George Sapio

Onstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 195 episodes

Monthly podcast featuring interviews with theatre professionals of all types--from playwrights to techies to producers. If it has to do with theatre--in any part of the world--we have it covered! We also do readings of short plays. Since 2013!

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George Sapio

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Arts

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Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

#153: Katie Hartman 01.05.2022

Theatre Maker!/Playwright/Actor/Musician. Katie Hartman is many things: a playwright, actor, singer, musician. Her career has taken her around the world (as one-half of The Coldharts) with such macabre works as Edgar Allan and the Unrepentant Necrophile (a musical). Now she's taken the production reins of the Cincinnati Fringe. The Coldharts / Facebook / Twitter: @cincyfringe / Instagram @cincyfri...

#152: Debbie Lamedman 01.04.2022

Playwright/Editor/Teaching Artist. Debbie is the editor for Smith and Kraus's books: Best 10-Minute Plays of 2021, Best Women's Monologues 2021, Best Men's Monologues 2021. She also writes plays for young adults! www.debbielamedman.com /  New Play Exchange

#151: KJ Sanchez 01.03.2022

Theatre maker/director/producer/documentary maker/ Asst. professor/Head of M.F.A. Directing - Univ. Texas @ Austin. KJ uses interviews and historical research to glean material for her plays, which cover a multitude of engrossing subjects. Howlround article /  Univ. of Texas/Austin /  American Records

#150: John Mabey 01.02.2022

Playwright, Mental Health Counselor. John's having a remarkable year as a playwright--winner of the 2021 Panowski Award! Website /  Instagram /  Twitter

#149: Rachel Feeny-Williams 01.01.2022

Playwright, Internet group host. An unstoppable playwright and host of the Internet theatre group Literary and Discourse Society. Literary and Discourse Society /  #literarydiscoursesociety , #rachelfeenywilliams

#148: Jacquelyn Reingold / Cheryl Davis 01.12.2021

The Honor Roll/Playwrights/Activists/Arts Leaders. "She Persisted" Monologues by/for Women Over 40. The Honor Roll moves ever forward with a new collection of monologues written by and for women over 40. The Honor Roll /  Website - The Honor Roll #womenover40 , #thehonorroll , #womenplaywrights , #activists , #underrepresented , #lucywang , #cherylldavis , #yvetteheyliger , #ageism

#147: Robyn Dickinson / Jeff Dunne 01.11.2021

Masterminds behind the Facebook group "Caravan Productions". In The Time of Covid, theatre takes to the Interwebs with ingenuity and gusto. Dickinson and Dunne provide a welcoming group for playwrights and actors. Caravan Productions /  #caravanproductions

#146: Play reading: The Fugitive / Ken Levine 01.10.2021

Playwright, screenwriter, podcast host, baseball play-by-play announcer. The fifth of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright! Facebook / Website /  New Play Exchange /   PODCAST: HollywoodandLevine

#145: Play Reading - "Turtle House" 01.09.2021

The fourth of our plays featuring roles for women over 40.

#144: Play reading: Missing / Robin Pond 01.08.2021

Playwright, linguist. The third of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright. Eldridge Plays - Robin Pond #robinpond , #linguistics , #eldridgeplays

#143: Play Reading - Invisible Foe / Michele A. Miller 01.07.2021

Playwright, non-profit consultant, archeologist. The second of our plays featuring roles for women over 40. Plus an interview with the playwright. New Play Exchange #micheleamiller , #nonprofit , #archeology , #playwriting  

#142: Ilasiea Gray 01.06.2021

Actress. Teaching artist. Children's theatre director. Ilasiea Gray talks about the joys of teaching children's theatre, advocating for parity and equality, and her experiences as a black actress in a mostly white profession. #ilasieagray , #acting , #teaching , #childrenstheatre , #racism

#141: Play reading - Free Hugs / Debra Kaufman 01.05.2021

Playwright, poet. The first in our 2021 series of play readings featuring roles for women over 50. Can two sisters find a way past social prejudices and traumatic past experiences? https://www.debrakaufman.info/ #debrakaufman , #playwriting , #poetry , #freehugs

#140: Royal Shirée 01.04.2021

Playwright, Director, Performer, Political Advocate, Edutainer. Royal Shiree's new work is "Lamentations"; a powerful work that addresses America's tragic history of racism. Incorporating movement pieces as well as narrative, "Lamentations" illustrates the immoral societal and religious basis of racism in the United States while reaching for a new form of historical education centered in hearing t...

#139: Women of the Honor Roll 01.03.2021

Arts Leaders, Activists, Playwrights, Educators. The Honor Roll is an all over-40 female-identifying organization whose purpose is to increase their rightful inclusion in all areas of theatre. #womenover40 , #thehonorroll , #womenplaywrights , #activists , #underrepresented , #lucywang , #cherylldavis , #yvetteheyliger , #ageism

#138: Michael J. Bobbit 01.02.2021

Arts Leader, Playwright, Antiracist Arts Advocate. We discuss inclusion and parity of boards in white-run theatre, the evolution of BIPOC voices in our arts, and the recognition and eradication of racist practices in American theatre. #michaelbobbitt , #newrepertorytheatre , #inclusion , #parity , #racism , #bipoc , #boards , #newadventure

#137: Janice Rabian 01.01.2021

Costume Designer, storyteller. She conducted a research survey of a number of theatres and asked them specifics on how Covid-19 had affected their professions. Janice learned more than she expected. #janicerabian , #costumedesign , #covid19

#136: Chanel Bragg 01.12.2020

Associate Artistic Director, Actor. Chanel Bragg is a powerhouse in theatre; her diversity work puts her at the top of her game, and earns her a co-artistic directorship at Arizona Theatre. #diversity , #edi , #arizonatheatre , #covid19

#135: Play reading: Threatened Panda Fights Back / Rex McGregor 01.11.2020

Playwright. When an image change is called for, power structures in the world of wildlife politics start to crumble. #comedy , #panda , #dodo , #zoo

#134: Kelvin Dinkins / Al Heartley 01.10.2020

After George Floyd was murdered, many theatres decided it was finally time to announce that Black Lives Matter. Our guests' article in Howlround discussed this and the continual low numbers of black artists in theatre management. Howlround article: " We Don’t Want Your Statements, American Theatre, or, The Solidarity We Actually Needed " #equity , #diversity , #inclusion , #blacktheatre , #BIPOC ,...

#133: Play reading - The Tinkerbell Situation / Marc Paykuss 01.09.2020

Playwright. The guinea pig got lost again and found its way into the clothes dryer. Now how does Mom tell her daughter? #darkcomedy , #guineapig , #motherdaughter

#132: Play reading - Choices / James McLindon 01.08.2020

The terms of this loan seem just a wee bit too easy. What's the catch? Plus an interview with James McLindon. www.jamesmclindon.com /  New Play Exchange /  #darkcomedy , #studentloans , #payoff

#131: Play reading - White Dress / Laura Shamas 01.07.2020

Playwright, writer (stage, screen, prose, non-fiction), theater artist. All Ben needs are a few pictures of a bench, but there's an obstacle: A runaway bride in need of assistance! Plus an interview with the playwright!  

#130: Play Reading - ”Curse Of the Bambino” / A.J. Sage 01.06.2020

Playwright, artistic director, actor. Carl "comes out" to his father, Paul, who, while stunned, endeavors to understand how something like this could happen. #baseball , #yankees , #redsox , #lgbt

#129: Marshall Botvinick 01.05.2020

Theatre educator, Playwright, Dramaturg. Who's writing the plays these days? And whose stories are they telling? Marshall talks about his statistical research into 80 LORT and NNPN productions during the 2019-2020 season. https://howlround.com/commons/marshall-botvinick #marshallbotvinick , #theatrestatistics

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