Past the Blue Mailbox

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Rhonda answers questions from students and winds up pondering why astrology starts with Aries, the importance of holiday plays, delicious cookies, Michael Bublé, brainwashing, playing pretend, alter egos, Agamemnon, and so much more.  Each answer is offered as a gift for the listener this holiday season. Thank you for listening to Past The Blu...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Sarah & Rhonda talk about intimacy direction and coordination, boundaries, holiday work, the power in ritual, holiday traditions, cookies, and so much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!  Sarah Harlett (she/her) is an actor, educator and intimacy director.   Recent a...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Aly & Rhonda talk about balance, the transferable relevance of acting training, tree hugging, outdoor theater, and much, much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Alyson Bedford has been a Seattle resident since 1986 when she left her hometown of Bigfork Montana to at...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Pilar & Rhonda talk about making career choices, soul searching, the benefits of therapy, what artists do for money, speaking up, becoming a strong advocate, and so much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Pilar is a Latine multidisciplinary theatre practitioner from...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! José & Rhonda talk about developing scripts, the value of collaboration, Buddhist practices, poverty mindset, meeting in The Twilight Zone, and much, much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! You quite likely have seen José Amador's work in any number of 14/48 fe...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Megan & Rhonda talk about chasing the work instead of the institution, long time collaborators, building characters in new works, New York, Los Angeles, Megan's million dollar idea, the top five essentials for surviving and thriving as an artist, and much, much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Amy & Rhonda talk about lessons learned in the pandemic, returning to writing, crows in the yard, signs in the cards, getting letters from Beverly Cleary, and so much more.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Amy Wheeler’s (she / they) passion for creativity, community and...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Shawn & Rhonda talk about auditioning, keeping things a little bit out of our control, 14/48, more about 14/48, a little more about it and how fun it is, and tips for how to get involved in the festival.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Shawn Belyea is an award-winni...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Brenda & Rhonda talk about pressure cookers, Neo Futurists, hospital clowning, grant money, adventuring, comedy, parental support, and so much more.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Brenda Arellano is a performer and devisor based in Oakland. She was a company member...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Pablo & Rhonda talk about storytelling, generational wealth, the ironies of needing capital to fight capitalism, pigeonholes, students, and what it takes to be a world shaker.  Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Pablo Lopez (he/they) is an educator and multi-disciplinary s...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Anna & Rhonda talk about making theater in times of unrest, making space to breathe in such times without hiding or running away, audience as participant, adventuring, the love of place, and trees (Christmas Trees?). Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Anna Tzakou is a perf...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Kate & Rhonda talk about taking up pottery, travel styles, self-respect, getting the most out of the moments we find ourselves in, living a life of discovery, sports metaphors, and making sure we get a beer later. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Kate Myre is a professor...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Two weeks of daily episodes beginning Friday, December 13th and going through Tuesday, December 24th.  Spend time listening while you ramp up and move through your holiday season.   Wrapping up Season 1 of Past the Blue Mailbox, share time with Kate Myre, Anna Tzakou, Pablo Lopez, Brenda Arellano, Shawn Belyea, Amy Wheeler, Megan Hill, José Am...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Diane & Rhonda talk about homemade lemon curd, baking for a living, how art school is good for business, Central and South American cockroaches, top tier survival tactics, embracing surprise life lessons, and leaving Natalie Portman alone.   Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS co...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Erin Moncada is a Seattle based actor, writer, dancer, and enthusiastic collaborator/arts administrator. She's currently in her dream job as the Audience and Engagement Manager at On The Boards , Seattle's home for contemporary performance. She is a company member of Noveltease Theatre and can be found gracing Burlesque/Cabaret stage...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Faith & Rhonda talk about auditions, time, identifying as an actor when we're not on stage, inviting ourselves to the party, Youtube discoveries, first memories, first movies and by the end, Faith is really, really honor. You better listen all the way to the end to figure that one out.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Terri & Rhonda talk about auditioning, intuition, perceiving our own paths, a particularly wonderful aphorism, and the benefits of having heroes we know.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! -- Terri Weagant is an award winning actor, writer, director, producer and diale...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Shermona & Rhonda talk about taking a break, the value of checking on houseplants, returning home, security blankets, alchemy, water, and what were we talking about again?  Listen to find out!  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content. -- Shermona Mitchell (she/they) is an act...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Rhonda & Joe talk about worth, overwhelm, teaching, the power of words, the power of service, Brandy Bottle Bates, magic, and more. A testament to this truth: a conversation goes where a conversation goes.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! -- A multidisciplinary artis...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Russell & Rhonda talk about language revitalization, basketball, DJ life, filmmaking, wisdom, and so much more in Part 2 of 2 episodes with the fantastic Russell Brooks.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! -- Russell Brooks (Southern Cheyenne) has spent much of his life...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Maybe a BONUS, maybe a second Trailer for the show, maybe a Trailer for next week's episode featuring Russell Brooks, or maybe Russell just gets two episodes. In Part 1, listen to Rhonda tell Russell all about the podcast name and where the idea came from, and get a solid introduction to Red Eagle Soaring. Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth T...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Joe & Rhonda talk about the inception and history of comedy sketch group Disgruntled Bit Players, 1990's Seattle sketch comedy, the benefits of talking through the pros and cons of decisions with a trusted partner, Kenny Rogers, a new podcast you should check out called The 80's-est, and then they taper off with some creative swe...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Sherrine & Rhonda talk about dreaming the dream(s), living the dream(s), creating original theatrical work, social change, unexpected Detroit wildlife, and so much more.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Sherrine Azab is the Co-Director of Detroit-based theater ensemb...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Solvej & Rhonda talk about defining surrender and winning for ourselves, medicine songs, the wisdom of Robin Williams, essential oil metaphors, and so much more. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Reverend Solvej Amelia Noa, aka Amelia Bolyard, is an impromptu, improvis...

Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text! Rhonda & Ayako talk about learning music in school, improvising, building community, Dave (Thanks, Dave!), goals and success and lots more.  Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of BONUS content, because Ayako shared far more wisdom than we could fit into this one episode. AYAKO OKANO has been playing musi...