Onstage/offstage

Episode #166 of Onstage/Offstage: When is a gift worth twice as much? When it includes your partner and helps you conquer a phobia.

Episode #165 of Onstage/Offstage: Midge Guerrera is a powerhouse; author, playwright, educational program creator, actor...and master storyteller!

Episode #164 of Onstage/Offstage: Claude Jackson's play “Cashed Out” recently had its world premiere at the San Francisco Playhouse. The play deals with Rocky, a mother and an accountant, who has a gambling addiction.

Episode #163 of Onstage/Offstage: Patrick Gabridge is a busy man; he writes site-specific plays, historical novels, and runs the PlaywrightBinge, an online group for playwrights to share information and support.

Episode #162 of Onstage/Offstage: Clara Lebowitz King's play "Outside the Gates", about two mothers, one Iranian, the other American, appeared at the '22 Edinburgh Fringe. An indomitable activist, Claire has also written other insightful social works as well as being a co-founder of Occupy Broadway."

Episode #161 of Onstage/Offstage: "Happy New Year, all! We bring you a thrilling talk with playwright Sarah Shourd. Her play "The Box," about prisoners in solitary confinement, toured the US and Europe and was so impactful, it helped changed laws in California.."

Episode #160 of Onstage/Offstage: "Health in theatre? Who talks about that? Teresa Fisher does. She also discusses making sure that new voices, especially young voices, have a chance to be heard."

Episode #159 of Onstage/Offstage: "Jokers in the Pack"--an inside look at what dogs really talk about while we sip our soy lattes. And a lovely convo with Tony about writing and community activism!"

Episode #158 of Onstage/Offstage: We read Dierdre's play, "Letting Go, our final "Pets" play, and talk about commissions and wooooo...horror-themed plays! "

Episode #157 of Onstage/Offstage: We have a smashing conversation with Lisa Villamil about her play "Sirens," getting started in writing, producing work, and making it in todays theatre world!

Episode #156 of Onstage/Offstage: Rand Higbee joins us for the first of our 2022 plays based on "Pets."

Episode #155 of Onstage/Offstage: Mike Sockol and I talk about many things: arts in education, journalism, play critique, his play "In Danger of Falling in Love," and his fight against cancer.

Episode #154 of Onstage/Offstage: Joshua Fardon, Patricia Mario, and Connie Kuntz are the driving forces behind Naked Angels (Chicago branch) which hosts Tuesdays@9, a forum for reading new works.

Episode #153 of Onstage/Offstage: Katie Hartman is many things: a playwright, actor, singer, musician. Her career has taken her around the world (as one-half of The Coldharts) with such macabre works as Edgar Allan and the Unrepentant Necrophile (a musical). Now she's taken the production reins of the Cincinnati Fringe.

Episode #152 of Onstage/Offstage: Debbie is the editor for Smith and Kraus's books: Best 10-Minute Plays of 2021, Best Women's Monologues 2021, Best Men's Monologues 2021. She also writes plays for young adults!

Episode #151 of Onstage/Offstage: KJ uses interviews and historical research to glean material for her plays, which cover a multitude of engrossing subjects

Episode #150 of Onstage/Offstage: John's having a remarkable year as a playwright--winner of the 2021 Panowski Award!

Episode #149 of Onstage/Offstage: A unstoppable playwright and host of the Internet theatre group Literary and Discourse Society

Episode #148 of Onstage/Offstage: The Honor Roll moves ever forward with a new collection of monologues written by and for women over 40

Episode #147 of Onstage/Offstage: In The Time of Covid, theatre takes to the Interwebs with ingenuity and gusto. Dickinson and Dunne provide a welcoming group for playwrights and actors