SallyPAL

Episode 9 features playwright, actor, and advocate for casting people with disabilities, Nicole Zimmerer. Nicole has been writing and producing plays most of her young life and now studies playwriting as a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon. Nicole and I talk about her start as a playwright, the Kennedy Center performance of her one act play, "Falling with Grace", her recent full-length play, "Thicker Than Honey", and her fight to represent artists in wheelchairs. Be sure to listen until the end for Concise Advice from the Interview to hear 5 great bits of advice from the beautiful, fiery, and talented, Nicole Zimmerer, and Words of Wisdom from George.

In Episode 7, I interview actor, director, playwright, and University of Tulsa Women’s Studies professor, Lisa Wilson. Lisa is a recipient of the prestigious Jingle Feldman Individual Artist Award for her original one-woman show, “Only Four People Know About This.” Birthing the Crone is the second in a series she has titled, “The Crone Chronicles”. We talk about her show, how women’s voices need to be heard, and the effect of aging and loss on the artistic process.

Episode 6 – Diversity on Stage with Weston Vrooman

In Episode 6, recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma Peggy V. Helmerich School of Drama, Weston Vrooman and I discuss how new voices can support diversity in casting and why he knows Swahili. Be sure to listen until the end for new segments, Concise Advice from the Interview, Words of Wisdom from George, and maybe an outtake.

Episode 5 – ATC History with Bob Odle

I chat with one of Tulsa's American Theatre Company founders; playwright, Bob Odle. Bob talks about what it takes to start a theatre company and shares anecdotes most people have never heard. Sally adds a new segment: Concise Advice from the Interview, as well as Wisdom from George. It's all fun this week!

Episode 4 – Producing A New Play with Emile Adams

In Episode 4, I go on a road trip with my daughter, playwright Emile Adams. Emile and I discuss Emile's first stab at independently producing her work with a play she wrote called Fever Dream. We veer to lots of subjects but every detour takes us back to the work of producing an original full-length play.

Episode 3 – Student Performers with Daniel Bowers

In Episode 3 High School sophomore theatre student, Daniel Bowers, and I discuss creating a role in an original play in an educational setting and how to get over your fear of auditioning. Daniel’s experience in the theatre program led to many friendships with people he might never have gotten to know. He shares some tricks to getting over audition anxiety and how to ‘own’ a role.

Episode 2 – Team Building with Will Inman & Darian Silvers

In Episode 2 I discuss team building in theatre with a couple of twenty-somethings. Playwright Will Inman and Director Darian Silvers are part of a rising generation of artists looking to make their mark on the stage. Will as a playwright and actor, and Darian as a director-choreographer. Both young men see theatre evolving into an art driven by its unique interaction with a live audience.