This week on Showgoers I went to see “Sweeney Todd” at the Barrow Street Theatre with my friend, Darien Belemu. Join us as we discuss dark comedic sensibilities, activism in the arts, and the surprising flexibility of the musical theatre form.

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This week on Showgoers I sat down with my friend and theatre professional, Gen Parton-Shin to discuss his experience as a multi-racial actor, Japanese theatre audiences, and the process of translating the musical, "Hamilton" to Japanese.

This week on Showgoers I went to see a preview performance of “Fire in Dreamland” at the Public Theater with my friend, Sara Kjelsvig. Join us as we discuss how a conversation with Sara launched Showgoers, how theatre’s develop new work in front of an audience, and the differences between seeing a movie and seeing a play.

This week on Showgoers I sat down with my friend and theatre professional, Rayshaun Sandlin to discuss how artists and audiences alike can discover themselves through the theatre.

This week on Showgoers I went to see “Cyprus Avenue” at the Public Theater with my friend, William Cheek. Join us as we discuss finding home in another country, how dark comedy makes us perfectly uncomfortable, and convincingly British physicality onstage.

This week on Showgoers I sat down with my friend and theatre professional, Olivia Ellis to discuss representation in art and the differences between theatre in London and New York City.

This week on Showgoers I saw “Othello” with my friend Jennifer Brody. Join us for our discussion about classical theatre in modern contexts, theatre as a written form, and the challenging beauty of Shakespearean language.

This week on Showgoers I sat down with my high school theatre teacher, Mr. Willie O. Jordan. Join us as we discuss the transformative power of theatre education.

This week on Showgoers I saw "Saint Joan" with my friend Liz Rosario. Join us for our discussion about theatre, new audiences, and the importance of valuing discomfort.

Theatre audiences aren't getting any younger, so it's time to start showing young people that theatre is, always has been, and always will be, a vital, gritty, modern, underdog art form, that has the power to inspire and entertain us all. Please join me on each episode as I see a show with a friend, and then learn all about who they are, what they want their theatre to be, and what they don't want their theatre to be. It's time to listen. This is Showgoers.