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1st place prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Gail Drake introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Buried Treasure. Followed by an interview with 3rd place prize winner of our 2024 Young Playwrights Competition, Jaylen Mingo. References: Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy https://www.epsnj.org/jefferson Delaware Valley Regional High School https://www.dvrhs.org montclai...

Mark Spina sat down with Derek Crosby and Jack McManus to talk about what steps they have taken to create their own opportunities after facing the void out of college. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Derek Crosby https://derekcrosby.squarespace.com/about Jack McManus https://newplayexchange.org/users/72403/jack-mcmanu...

Brigid Amos sits down with David Quang Pham to discuss how he combines his love of musical theater with science to educate and entertain. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: David Quang Pham is an award-winning songwriter, theatre and filmmaker, recognized for creating musicals that personify science to explore the human...

Today TTP is thinking about...up and coming playwrights.  Prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Lucas Luchsinger introduces an audio reading of their award winning play, College. Followed by an interview with past honoree, Jaylen Mingo. General description: 3rd Place Prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Lucas Luchsinger introduces an audio reading of their awar...

Mary Iannelli sits down with Playwright and Screenwriter, Sarah Congress to discuss the role of the script doctor.  What do they do?  What value do they add to a project, the skills needed to do the job and the pitfalls you may encounter. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Sarah Congress https://sarahcongress.com/ Playwr...

Mark Spina and Harry Patrick Christian talk about Arts Education and how it has had an impact on at-risk youth.   Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Mark Spina https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-spina/ Harry Patrick Christian https://www.facebook.com/harry.p.christian.3/# Pushcart Players https://pushcartplayers.org/ Ruth...

A Cracked Christmas Carol, a radio play, was one of the first virtual productions produced by The Theater Project during the pandemic.  We invite you to enjoy listening to the show as a podcast or watching it on our website. To view it, go to:  www. TheTheaterProject.org/Podcast  Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Lione...

Playwright Brigid Amos sits down with world renowned playwright  Emma Goldman-Sherman to further dive into the world of dramaturgy.  Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Emma Goldman-Sherman Bio: Emma Goldman-Sherman is a playwright and coach who teaches Structure Is Not a Dirty Word and other fun classes full of  useful,...

Gary Glor sits down with Amy Hadam to discuss the role of the stage manager and the skills and techniques needed to do the job. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Jekyll and Hyde, the Musical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jekyll_%26_Hyde_(musical) Surflight Theater https://surflight.org/ Molly Ivins https://en.wikipedia...

Mary Iannelli sits down with former TPJ alum, James Lynch to see what it’s like to take on an iconic role off broadway and then take it on the road as part of a national touring company. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Saw, The Musical https://www.sawthemusical.com/ Backstage https://www.backstage.com/ Zicam Nasal Swa...

Prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Grace Zanghi introduces an audio reading of their award winning play, Adams Apple. Followed by an interview with past honoree, Brennan Columbia-Walsh. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies References: Brennan Columbia-Walsh https://www.backstage.com/u/brennan-...

Mark Spina and Bill Mesce sit down with writer, composer & performer, Kate Douglas to discuss her journey from being a winner in TTPs Young Playwrights Competiton to becoming a published and produced playwright. We hope you enjoy! Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: https://katedouglasprojects.com/ THE APIARY by Kate...

General description: Mary Iannelli talks with up-and-coming playwright Stella Ferra about her writing process and the journey her play, All The Frozen Ones, took from conception through to an industry reading. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Stella Ferra https://stellaferra.com/ Academy for Performing Arts https://apa...

Today TTP is thinking about...Teaching our up and coming playwrights. Young Playwrights Competition event coordinator, Kevin Carver, talks with Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Theater Director, Sandra Toll. Sandra has spent the past 25 years as a Theater Arts teacher and directing high school students in theater productions. Sandra discusses the process of working with students to develop their uniq...

Playwright Brigid Amos sits down with Timothy Scholl, the Executive Artistic Director of Angels Theatre Company, to discuss what is dramaturgy, how did it start and what role does it play in live theater. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Timothy W. Scholl is a director, dramaturg, and scholar by avocation and an academ...

Host Mary Iannelli sits down with renowned Cabaret artist Jeff Harnar to talk about what Cabaret is to him, how he has navigated the art throughout his career and what advice he has for young artists coming up. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Jeff Harnar https://jeffharnar.com/ Alex Ryback https://www.facebook.com/ale...

Mary Iannelli sits down with Jen Ponton to discuss what inspired her to create her one woman show and what were some of the challenges she faced while doing so. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: La Mama https://www.lamama.org/ Dixon Place https://dixonplace.org/ The Flea https://thenewflea.org/ ChatGPT: is an artificial...

Host Gary Glor sits down with Artistic Director Mark Spina to discuss the benefits of staged readings in the play development process and with playwright Brigid Amos to discuss what they have meant for her Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: The Odd Couple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(play) Neil Simon htt...

Kelley Rose McAndrews sits down with Mary Iannelli and discusses what it’s like to be a working actor.  Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Kelley Rose McAndrews https://kelleymcandrews31.wixsite.com/kelleymcandrews Grease the Musical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(musical) Playbill https://playbill.com/jobs?gad_s...

3rd place prize winner of our 2024 Young Playwrights Competition, Jaylen Mingo introduces an audio reading of their award-winning play, Death Gamble. Followed by an interview with, Brennan Columbia-Walsh. Credits: Audio Engineer Kevin Carver One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies References: Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy https://www.epsnj.org/jeffer...

Mary Iannelli sits down with internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist, Ari Axelrod to discuss his interpretation of a Cabaret artist, how he came to be one and what you should consider if you want to pursue that career.  Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Liz Callaway https://lizcallaway.com/ Christine Ebersol htt...

Mary Iannelli sits down with The Theater Project’s Artistic Director, Mark Spina, to gain some insight on his directing style. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Connecticut College https://conncoll.edu/ Eugene O'Neill Theater Center https://www.theoneill.org/ National Theater Institute https://www.nationaltheaterinstitu...

Today TTP is thinking about...Pride Month In honor of Pride month, We are re-running a podcast from 2021 - Theater before and after Stonewall. Mark Spina and Harry Patrick Christian share their observations about changes in theater and film over the course of their lifetimes. Credits: Thanks for listening to this episode of “The Theater Project thinks about”.    Our Audio Engineer was Gary Glor an...

Mark Spina sits down with members of our playwrights group, Joe Vitale and Lynn Marie Macy, to discuss the challenges when writing about historical events or people, what drew them to that genre and the various approaches a writer can take when doing so. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: The Lost Patrol https://en.wikip...

Mary Iannelli sits down with Emma Green, Head of Emma Green Casting, to discuss the role of a casting director and what up and coming actors should know about the casting process. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Damian DeSandies References: Emma Green Bio:  Emma Green is a seasoned Casting Director and Development Producer. Or...