This is an interview with the three producers of the Northport One Act Play Festival. The producers Michael Casano, Stanley Katz, and Jo Ann Katz take us on a behind the scenes tour of the festival that features all original one act plays being performed for the very first time.

They share anecdotes, how the plays are vetted and cast, what the goals of the festivals are, and more!

This year marks the 12th year of the festival. All plays will be performed in person with strict covid regulations. All participants and audience must show proof of vaccination and must wear a mask.

For more information on the festival which runs Oct 1-2-3 at the Theater at St Pauls, 270 Main Street Northport, NY, see the Northport Plays Web site here.

northportplays (webstarts.com)

Patrick has been a practicing NY attorney for nearly 40 years and is now in a private civil practice. He is currently President of Hardscrabble Theater. He has also run 3 other theater companies on Long Island, beginning at the tender age of 19, as well as acting in and doing most tech work in theater for 50 years. He has acted in approximately 100 productions from Fire Island to NYC and has directed dozens of productions as well. 

Samantha Herrera was born in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for the Marvel series Iron Fist (2017), Tales of a Shadowboxer (2018) and The Hour Glass (2017). 

Whizbang Boomer's John Steverino was fortunate to be able to spend some time listening to Samantha's unique journey as an artist.

Whizbang Boomer hosts Kyle Petty - singer, actor, and host of the unique talk/cabaret show: "The Kyle Petty Show."  In this episode John and Kyle cover a multitude of topics including God, theater, positive thinking, mental health, and of course: "The Kyle Petty Show!"  

John sat down to interview his good friend Stephanie Lombardo, an incredibly talented woman who practically does it all. She is a singer/songwriter/musician/radio show host/comedian/improvisor/film maker. Check out Stephanie's web site to learn all about her creations then listen to this podcast to gain in depth insight into her creativity PLUS hear 3 of her hit songs! 

John randomly selected 4 obituaries in the NY Times to show how blessed the human race truly is. Listen as John presents an overview of each person. Each one of them as fascinating as the next. 

Cecilia Doran has worked on feature films and television shows and series such as the Emmy award winning mini series "From Earth to the Moon." John talked to Cecilia about her amazing artistic journey!

John chats with the legendary magician, "Thaddeus",  who performs in two of Long Island's longest running magic shows, "Thaddeus' Magical Workshop" and "The Parlor of Mystery," both running currently at South Shore Theatre Experience.  Give a listen to gain unique, behind the scenes info on the subject of magic AND for information on those two unique shows.   For more information on those shows and Thaddeus, go to https://southshoretheatre.com/

John once again snags one of Long Island's hot talents as he brings NY actor Michael Newman to the podcast to talk about heroes. Who were our heroes as youths and who are we left with today. 

John drops in to the Tommy DeMeco Studios in Floral Park NY to interview LI blues guitarist Tommy DeMeco who plays some riffs, talks about how the blues were formed musically and gives us some history as well!