134. INTERVIEW: Ben Stasny

Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is BEN STASNY! Ben is a second-year graduate student at CU Boulder. Ben’s research is centered around queer theory, eco-criticism and performance studies. How can theatre act as a space for ethical action on queer and climate justice? Ben served as the Artistic Director for the opening fall show The Climate…

133. INTERVIEW: Margot Connolly

Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is MARGOT CONNOLLY! Margot Connolly is a playwright originally from Pleasantville, NY. Her plays include Belfast Kind (Winner, JPP’s Jewish Playwriting Contest, Patty Abramson Prize Finalist), Quiz Out (Princess Grace Finalist, 2019 Kilroy’s Honorable Mention), The Twitch (Princess Grace Finalist), and Tough.  Her work has been produced and developed through Williamstown Theatre Festival, the…

132. INTERVIEW: Scott Bradley

LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is SCOTT BRADLEY! Scott Bradley is a writer and theatre artist best known for Chicago’s long-running “cult” musicals Alien Queen, Carpenters Halloween, and We Three Lizas. His solo show Packing premiered in Chicago in 2019 and streamed to national audiences in 2020. He’s hard at work right now on an…

131. We’re Back! SEASON 4!!! Let’s goooo!

LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE Hello, Listeners! We are back for Season 4! Did you miss us??? Just admit it. You missed us!  In this episode, we check-in and share some quick show updates! Apologies in advance if our show sounds like one big QVC channel. We’re just excited to share what we discovered! And, if…

129. TOPIC: Dreams

LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE Hello, listeners!  In today’s episode we discuss the topic of DREAMS. We share some recent dreams we’ve had, share some play ideas based on our dreams, and share our thought son why we might add dreams to our storytelling. What do they evoke? Hope you enjoy the conversation! Article Mentioned: Did…

128. PLAY: Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George

Every month, we pick a play or two to discuss, and for this week’s episode we read “Hurricane Diane” by Madeleine George. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the…

127. TOPIC: Act and Scene Breaks

LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE Hello, listeners! In this week’s episode, we discuss the Scene and Act Breaks. What’s going on between the scenes? Between the Act breaks? What would justify the time jumps? Let’s dig in! GLISTENS Cho: London Writers Salon Sam: STAINS by Sarah Cho Special thanks to our sponsor Play Submissions Helper! https://playsubmissionshelper.comUse coupon code…