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Cael Sullivan is an artist, filmmaker, and playwright joining us to discuss his play, Boutonniere: A Drama On Queer Themes. Characters Max and Josh must practice their first dance as a married couple. As the clock ticks and wine is poured, their impending union brings up old traumas, secrets, and shame. Their last night of unmarried life is made un-easy when their ideas about their gayness and the tradition of marriage, and the relationship between the two, combat one another’s. All the while, someone won't stop knocking on their door.

Cael talks about how the story reflects his own experience, and the underestimated amount of drama involved in the aging process. Topics also include: institutional blueprints, managing partners, Twink Death, film vs. theatre, and so much more!

Boutinniere has its first reading August 22nd at The Tank at 9:30PM! GET TICKETS HERE!

Follow Cael today! IG: https://www.instagram.com/cael.sullivan/

Argia Coppola is an Italian actress, scholar, and playwright currently workshopping her play Cursed. Cursed is an adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel Love is Blonde. Argia has been developing this play for years, and was so kind to share space with me to talk about its upcoming workshop. Starring Annie Hägg ,Cursed is a bold, breathless, tragic and timely play for an actress and a four-man jazz band, in which music becomes a character in and of itself. It’s profound, fast-paced, employs unique theatrical conventions, and depicts the life of the Blonde Actress as never seen before.

⁠GET TICKETS TO CURESED HERE⁠

Cast and Crew:

Playwright: Argia Coppola

Performer: ⁠Annie Hägg⁠

Dramaturg: ⁠Shari Perkins⁠

Director: Arseniy Fariatiev

Producer: Hilarie Spangler

Seth Myers: The Director on Bass

Izaak Mills: Arthur Miller on Clarinet

Pat Brennan: JFK on Guitar

Also starring Michael Pallas as Joe DiMaggio on Trombone.

Stage Manager: Dakota Silvey

Argia Coppola is an Italian playwright, scholar, and actress. Her play, Cursed is a distinguished adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel Love is Blonde. Argia has been developing this play for years, and was so kind to share space with me to talk about its upcoming workshop. Starring Annie Hägg ,Cursed is a bold, breathless, tragic and timely play for an actress and a four-man jazz band, in which music becomes a character in and of itself. It’s profound, fast-paced, employs unique theatrical conventions, and depicts the life of the Blonde Actress as never seen before.

GET TICKETS TO CURESED HERE

Cast and Crew:

Playwright: Argia Coppola

Performer: Annie Hägg

Dramaturg: Shari Perkins

Director: Arseniy Fariatiev

Producer: Hilarie Spangler

Seth Myers: The Director on Bass

Izaak Mills: Arthur Miller on Clarinet

Pat Brennan: JFK on Guitar

Also starring Michael Pallas as Joe DiMaggio on Trombone.

Stage Manager: Dakota Silvey

Julia Genoveva is an actor, write, director, and the driving force behind her powerhouse of of a play, ELAINE. This play is extremely personal to Julia and I was honored that the cast of Elaine could join us to discuss these characters in parallel! This play explores complex relationships, particularly between mothers and daughters. Throughout the conversation, we delved into the actor's personalities and responses of their respective characters. Topics include: the importance of forgiveness, perseverance, shifting attitudes towards parenting, being at rock bottom, and so much more! What happens when you meet your mother and it goes completely wrong?? Get tickets to Elaine today and find out!

Cast members are as follows:

Alexis Tandit as Elaine

Mary Sheridan as Vivian

Paul Fraccalvieri as Charles

Gus Ferrari as Ricardo

PERFORMANCES
​THURSDAY AUG 22ND, 6:30PM

FRIDAY, AUG 23RD, 6:30PM

SATURDAY AUG 24TH 2PM SHOW & 6:30PM SHOW

GET TICKETS TO ELAINE HERE

Runs August 22nd-24th

Check out Julia's website, too! https://www.juliagenoveva.com

Well, well, well, look who's back. It's Paul, and we're here for a just chatting episode. Please enjoy the following topics: critical theory, AI, TheatreTech, Cabaret, me not knowing where to look, and so much more.

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Today I am here with producer director, arts manager, and applied theatre practitioner MARENA FAYE. In what seems to be a blossoming Sapphic vibe shift in pop culture, we take this special moment to talk about NYC’s premiere sapphic playwriting competition and play festival, SAPPHEST. Celebrating the works of queer women and sapphic-identifying individuals, Sapphest will feature five 10 minute plays each inspired by a classic sapphic pop song. We're talking about it!! Marena shares her vision for Sapphest, and in addition, we cheer on some of our favorite Sapphic pop artists. (Kehani and Tinashe to name a few) This first manifestation Sponsored by the Terry knickerbocker studio, Sappiest will b held august 3rd, from 8 - 9:30 pm at 68th W 34th St. Industry City, Brooklyn.

Get tickets to Sapphest here! (Saturday is sold out!)

Follow Sapphest today! IG: @sapphestnyc

Follow Marena today! IG: @marenafaye

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In this episode we are joined by PAUL! For a just chatting episode, we discuss our feelings on FX's THE BEAR, Ebon Mass-Bachrach's accent, Chicago linguistics, and so much more!

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Real life licensed therapist, storyteller, and improviser Jude Treder-Wolff joins us to talk about her hit solo show FASTER. The limited Off-Broadway engagement plays at Playhouse 46 and is part of the Turn the Lights On! Festival. The play which had its World Premiere at The NYC Fringe Festival in the Spring, runs Saturday, July 6 at 4:30pm and Sunday, July 7 at 3pm. FASTER tackles the world speeding up and the mental ramifications it has on us. Longtime collaborator Suzanne Bachner directs.

Through true stories about trying to understand her partner’s opposite approach to change, she frames a narrative about the impact of constant uncertainty as the pace of change picks up speed and transforms the world faster - and more often - than our brains are built to process. 

Follow Jude today! IG: @lifestage_inc

Get your tickets to FASTER, HERE

Today we are joined by actor Katy Shafer and Sivan Raz of Needs More Work Productions! They're here to talk about their upcoming production titled ANTI-GONE, a reimagined, site-specific, immersive take on an old classic. Think Antigone, but extremely meta. And staged outdoors, of course. Actor Katy plays the role of Antigone, strong willed and laser focused. Katy and Sivan, co-director of Needs More Work Productions, discuss their combined efforts to create a version of Antigone that is centered in character building, while also surfacing some of the core political topics the play calls into question. Listen now!

Reserve tickets to ANTI-GONE here!

Follow @needsmoreworkproductions

Follow Sivan! @razsiv

Follow Katy! @katyshafer

We're in the presence of an MFA, people! Today on Evil Thespian we are joined by the ICONIC Rabiah Rowther! Rabiah is a director, screenwriter, and occasional producer currently based in New York City. Additionally, she is also a screening committee member for the Hampton's International Film Festival. Rabiah recently graduated from The Actor's Studio Drama School MFA program's directing track. So we're talking about directing in this one! There's a lot to cover - composition, actor-director communication, staging, owning the vision, and so much more. Rabiah offers us some serious expertise you don't want to miss out on. In addition, we also share observations on current trends in playwriting, and how new works seem to be branching out creatively for the better.

Follow Rabiah today!!! IG: @rabiahrowther