Bushwick Variety Show

Madge Dietrich https://www.madgedietrich.com/  is an actor/ singer-songwriter and gifted weirdo who has a new album out called Therapy https://music.apple.com/us/album/therapy/1611383680  available wherever you listen to music.  She is also a music therapist. If you’re in the New York area, listening to this the day it premiers 5/16/2022, she has an album release show at Rockwood Music Hall on this shows release.  https://www.seetickets.us/event/Madge-DietrichLPRelease/468084 

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Mandella Eskia https://www.instagram.com/p/CPtLQmuDbD_/ is a Harlem based Hip Hop artist with a new single out called TRL https://linktr.ee/Mandellaeskia check out the new music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLXH96TLGic

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Gina Morgano https://www.ginamorgano.com/ is a New York based singer, actor and music educator inspiring hope through song with timeless grace https://www.instagram.com/ginamorgano/ She also hosts The Practice Parlour podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-practice-parlour/id1546680196 a conversation series with world-class artists about the practices that shape their lives - both onstage and off. It is for curious artists and arts lovers, alike, who are crafting aligned and meaningful lives of purpose through their daily practices.  

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Michael Kushner https://www.instagram.com/themichaelkushner/ is one of New York's leading multi - hyphenates: a person who has multiple proficiencies, often cross pollinating into each other to help flourish professional capabilities.  Michael is a multi faceted theatre artist https://www.michaelkushneronline.com/ and is the host of the podcast Dear Multi-Hyphenate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-multi-hyphenate/id1432770164 Michael Kushner is also a photographer, producer, among other things, and is helping other multi-disciplined artists how to live their lives with full agency https://www.multihypeworkshop.com/ 

https://www.aliebgorrie.com/ Alie B. Gorrie is an optimist, actor and advocate https://www.instagram.com/aliebg/ on a mission to build a more inclusive world.  You can find the transcript for our conversation here: https://otter.ai/u/jY1Wb5WwH40fuMjbISs6JmvSAec Her article in American Theatre Magazine here: https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/03/26/inclusion-we-cant-do-it-alone/ and where to stream her documentary series, Abled here: https://www.ableaseries.com/ 

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Sampson McCormick https://www.instagram.com/sampsonmccormick/ is an award winning stand up comedian https://youtu.be/H46w185Hsqo • writer• filmmaker• visionary• hella black• hella queer.  Check out his new film https://youtu.be/LAFs8kpqrPw Love The One You're With available on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08X1DNK8V/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r 

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With the shootings that happened last week against several members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and the epidemic of gun violence and Racism in America, we could think of no better time to share this 20 minute radio play excerpt of "Six Shooter" host Alec The Third collaborated on as an actor.  Six Shooter explores gun violence in America through the trope of The Western.

This episode also features a conversation fellow cast-mate actor & director Sagan Chen https://www.instagram.com/dianechen51/ who is the producer and star of https://www.instagram.com/sidewayssmileseries/ 

The full cast and crew of  Six Shooter include:

Conrad Kluck (@konradcluck)- Writer, Deviser

Emily White (@ewhitelights)- Co-Director and Devisor

Miller Pyke (@millerpyke)- Narration

Paris Adorno (@Parisadorno)- Actor/Hattie

Anya Kopischke (@uncle_anya)- Co-Writer

Sagan (Diane) Chen (@dianechen51)- Actor

Ben Moniz (@bmoniez)- Director/Music

Stephanie Eiss (@otternonsense6816)- Deviser/Performer

Miller Pyke (@millerpyke)- Narration

Evan Spigelman (@evspig)- Performer

Alexandra Matsu (@matsurella_schtick)-Actor/Wyatt

Kedian Keohan (@justkedian)-Actor

Alec The Third (Alec Stephens III) (@alecstephensiii)- Clyde Elliot

Scott Martineck (@lasersharkbear)- Sam the Snake

Brian Bonner (@brian.bonner.5)- Director

Courtney McClellan (@cmarie352)- Actor/Sadie Cobb

Johnathan Olson (@jsoartworks)- Lawrence Minnie the Cow

It was edited and recorded by Anya Kopischke and Ben Moniz, and was first presented by Artists We Fux With podcast from The Baumann NYC

Matthew Carey https://www.instagram.com/matthewcarey/ is a musician, author of the blog The Infinite Creative https://theinfinitecreative.substack.com/ host of the podcast Studio Time https://www.studiotimepodcast.com/ and is leading a 6 week workshop called Audience by Design https://www.studiotimepodcast.com/audience which guides you through developing a connection with the people who care about you and your work, building a system to communicate with them in a meaningful way.  Next session: Mar 29 → May 9, 2021.

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Courtney McClellan https://www.instagram.com/cmarie352/ is a changemaking, applied theatre practitioner. early childhood education advocate. actor. teaching artist. freelance graphic designer. voiceover artist.

You can catch Courtney in an excerpt of the radio play version of  Six Shooter, a theatrical piece exploring gun violence in America through the trope of the Western, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cast-of-6-shooter/id1512585888?i=1000510586713 along with host Alec Stephens III and several other former guests of this podcast including Emily White, Victoria Masteller and Fergus Baumann.

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The Baumann https://www.instagram.com/baumannnyc/?hl=en is a theatre company that had a physical performance & event venue located in East Williamsburg/ Bushwick area that has moved digital for the time being but curates a monthly tangible Artsbox which you can subscribe to here: https://www.baumannartsbox.com/products/monthly-artsbox

Victoria Masteller https://www.instagram.com/victorious_visions/ and Fergus Baumann sat down with me to talk about the company, and our recent collaboration on 6 Shooter, a play exploring gun violence in America through the trope of the Western https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cast-of-6-shooter/id1512585888?i=1000510586713 which was featured on their podcast Artists We Fux With.

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