ECHO OFFSTAGE: Theater Women Speak

Cathy talks with Robyn Flatt about being part of the founding company at the Dallas Theater Center, her unique approach to education, and starting the Dallas Children's Theater with only $500!

Cathy is joined by Hilary Bettis to discuss her rocky path to playwriting, rookie mistakes she made in her first TV interview, and her award-winning writing on FX's The Americans and Hulu's The Dropout.

Executive Artistic Director Johannah Maynard Edwards joins Catherine to discuss radical accessibility, motherhood, and the National Women's Theatre Festival!

Acclaimed trans actor, writer & solo performer Becca Blackwell joins Cathy to discuss their solo shows, devising with Young Jean Lee, and creating their own space--in theatre and between genders!

Cathy is joined by two special guests, Rebecca Martínez (Director's Lab & frmr Assoc. Artistic Director) and Nidia Medina (Producer's Lab) to discuss the nation's oldest and largest women+ theater: WP (formerly the Women's Project).

Catherine is joined by her long-time friend Guinea Bennett-Price to discuss the challenges of theatre education, the joys of children's theatre, and the founding of SoulRep Theatre Company!

To kickoff its 25th Season, Echo is producing two plays by Lauren Gunderson, so Catherine sits down with Lauren to dig into NATURAL SHOCKS, I AND YOU, and how she got to be America's most produced playwright (spelled w-r-i-g-h-t)!

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage joins Catherine to unpack her "nomadic imagination," her upcoming operas, and what she wants to see from the next generation of playwrights!

Catherine is joined by her long-time friend Liz Mikel to discuss her role as Mama Smash on Friday Night Lights, Liz's upcoming return to Broadway, and the time she filled in for Oprah Winfrey!

Jaynie Saunders Tiller, Managing Director of New Georges (NYC), joins Catherine to talk about the creativity of producing, cultivating bold new plays, and her past as a figure skater!