An Interview with Playwright: C.A. Johnson

Episode 20 of the Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater podcast, hosted by Rachel Lin | C.A. Johnson, titled "An Interview with Playwright: C.A. Johnson" was published on July 2, 2020 and runs 51 minutes.

July 2, 2020 ·51m · Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater

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Summary

In this episode, Rachel speaks with C.A. Johnson - the playwright of All the Natalie Portmans, which premiered at MCC this February. C.A.'s play The Climb was part of the 2019 Cherry Lane Mentor Project, and her work has also been produced at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, and Strawdog Theatre in Chicago. C.A. and Rachel speak about life during COVID, and the state of the American Theater during this long overdue uprising. C.A. talks about the experience of her first New York ru...

Episode Description

In this episode, Rachel speaks with C.A. Johnson - the playwright of All the Natalie Portmans, which premiered at MCC this February. C.A.'s play The Climb was part of the 2019 Cherry Lane Mentor Project, and her work has also been produced at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, and Strawdog Theatre in Chicago.

C.A. and Rachel speak about life during COVID, and the state of the American Theater during this long overdue uprising. C.A. talks about the experience of her first New York run - what it was like to be in the room, the ups, and the downs. We talk about the uncertain future of theater, and what she wishes she had known before starting out on the journey of being a playwright.

More information about C.A. HERE.
Mentioned in this episode:
MCC Theatre
American Contemporary Play Festival
Strawdog Theatre

C.A. also writes for T.V.
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Intro music by: David Hilowitz

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