ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A monthly review of the DC area's professional theater offerings, including capsule reviews and recommendations. I interview the creatives responsible for one of the shows-- a behind-the-scenes look at how and why they do their exciting work.
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Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
21 episodes
since Feb. 6, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
It's a triple play this month as Mark sits down with theatre makers at work on some of the Fall's new productions. DC director and playwright Pslmayene 24 talks about his adaptation of Shakespeare's serious comedy MEASURE FOR MEASURE at the Folger. Befor that visit, Nastasia Diaz joi…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Two interviews this week: first up, Mark meets Jakari Sherman, the talented director/choreographer of Step Afrika's brand new work The Fruits of Our Labor coming to Arena Stage. Then it's off to suburban Olney for a visit with Haillie Gordon, Senior Artistic Associate Director, to talk ab…
Mark sits down with leaders of three of the DMVs important mid-size theaters-- Alexis Hartwick, Heather Lanza and Alex Levy-- to talk about the role they play in the DC theater community and their upcoming seasons.
Mark joins director/playwright Janet Stanford and actors Chelsea Majors and Carl L. Williams to celebrate Adventure MTC's 75th anniversary with its current production SLEEPING BEAUTY: THE TIME TRAVELER now thru August 23. First up, though, we head over to Arena Stage for the pre-Broadway music…
Mark talks to Steph Del Rosso and Jaki Bradley, playwright and director respectively, about their new play PRECARIOUS. Mosaic Theatre presents its world premier this month at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
Mark meets Eli Bauman, composer-lyricist-director and co-producer of the musical comedy hit 44: THE MUSICAL, a loving look back at the Obama presidency, now at STC's Klein Theatre in Penn Quarter. Then it's off to Shirlington to visit cast and creatives preparing for Signature's seas…
Mark visits Imagination Stage, the innovative Theatre for Young Audiences in Bethesda, to talk about plays for the Very Young with Kathryn Chase Bryer and Doug Robinson, director and playwright respectively, of Imagination Stage's brand new play Good Morning Good Night, now thru April 19.
Mark travels to STC to talk Samuel Beckett with the Tony Award winning actor who's made the Irish playwright his personal cause celebre. Starring in a one man show at STC's Klein Theatre this month, Irwin waxes enthusiastic about Beckett's body of work, including reflections on perfo…
Mark visits Woolly Mammoth to talk about a new play co-produced by Woolly and Theatre J with playwright Ali Viterbi and director (and Woolly Mammoth co-founder) Howard Shalwitz.
Mark heads over to the Signature Theatre in Shirlington to talk with the theater artists behind two musicals. First up, we meet the creative team behind the new one woman show IN CLAY. Following that, Tevye, Golde and Yente talk about life in Anatevka performed in the round at Signature's este…
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