Someone's Thunder

Brenda Vaccaro joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about being sure of her calling to act, the joy of relationships spanning projects, and being present. Brenda shares stories from studying in the 60s at the Neighborhood Playhouse up through her time on set on And Just Like That.  

Edited by: Drake George

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Leo Coltrane joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about making music, world travel, and counting quiet moments as art: "this too". As a Brooklyn native, born into an artistic family, Leo spent a decade in LA working on many music video sets before returning to New York. To find out more about Leo and his projects please visit leocoltrane.com

Leo's song Silence closes this episode.

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Shari Elman joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about the creativity of finding one's own spiritual path. As an intuitive life coach, Shari guides her clients toward a connection with their intuition. Shari talks about her own winding path to accepting and sharing her gifts, and how unique everyone's path can be. Find out more about Shari at her website.

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Marsha Smith joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about stage management, keeping a problem solving mindset, and her family farm. Marsha is an arts advocate and organizational guru who stays off social media.  You can learn more about the farm stand at smithfarmhudson.com and facebook.com/smithfarmhudson

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Michael Judson Berry joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about wigs, impressions, clowning, and unexpected opportunities. Michael has over 450K followers on Tik Tok and his show QuaranTeaTime has been written about by multiple publications. To find out more about Michael and his projects please visit michaeljudsonberry.com 

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Jennifer Wysocki joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about her journey into recognizing herself as a creative and opening her own store Reclaimed Commodities in Essex, MA. Jennifer's path started as an educator where she experienced burnout, ultimately connecting her to a passion for sustainability and the power of thoughtful design. You can see more of Jennifer's work on Instagram.

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Jason Bowen joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about checking in with loved ones, fulfilling day jobs and the wild ride of working in the theater. Along with acting and producing, Jason is also a musician. You can find updates on Jason at his Instagram.

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

In loving memory of Jason's father, Vere Bowen, gone too soon.
Click here to contribute to planting trees in his remembrance.

Becca Schneider joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about therapy, creating her first solo show, and mentorship. Becca's show Trich will be at the United Solo Theater Festival in Nov 2021, and you can find out more including a link to purchase tickets link at Between Two Boroughs, the production company that Becca co-founded and where the work was developed.  To find out more about what Becca is up to and her social links, please visit beccaschneider.com

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

Jon Levenson joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about embracing change, creating the conditions for focus, and his first experience directing a film he also wrote. You can find out more about Jon at his website, and if you aren't able to catch his film at the Montclair Film Festival this month (October 2021), you can find out more here.

Original Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)

We are happy to share a guest episode from our friends at Whiskey Hue this week.  Listen in for a chat about tech, finance, media along with drink suggestions and a reminder about 'entanglements.'  This episode also digs into the streaming landscape.