Onstage/offstage

Arts Integrity, diverse casting, changing sociopolitics, Sweeney Todd for high schoolers, and a guy dressed in tiny blue shorts walking around Times Square.

Seasonal play reading 2016 #3: Second-hand shoes bring first-hand trouble. A clever comedy by JL Silverman.

Seasonal play reading 2016 #1: Buying a house is taxing enough without Mom's more-than-friendly input. A hilarious family comedy by James C. Ferguson.

Seasonal play reading 2016 #1: David MacGregor's "New Year's Eve" takes us to a bittersweet and funny annual event at a assisted living facility. One hard-working, well-meaning aide (Sylvie Yntema) meets one really cranky patient (Milo Bohack). And an interview with the playwright.

This month's Onstage/Offstage guests Lauren Singerman and Dano Madden talk about their new web series, "Precious Cargo"! And you thought tutoring was easy? We also discuss producing, directing one's own work, and voice coaching. Its a fun one--tune in!

Turns out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a sister who was an outstanding and well-known talent at the harpsichord and, from the sparse evidence, an able composer as well. Sylvia Milo found this historical omission an unforgivable lapse and decided to let audiences know all about Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart. She wrote "The Other Mozart," which stars herself and Jody Christopherson (as well as other actors in rep).

Sam's been around: New York City, Portland Stage, Ithaca, NY. We talk about starting up a new theatre company, building a whole new space to go with it, theatre from non-U.S. sources, the fun and intericacies of translations, and much more.

A short play about taking a leap of faith by New Zealander Rex McGregor.

We read Atlanta playwright Nedra Pezold Roberts' play "Catatonic," and talk playwright shop with the author.

Producer extraordinaire Earl Hughes has been working shows on Off-Broadway, taking Shirley MacLaine and Ann-Margret around the world and discusses what it's like to bring a show to Vegas. Think you have what it takes to be a world-class stage manager? Find out here!

"Underground Episodes" is a series of performance pieces about urban African-American life as it crosses paths on the Philadelphia subway. e talk with the author, Allen Clark (and one of the many performers, Kylia Brooke) about the genesis, interpretation, and style of the show as well as how the performers find their way to each character.

Vaudeville is alive and thriving in western New York State! Ted Baumhauer, Rich Hughson, and Ward Hartenstein talk about keeping physical comedy fresh and surprising, and how working together utilizes all three of their various strengths.

How to revitalize a comatose economy with the arts, get experience and education in theatre arts management, and how much we love Ireland!

She's the author of a fact-based play about the 1998 Kansas City explosion that killed six firefighters. And an outspoken expert, multi-book author, and columnist on diversity.

Much-produced playwright Daniel Guyton talks about working the submission system, his writing process, and teaching a whole new generation of theatre enthusiasts.

A call from a past changes everything. A short play by David Nicholson and an interview where we discuss the art of play translating.

Breakups are bad enough, but who gets the bar? A short play by Judy Klass and an interview where we discuss playwriting, country music, and Latin American politics.

Creating plays with logic and math, and standardizing submission procedures.

Sci-fi, Roving Readings, Popes who may not have existed, feminism, and my favorite fiction book.

Elvis, snickerdoodles, starvation, logarithms. Oh, and a breakup.