Vol 315 - Jun 11, 2009 - Planet Connections Festivity Special

In this Episode we talk with seven of the shows involved with the Planet Connections Festivity running from June 9th - June 28th. Find out more information on their website at www.planetconnectionsfestivity.com Interviews in this episode are: We talk with Tony Asaro (Composer/Lyricist) and Justin Utley (Lead Actor) from the new country-themed musical, OUR COUNTRY, where a country superstar is outed and rises from the ashes with an all gay band. We also play two songs from the show's demo. We talk with playwright John Kearns and lead actresses Amy Chang and Joy Lanceta about the show, RESIGNATIONS, which discusses satisfactiction in the workplace. We get sidelined a little bit by discussing the growth of roles for Asian-American actors. HOUND is a rethinking of the Sherlock Holmes cannon from the point of view of Watson. The show has been imported from Louisiana, and we talk with playwright, John Patrick Bray and actor Blain Peltier about the show and the trials of a temporary move to New York City. CLEOPATRA: A LIFE UNPARALLELED is a new rock musical. Rich Labbadia (Producer) and Melissa Labbadia (Cleopatra) talk about the development of the show and the trials of working with family. Also, Melissa Labbadia, Jessica Labbadia and Joshua Woodie sing three songs from the show live in our studio! Dorothy Parker's story has been told many times, but not so much her stories. Playwright Maureen VanTrease and Third Eye Theatre Artistic Director, Michael Levesque attempt to remedy that situation with THOSE WHISTLING LADS, a show that puts five of Dorothy Parker's Stories/Poems on stage. WAIT OF THE WORLD is a unique multi-media presentation/play that discusses many of our fears of the future and pulls from the past. writer Peter Dagger and Director Jeremy Bloom stop by to discuss what makes their show tick. There is no question that Americans have become more and more dependent on prescription medication this past two decades. NY IT Award winning playwright Aliza Shane addresses this in humorous was in a modern adaptation of Moliere, THE IMAGINARY INVALID: BY PRESCRIPTION ONLY, which she also produces and directs.