Best Lili Hernández Podcasts (2024)

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#184: Play reading - Melting the Ice - JB Alexander 36:16

8h ago36:16

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JB Alexander is a playwright, an actor, and sometimes he directs. This month we present his exceptional play “Melting the Ice,” a face-off between an ICE officer and a lawyer who won't take no for an answer. This is the third in our 2024 "Missing Home” series. #jbalexander #playwriting #theatre #ice #detention #separatedfamily #refugees #immigratio…

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#183: Play reading - "Where Do We Go?" / Raymond Alvin 24:29

15d ago24:29

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Danny's on the run and hiding out from a guy who should never have been crossed. Good thing he's got his best friend Charlie with him. Featuring Sean Kimber as Danny and George Sapio as Charlie. Plus, we have a very down-to-Earth talk with the playwright, Raymond Alvin. Come join us! Raymond's Facebook page…

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#182: Play reading - Shakespeare Lives! - Mark Harvey Levine 29:35

29d ago29:35

29:35

Mark is well known throughout the theatre world, having had over 2100 productions of his short plays everywhere from Bangalore to Bucharest and from Seoul to Sao Paulo. His plays have won over 45 awards, been produced in more than ten languages and have been published in over two dozen anthologies. His comedy “Shakespeare Lives!” is one of our two …

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#181: Gregg T. Daniel 37:38

2M ago37:38

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Gregg T. Daniel is an actor, director, and educator who is currently midway through the mammoth journey of directing all of August Wilson's American Century Cycle, ten plays that reflect the African-American experience in the United States. This October he'll present Wilson's Pulitzer prize winning “The Piano Lesson.” We also chat about his extensi…

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#180: Play Reading - "Silver Linings" by Alicia Ana Hernandez-Roulet 29:24

3M ago29:24

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#180! "Silver Linings" is the next play in our 2024 "Missing Home" series. Alicia Ana Hernandez-Roulet is the playwright and we have a marvelous conversation with her about the play, her work, the importance of family, and (of course) chicharrones! Alicia's NPX pageBy George Sapio

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#179: Play reading: Decisions, Decision/Chloe Riederich 31:17

4M ago31:17

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Chloe Riederich is a playwright, director, and theatre practitioner, whose play "Decisions, Decisions," a sensitive, humorous comedy, is the first of our 2024 "Missing Home" plays. Catch our production and a way-fun interview with Chloe themselves! Chloe's Homepage | FacebookBy George Sapio

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#178: Natives of the Apocalypse 45:08

5M ago45:08

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Isaiah St. Cyr, Enoch Chapman, and Montana Miller are three of the members of the Native American theatre company Natives of the Apocalypse. In the summer of 2023, this Santa Fe troupe produced an indigenized version of Lyle Kessler's "Orphans." Being one of the very few Native American theatre groups in the U.S., NOTA now embarks on a five-year pl…

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#177: Lily Janiak 38:13

6M ago38:13

38:13

Lily is a theatre critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. I came across an article she wrote back in October of 2023 entitled “What responsibility do critics bear when a theater company closes?” I was struck that anyone, let alone a theatre critic, would voice that out loud. But it's a legitimate question, especially after Covid-19 ravaged the thea…

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#176: Marci J. Duncan & Kerry Sandell - "Dissonance" 36:40

7M ago36:40

36:40

Florida-based playwrights/actors/producers of the challenging hit play, "Dissonance," which begs the question, "Can a Black woman and a White woman--who have been friends for 20 years--have an honest, open conversation about race?" #theatre,#race,#friendship,#privilege,#dissonance, #equality, #blacklivesmatter, #racism, #whitefragility, #thisisamer…

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#175: Dionne Lea 34:39

8M ago34:39

34:39

Dionne Lea is a Broadway World award nominated actor, singer, producer. She does improv, variety shows, theater, commercials, television, voice-over, film and is currently bringing her show "The Way It Is...Now," an evening of stories and musical numbers, around the united states to enthusiastic audiences. We have a great chat about so many differe…

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#174: Ekaterina Wagner 44:44

9M ago44:44

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Ekaterina Wagner is a playwright, art critic, and editor based in Moscow, Russia. Her articles appeared in Robb Report, ELLE and other media outlets in Russia, Ukraine, and India. She worked as an editor and deputy editor-in-chief of several international publications in Russia, including ELLE Decoration, Harper’s Bazaar Art, and The Art Newspaper.…

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#173 Playzoomers 49:35

10M ago49:35

49:35

Welcome to 2024! Jan Carpman and Mary Ann Nichols Hubbard are the movers and shakers behind Playzoomers, an online theatre company founded in 2020. They present 20 live online plays per year on Zoom - from full-length plays to multiple short plays – featuring professional theatre artists. As of this broadcast they will have produced and aired over …

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#172: Anne Flammang 58:16

11M ago58:16

58:16

Anne is a true gift to the theatre community. Since 2015 she's run The Depot, a production company featuring Zoom play readings. We talk about teaching, her life in theatre, her writing, and the Coast Guard! https://www.thedepot.space #theatre #drama #teaching #writer #thedepot #coastguard #zoomBy George Sapio

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Well There WAS Puking with Marissa Goldman 1:28:31

11M ago1:28:31

1:28:31

What else do you need to know? I'm back post-punch and am uploading this soooo late because life is crazy. But you know what's also crazy? How funny and cool MARISSA GOLDMAN is!! Yes we're talking anxious puking yes we're talking migraines yes the body continues to keep the score. Plus: "Super Sex", weed nights, and so much more! Follow Marissa on …

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#171: Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos 40:00

1y ago40:00

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Kelly is a playwright whose work explores various cultures and belief systems. Her full-length plays are about, as she says, women and events you’ve likely never heard of. She goes on to say that she's lived in a few different places, and enjoys getting to know a place through its often obscure history. She has at least one play for every region sh…

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Two Churches, One Boy with Niles Abston 1:15:17

1y ago1:15:17

1:15:17

Weeee're back with a normal episode! Only trauma in THIS one is the formative identity stuff! Classic CC for ya. Though someone DOES get beat up. This week I'm so thrilled to have writer/comedian/filmmaker extraordinaire Niles Abston on the pod! We're talking young crushes, growing up in a small town in the South, fitting into a predominantly white…

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#170: Play reading - Nothing to Declare /Michael Burgan 34:09

1y ago34:09

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This month our guest is Michael Burgan, a playwright, novelist, and professional writer with over 250 published books. (We will explain that impressive number!) His short play, "Nothing to Declare," is our October '23 play selection. And we talk with Michael about his other work, including textbooks and “Celebrating Survival,” an evening of staged …

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A Serious Episode About Serious Things 54:31

1y ago54:31

54:31

And despite my tone, I am being serious! TW: public assault, blood, discussion of drug use and overdose I tried my best to be as candid as possible about some stuff I'm still processing, as they say...but I hope this can all be an ongoing conversation, and I hope we can figure some stuff out together? Ultimately I hope we can love each other enough…

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#169: Play Reading - Yours / Christine Benvenuto 39:59

1y ago39:59

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In the waiting room of a DNA testing laboratory, Oliver and Larry meet to hear results of their DNA tests. Plus an interview with Christine Benvenuto.By George Sapio

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#168: Sophie Vudakin 27:25

1+ y ago27:25

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is a playwright and junior in high school from Houston, Texas. I had the privilege of reading her play Tell Us Your Story (A Tale of Family Lost and Found) not long ago. Tell Us Your Story describes what it's like for one young woman when she discovers that her birth mother has been looking for her. Sophie is also a theatre enthusiast and has been …

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The Body Has Chemicals with Lily Reed 1:38:09

1+ y ago1:38:09

1:38:09

This week I’m thrilled to have miss LILY REED on the podcast! We’re talking all the health/relationship updates before getting into Lily’s crush history! This ep’s got it all: G-g-g-gay thoughts, armpit hair public humiliation, Mischa Barton aspirations, being thrust into sexuality amidst a culture of non-consent and pressure , macaroni dates, look…

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#167: Play Reading - For the Record / FJ Hartland 32:39

1+ y ago32:39

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FJ Hartland is a playwright, director, and professional actor whose plays have won awards too numerous to mention. His play "For the Record," the next selection in our 2023 theme of Exploration, is a story of two people finding a way to connect and reach an understanding. Join us for a great conversation after the play!…

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Young & Sexy & Crazy to the Max w/ Rachel Coster 1:10:16

1+ y ago1:10:16

1:10:16

Today I'm SO glad to be joined by my sister in depression and hilarious hottie, Rachel Coster! What's up with being 27 in 2023 and feeling mentally unhinged?? We get into it!! Also- Rachel's mile a minute crushing history, finding a spin on anyone, being a weirdo, being horny, handling rejection, yes, older men of course, the responsibility of love…

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#166: Play reading - Birthday Boat / Michele Markarian 29:26

1+ y ago29:26

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Playwright / reading. When is a gift worth twice as much? When it includes your partner and helps you conquer a phobia. Facebook / Twitter / Unborn Children of America / Heuer PublicationsBy George Sapio

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Every Mans with Julian Hernandez 1:31:25

1+ y ago1:31:25

1:31:25

CLASSROOM CRUSH HAS LOGGED BACK ON, STUDENTS!! Join me in the chat with fellow multifaceted Cuban, comedian, your mans and mines, Julian Hernandez!! We’re coming in hot and spicy with the first gen Cuban complexes and hearts full of sweet sweet (oft misguided) love. Julian is telling me all about self fulfilling white girl prophecies, denial of sel…

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#165: Midge Guerrera 51:55

1+ y ago51:55

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Midge Guerrera is a playwright, blogger, travel consultant, memoirist, university education planner, arts management/public relations and much more. Our talk this month is chock full of stories, anecdotes, and inspiration. midgeguerrera.com / New Play Exchange / Facebook / Cars, Castles, Cows, and Chaos / Nonna's Mulberry Tree…

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#164: Claude Jackson, Jr 49:27

1+ y ago49:27

49:27

Playwright, public defender. 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. Gila River Indian Community / BroadwayWorld articleBy sapiogeorge

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#163: Patrick Gabridge 44:49

1+ y ago44:49

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Playwright, producer, novelist. 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. Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / New Play Exchange / Plays in PlaceBy sapiogeorge

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#162: Claire Lebowitz King 38:35

2y ago38:35

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Claire 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. Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / TikTok / Wired / DC Theatre Arts / IMDB…

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#161: Sarah Shourd 48:56

2y ago48:56

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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. www.sarahshourd.com / The Box / Of Two Minds / End of Isolation Tour Mother Jones: How We Survived Two Years of Hell As Hos…

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#160: Theresa Fisher 43:50

2y ago43:50

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Producer--New Plays for Young Audiences Associate Professor, Bronx Community College. Facebook / New Plays For Young Audiences Twitter: @NYUEdTheatre / Instagram: @nyuedtheatreBy sapiogeorge

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#159: Play Reading - Jokers in the Pack / Tony Vale 50:36

2y ago50:36

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Play reading: "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!By sapiogeorge

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#158: Play reading - Letting Go / by Deirdre Girard 45:16

2y ago45:16

45:16

Playwright, teacher. We read Dierdre's play, "Letting Go, our final "Pets" play, and talk about commissions and wooooo...horror-themed plays! New Play ExchangeBy sapiogeorge

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Morning Announcements... 8:00

2y ago8:00

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Hello class, just a little update for you. I love you all (in an appropriate way) and thank you for listening and bearing with me. Talk soon :)

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#157: Lisa Villamil 35:16

2y ago35:16

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Playwright/Actor/Director. We have a smashing conversation with Lisa Villamil about her play "Sirens," getting started in writing, producing work, and making it in today's theatre world! New Play ExchangeBy sapiogeorge

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Who Can Never Be Sure?! w/ Dylan Adler 1:03:02

2y ago1:03:02

1:03:02

Wow wow I laughed so much doing this episode which I mean, duh, because it's Dylan Adler on the show!!! I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Dylan about his most formative, lowkey life long crush - a forever cool guitar guy marching to the beat of his own drum type whose name HAS been bleeped so this episode sounds very explicit even though it…

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Summer Lovin' w/ Wyatt Fair 1:36:16

2y ago1:36:16

1:36:16

This week we’re celebrating sweet summer loveee with comedian and 1/3rds of Shrimp Boys, Wyatt Fair!! Wyatt claims to not be a good story teller but he’s wrong because I was floating completely luxuriating on this ride…We’re talkin: a meeting at the movies, when 2 best friends date 2 best friends, a texting competition(?), body image in sweaty citi…

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The Devil’s Dance at Disneyland w/ Caroline Ely 1:52:20

2y ago1:52:20

1:52:20

This week it’s an absolute instant classic ep with Caroline Ely of Good Christian Fun fame!! You know it’s an instant classic because the girlie brought NOTES from the SECRET COMPARTMENT of her voice activated safe locked DIARY chronicling her every crush. We get into the juicy ones as we discuss: longing and fantasy, formative old Hollywood film r…

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#156: Play reading - Death of Gingerbread / Rand Higbee 30:00

2+ y ago30:00

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Playwright Rand Higbee joins us for the first of our 2022 plays based on "Pets." Facebook / New Play ExchangeBy sapiogeorge

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Episode 100 with My Aunt Patty (Who Is A Year Older Than Me And Like My Best Friend Like My Sister) 1:51:58

2+ y ago1:51:58

1:51:58

Free full video is on youtube! : https://youtu.be/bHLXXVVrb44 What can I say....it is somehow the 100th episode of Classroom Crush and it is obviously time to have the oft discussed, legendary, hilarious, perfect, Special To Me, famous Patty. If you haven't heard me talk about her a million times, she is my aunt who is a year older than me so she's…

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Real Nerds Only with Rajat Suresh 1:47:09

2+ y ago1:47:09

1:47:09

Today is an absolute treat because I'm talking to THE Rajat Suresh!!! You know him, you love him, he makes you laugh and this time he will actually be making your horny and in love as well. At long last we rerecorded an episode we initially did simply years ago now, but rest assured we forgot most of it and this episode IS the best version of the e…

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Cruising For A Kiss with Jamie Rice 1:59:52

2+ y ago1:59:52

1:59:52

Boy oh boy do we have a crush JOURNEY to go on today. I’d even venture to say it’s a bit of a crush voyage…Hop on the love boat and take a ride with us because it’s filmmaker, writer and director, Jamie Rice!!! Today we’re taking an absolute tour of Jamie’s impressive crush history and yeah, it’s horny! And yeah, there are TWO Cruise Ship Crushes! …

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Omg You're Depressed Too?! with Hanna Phifer 1:02:50

2+ y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Okay this week we are thrilled to be joined by absolute online royalty...it's writer and chaotic good tweeter, Hanna Phifer! Hanna is telling me all about growing up in a religious household, sheltered from evils such as Harry Potter (well...) and queer stuff. That is until a little thing called the internet opened doors to online communities on tu…

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#155: Mike Sockol 47:07

2+ y ago47:07

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Playwright, Actor, Storyteller, Journalist, Community Activist. 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.By sapiogeorge

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Born Hot, Not Cute with Chris Farren 1:30:57

2+ y ago1:30:57

1:30:57

This week I’m so STOKED to be joined by rock and roller, my friend and yours, Chris Farren! Chris is a musician and artist but more importantly he’s a Wife Guy. On this episode we’re talking all about how he got there! INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: unshakable kid confidence, home school, a password sharing betrayal, crush ROBIN’s devastating list, …

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Boy's Girl! with Derry Queen 1:49:07

2+ y ago1:49:07

1:49:07

Brrr…it’s cold in here? It must be DERRY QUEEN in the atmosphere!! This week I’m thrilled to be joined by the comedian/drag queen extraordinaire herself. Also it’s Poison Ivy era. Derry is telling us all about a rollercoaster ride of queerness, Bend it Like Beckham obviously, does Rupert Grint have a big dig?, when one hot guy makes you question it…

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We Belong To Ourselves with Osh 1:52:36

2+ y ago1:52:36

1:52:36

This week I’m SO excited to share this very very special edition of Classroom Crush with my Friend/Family/Community, Osh! They are an artist, creator, Black Trans Liberationist, abolitionist and one of the best people I know. Osh is telling us about their experience growing up as a Black AMAB child in Missouri, pansexuality, expectation, loyalty, b…

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VIDEO: "This Queer Girl Is Not Representing Us Well" with Maggie Winters 1:24:58

2+ y ago1:24:58

1:24:58

GOD this is episode is a scorcher and is making me SO excited to be back for real. This week I’m joined by one the absolute faves, Maggie Winters!! She is the first to grace us with her video presence, so check out the twitter and patreon to see!! We’re getting into the nitty gritty of: being so embarrassed that you have a feeling, a period story t…

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"This Queer Girl Is Not Representing Us Well" with Maggie Winters 1:26:40

2+ y ago1:26:40

1:26:40

GOD this is episode is a scorcher and is making me SO excited to be back for real. This week I’m joined by one the absolute faves, Maggie Winters!! She is the first to grace us with her video presence, so check out the twitter and patreon to see!! We’re getting into the nitty gritty of: being so embarrassed that you have a feeling, a period story t…

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#154: Naked Angels 1:00:01

2+ y ago1:00:01

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Playwrights, actors, producers. 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. www.nakedangels.com / Facebook / InstagramBy sapiogeorge

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