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LIGHTS UP!
by Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga
A podcast celebrating playwrights, performers, and patrons. In Season 5, Executive Director Garry Posey and co-producer Caleb Sexton introduce theatre artists and creatives, delving into the storytelling and imagination of playwrights you may not have heard of—yet. [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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ELEPHANTS WATER BONES by Noah Mannix
In our final episode of Season 5, we sit down with playwright Noah Mannix, a Philly-based Rising Playwright with Azuka Theatre. They unpack Elephants Water Bones, a twenty‑five‑minute absurdist exploration of ritual, grief, and human connection born from poetic ethnography. We also talk about...
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CACTUS, TX by Dane Futrell
In this episode, we spotlight Cactus, Texas, a surreal one-act play by Dane Futrell, a recent MFA graduate in Dramatic Writing from Arizona State University. Set in a bizarre Northern Texas wasteland, the play follows two best friends whose encounter with a drifter sparks an existential…
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RED IN THE MORNING by Dana Leslie Goldstein
In this episode of Lights Up!, we welcome back award-winning playwright and lyricist Dana Leslie Goldstein to discuss her intimate two-hander, RED IN THE MORNING. Set against the stark quiet of a remote cabin, the play explores fractured family bonds and the high cost of survival. Dana reflects…
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MAKE MULCH FROM IT by Arianna Rose
Playwright, lyricist, and dramaturg Arianna Rose returns to Lights Up! for a heartfelt conversation about MAKE MULCH FROM IT, a 15-minute drama that tenderly explores the aftershocks of love lost, the ache of unresolved endings, and the longing to heal. Arianna reflects on how she turned…
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WHAT WE CAST OFF, WHAT WE KEEP by Judy Klass
In this episode we welcome back Nashville-based playwright Judy Klass with her play WHAT WE CAST OFF, WHAT WE KEEP, a story rooted in metamorphosis and personal transformation. The conversation explores breakups, loss, and the complexities of navigating estrangement in relationships. We reflect…
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FAIRIES by Adam Szudrich
In this episode, we welcome returning Australian playwright and award-winning storyteller Adam Szudrich to discuss his creative journey from playwriting to filmmaking. Adam shares how personal experiences and cultural folklore influenced the themes of his play FAIRIES, exploring faith, fate, and...
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BURIED by Audrey Webb
In this episode, we welcome Austin, TX based Audrey Webb, an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, to discuss her creative journey from acting to writing. Audrey shares how her background in improv—Theatre Sports at Vancouver’s Improv Centre and Toronto’s The Second City—influences her work,...
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THE COFFIN MAKER by Mark Blankenship
In this episode of the Lights Up! podcast, Mark Blankenship shares his insights on creating immersive experiences, reflecting on the significance of movement in narrative influenced by his love of the Greek tragedy. The discussion highlights the evolving nature of theatre and the shared...
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CHRONICLES OF A LOST SOUL by Anna Halas
In this episode, we welcome Ukrainian playwright, theater translator, and scholar Anna Halas. We explore the impact of war on personal identity through her affecting play, CHRONICLES OF A LOST SOUL. After a powerful reading, we discuss with Anna the evolution of Ukrainian theater, the challenges…
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ON THE EVE by Dmytro Ternovyi
In this episode, we sit down with Ukrainian playwright and theater manager Dmytro Ternovyi to discuss his play, ON THE EVE (EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT). Set against the backdrop of the days leading up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the play offers an important...
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Season 5 Introduction
Music by Bensound Artist: Benjamin Tissot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Linkages Effect: CITD’s Mission in Ukraine and Beyond
In this special introductory episode kicking off our 5th season, we speak with John Freedman and Brandice Thompson from the Center for International Theatre Development (CITD) about the resilience of theater in Ukraine as the region marks three years of conflict. We discuss the enduring impact of...
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ONE NIGHT STAN by Adam Szudrich
ONE NIGHT STAN by Adam Szudrich (Australia) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, ONE NIGHT STAN) Rachel: Juanita Castro-Ochoa (NY) Holly: Sadie Collins (TN) Marie: Savannah Talledo (PA) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by...
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BROKEN by James Mclindon
BROKEN by James McLindon Be sure to visit his website or facebook! (join New Play Exchange and follow along, BROKEN) A: SJ Lester B: Chase Parker Directed by Joel Sancez-Avantes Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 Stock Music…
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COME BACK MISS CALLIOPE by Alan Kilpatrick
COME BACK MISS CALLIOPE by Alan Kilpatrick (Belgium) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, COME BACK MISS CALLIOPE) Edward Phapp: Chase Parker (GA) Rainy Brightwater: Bronte Upshaw (NY) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by...
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A ZILLION PIECES by Germaine Shames
A ZILLION PIECES by Germaine Shames (join New Play Exchange and follow along, A ZILLION PIECES) Simon: Joseph Watts (GA) Mihai: SJ Lester (TN) Audrey: Bronte Upshaw (NY) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from…
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THE PROPHET by Rebecca Dzida
THE PROPHET by Rebecca Dzida (DC) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, THE PROPHET) Ty: Joseph Watts (GA) Sophie: Charlene Hong-White (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 Stock Music provided by...
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TWANG by Cris Eli Blak
TWANG by Cris Eli Blak (NY) (Stay up to date on what Cris Eli Blak's instagram) Cash: Kenya White (TN) Lucille: Savannah Talledo (PA) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 Stock Music provided by...
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THERAPEUTIC by Leticia Arbelo
THERAPEUTIC by Leticia Arbelo (ARGENTINA) Keep up to date on Leticia's book release! Follow along on Instagram! Karina: Norma Meza (GA) Juli: Carla Costabile (NY) Directed by Joel Sancez-Avantes Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5...
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WORDS TO THAT EFFECT by FJ Hartland
WORDS TO THAT EFFECT by F.J. Hartland (PA) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, WORDS TO THAT EFFECT) Lavinia: Bronte Upshaw (NY) Neeley/Cornelius: Scott Harrison (NY) Directed by Joel Sanchez-Avantes Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon,...
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ALASKAN ASSASSINS by Harrison Young
ALASKAN ASSASSINS by Harrison Young (TN) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, ALASKAN ASSASSINS Also mentioned in the interview is ONLINE FIGHTING by Harrison Young and be sure to check out Next Rung Productions) Anderson: Kenya White (TN) Detective Harrison: Sadie Collins (TN) Detective...
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THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT by John Mabey
THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT by John Mabey (GA) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT. Here's A COMPLICATED HOPE mentioned in John Mabey's interview) Bonnie: Charlene Hong-White (TN) Father Time: Scott Harrison (NY) Cupid: SJ Lester (TN) Directed by Joel Sanchez-Avantes...
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SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray
SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray (GA) (join New Play Exchange and follow along, SEAL ISLAND) Jessie: Sadie Collins (TN) Claire: SAvannah Talledo (PA) Jon: Brian Tichnell (CA) Sellers: Rachel Craig (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music…
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HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak
HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak (KY via TX soon to be NYC) (an article about the upcoming play at the Cherry lane Theatre in New York that Cris mentions in the interview) Warner: Peter Macklin (NYC) Carmen: Sehri Alese Wickliffe (NYC) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red"…
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THE MAMA AND THE PAPA
THE MAMA AND THE PAPA by Rex McGregor (NZ) (join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Rex mentioned in this podcast, including THE MAMA AND THE PAPA) Papa: Daniel Meeks (CA) Mama: Kim Howard (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music...
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MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland
MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland (PA) (join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays F.J. mentioned in this podcast, including MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS) Ethan: Scott Harrison (NYC) Grace: Deb Meeks (TN) Moira: Kim Howard (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red"...
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FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein
FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein (NYC) (join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Dana mentioned in this podcast, including FRAGILE ) Alana: Sehri Alese (NYC) Renny: Adam Osella (MD) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by...
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WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose
WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose (FL) (join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Arianna mentioned in this podcast, she has several listed) Meredith: Deb Meeks (TN) Lada: Rachel Craig (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by...
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THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross
THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross (PA) (join New Play Exchange and read along with THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE) Geoffrey: Adam Osella (GA) Dreydan: Khallil Gamble (MD) Mia: Savannah Talledo (PA) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio:...
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FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames
FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames (CA) (join New Play Exchange and look at Rob's other writings including CLICK,SWIPE the musical he mentions) See Rob's impressive IMDB page Tommy: Peter Macklin (NYC) Angie: Sadie Collins (TN) Benji: Khallil Gamble (MD) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric...
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THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida (DC) (join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script) Sonny: Scott Harrison (NYC) Cher: Savannah Talledo (PA) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 Stock...
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HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay
HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay (WA) (join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script) The Man: Daniel Meeks (CA) The Woman: Sadie Collins (TN) Directed by Garry Lee Posey Soundscape by Eric "Red" Wyatt Additional Audio: Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 Stock Music...
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Season Three Preview
Producer Garry Lee Posey and Hosts Christy Tipton and Dana Colagiovanni get together to preview Season Three of Lights Up! The three friends discuss everything from musical improvisation to being a mother, weight loss, Belarus, Ukraine, Holocaust and some other exciting news about Season Three....
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BONUS - TIGHTROPE by Rob Smith
A young boy learns to handle the stresses of being a teenager, having an overbearing grandfather, a dying father and a mother doing her best to keep it together. A touching play about how our imagination is not only a source of comfort and escape, but also the way some learn to cope and learn....
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BONUS - GRENADINE by Neil Wechsler
As part of it's bimonthly radio program, The ETC Digital Theatre Hour on WUTC 88.1 FM (an NPR affiliate station), The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented Neil Wechsler's play GRENADINE. "GRENADINE is pure fun, it is fantastically delicious, engagingly imaginative and even pushes the button…
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BONUS - FOUR SHORTS by Garry Lee Posey
For several years, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented a series of original works written by local playwrights conceived by and performed in front pieces of art at the Hunter Museum of American Art. We called this performance CASTING THE CANVAS. "It was an experiment of mixing mediums in an...
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Lights Up - Season Two Finale : The Monologues Point A to Point B
The Readers for each monologue include: THE STINKIEST THING by Adam Szudrich (AUS) performed by Brian Tichnell (CA) JOEY by Donald Loftus (NY) performed by Joel Sanchez Avantes (GA) CHOICE by Guy Newsham (CAN) performed by SJ Lester (TN) BOOT'S VACATION by Rex McGregor (NZ) performed by Eric "…
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Season Two Recap
Producer Garry Lee Posey and Host Dana Colagiovanni provide brief recaps and insights from the ten plays we produced this season. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/10/godot-is-a-woman-review-silent-faces-samuel-beckett (mentioned in the recap of Guy Newsham's play "Waiting for Hello")…
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Lights Up 020 - Rosa and Leo by Adam Szudrich
WEBSITE - Adam Szudrich Facebook - Adam Szudrich SHORT + SWEET - Article about a trio of shorts by Adam which played to sold out crowds in Sydney BACHELOR GAL - Adam's co-creation original one woman cabaret show based on swiping (left or right) MISLEAD - a short film with a completely funded...
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Lights Up 019 - There's New Life Coming by Marj O'Neill-Butler
NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Marj O'Neill-Butler PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Marj O'Neill-Butler Smith Scripts U.K - three published plays for purchase including THERE'S NEW LIFE COMING and BABY FEVER (which Marj talks about in the interview and the production that happened just recently in Hong Kong) DRAMATIST'S...
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Lights Up 018 - Tonight at the Stage Door by Donald Loftus
NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Donald Loftus PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Donald Loftus Cast: Patrick Brady (VA) - Charlie Christopher Hrozencik-Snyder (TN) - JIMMY Casey Keelen - Stage Directions Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast....
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Lights Up 017 - Black, White, and Red All Over
NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Daniel Prillaman Backstage.Com - Daniel Prillaman Instagram: @prillsofwisdom2 Twitter: @prillsofwisdom FERAL THEATRE COMPANY - Daniel Prillaman's "For a Limited Time Only" Cast: Garry Lee Posey (TN) - TERRENCE Elise Mayfield (AL) - LING LING Eric "Red" Wyatt (TN) - ZOOKEEPER...
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INSULTED BELARUS Act Two
Today on Lights Up, we present the third of a three part series. If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged election of Alexander Lukashenka, known as the last European dictator, then prepare yourself for quite the story. If you are aware of what is…
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INSULTED BELARUS Act One
Today on Lights Up, we present the second of a three part series. If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged election of Alexander Lukashenka, known as the last European dictator, then prepare yourself for quite the story. If you are aware of what is…
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INSULTED.BELARUS
Today on Lights Up, we present the first of a three part series. If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged election of Alexander Lukashenka, known as the last European dictator, then prepare yourself for quite the story. If you are aware of what is…
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Lights Up 016 - Vigilance by Mike Sockol
https://msockol.com/ NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - MIKE SOCKOL Article about "PETS AND THIER HUMANS" by Mike Sockol Youtube Video of HORSESHOES by Mike Sockol Cast: Zach Desutter (TX) - THE DRIFTER Jeremy Wilkins (TN) - BO Autumn Allison (TN) - BILLILE JEAN Rodney Strong (TN) - CHARLIE Casey Keelen - Stage...
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Lights Up 015 - Bug Rescuing
Playwright - Judy Klass (TN) www.judyklass.com CELL by Judy Klass (published by Concord Theatricals) Professor at Vanderbilt University Judy's Music Cast: Lauren Elens - JOAN Joseph Bromfield - MICHAEL Casey Keelen - Stage Directions Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design --- This episode is sponsored…
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Lights Up 014 - Waiting For Hello
Written By Guy R. Newsham (Ontario, Canada) https://guynewsham.com/ https://newplayexchange.org/users/55711/guy-newsham Directed By Garry Lee Posey Soundscape/FX by Eric "Red" Wyatt Stage Directions: Casey Keelen Featuring: Savannah Mazda (NJ) as Malone Claire Bartlett (TN) as Watt Joel...
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Intermission Season 2
The Season One Propped Winners include: SWIM MAN by Peter Dakutis (featuring Dana Colagiovanni and Eric "Red" Wyatt) TORN PAJAMAS by Joel Sanchez-Avantes (featuring Luis E Mora and Juanita Castro-Ochoa) BODEGA NIGHTS by Alice Nora (featuring Casey Keelen, Garry Lee Posey, Eric "Red" Wyatt)…
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Lights Up 013 - The Elusive Pursuit of Maximum Bliss
Written By Ken Preuss (www.facebook.com/KenPreussPlaywright) Directed By Garry Lee Posey Soundscape/FX by Eric "Red" Wyatt Featuring Paige Mattox-Burns (GA) as ELLE Daniel Meeks (IN) as MAX --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast celebrating playwrights, performers, and patrons. In Season 5, Executive Director Garry Posey and co-producer Caleb Sexton introduce theatre artists and creatives, delving into the storytelling and imagination of playwrights you may not have heard of—yet. [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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