PODCAST · arts
The Kevin Johnson Program
by Kevin Johnson
Your friendly, neighborhood podcaster spotlighting our South Florida creative community in arts and entertainment. Follow on Facebook and Twitter @kevjohnpro.
Episodes
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Epilogue
Here is where we reflect back on the podcast and also a take on current events. Also once again thanking everyone who has participated in interviews as well as the listeners.
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Episode 100: New City Players
For our concluding installment, we speak to the NEW CITY PLAYERS, a professional theatre company, based in Fort Lauderdale. Our topics including their origins, how they are providing content during the COVID-19 Era and how they are working towards inclusion and equality in their future...
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Episode 99: Jamel Booth
JAMEL BOOTH is a director and performer in the local theatre market. He also teaches theatre at his high school Alma mater, DR. MICHAEL M. KROP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Miami. We talk about how he was able to get the position at the High school plus making his professional director debut with a...
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Episode 98: Rachel Chin
RACHEL CHIN (Pronounced RAY-SHALL) is a native of the Island of Trinidad in the West Indies. She is an actor of stage and screen, plus a photographer and graphic designer, currently in Miami. We speak on our shared Caribbean heritage, plus her transition from film to theatre. She also gives her...
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Episode 97: Casey Sacco
CASEY SACCO is an actor in the South Florida theatre market. Born in Bangkok and raised in St. Augustine, Casey moved to Miami attending New World School of the Arts for the Musical Theatre program. We speak about working professionally in the local market as well as creating projects during the...
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Episode 96: Constance Moreau
CONSTANCE MOREAU and I have a candid conversation about politics in the South Florida theatre market and beyond. While performing, she also has a full-time job for the Town of Davie. We also talk about how she got her start in Local theatre plus we talk about her takes on current events in these...
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Episode 95: Shelley Keelor
SHELLEY KEELOR is an actor, singer and teacher in the South Florida theatre market. We talk about her creating her solo musical shows as well as starting an all-woman vocal ensemble called THE VICTORY DOLLS. Websites: ShelleyKeelor.com, VictoryDolls.com IG: shelleykee3, thevictorydolls FB:...
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Episode 94: Darius J. Manuel
DARIUS J, MANUEL is an actor, singer and teacher in the Local theatre market. We speak on his beginnings in theatre and how current events led him to start his new conservatory, RENEGADE THEATRE COMPANY. Websites: DariusJManuel.com, RenegadeTheatreCompany.org
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Episode 93: Connie Fernandez
CONNIE FERNANDEZ is a Stand-up comedian and a Voiceover actor. After graduating in 2014 with her BFA in Theatre, then working in several local productions. Connie decided to try her hand at Stand-up comedy. We speak about that transition plus what other ways, she has been working through the...
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Episode 92: Adrian N. Carter
ADRIAN N. CARTER is not only a poet and writer, he specializes in Leadership development, conflict resolution, and solution strategy. We speak about hia beginnings in poetry and also what drives him to resolve conflict. We also talk about this current racial unrest and how it is affecting his...
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Episode 91: Christine Barclay
CHRISTINE BARCLAY (pronounced as it sounds) is a Boston native, multi-generational performing artist who moved to Florida in 2012 after college. She is currently the founder/owner of her own performing arts conservatory, BARCLAY PERFORMING ARTS based in Boca Raton. We talk about her beginnings,...
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Episode 90: Luis Roberto Herrera
LUIS ROBERTO HERRERA is a Miami-based playwright who is currently working between print and viral projects. We speak about his move from Acting to Writing. Plus his recent launch of a new podcast, UNHEARD VOICES, where we hear messages left on voicemail. We also discuss his love for gaming and…
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Episode 89: Kaaren Styles
KAAREN TERPACK is also known as KAAREN STYLES. She is a performing artist as well as a recent fashion designer. We speak about her musical origins as well as her transition to fashion. We also speak about personal situations that has shaped her into the woman she is today. Niafia.com IG:...
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Episode 88: Juancho Rodriguez
JUANCHO RODRIGUEZ is a Colombian-American, Miami-bred, New York transplant filmmaker. We talk about how he got into making films, plus speak about his latest project, IN HUMAN KIND, which takes a look at the dark world of Sex Trafficking, IG: juanchorodgz, inhumankindfilm
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Special Announcement
Just dropping this during our hiatus. New episodes coming soon.
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Episode 87: Clarence Brooks
CLARENCE BROOKS is an Associate Professor of Dance at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He started his dance career in 1980 at the age of 20. In his 4 decades of dance, he continues to perform while teaching at FAU since 2004. We learn about his choice to dance when in college, also how…
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Episode 86: Teddy Harrell, Jr.
TEDDY HARRELL, JR is the Assistant Director at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami. We speak on his upbringing as an actor, also being recruited to join a world-renowned vocal group touring overseas. He shares a couple of stories of his time in the group. We also talk about his…
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Episode 85: Genie Croft
GENIE CROFT has been directing South Florida theatre for 4 decades. She started a theatre program with the City of Plantation, then started working with the City of Fort Lauderdale to cultivate their theatre program. Most would know her for her freelancing with companies such as Stage Door…
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Episode 84: Ricky J. Martinez
RICKY J. MARTINEZ has been working in the local theatre market for almost 2 decades in various disciplines. He was also former Artistic Director for the critically acclaimed regional institution, NEW THEATRE in Miami. We talk about his start in Theatre, why NEW THEATRE faltered, and how his...
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Episode 83: Trittney Huzzie
TRITTNEY HUZZIE is a actor in the South Florida theatre market. We speak on her upbringing, plus her teaching at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami. Also with more of a concentration in Musical Theatre, we also speak on what musical she wants to do next. I also ask her take on...
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Episode 82: Front Yard Theatre Collective
The FRONT YARD THEATRE COLLECTIVE has been working in the local Improv scene for a decade. From their humble beginning in a Front yard (literally) of a residence to holding residency at the Olympia Theater in Miami for the past 5 years, I speak to GABRIELA FERNANDEZ, who is the founder of the...
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Episode 81; Abre Camino Collective (Vanessa Garcia and Victoria Collado)
VANESSA GARCIA is a playwright, Cuban born, Miami raised. VICTORIA COLLADO is a director, Cuban born, Miami raised. Both work in the South .Florida theatre market. Together, they form ABRE CAMINO COLLECTIVE, We talk about how they came together and their most successful collaboration in AMPARO.…
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Episode 80: Clifford Spulock
CLIFFORD SPULOCK is a lighting designer in the South Florida theatre market. We talk about him transplanting from New Jersey, where he was working for his parents' Bed and Breakfast to working with high schools as well as the local theatre factions. Website: CliffordSpulockLighting.com IG:...
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Episode 79: Laura Titus
LAURA TITUS is an actor in the local theatre market, who moved from her home state of Texas to study the craft in West Palm Beach (where she currently resides with her husband...and cat). We talk about her time here since graduating from college and how she balances her art with domesticity and...
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Episode 78: Margaret Ledford
MARGARET LEDFORD is a case study in rising in the ranks of the South Florida theatre market. Started as an actor, then stage management, became resident director of a theatre company while freelancing for other theatre factions. Currently, she is Artistic Director of City Theatre, based in Miami....
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Episode 77: Paul Lewis
PAUL LEWIS is the founder of THE OLD SKOOL GANG, a band that covers music from the last five decades of the 20th Century. He is also a promoter that books national music acts for community events. We speak about how he graduated high school and performed with a legendary musical faction in the…
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Episode 76: Dash Maverick
DASH MAVERICK is an improvising performer and professional wrestler. He is also a co-founder of the improvisational theatre troupe, the SOCIETY CiRCUS PLAYERS (featured in Episode 29 of this podcast). We speak about how he got started in pro-wrestling plus the differences between independent...
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Episode 75: Carmen Pelaez
CARMEN PELAEZ (pronounced Pe-LICE) works both on stage and screen as actor and writer. We speak on why she prefers working on film than theatre plus how she was able to star in her own play, FAKE, presented by MIAMI NEW DRAMA. As a local arts advocate, I ask her take on the current situation with...
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Episode 74: Caryl Fantel
CARYL FANTEL is one of the most sought-after Musical directors in the South Florida theatre market currently. We speak on her upbringing from Upstate New York; how she worked for her father, who was a popular syndicated television culinary personality (pre-YouTube). We also speak on how she broke...
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Episode 73 Laura DiLorezno
LAURA DI LORENZO is one-half of the viral sketch comedy duo, THE CHONGA GIRLS. We talk about her upbringing in Miami, and how the "chongas" bullied her and her best friend. This inspired them to write a song parody called CHONGALICIOUS, which was a Local Radio hit in the early 2000's. We also…
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Episode 72: Rio Chavarro
RIO CHAVARRO is a Miami native and a multidisciplinary artist. We talk about his start in local theatre, also how he became a top impersonator of one of the most prolific actors of the Silent Movie era (early 20th Century, think "little bowler derby & small mustache"). Also going under his stage...
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Episode 71: Christina Mendenhall & Carina Mask
CHRISTINA MENDENHALL and CARINA MASK have a visual partnership (ie, Photography, Videography) who have been working together for almost a decade. We talk about how their contrasting backgrounds, how they met and how they creating ways to rebrand. Edit: This was recorded during the COVID-19…
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Episode 70: Susie K. Taylor
SUSIE K. TAYLOR is an actor in that is in the South Florida theatre market. We talk about her start in local theatre, plus creating solo projects including her most semi-autobiographical show, JEWBANA. Also creating a performance method called S.U.R.F. , where actors can leave their alter egos...
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Episode 69: Dmitry Zhitov
DMITRY ZHITOV is a Siberian-born, Miami-based photographer that has been working on individual portraits assisting those who need headshots (including hair and makeup). We speak about his upbringing, how his work has set him across continents plus his filmmaking passion for documentaries. His...
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Episode 68: Roberto Badillo
ROBERTO BADILLO is a Deerfield Beach-based photographer, who is currently working on intimate portraits of the bands that he covers at various local venues. We talk about his migration from Chicago to warmer weather, how he got his start in photography plus we discuss the approach of working as a...
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Episode 67: Brian Coronado
BRIAN CORONADO is a local stand-up comedian. We talk about how he got his start, how to respect the mic and how the South Florida comedy scene has shaped him as an artist. Wesbite: NadoComedy.com IG: Nadocomedy
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Episode 66: Anna Schulman
ANNA SCHULMAN (from The State of a Different Culture, Part 2) returns to THE KEVIN JOHNSON PROGRAM to talk about her time in Los Angeles during pilot season. Edit: We rerecorded this episode where ANNA has since returned from Los Angeles to give us what she learned when she was out there. We also...
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Episode 65: Dan Christopher
DAN CHRISTOPHER is a ventriloquist and magician that has been performing here in South Florida for quite a while. We talk about how he got into ventriloquism, share stories about shady promoters and where he got his inspiration from to create his character, the Italian magician, Pasquale....
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Episode 64: Tony Thompson
TONY THOMPSON gave me my first-ever paid role in South Florida theatre. TONY has also been an actor, director and playwright in South Florida since 1978. TONY has worked alongside the esteemed theatre legend, VINNETTE CARROLL until her death in 2002. Then, TONY carried on her legacy by creating…
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Episode 63: Gaby Tortoledo
GABY TORTOLEDO is currently making her presence known in the local Theatre market. GABY also works on film plus teaches voice. I speak to her about growing up in Venezuela, how TV shows influenced her, plus her encounter with the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel herself. For more info on GABY, visit her...
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Episode 62: Bob Carter
BOB CARTER is the founding Artistic Director for the Actor's Workshop and Repertory Company (and Youth Actors Guild), based in West Palm Beach. I speak about how his family came to Florida in the early 20th century, his teachings of Stanislavsky and Strasberg, plus How his company got started as…
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Episode 61: Jessica Sanford
JESSICA SANFORD returns to South Florida after a brief stint in New York to refocus and with new strategies. We talk about her start in theatre, what made her move to the Big Apple, being a Cabaret producer and what she plans to bring to the table of South Florida Theatre. Can find her on…
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Episode 60: Katie Schwartz
While on vacation in New York, I reconnect with KATIE SCHWARTZ, who I met as a teenager. Now as an adult, Katie has relocated to New York so she can reconnect herself with the entertainment market, especially now that there seems to be more film/TV work. We speak about her beginnings in acting…
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Episode 59: Lea Roy
I reconnect with LEA ROY, who has participated in my programs as an actor and a musician. She is currently an instructor in the Conservatory for the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, now in her 10th year. We talk about her being raised in Miami Beach after being born in Argentina. Also we talk about how...
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Episode 58: Aurora Natrix
I speak with AURORA NATRIX, who is a Burlesque performer and producer. This English native started her career first as a Go-go dancer and has been making a name for herself on the Burlesque scene for the past 15 years. We talk about how she created a brand for herself as well as the "village"…
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Episode 57: Anthony Francis
I speak to ANTHONY FRANCIS, founder of the Improvisational instructional program called IMPROV U, based in Delray Beach. We talk about his migration from New York to South Florida at a young age. Also how he came across improv, how he began IMPROV U with only 5 students. He also explains the…
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Episode 56: Elizabeth Price
I speak to ELIZABETH PRICE, who is currently involved in the South Florida theatre market as an actor and director. We speak on her beginnings from Texas, earning three degrees (in English, Theatre and Acting) plus we speak about an accident that almost sidelined her career.
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Episode 55: Kirsten Upchurch
I reconnect with KIRSTEN UPCHURCH, who returned to her hometown of Newark, Ohio to become the acting Artistic Director for WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE, a professional theatre. We talk about what made her return home after working the South Florida theatre scene and how she is making it as a theatre...
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Episode 54: Area Stage Company
I visit Coral Gables where I speak to MARIA BANDA-RODAZ, Executive Director of AREA STAGE COMPANY, which is celebrating 30 years of performance in South Florida. I talk with Maria about the company's beginnings in Miami Beach and then their move to Coral Gables, where they operate out of the...
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Episode 53: Diana Garle
I speak to DIANA GARLE, who started in commercials when she was 6. She then performed with the Miami Children's Museum as well as the Miami Theater Center, where she got her Actors Equity union card at age 17. She has also performed with other regional theatre companies including City Theatre and...
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Your friendly, neighborhood podcaster spotlighting our South Florida creative community in arts and entertainment. Follow on Facebook and Twitter @kevjohnpro.
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