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Sep 13, 20241 min read
Ambe J. Williams - "Exhaling on Intention" (Episode 122)
“My philosophy definitely starts with the person. I want to show the person in their best, most comfortable, most joyful, most...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Leroy Church - "Overflowing With Thank Yous" (Episode 119)
“Another thing that I know is that the overflow of gratitude equals joy, so in order to have that joy and that strength, you have to have...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Thaïs Bass-Moore - "Doing Everything and Anything" (Episode 115)
“Something that I learned a long time ago at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, she said, ‘When you’re nervous, we are scared of our nervous...
Jun 19, 20241 min read
The Oral History of Holler If Ya Hear Me (Episode 110)
Happy 10th anniversary, Holler If Ya Hear Me! A decade ago, today, a musical featuring a score from one of history's most influential...
Jun 18, 20211 min read
"Claiming Artistic Freedom" - 5 Artist-Creators Share Their Definitions (Episode 102)
For the season five finale of call and response, we celebrate FREEDOM. In a time where fear and scarcity feel wide-spread, how can we...
May 21, 20211 min read
Tonya Pinkins - "Building My Own Castle" (Episode 98)
"I sometimes wonder with young people today that there's a fragility born of carrying around violence machines every day of your life...
May 7, 20211 min read
"Igniting The Fire This Time Festival" (Episode 96)
"I think the way we measure our success is how successful we are at maintaining that sense of community. This industry is up and down—no...
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Raja Feather Kelly - "Creating a New Form" (Episode 80)
"Everyone in the audience will hopefully be able to look at this Black woman and be like 'Oh, wow, is it real that I'm finding a...
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Miranda Haymon—"Diversifying Diversity" (Episode 66)
"It’s complicated to be a member of a marginalized community and be both a beneficiary of and token of so much institutionalized...
Nov 1, 20191 min read
Whitney White—"Monstering the World" (Episode 65)
"Every play is like a score to me. It has a rhythm, it has beats, it has a vibe, it has tone. It has arias—or longer sections where...
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Kent Gash—"Erasing the Line" (Episode 57)
"We were raised that we could do anything, that we were every bit as good as—in fact we’re singular and distinctive. There was something...
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Saheem Ali—"Collaborating For The Truth; or, We Go Together" (Episode 56)
“A lot of these theatres are having these conversations in ways they never have before, they’re opening their doors to these stories, and...
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Zhailon Levingston—"Imagining New Way to Be Together" (Episode 13)
“I think that the role of producer is incredible important in these times because they are the Chief Imagineer. In this crazy political...
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