When she was in third grade, Ashley Griffin first ventured into theatre when she wrote her first musical - a fairy-tale adaptation that was staged for all her school peers. As an adult, she has accumulated a wide range of both Broadway and Off-Broadway credits - in addition to her work in TV and film - most notably being the first woman to both direct & star in an NYC production of Hamlet.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Ashley about her acclaimed touring production of Hamlet, performing in prestigious venues such as the Lincoln Center & the Public Theater, where college theatre programs fall short in preparing students for the industry, and more!

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After starting his career as an actor and improv comedian, Alex Goldberg took his past experience of creating dialogue on the spot, and put it to use during the next stage of his artistic journey. Today, he is a prolific playwright & screenwriter whose work is presented across the world on live stages,  on the silver screen, and through the new artistic medium of virtual theatre.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Alex about his critically acclaimed play It Is Done, his feature film Closure, his ongoing work with the Antaeus Theatre Company, and more!

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Since she was born, Charlotte J. Bradshaw seemed destined to pursue acting, in large part due to the influence of her mother's career as an actress and acting coach in Northern England. However, it wasn't until seeing a live production of Wicked when she was driven toward musical theatre, and move to NYC to further pursue her passion.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Charlotte about the decisions that led her to study at the New York Film Academy, her past work as a cabaret performer, behind the scenes stories working on film sets as a background actor, and more!

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After a 15-year hiatus where she focused on writing poetry and starting a family, S.J. Henschel once again put her experience studying at the legendary Dramatic Workshop in NYC to use, when she returned to her artistic roots by becoming a major figure in the blossoming theatre scene in upstate New York. Throughout her career, she has written her own plays and musicals, performed in and directed countless productions, started her own reader's theatre company...and she also happens to be the grandmother of Indie Art Today host Anthony J. Piccione!

For our Season One finale, they spoke about her experience studying under Maria Piscator at the Dramatic Workshop, directing the touring production of the Holocaust-era drama Survivors, her play Between Silences & her musical Gotta Dance, and more!

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(This episode was recorded prior to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, which is referenced in the conversation.)

Donald Loftus, Monique Hebert, and Alex Goldberg all have written very different short plays, each with different tones and genres, and coming from different backgrounds and generational perspectives. What all three of these playwrights have in common is that they wrote their plays in the hopes of raising mental health awareness, hence why they are all featured in the November 2020 edition of the Talking It Out virtual play festival.

For this week's special edition of Indie Art Today, Anthony spoke with them about how their personal experiences informed their plays, their thoughts on the responsibility of artists to promote mental health wellness, both the similarities and differences in the subject matter they explore, and more!

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(This episode was recorded prior to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, which is referenced in the conversation.)

After years of working in advertising, and then as a reviewer for the Off-Off-Broadway Review, Doug DeVita first ventured into writing plays purely as a favor to a friend. From stories from his childhood to behind the scenes tales in the entertainment industry, he is not shy about what inspires him to continue long after that favor led him down that path, to the point where he can no longer stop writing.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Doug about the role that mothers and martinis play in several of his plays, how growing up gay in the 1970s inspired his acclaimed play Phillie's Trilogy, how he hopes his latest play The Hamburdian Candidate will be viewed after Election Night, and more!

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Learn more about Doug and his writing by visiting www.dougdevitaplays.com, by liking Doug Devita Plays on Facebook, and by finding him on the New Play Exchange.

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Born into a family that is legendary in the NYC indie theatre world, Jessica Jennings's earliest childhood memories are of performing on-stage as a dancer for thousands of people. Since then, she has grown up and gone on to promote a wide range of causes - from climate change to mental health - through her arts organization Ripple Effect Artists.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Jessica about both the joys and struggles of growing up as a professional dancer, her recent virtual productions such as Arise and Rose Colored Glass, coping with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as an artist, and more!

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Growing up in Michigan watching locally produced horror films, Elizabeth Piper S. was always fascinated by how a simple tool such as ketchup could be used to create fake blood used for various horror scenes. Today, she is a professional SFX/makeup artist in NYC, and while she isn't using ketchup to create fake blood, she is putting her knowledge and talent to good use, both in big commercial productions and countless indie features.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Elizabeth about moving to NYC to pursue her career, her indie film company Into the Labyrinth and the various films she's produced, her cinematic blood line Cine Blood: Type O, and more!

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Learn more about Elizabeth and her work by visiting www.makeupbyeps.format.com, and about Into the Labyrinth at www.intolabyrinth.com and about Cine Blood: Type O at www.cinebloodtypeo.biz.

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Born and raised in Colombia, Andrés Gallardo Bustillo first became enthralled with musical theatre at the age of five, when his parents took him to see a musical which inspired him to eventually become a professional child actor just four years later. Since moving to NYC as an adult, he has begun to earn a reputation - both in NYC and in Philadelphia - has one of the boldest and most creative artists in the industry today.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Andrés about his experience moving to America to pursue his artistic passion, their collaboration on the new play One Empire, Under God, his work with the Phoenix Theatre in Philadelphia including the upcoming international Origins Theatre Festival, and more!

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Since she was five years old, Sunflower Duran knew she was born to be an actress, gradually becoming more prolific in the world of theatre after initially being inspired by her love of film. Today, her company Pink Arts Peace Productions aspires to not only produce a diverse range of works for the stage and screen, but also to do as much as possible to help other artists do the same.

For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with Sunflower about her recent virtual reading & forthcoming production of The Women of Manhattan,  her work with the 4th U Artivists, her ongoing web series Blonde Brunette, and more!

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