George Sapio Podcasts

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.."By George Sapio

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."By George Sapio

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!"By George Sapio

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! "By George Sapio

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 today's theatre world!By George Sapio

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

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.By George Sapio

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.By George Sapio

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!By George Sapio

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

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

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

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

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 actorsBy George Sapio

Episode #146 of Onstage/Offstage: The fifth of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright.By George Sapio

Episode #145 of Onstage/Offstage: The fourth of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright.By George Sapio

Episode #144 of Onstage/Offstage: The third of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright.By George Sapio

Episode #143 of Onstage/Offstage: The second of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright.By George Sapio

Episode #142 of Onstage/Offstage: Ilasiea Gray talks about the joys of teaching children's theatre, advocating for parity and equality, and her experiences as a black actress in a mostly white profession.By George Sapio

Episode #141 of Onstage/Offstage: The first in our 2021 series of play readings featuring roles for women over 50. Can two sisters find a way past social prejudices and traumatic past experiences?By George Sapio

Episode #140 of Onstage/Offstage: Royal Shiree's new work is "Lamentations"; a powerful work that addresses America's tragic history of racism. Incorporating movement pieces as well as narrative, "Lamentations" illustrates the immoral societal and religious basis of racism in the United States while reaching for a new form of historical education c…

Episode #139 of Onstage/Offstage: The Honor Roll is an all over-40 female-identifying organization whose purpose is to increase their rightful inclusion in all areas of theatre.By George Sapio

Episode #138 of Onstage/Offstage: We discuss inclusion and parity of boards in white-run theatre, the evolution of BIPOC voices in our arts, and the recognition and eradication of racist practices in American theatre.By George Sapio

Episode #137 of Onstage/Offstage: She conducted a research survey of a number of theatres and asked them specifics on how Covid-19 had affected their professions. Janice learned more than she expected.By George Sapio

Episode #136 of Onstage/Offstage: Chanel Bragg is a powerhouse in theatre; her diversity work puts her at the top of her game, and earns her a co-artistic directorship at Arizona Theatre.By George Sapio

Episode #135 of Onstage/Offstage: When an image change is called for, power structures in the world of wildlife politics start to crumble.By George Sapio

Episode #133 of Onstage/Offstage: The guinea pig got lost again and found its way into the clothes dryer. Now how does Mom tell her daughter?By George Sapio

Episode #132 of Onstage/Offstage: The terms of this loan seem just a wee bit to easy. What's the catch?By George Sapio

Episode #131 of Onstage/Offstage: All Ben needs are a few pictures of a bench, but there's an obstacle: A runaway bride in need of assistance!By George Sapio

Episode #130 of Onstage/Offstage: Carl "comes out" to his father, Paul, who, while stunned, endeavors to understand how something like this could happen.By George Sapio

Episode #129 of Onstage/Offstage: Who's writing the plays these days? And whose stories are they telling? Marshall talks about his statistical research into 80 LORT and NNPN productions during the 2019-2020 season.By George Sapio

Episode #128 of Onstage/Offstage: Anna's plays include “Man of God (Interact Theatre, Philadelphia), and “Mothers,” which was (Playwrights Realm). We talk about the seamy underside of modern life; the male gaze, electronic prying eyes, book adaptations, and biking across the United States.By George Sapio

Episode #127 of Onstage/Offstage: Episode 127 of Onstage/Offstage! This month we highlight playwright Vivian Lermond, who, aside from writing her own works and teaching playwriting, is also a script analysis specialist who evaluates script pitches and screenplay submissions. Funky talk about crafting scripts!…

Episode #126 of Onstage/Offstage: A very special episode indeed. We speak with Isabelle Madrigal, whose play "Menil and Her Heart" deals with the subject of indigenous women who have been murdered or have gone missing. Isabella, a member of the Cahuilla nation, wrote, directed, produced (each for the first time), and acted in the production. .…

Episode #125 of Onstage/Offstage: We have some great talk with playwright Abraham Johnson about caring for queer playwrights, the Lambda Emerging LGBTQ Retreat, and among other things, the Paula Vogel Bake-Off.By George Sapio

Episode #124 of Onstage/Offstage: Ms. Sina and I discuss the touchy situations of handling intimacy on stage. With safety, dignity, and protection as the standards, we find out how sensitive choreography and personal regard are established and maintained.By George Sapio

Episode #123 of Onstage/Offstage: We have a joyous talk about teaching, students, creating moments in the classroom and on stage and also the Gi60 Festival, where one-minute plays from around the world are performed.By George Sapio

Episode #122 of Onstage/Offstage: Hannah Benitez talks about her *two* plays in development, whitewashing in theatre, cultural identity, and much more.By George Sapio

Episode #121 of Onstage/Offstage: Master storyteller and performance artist Martin Dockery talks about solo performing around the world, developing new material from life experience and the imagination.By George Sapio

Episode #120 of Onstage/Offstage: Choreography! Dominique and I chat about all the things it takes to make those wonderful terpsichorean stage moments happen, working with name players, and the joys of moving your body to whatever music you have on hand.By George Sapio

Episode #119 of Onstage/Offstage: Stage management--Cristina talks about how critical the position is, what it takes to be an effective and efficient member of a theatrical production, and how she preps and gets the job done.By George Sapio

Episode #118 of Onstage/Offstage: Peggy Carey and I talk about the life of a production assistant (she was Production Director of the Ithaca Fringe Festival and now works for the Public Theatre). She's one of the people who does what it takes to make putting on a show--in her case, show after show after show--possible.…

Episode #117 of Onstage/Offstage: Camilla Schade is one of those people who was born to do theatre. She writes, performs, directs, teaches, and is one of the loveliest persons on the planet. We talk about her new show, "Bones", coping with cancer and using the experience for creative purposes, and being able to out-fart a high school class.…

Episode #116 of Onstage/Offstage: This month we reach clear around the world to beautiful Melbourne and delve deep into all things dramaturgical with dramaturg Mark Pritchard. Before we ever get to see the curtain rise, there's so much work that goes into the text.By George Sapio

Episode #115 of Onstage/Offstage: Having one play take you around the world for four years is pretty neat. Michael Burgos' hit play, "The Eulogy" has done just that.By George Sapio

Episode #114 of Onstage/Offstage: We talk about whether cisgender playwrights can or should include transgender characters in their work and, if so, how to do so and do justice to the trans community?By George Sapio

Episode #113 of Onstage/Offstage: Life Jacket Theatre's Travis Russ and Anthony Dvarskas talk about creating and producing documentary theatre and their last production, "America Is Hard To See," about a rural American community for sex offenders buried deep in Florida's sugarcane fields.By George Sapio

Episode #112 of Onstage/Offstage is up! We talk with fight trainer/choreographer Jamie MacPherson and find out all about working with young theatre artists, especially in today's apprehensive world when it comes to confrontational physical training. It's a lot more work than you might think. (Or maybe you might.)9m5PHAuT2fglJuYJEWF4…