Call Me Mara

Join Donna Singleton, the director of Call Me Mara, as she sits down with Phillip for a discussion on the challenges  he faced when moving from a writing career that focused on novels to playwriting and the motivation behind this move.  Hear Phillip share what is behind the common thread of war found in both his novels and play and what it is like to hear the live voices of his fifth play to be produced.

James Norris, who plays Max McCarey, talks with the director of Call Me Mara about the collaborative experience of working closely with the Phillip on fine tuning the script and what was behind the decision to make the "live" table read a 6 week process.   Join him as they discuss the challenges of remote rehearsals, of making the move from actor to director and the impetus behind the interim step of make a digital version of the stage play.

Join Phillip H. McMath in his special interview with Dr. Jane Dahlenburg,  Associate Professor of Music History, University of Central Arkansas, Department of Music about the role of music in the 40’s and in our play.