Filament

Welcome to the third week of our 2021 New Play Festival - Lights Up! Every Tuesday in the month of April we will bring you two brand new plays. Drop us a note at [email protected] and let us know what you thought of these plays! Backseat Driver and Widow in FlightDirecting for this episode by Melinda Marks Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras

Backseat Driver by Scott Mullen Voice acting for Backseat Driver provided by:

• Oluchi Nwokocha as Tina
• Chiarra Sorci as Darcy

Widow in Flight by Lee BradyVoice acting for Widow in Flight provided by:

• Arcadia Conrad as Dianne Flint

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This is the second week of our 2021 New Play Festival - Lights Up! Every Tuesday in the month of April we will bring you two brand new plays. Bar Belle and Take This Job and Shove ItDirected by Roneet Aliza Rahamim Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras Bar Belle by Janis Holm Voice acting for Bar Belle provided by:

• Leigh Rondon-Davis as Ro
• Chiarra Sorci as Bree (Casey)
• Arcadia Conrad as Madge

Take This Job and Shove It by Ron Rosenfeld Voice acting for Take This Job and Shove It provided by:

• David Boyll as The Boss
• Oluchi Nwokocha as Woman
• Kieran Beccia as Man

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This week marks the beginning of our 2021 New Play Festival - Lights Up! A new episode will be released every Tuesday in April featuring two brand new plays. The Clown & On Her WavelengthDirected by Melinda Marks Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company The Clown by Miranda CaravalhoVoice acting for The Clown provided by:

• Leigh Rondon-Davis as Mave
• Kieran Beccia as Socks

On Her Wavelength by John LevineVoice acting for On Her Wavelength provided by:

• David Boyll as Lou
• Oluchi Nwokocha as Gloria
• Chiarra Sorci as Suzanne

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Bonus Episode! Michael Mitnick and Houdini's Bathtub What do Michael Mitnick and Houdini's bathtub have to do with each other? Find out in this short but hilarious bonus story that came up while taping our previous episode: A Conversation with Playwright, Screenwriter, and Songwriter Michael Mitnick. Sound design and editing by George Psarras To donate, please visit cltc.org/donate or text 833-920-3003

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Playwright, Screenwriter & Songwriter Michael Mitnick In conversation with George Psarras on March 11th, 2021 for the City Lights weekly online program, The Next Stage. Sound editing by George Psarras

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The Giver with Meryl Streep. The new musical Scotland, PA, which the New York Times called "a kick-ass party." The City Lights world premiere Spacebar: A Broadway Play by Kyle Sugarman. These are just a few of the highlights on writer Michael Mitnick's resume.

A playwright and songwriter, Michael also writes for film and television. His songs have been sung on Broadway, at Lincoln Center and on HBO, and his words have been spoken by Julianne Moore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Feldman and Taylor Iman Jones. Michael's work also includes co-writing the Off-Broadway musical Fly By Night and writing the comedy Sex Lives of Our Parents and the 2017 film The Current War. He lives in Brooklyn.

He's also a City Lights associate playwright and a longtime friend of our company, where we proudly premiered Spacebar in 2013 and the romantic comedy The Siegel in 2018.

We were thrilled to share a special evening with Michael on The Next Stage, in conversation with City Lights actor and sound designer George Psarras.

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James Monroe Iglehart: Bay Area to Broadway Interviewed by Rebecca Wallace on March 4th, 2021 for the City Lights weekly online program, The Next Stage. Sound editing by George Psarras

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James Monroe Iglehart is one of everyone's favorite Bay Area-to-Broadway stories. We've cheered him on for years at TheatreWorks, Foothill Music Theatre and other local stages. Today, this musical-theater powerhouse has fans all over the world.

James won the Tony in 2014 for his ebullient portrayal of the Genie in Aladdin, a role he originated. He also originated the role of Bobby in Memphis at TheatreWorks before playing Bobby on Broadway, and has also graced the Great White Way in Freestyle Love Supreme and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Before the pandemic, James was playing the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton.

With theaters shut down, James has played a bigwig producer in As The Curtain Rises, Broadway's first digital soap opera, and been heard on animated shows including Helluva Boss and DuckTales.

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Much Ado About Nothing Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras.

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. This episode's version was adapted by Max Tachis, and directed by Caitlin Papp. Music, editing and sound design by George Psarras.

Voice acting was provided by:

Melissa Jones as Beatrice (& others) Maria Marquis as Benedick (& others) Jeffrey Bracco as Don Antonio (& others) Max Tachis as Don John/Don Pedro Roneet Aliza Rahamim as Hero/Margaret Nick Mandracchia as Claudio (& others) Tasi Alabastro as Dogberry (& others) Ivette Deltoro as Narrator (& others)

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Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras.Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War was written by Kit Wilder & Jeffrey Bracco, and directed by Kit Wilder.

Editing, sound design, and select choral arrangements by George Psarras. Actor choral pieces performed by the Aragon Vocal Ensembles: Chamber Singers, Men's Choir, Women's Choir directed by John Chen Rehearsal Pianist & Vocals: Kevin Imbombohttps://aragonmusic.com/donate/

Narration by Jeffrey Bracco

Voice acting was provided by: Carol Alban, Karen DeHart, Ivette Deltoro, Johanna Hembry, Drew Benjamin Jones, Nick Mandracchia, Jacob Marker, Caitlin Papp, Roneet Aliza Rahamim, Danraj Rajasansi, Jeremy Ryan, Max Sorg, Max Tachis, Mary Lou Torre, Damian Vega, and Michael West.

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Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great WarFilament is produced by City Lights Theater CompanyMusic, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras.Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War was written by Kit Wilder & Jeffrey Bracco, and directed by...

Spooky Lights - Dia De Los Muertos Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras.

"Nightfall" was written by Robert Martin Chase, read by Carol Amalia Alban "Holy Company" or "Santa Compaña" was written and read by Ivette Deltoro (In English 4:18/En español 13:21) "Ghost" was submitted by Rosalie Price, read by Anne Younan

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