Onstage/offstage

James Reynold's play “The Ghost of Christmas Present Imperfect” and an interview with the playwright.

We hear plays from and interviews with Erik Johnke (“If I Had a Hammer”) and Mary Steelsmith (“Outsourcing Christmas”).

Angela Gant discusses her play, “The Body of Eva Peron,” and more of her offbeat work.

John Patrick Bray talks about getting ahead in the playwriting game.

OSOS talks with Saviana about her playwriting, writing and teaching in America with Romanian history behind her.

Karl joins OSOS to talk about acting in Micheal Perlman's play “From White Plains,” which deals with the long-term effects of bullying.

Associate professor Cynthia Henderson discusses directing Anna Deveare Smith's “Fires in the Mirror,” the history of the New York City riots the play is based on, and helping to make past history relevant for college students.

Artistic Director of the Readers Theatre of Ithaca, Anne Marie Cummings discusses her company's staged readings, the rehearsal process, working with playwright Neil Labute, and educating people about how to prevent bullying.

At last we hear from the techie side of theatre! Marthe talks about creating scenic designs and how to do them green!

Siouxsie and I wax prolific about teaching in a college theatre program, directing for “all the senses,” and creating artistic installations.

Running to Places is a community theatre company that produces musicals and works with with teens and pre-teens.

Aoise and I talk about playwriting, marketing oneself, the Dramatists Guild and a host of other subjects.

Our first reading of a a short play; playwright/director Ross Haarstad talks about the play's genesis.

We read the short play, “Extra!,” talk about it's creation, writing as an homage, and figuring out how long the play should be.

Dawson regales us with tales of his first plays, organizing and running the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, and writing a play about gun control (while living in Alaska).

Sarah K. Chalmers and Jennifer Herzog talk about "Parent Stories," a theatrical work devised from dozens of interviews with community members about the joys and hell of parenting.

We discuss playwriting, producing a brand new work, the Alaska theatre scene, and Arlitia reads some of her poetry.

Playwright Judd Lear Silverman talks about his affinity for the works of Tennessee Williams, teaching theatre, and becoming a playwright.