Theatre Beyond Broadway: The Podcast

Malini & Elana discuss theatre as catharsis, theatre as advocacy, and theatre as a process for healing.

Internationally produced and recognized playwright Elana Gartner resides in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been produced in-person and virtually. She was a recent semi-finalist for the 2021 Eugene O'Neill Conference and will be attending the Kennedy Center Playwriting Initiative later this year. During the pandemic, she founded a completely virtual socially responsible theatre, Four Walls Theater, which produced four virtual readings. Elana is attending an MFA program in playwriting and expects to graduate by the end of the year. Elana is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and Honor Roll! https://theatrebeyondbroadway.com/2021/09/27/tbb-podcast-meet-elan-gartner/

Theatre Beyond Broadway: The Podcast is sponsored by Teague Theatrical Group. | www.teaguetheatrical.com | Music by Robert Kaufmann. All rights reserved 2017 and 2018. | Produced by Ian McDonald. | www.theatrebeyondbroadway.com

Malini & Q talk about anything goes, timing is everything and that not every Indian show has to have an wedding and dance sequence.

Qurrat Ann Kadwani (Actress, Writer, Producer) is the first South Asian female to have a comedic solo play, THEY CALL ME Q (www.theycallmeqshow.com), produced Off Broadway for which she has won awards including Best Actress, Best Play, citations from NYS Assemblyman and Bronx Borough President, Trailblazer from SAIPAF, Cultural from AAPICC, Dream from SAPNA.  Featured on Fox News and highlighted as a “Woman Who Shapes the Future” on Fox 5 NY, she has performed over 200 times in 37 states, including at the United Nations and college campuses all over the US.  Her second solo play on sexual violence prevention, INTRUSION (www.intrusionshow.com), has also been produced Off Broadway with a college tour, received rave reviews and several awards including Best Performer. 

She is a working actress in NYC with TV credits that include Law & Order: SVU, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Madam Secretary, The Sinner, Falling Water. Film credits include Universal Pictures The First Purge, Marisol currently on HBO and she has starred in and produced the short film The Fifth of November which has received rave reviews, awards including two for Best Actress, and most recently, global distribution. She is also starring in and the Associate Producer of the award-winning short film Show & Tell. She has also worked in Branded Videos for International Refugee Center, HubSpot, Waze and more. www.imdb.me/qkadwani

https://theatrebeyondbroadway.com/2021/08/29/tbb-podcast-meet-qurrat-ann-kadwani/

Theatre Beyond Broadway: The Podcast is sponsored by Teague Theatrical Group. | www.teaguetheatrical.com | Music by Robert Kaufmann. All rights reserved 2017 and 2018. | Produced by Ian McDonald. | www.theatrebeyondbroadway.com

Malini & Kate talk about adapting, self-care, and making lemonade out of lemons (even if it's moldy and old).

The Neo-Political Cowgirls is a not-for-profit dance theater company dedicated to exploring, celebrating and amplifying the human voice. Founded in 2007 by Kate Mueth, we are committed to making work for women +, BIPOC and the under represented while creating a space where artists, students and audience from all walks of life can share their perspectives and stories through professional performances, workshops and arts and advocacy forums.  Storytellers at heart, we want our audience to feel involved. We believe in breaking down conventional walls that traditionally separate audience and actors. https://www.npcowgirls.org/www.

Theatre Beyond Broadway: The Podcast is sponsored by Teague Theatrical Group. | www.teaguetheatrical.com | Music by Robert Kaufmann. All rights reserved 2017 and 2018. | Produced by Ian McDonald. | www.theatrebeyondbroadway.com

Malini chats with guest, Townsend Teague, about authentic optimism, tech, storytelling and why shows get produced.

Malini chats with guest, Daniel Gallant, about arts administration, teaching online marketing resources, and finding time for his own writing.

Malini chats with guest, Michael Roderick, about relationships, theatre and being an entrepreneur. He is also the co-host of the podcast Access to Anyone.

Malini chats with guest, Isaac Klein, about his mentor, Gerald Freedman (and his new book, The School of Doing: Lessons from Gerald Freedman), directing and existentialism.

Malini chats with guest, Walker Vreeland, about his nervous breakdown on a cruise ship, his near death experience, and how writing and performing saved his life. He shares with grace, dignity and humor.

Malini chats with guest Jonathan Bruce King about being a board member for a non-for-profit as well as producing shows on the commercial side. He also walked away from the arts to get a degree in a non-artistic field. Malini's mind is blown.

Theather Beyond Broadway host Malini Singh McDonald chats with guest, Christian De Gr (of Mind The Art Entertainment), about living life as an artist and producing in the indie theatre scene. He also dishes about Ellen Stewart and The NY International Fringe Festival.