David MacGregor's "New Year's Eve" takes us to a bittersweet and funny annual event at a assisted living facility. One hard-working, well-meaning aide (Sylvie Yntema) meets one really cranky patient (Milo Bohack). And an interview with the playwright.

Interview: character development

Playwright/teacher; actor/producer/teacher/voice coach. This month's Onstage/Offstage guests Lauren Singerman and Dano Madden talk about their new web series, "Precious Cargo"! And you thought tutoring was easy? We also discuss producing, directing one's own work, and voice coaching. Its a fun one--tune in! 

danomadden.com / laurensingerman.com / preciouscargowebseries.com

Playwright/producer, actors. Turns out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a sister who was an outstanding and well-known talent at the harpsichord and, from the sparse evidence, an able composer as well. Sylvia Milo found this historical omission an unforgivable lapse and decided to let audiences know all about Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart. She wrote "The Other Mozart," which stars herself and Jody Christopherson (as well as other actors in rep). 

theothermozart.com / sylviamilo.com / jodychristopherson.wixsite.com

Artistic director, producer. Sam's been around: New York City, Portland Stage, Ithaca, NY. We talk about starting up a new theatre company, building a whole new space to go with it, theatre from non-U.S. sources, the fun and intericacies of translations, and much more.

thecherry.org / buggeln.net

A short play about taking a leap of faith by New Zealander Rex McGregor.

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Playwright. We read Atlanta playwright Nedra Pezold Roberts' play "Catatonic," and talk playwright shop with the author.

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Producer, teacher. Producer extraordinaire Earl Hughes has been working shows on Off-Broadway, taking Shirley MacLaine and Ann-Margret around the world and discusses what it's like to bring a show to Vegas. Think you have what it takes to be a world-class stage manager? Find out here!

"Underground Episodes" is a series of performance pieces about urban African-American life as it crosses paths on the Philadelphia subway. e talk with the author, Allen Clark (and one of the many performers, Kylia Brooke) about the genesis, interpretation, and style of the show as well as how the performers find their way to each character.

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Vaudeville Extraordinaire! Vaudeville is alive and thriving in western New York State! Ted Baumhauer, Rich Hughson, and Ward Hartenstein talk about keeping physical comedy fresh and surprising, and how working together utilizes all three of their various strengths.

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Supervisor of Audience Services, Department of Theatre Arts, Ithaca College (Former). How to revitalize a comatose economy with the arts, get experience and education in theatre arts management, and how much we love Ireland!