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Listen to conversations with New York's most exciting indie theater artists. It all comes from The Tank - a home for New York’s emerging artists and experimental work across many disciplines.
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Guests Steve Ansell and Rose Burnett Bonczek have a conversation with MF about the history of Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival before a touching tribute to Gi60 almuni Christopher Thomasson and Mike Flanagan; as well as a special announcement. This episode also includes recordings of Gi60 plays "Hide and Seek" by Jonathan Hadley,…
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This month MF and JL speak with Frank J. Avellla and Ace Young, the playwright/director and the star behind Vatican Falls. Based on factual accounts, spanning decades and set against the backdrop of the continuously-swelling Catholic sex abuse scandal, VATICAN FALLS is a sweeping multi-genre work that follows survivor journeys examining the feeling…
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JL returns to Tanked! to join MF in a conversation with Stephanie Singer and Laurel Haines, the duo behind the new "shoesical" Simon and His Shoes. They're also joined by Mery Cheung, a member of The Ladies of Mischief- the team behind designing the original puppets - who also appear in the show as puppeteers! Simon and His Shoes is running every S…
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Kev Berry is often referred to as the ghost that roams the halls of the Tank. Well, he's back in the theater with his new one-person show Harsh Cacophonies, and he took some time to talk with us about how the show came to be, what its been like adapting for the live-stream audience, and his dreams of floating soda streams. For more information, vis…
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We talk art in this art about art about art. In Blue explores the complex and sprawling relationship between Franz Marc and Else Lasker-Schüler. The actors playing these roles plus the creator of the show, Ran Xia, talk with Danielle about how so much art has made its way into the play and how they're trying to get it back out through the show.…
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"This show kicked my ass!" Marlon Brando and Truman Capote meet in Japan for an interview; that is the impetus point for the show. Danielle and Meghan meet with the creators of the show; that is the impetus for this podcast. This multimedia, dance theater, Noh inspired, film deconstruction that tackles the violent affects of toxic masculinity is li…
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In this mini episode, Meghan chats with one of the directors from the team of a short-running show this weekend at The Tank. This show is facing the topics of addiction and the opioid epidemic not only through the visibility the plays provide but also through partnering with Shatterproof to transform addiction treatment throughout the country.…
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We are back with a new season of theater, a new season of Tanked!, and a new co-host. Meghan and Danielle sit down with award-winning multi-hyphenate Tonya Pinkins about her remarkable collection of plays coming to The Tank for one week only. They discuss the genesis of this project in the midst of the Time's Up movement and the genuine power and i…
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It's that special time of year when we have our biggest summer festival, LadyFest! To celebrate this celebration of exciting, emerging lady and non-binary artists, we are sharing five short conversations with artists in this year's festival. Hear guest host, LadyFest producer Katie Walenta explore themes and stories of the shows and what makes them…
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In Rosalind's final episode of Tanked, we sit down with someone who is not putting up a show at The Tank, but is essential to its fabric. That is our beautiful technical resident Christian Roberson. This man helps the theater run every day, and there is so much more to him than a boy in a booth. Learn the story of how he came to The Tank, and what …
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IT'S PRIDEFEST! Kev Berry has been a part of The Tank family for years, putting up dazzling solo pieces and work responding to current events. He has also done a lot of "extravagantly gay" plays, and we talk about his latest queer opus, A Sissy's Physiology on this episode of Tanked! It's our sixth annual PrideFest, so what better time to have this…
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Abra-ka-tank-da! It's magic time here on Tanked! (maybe they can magically make our puns better) We sit down with the enchanting trio behind our newest one-person play, Open, to hear about how they came together and what happens to a play that has sat in your back pocket for almost a decade. Plus, hear what network TV star originated the role of Th…
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What if we recorded an episode when our guests weren't in tech!? what a concept - one we achieve today. We talk with April Ranger and Christina Roussos about their new play, its development, and their feelings about baths. We also talk about our admiration and collaboration of/with Mac Wellman. What a truly joyful chat.…
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Get ready to laugh. It's comedy time. At The Tank, we have so much comedy going on, from weekly improv shows, sketch, indie tournaments, jams, and so much more. The main hub of comedy at The Tank is The Armory, and this week we sit down with its found and fearless leader Leah Evans. Leah talks about her comedy journey and how The Armory came to be …
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Ran is back on Tanked to talk about this dark and powerful drama Ailis Ni Riain. These two collaborators discuss how they made this piece feel human, magical, and tangible. The wildly diverse and international team that put this work up crafted a delicate story; hear how it came to fruition. Plus: who watches Shark Tank?…
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Do you like theater but think it needs more artificially intelligent sex dolls? Well, do we have the show for you. In this episode, we chat with the co-writers of Eat The Devil about the terrifying all-too-real world they've created. The fake news they've generated, the engulfing force of the internet, and all of the daddies come to play in this ch…
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After a short break, we are back to bring you our conversation with Ria and Katelynn - the director and writer of Wendell and Pan. We find out how the two met and began working together, what shaped this play, and the personal connections to the story. Was there flying in this show? Yes! How high is our grid? Just over 11 feet! Celebrate this great…
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Happy Tanked New Year! Rodrigo has made a home for himself at The Tank and workshopped Real at our PrideFest this Summer. Now he's back to share the full production. Rodrigo talk with Roz & MF about how he came to the U.S., how he came to this play, how his affinity for music is embedded in the play, along with the politics of Brazil and the U.S.…
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We step out of The Tank and head a few blocks north to The Drama Book Shop for this very special live episode of Tanked! Roz & MF sit down and share a cup of eggnog with Tony award-winner Greg Kotis to discuss the 10 year anniversary production of The Truth About Santa. Is there exclusive info about Greg's next show? Only one way to find out! Plus,…
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We sit down with the creators and stars of The Russian and The Jew to talk about their smash hit show. They first workshopped it at The Tank back in January, and now it is shining in our 56-seat theater. Hear them talk about russians, jews, and how the themes around immigration strike poignantly across decades.…
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Come join Meghan & Roz talk with Christopher Stevenson, director and sound designer of Weekend, adapted from Jean-Luc Godard's text, which follows a monstrous couple set out on a weekend trip along the American countryside to collect inheritance money by any means. We talk about the inspiration behind the show, the correlation of the show to its or…
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These two have become an essential part of our Tank family, and we can't wait for their first collaboration together. Independent Study traces the unlikely friendship of a first-generation college student and her former professor, each struggling privately with a brother's radical choice and the onslaught of the internet’s opinions. We discuss the …
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On this episode, we sit down with the playwright of When We Went Electronic to talk about this new play which follows two American Apparel models as they try to recall a tragic/fun night. Caitlin has been developing this play for seven years, and talks to us about her journey and her collaboration with Meghan directing the piece. We also hear an ex…
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This week, we sit down with director, writer, and designer, Normandy Sherwood to talk about her new show Ruffles, or, a Progression of Rakes. She has been workshopping this piece for years now, and she walks us through its development, and also how she has developed in her time as a New York theater artist. Also our first first installment of Colli…
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For our first episode, Co-Artistic Director Meghan Finn sits down with the creator and director of the new piece In The Penal Colony, Miranda Haymon to discuss the insightful and experimental piece running at The Tank through September 17th. They talk about how the piece came to be, its relation to today's societal forces, and Miranda's own backgro…
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