Theatre Corner

Freedome Bradley-Ballentine is the Director of Arts Engagement at The Old Globe Theatre. He sits down with Michael Taylor to discuss his role at the Globe and the programs that they have to connect with the community.

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Debbie Allen (Grey's Anatomy, Fame) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and NAACP award winning actress. She sits down with Michael Taylor to discuss her career, dance academy, and annual production of "The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker".

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Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game, Steve Harvey Show) is one of the most talented, professional actors in the entertainment industry. She is known for her groundbreaking role as the sexy and feisty sports manager ‘Tasha Mack’ from BET’s #1 rated scripted series, “The Game.” Ms. Robinson earned a 2015 and 2016 NAACP Image Award nomination for “Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series” and is the recipient 2014 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.”

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Dea Hurston is a Playwright and Philanthropist based in San Diego. She sits down with Michael Taylor over some tea at The Westgate Hotel to discuss her upcoming plays and the arts.

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Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show, Empire) sits down with Michael Taylor to discuss her career, directing, and what inspired her to become an actress.

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Ian Lassiter (King Richard II, Hamlet) has appeared on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout Theatre Company) and War Horse (Lincoln Center Theater). His Off Broadway credits include Ring Twice for Miranda (New York City Center), Pericles and An Octoroon (Theatre for a New Audience), Antony and Cleopatra (The Public Theater, Royal Shakespeare Company), Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Kazino), and, as co-writer and performer, The TEAM’s Mission Drift (Connelly Theater, National Theatre in London). His regional credits include Oliver!(Arena Stage), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare & Company), An Iliad: Guerrillas at Troy (The Continuum Company in Florence), and Henry V (Two River Theater). Mr. Lassiter received his B.A. from Fordham University and his M.F.A. from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. 

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Sheldon Epps (Frasier, Friends) is Artistic Director Emeritus of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse. Before beginning his tenure at The Playhouse in 1997, he served as Associate Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre for four years. Mr. Epps has directed both plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres including the Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Guthrie, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, and the Goodman Theatre. He conceived the highly acclaimed musicals Play On! and Blues In the Night, which both received Tony Award nominations. He directed productions of both of those shows on Broadway, in London, and at theatres around the world. Mr. Epps has also had a busy career as a television director, helming episodes of shows such as “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Girlfriends” and many others. Under his leadership, The Pasadena Playhouse has earned distinction for productions of artistic excellence, critical and box office success, and highly praised theatrical diversity.

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Michael Boatman (China Beach, Spin City, Anger Management) is an Image Award-nominated American actor and writer. In this episode, he sits down with Michael Taylor to discuss his role in Ken Ludwig's "Robin Hood" and his unique splatter-punk novels.

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Michael Genet is an award winning writer and producer of such films as TALK TO ME (FOCUS Features), HALLELUJAH (American Playhouse), and SHE HATE ME (Sony Picture Classics) for Director Spike Lee. His upcoming film THE CAPE ISLAND AFFAIR (Stolen Sky Productions), is a magical romance based on a short story by renowned British novelist, Joanne Harris (Chocolat).

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J. Bernard Calloway (Memphis, Guys and Dolls) is an Alabama State University football player turned Broadway star who has performed in the original casts of two Tony Award-winning productions. He’s shared the silver screen with Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and he just wrapped up filming a new television series, The Breaks. 

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