Episodes

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Ebersole 54 Below https://54below.org/ A Place For Us, A ...

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.nationaltheaterinstitute.org/ National Playwrights Conference https://www.theoneill.org/npc Agnes of God https:/...

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 and Our Theme music was by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies Visit TheTheater Project.org to sign up for o...

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.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Patrol_(1934_film) Peter Shaffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaff...

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. Originally from Australia, Emma forged her way into the world of Casting and Producing from humble beg...

Today TTP is thinking about...what it’s like to coordinate an event like our Young Playwrights’ Competition. Grace Carver, the event coordinator, sits down with the competition’s director, and her father, Kevin to talk about her personal experience, what it takes to coordinate such an event and provides a retrospective highlighting selected plays from previous years. Credits:Audio Engineer Kevin Carver One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou

Some of the finalists of last year's THINK FAST competition sit with Mark Spina to give us their take on the pros and cons of these programs. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: THE PANELISTS: Teddy Durgin https://www.facebook.com/teddy.durgin Michael Towers https://www.facebook.com/michael.towers.395/ Curt Strickland https://pwcenter.org/profile/curt-strickland https://curtsview.com/ Helen Chang Mao https://www....

Host Mary Iannelli sits down with Nancy Foster, a principal at Foster Media LLC, who has over 30 years experience in Multi-Media Production to take a deep dive into Film Editing Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Nancy’s Bio: Foster Media LLC, A Post-Production House and Design Firm. Nancy Foster, principal, has over 30 years of experience in Multi-Media Production. Clients have included: ABC, Fox Broadcasting, 21st...

3rd place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Mia Longenecker introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Burning Conversations. Followed by an interview with 2021, 1st place winner, 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:Joyce Carrol Oates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Carol_Oates Mamma Mia - Musical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamma_Mia!...

esports has been around since1978 when Atari laid the foundation with a Space Invaders tournament. The early gaming classic was played at the 1980 Space Invaders Championships with over 10,000 gamers competing. Mary Iannelli sits down with Emmy award winner, Willow Forde to discuss this old, but new, art form, how they became involved with it and what they think the future holds. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Ove...

Mark Spina and Lynn Marie Macy sit down to discuss the On Her Shoulders project, spearheaded by the New Perspectives Theatre Company, which strives to make it impossible for producers and theater companies to deny or ignore the 1,000-year history and value of women's contribution to the theatrical canon. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Lynn Marie Macy https://lynnmariemacy.com/ Melody Brooks https://www.newpersp...

1st place winner of our 2023 Young Playwrights Competition, EliseHarvey introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Alistair's Garden. Followed by an interview with 2021 1st place winner, Brennan Columbia-Walsh. Credits: Audio Engineers Alex Gomez and Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies References: The children's hour by Lillian Hellman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Children%27s_Hour_(play)

Mary Iannelli sits down with Diane Foster, actress, producer, director and the founder of Wallybird Productions to discuss what is a producer, what role(s) do they play in the making of a film and all that is involved with producing a film from inception through distribution. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Diane Foster Bio https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1341466/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Wallybird Productions http...

As we welcome back former Theater Project Jr alums to perform a Broadway Jukebox next month, we thought it would be a good time to do a lookback at our podcast from last year. ________________________________________________ Mary Iannelli talks with her previous students to see what impact theater has had on them, their lives and their futures. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Montclair State University: htt...

3rd place winner of our 2023 Young Playwrights Competition, Nicole Beltre introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, EL LATIDO DEL CORAZÓN. Followed by an interview with Young Playwright Competition Coordinator, Kevin Carver. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor Audio Description by Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Albert Camus - The Stranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(Camus_novel) Mexican dream by Piero Pi...

Host Mark Spina sits down with Fred Kinney, a professor of scenic design at California State University, Fullerton to walk us through what the set design process might be for a production of The Glass Menagerie. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Bio: Fred Kinney is a California based designer who has designed over 80 theatre productions as well as trade shows and television. He has worked at numerous theaters, in...

General description: Mary Iannelli sits down with Jody Lebel, an award-winning author, playwright, actor, and voiceover talent, on the art of writing in general and as it pertains to writing short stories specifically. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Write Better Right Now Jody’s eBook List of Magazines currently paying for short stories Tamiami Strangler Nora Roberts / JD Robb Pretty Woman The Big Five Six S...

General description: 3rd place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Isabel Lindsay introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Community Garden. Followed by an interview with 2020 Young Playwright Competition honoree, Jacob Makofske Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: The Cast: Bryan Rodriguez as Andres Cargal Maria Forero as Aiere Sayer Deb Maclean as Reina Hemeldez No Exit https://en...

Theater Project Jr Alum, Dylan Randazzo sits down with Mary to discuss his love of theater, all things creative and how it all came together when he started his own YouTube channel. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Dylan Randazzo https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615090/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ Siskel and Ebert https://siskelebert.org/ The Dyl Pickle Movie Network https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYX69CGdNR...

Our own Mark and Harry have a conversation that starts out about communication and takes a much more interesting turn to communication on and off the stage. We hope you enjoy. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Mark Anthony Spina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-spina/ Harry Patrick Christian: https://www.vividstage.org/harry-patrick-christian Meryl Streep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryl_Streep Glenn Close: ...

Host Mary Iannelli sits with Anne Ganguzza, a professional voice actor, coach, and award-winning producer with a dynamic presence and a passion for all things voice + technology. She works with talent around the world who are interested in boosting their VO career to the next level, using target-marketed demos and customized marketing strategies in addition to vocal coaching. Her networking group, the VO Peeps, offers meetups and workouts with incredible opportunities for feedback and growth; wh...

General description: 2nd place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Izaiah Solano introduces an audio reading of his award winning play, The Subway. Followed by an interview with 2020 Young Playwright Competition honoree, Jacob Makofske. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Complete our survey at: https://surveys.blubrry.com/theater_project_thinks_about The Subway by Izaiah Solano recording Jamie - Co...

General description: 2nd place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Izaiah Solano introduces an audio reading of his award winning play, The Subway. Followed by an interview with 2020 Young Playwright Competition honoree, Jacob Makofske. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Complete our survey at: https://surveys.blubrry.com/theater_project_thinks_about The Subway by Izaiah Solano recording Jamie - Co...

General description: 2nd place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Izaiah Solano introduces an audio reading of his award winning play, The Subway. Followed by an interview with 2020 Young Playwright Competition honoree, Jacob Makofske. Credits: Audio Engineer Alex Gomez One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Complete our survey at: https://surveys.blubrry.com/theater_project_thinks_about The Subway by Izaiah Solano recording Jamie - Co...