ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the process

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Send us a text Billie McBride is one of Denver's top theatre personalities. I first saw her when she appeared in LOVE LETTERS at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company on Valentine's Day. The show was wonderful, but Billie stood out to me as someone I wanted and needed to know; but, it was her …

Send us a text Charles Busch is a creative genius!  With his quick wit and hysterical way of weaving stories, he is that person who can make you laugh at times when you think you may never smile again. I have always loved comedians and interviewing Charles Busch was not unlike reading his book LEAD…

Send us a text Actor/Director/Playwright Paul Stroili takes to the mic for episode 5 in an interview with Dawn.  Paul is currently working with Jeff Daniels at the Purple Rose Theatre in OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE which is a world premiere both written & directed…

Send us a text Richard (Rick) St. Peter is an award-winning stage director, producer, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in professional and academic theatre. He has worked internationally with the English Theatre of Ukraine, Prague's MeetFactory, and the National Theatre of Ro…

Send us a text Amanda Berg-Wilson is the co-founder and artistic director of The Catamounts Theatre Company, an immersive theatre experience in the Boulder/Denver area.  She has directed over fifteen productions, including God’s Ear (2011 Camera Eye Award, Best Director), Failure: A Love Story (201…

Send us a text Humble, Kind. Uber-talented, and Devoted to storytelling since she was a child are just a few takeaways from my interview with Candace Joice.  From the moment I met her, I knew she had "IT" - and let me tell you, she has "IT" in spades.  She is an avid reader, and…

Send us a text Schmigadoon Season One AND the new season of Virgin River, honey Troy McLaughlin is on a roll! Troy McLaughlin and I go way back and I knew I wanted him on as a guest on ACT this season and was so happy that he found the time to give to both you and me.  We met at Varina High School,…

Send us a text Frank Wood was raised in Boston, MA and he comes from a family of politicians. His father was a political scientist who served under the Lyndon Johnson administration and his sister, Maggie Hassan was the 81st Governor of New Hampshire from 2013-2017.  She was elected to the senate i…

Send us a text Born in the small town of Lubbock, Texas, Steven Skybell knew at the age of 10 as Pavel the peasant boy in the local theatre version of Fiddler on the Roof that the stage was where he belonged.  A graduate of both Yale University's undergraduate and graduate theatre studies prog…