call and response podcast

We chat with Atlantic Theater Company’s company manager Nzinga Williams about defining the role of a company manager (“I'm kind of like the bra...”), navigating predominately white workspaces, and discovering the fullness of being a black woman.

We talk with Obie-winning playwright Aleshea Harris about liberating the black body, navigating negative tropes, and ascending past the white gaze as a black female writer.

We get back into the swing of things as we chat with Lortel-winning playwright-performer Jocelyn Bioh! We chat about finding her comedic playwriting voice, navigating grad school programs, and reclaiming African narratives with School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play.

Happy Black History Month, y'all! Call and Response is BACK IN THE HABIT, and it's time to kick off our third season with our second live show at BroadwayCon! We get down and talk with King Kong’s Christiani Pitts, Once On This Island Tony nominee Hailey Kilgore, Mean Girls’ DeMarius R. Copes, and Be More Chill’s Britton Smith about their experiences as black performing artists.

In the season 2 finale, the script gets flipped! Host Felicia Fitzpatrick sits down in the interviewee chair as podcast alum Marc J. Franklin chats with her about her artistic journey, how she transitioned to Playbill social media, and why she started the podcast.

In season two's penultimate episode, we talk with Aladdin and Once on This Island actor Adam Hyndman about how studying anthropology has impacted his work as an artist, liberating your dreams, and viewing theatre as a totem for our society.

We talk with composer/lyricist and Broadway actor Douglas Lyons about the importance of visibility for black artists, why black artists shouldn’t need a label to exist, and a sneak peek of his latest work!

We chat with Waitress’ Jessie Hooker-Bailey about not letting others define your blackness, making diversity the new normal, and staying grounded when you achieve your dreams.

We talk with theatre-maker Amara Janae Brady about finding work that sustains you, validating everyone’s theatrical experiences, and creating art where black people exist as their own heroes.

We talk with Marathon Digital’s Account Manager Micayla Brewster  about what it’s like to work on Hamilton’s social media team, her “theatergoing hair,” and boldly going after what you want.