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Neva Hutchinson has acted in New York, Maine and the Bay Area in over 60 theater productions. She's worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Lee Sankowich, Kevin Malony and Libby Appel. In film, she's worked with Jon Voight and Will Smith. She's trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and with Richard Seyd and Wynn Handman. She recently appeared at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco in "By Th...

First, a little about the exquisite The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre  and my recent experience in participating in a staged reading festival there two weeks ago. Our Guest Jamie Coventry (Clown, Juggler, Co-Producer, Co-Director): Jamie was raised in central CA by a family of eccentrics. He studied theatre arts in Santa Fe, music in San Luis Obispo and education and circus arts in SF. Jamie has work...

This week I spoke with the multi-talented writer and actor Neva Hutchinson about her new play (which I directed), "Raptured: The Disappearance and Discovery of Aimee Semple McPherson", playing through November 3rd, 2018. Raptured: The Disappearance and Discovery of Aimee Semple McPherson Location: The Phoenix Theatre Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3603593 Neva...

Alex Bennett is an American radio personality and talk show host, known for his mix of left-wing politics and humor. He currently hosts a show Tues-Fri on GABNet.net at 10 pm ET. This week I had the opportunity to talk with one of my favorite people, Alex Bennett. Alex is a San Francisco Bay Area radio legend and a member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. He has a career in radio and television...

Born on the 22nd of January 1991 Mugzy had to fight through his adolescent years. Struggling with deep internal stress, he found inspiration in Eminem after his first encounter with Hip-Hop when he heard the song 'The Way I Am'. Mugzy felt that he could strongly relate to the lyrics in Eminem's songs & began to change his image to be a true representative of the Hip-Hop culture. As he developed hi...

My guest today is David Rosen. David is a musician who has written music for numerous films, TV shows and commericals. David Rosen – an Award-Winning Composer and Producer with over 12 years of industry experience! Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, David has been working on numerous projects since 1999. While his passion expands across a wide span of genres, David is most notably known for his electroni...

My tribute to Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul. May she rest in peace. Hear all my podcasts at raysgreenrom.com . Opening music by Carly Ozard .

Great discussion with Anne Galjour, playwright and actor, whose new play "Get Gandhi - A Seriously Radical Feminist Comedy", previews tonight at Z Below in San Francisco. All information is below. Special ticket DISCOUNT for Wave Radio Listeners: purchase yout tickets at http://www.zspace.org/getgandhi Enter the code "friend" at the time of purchase and get a $5 discount! The Sisterhood of the Tra...

What a couple of weeks! I have been to three fabulous plays and to a concert featuring one of the best ukulele players in the world. Jake Shimabukuro ( http://jakeshimabukuro.com/ Marin Theatre Company ( https://www.marintheatre.org/ Young Jean Lee ( http://youngjeanlee.org/ School of Rock - Broadway ( https://us.schoolofrockthemusical.com/) Berkeley Rep (https://www.berkeleyrep.org/) Amios West (...

Today I auditioned for a play at San Jose Stage Company called The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and tonight we are going to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco. Music:! ****CORRECTION - the director of Priscilla Queen of the Desert is JOHN FISHER. *** carlyozard.com rayrenati.com raysgreenroom.com therhino.org

Today I spoke with John Fisher, the Executive Director of Theatre Rhinoceros, the longest running queer theatre in the world. John directed the award-winning musical  - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. After last year’s (2017) sold-out run, and the most successful show in the 40-year history of Theatre Rhinoceros is thrilled to be presenting - BY POPULAR DEMAND - an encore production for 2017/2018...

This week we take a look at Shotz! in San Francisco, The Tony Awards and Robert De Niro, the Anthony Bordain tragedy, and finally your summer Broadway Show List! ------------------------------------------------------------------- AMIOSWEST WAS FOUNDED  in 2012 as the West Coast outpost of Amios.  Amios (Art and Music in our Souls) was founded in 2009 by alumni of the National Theatre Conservatory....

Why are we focusing on Roseanne Barr when the real problem is the President of the United States and his use of Twitter, and the fact that we have become a reality TV show as a country? #AudioMo RayRenati.com RaysGreenRoom.com

Today I talk about the touring version of The Color Purple. The show has some impressive voices and energy but needs more specific direction. #AudioMo Rayrenati.com Raysgreenroom.com

What does it mean to you to be successful? Must you be well known?  Music Intro by Carly Ozard Ray's Web Site Green Room Radio Please Give an Itunes Rating Tell Your friends about this podcast!

My day in San Francisco auditioning for plays including the goat by Edward Albee.   RayRenati.com raysgreenroom.com/

Tonight we had our preview of you are my sunshine at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco. I tell you the ins and outs of all the BackStage. shenanigans, and why one should avoid Thai food right before going on stage. RayRenati.com raysgreenroom.com

My Web Site: Rayrenati.com Wave Radio Web Site: Raysgreenroom.com DONATE to Wave Radio: https://www.patreon.com/raysgreenroom ALL MUSIC BY the MAGNIFICENT CARLY OZARD: http://carlyozard.com/    1) A special Trump Rant - Enjoy     2) HEISENBERG At A.C.T. by Simon Stephens Directed by Hal Brooks March 14 – April 8, 2018 (closed) A.C.T.’s Geary Theater 415 Geary Street   Running time: 1 hour 25 minut...

Listen to me reminisce about the last 24 hours of my life. RayRenati.com RaysGreenRoom.com

This is my first podcast delivered straight from my car as I drive to an audition. I tell you about my experiences over the weekend in local theater and local additions. RaysGreenRoom.com RayRenati.com thePear.org

This week I saw two shows I loved! The GREAT "Bonnie Raitt" at the San Jose Civic "Hamlet" with National Theatre London   BONNIE RAITT   In March of 2000, Bonnie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; this was followed by her welcome into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, along with her father, in June 2001. After the Fundamental tour, she went back into the studio with her veteran road...

SYNOPSIS of "The Birthday Lottery"   On December 1, 1969, five fraternity brothers gather together to listen to the U.S. Army's draft lottery, which uses birth dates to determine the order in which they will be called to serve in Vietnam. Broadcast on national television and radio, the brothers anxiously listen as dates are drawn, one-by-one, over an excruciating 90-minute period. When the last da...

This week I am working on a scene from the film "As Good as it Gets". We are working on it in a very in conventional way: mimicking as closely as possible the actor in the film. In my case it's Jack Nicholson. rayrenati.com

Rehearsing for acting class. Today in in class we will each be performing a monologue From a movie. The interesting thing is that each of us have been assigned to mimic the actor in the movie as much as possible. Usually acting teachers want you to make everything around and not to mimic anyone. But this is a different exercise and I am looking forward to it a lot. I have chosen to do a monologue...