The Theater Project Thinks About...

3rd place winner of our 2021 Young Playwrights Competition, Julian Martin introduces an audio reading of his award winning play, We Are Numbers. Followed by an interview of Julian by 2018 1st place and 2017 3rd place winner, Kianni Keys.

Credits:

Audio Engineer Alex Gomez

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou 

References:

We Are Numbers by Julian Martin

Rory:   Jonathan Baum

Noah:   Mason Beiter

April:    Andrea Bernardo

Jack:    Bryan Rodriquez

Director: Dennis DaPrile

Quote: David Lynch

“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”Jul 29, 2019

Only a minority of actors, directors, and playwrights live their lives signing autographs beside swimming pools or in penthouses; the vast majority will juggle side by side careers for most of their working lives -- three careers if they are raising families. Harry Patrick Christian and Mark Spina reflect on lives spent straddling that particular fence.

Michael Striano discusses all the ins and outs of being a background actor - how to get work as an "extra" and what you should expect once you get it.

Credits:

Audio Engineer Gary Glor

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou 

References:

Michael Striano:  

IMDB:  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001524/

Backstage:  https://www.backstage.com/u/MichaelStriano/

FB:  https://www.facebook.com/mstriano/

Central Casting:  https://www.centralcasting.com/

Grant Wilfley Casting:  https://www.gwcnyc.com/

Casting Networks:  https://www.castingnetworks.com/

“The Hollers”:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/

Irish Rep Theater:  https://irishrep.org/

Wonder Wheel:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5825380/

2nd place winner of The Theater Project’s 2021 Young Playwright Competition, Ryan Rosenthal introduces an audio reading of his award-winning play, The Patron's Redeemer. Followed by an interview of Ryan by 2018 1st place and 2017 3rd place winner, Kianni Keys.

Credits:

Audio Engineer Alex Gomez

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou

Movie mavens Mark Spina and Harry Patrick Christian have some suggestions for lesser known classic films with holiday themes.  

Credits:

Audio Engineer Alex Gomez

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou 

References:

Holiday:   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030241/

A Christmas Memory:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179551/

The Thin Man 1934 movie:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSThEEeFYeU

The House Without A Christmas Tree (1972):  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068720/

The Lady on a Train:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037859/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Lady in the Lake:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSl9Z77HSNk

Black Christmas:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KPXWKUiCiU

Scrooge (Albert Finney):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjVP1_I_5ds

Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAnjjnwD4Ok&list=PL75fKsKZxlkC9MYwMKu98FUv0_Bd0ekzJ

It Happened One Christmas:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6qFwYeK8Zs

The Homecoming:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umEEnFtmV0I

The Christmas Tree:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FdY0MV27IY

Falling in Love:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PUYTF0m-28

Love, Actually:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFr9B_Zx3wY

The Bishop’s Wife:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlMKPpy0Z-I&list=PLWYQC8QGTjHlb54lReHKMarFq8l03fexv

The Shop Around The Corner:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr3nsHRKZJA&list=PLiqh4eY_4ufvVhDLed1mdWYZyqxXQYB9R

Rising pop singer/songwriter Kristina Lachaga, "The Girl With The Big Pink Heart™," discusses how she got started and gives tips on how you can begin to build your brand!

https://www.kristinalachaga.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kristinalachaga/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/20lFOC1hCNvIZpNCHiVLA6?si=ViZ8TCCdRX-IL9R4EK1l-Q&dl_branch=1

Music credits: No Doubt, R.S.V.P. (Acoustic), and Calendar are provided to The Theater Project for Episode 1.8 with Kristina Lachaga. All Music: © Big Pink Heart Music LLC/Kristina Lachaga. Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized commercial use or publication is prohibited.  

Three playwrights – Joe Vitale, Lynn Marie Macy and TyLie Shider -- current and former members of The Theater Project playwrights’ workshop, discuss how to get your play produced in today’s competitive theater environment. They discuss how to find submission opportunities online, preparing your script for submission, following up with theaters and researching theaters to find the best match for your play. They also talk about the pros and cons of self-produced plays, getting an agent and creating a website that highlights a playwright’s work.

Singer, actor, and comedian Arielle Gonzalez joins us for a discussion about what to expect after college while you’re trying to “make it”.

https://www.ariellegonzalez.com/

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou & Demien DeSandies

https://gaillousings.bandcamp.com/

https://www.gaillousings.com/

Co-winner of The Theater Project’s 2021 Young Playwright Competition, Brennan Columbia-Walsh introduces a full audio performance of his award winning play, The Opossum. Followed by an interview of Brennan by 2020 Young Playwright Competition honoree, Jacob Makofske.

Announcer: Mary Iannelli

Audio Engineers: Gary Glor and Alex Gomez

Reference info:

The Opossum by Brennan Columbia Walsh

Directed by Gary Glor*

Slim Jim Welsh was played by Matt McCarthy

Fatman Lennie Shaw by Scott Cagney

and Colonel Murdock by Harry Patrick Christian*

*Member of Actors Equity

Mark Spina & Harry Patrick Christian share their observations about changes in theater and film over the course of their lifetimes.

Links and Resources:

https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots

https://www.pridecenter.org/

The Drag:  https://stageagent.com/shows/play/22881/the-drag

The Nance:  https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4884

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:  https://www.sparknotes.com/drama/cat/character/brick/

A Streetcar Named Desire:  https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/streetcar/quotes/theme/sexuality/

Picnic:  https://stageagent.com/shows/play/6305/picnic

Separate Tables:  https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/8967/separate-tables

Tea And Sympathy:  https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/1038/tea-and-sympathy

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf:  https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1623

Take Me Out:  https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/multiple.asp?indexm=25&start=1&limitResult=all&options=all&limitResult1=allgenres&total=all&male=all&female=all&keysearch=take%20me%20out

The Front Runner:  https://www.amazon.com/Front-Runner-Patricia-Nell-Warren/dp/0964109964

Christopher Durang:  http://www.christopherdurang.com/

Nicky Silver:  Nicky Silver - Wikipedia

Will And Grace:  Will & Grace - Wikipedia

The Boys in the Band:  https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/2499/the-boys-in-the-band-original-version

Roots:  Roots (1977 miniseries) - Wikipedia

Bent:  https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/2618/bent

Angels in America:  Angels in America - Wikipedia

Michael Riedel:  Michael Riedel (journalist) - Wikipedia

The Inheritance:  https://theinheritanceplay.com/