Playwright/screenwriter/producer. Imagine heading up a theatre group that creates and sponsors 365 plays about notable women. Every YEAR. Gina Scanlon and her partner in crime Jess Eisenberg (not interviewed here) have done exactly that.

Lighting/Scenery Designer. A glimpse inside the tech world of a lighting and scenery designer. Tyler talks about creating the physically visual world of plays and some of the newest technical software (Read: the fun stuff!).

Artistic Director/Managing Director, Hangar Theatre. Jen Waldman, Artistic Director, and Josh Friedman, Managing Director of Ithaca, NY's Hangar Theatre, in the first part of a two-part interview, discuss play selection, working with young theatre students, marketing, and the makeup of current audiences (Hint: It's not solely for older folks).

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Playwright. Award-winning Canadian playwright Katherine Koller writes about important social issues including mining, healthcare, and the police civilian relationship.

Playwrights/composers/actors. Playwrights, composers, actors, Katie Hartmann and Nick Ryan have concocted musical plays combining humor, horror, history, and catchy tunes.

www.thecoldharts.com

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Sound designer/composer. Composer and sound designer, Scott O'Brien finds his theatrical challenges in "solving problems" with his musical creations, including how to score a shark.

Actor/producer/director. Dennis Dore tackles the 100-year anniversary of The Spoon River Anthology.

Playwright and Official Playwrights of Facebook guru, Dusty, in addition to creating his own theatrical works, provides generous assistance to his fellow creative types with monthly lists of submission opportunities.

Artistic director of Binghamton, NY's Know Theater Tim Gleason talks about maintaining a community-based theater, Tennessee Williams, and keeping alive the spirits of adventure and experimental works.

Two single people trapped in a speed dating cafe.  What to do??