S1E3 - Episode 3 - Ilana Khanin and Olivia Daniels of "I Was Unbecoming Then" at Next Stage Festival

Today I’m chatting with Ilana Khanin and Olivia Daniels from “I was Unbecoming Then” which is part of the 2024 Next Stage Festival! Ilana Khanin (she/her) is a director of experimental new plays and musicals. Her work has been developed and presented at Ars Nova ANT Fest, Prelude, HERE Arts Center, New Ohio, Judson, Governors Island, The Tank, The Brick, Primary Stages, Theaterlab, Dixon Place, Samuel French Festival, and the Center at West Park. She has worked as an associate director for Lila Neugebauer, Annie-B Parson, and Lee Sunday Evans at venues including Playwrights Horizons, Playmakers Rep, Abrons Arts Centre, and Carolina Performing Arts. Olivia Daniels (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist based in Toronto. As a performer, favourite credits include: Trina in Falsettos (Bowtie Productions), Bobbie Rosenfeld in Bobbie (Theatre By The Bay), Beth in Merrily We Roll Along (New Studio on Broadway), and Maeve in the NYC premiere of Blue Stockings (Tisch StageWorks). Olivia is the co-founder of Artists in Residence, a theatre company created during the COVID-19 pandemic to support artists’ mental health and foster community connection. In this episode we get to talk about bringing this play to Next Stage, what it’s like to revisit 2006, and the power of experimental theatre. I Was Unbecoming Then | An Intimate New Musical (@iwasunbecomingthen) • Instagram photos and videos This podcast is powered by Pinecast.