the Dream Podcast # 1
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Living the Dream Podcast # 1

Elena Araoz, Part One

10 September 2015

In this podcast series, Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest rates, reduced network pick-ups, and a dying regional theatre circuit. Find it in iTunes.

Friday Phone Call # 71
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Friday Phone Call # 71

Michael Rohd

16 January 2015

In today’s Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to Michael Rohd of Soujourn Theatre and the Center for Performance and Civic Practice.

Friday Phone Call # 70
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Friday Phone Call # 70

Will Power

14 November 2014

In today’s Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to playwright Will Power.