All Episodes

173. Season 6 Finale??? Already??? + Updates

172. PLAY: English by Sanaz Toossi

171. INTERVIEW: Nicholas Pilapil

170. INTERVIEW: Jen Leno

169. More rambling from yours truly...

168. INTERVIEW: Aaron Klass

167. INTERVIEW: Taylor Edelle Stuart

166. INTERVIEW: Kira Rockwell

165. Oh, just checking in...

164. INTERVIEW: Lucas Baisch

163. Season 6 Premiere! (We Hope People Will Finally Take Us Seriously)

162. SEASON FINALE: We graduated kindergarten. Hooray!

161. INTERVIEW: Sarah Johnson

160. INTERVIEW: Sherry Kramer

159. INTERVIEW: Rebecca Wear

158. INTERVIEW: Greg Geffrard

157. INTERVIEW: David Hanzal

156. INTERVIEW: Wai Yim

155. INTERVIEW: Alex Casillas

154. TOPIC: Let's Get Unstuck with Our Plays

153. INTERVIEW: Charly Evon Simpson

152. PLAY: Burning Vision by Marie Clements

151. INTERVIEW: Jihye Kim

150. PLAY: Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams

149. WE ARE BACK FOR SEASON 5, BABIES!

148. SEASON FINALE: when babies become toddlers... 4 years, baby.

147. TOPIC: Location in Plays

146. PLAY: Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias

145. We took a very short hiatus and now we're back...!!!

144. TOPIC: New Play Development

143. SPECIAL TOPIC: Intimacy Design & Training with Dr. Kate Busselle

142. INTERVIEW: G. Flores

141. INTERVIEW: Steven Strafford

140. TOPIC: History of Musicals

139. INTERVIEW: Chris Leyva Returns!

138. PLAY: David’s RedHaired Death by Sherry Kramer

137. INTERVIEW: Darcy Parker Bruce

136. TOPIC: Working With/As a Dramaturg

135. INTERVIEW: Shannon TL Kearns

134. INTERVIEW: Ben Stasny

133. INTERVIEW: Margot Connolly

132. INTERVIEW: Scott Bradley

131. We're Back! SEASON 4!!! Let's goooo!

130. SEASON FINALE: First the Worst, Second the Best...Third the Nerd?

129. TOPIC: Dreams

128. PLAY: Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George

127. TOPIC: Act and Scene Breaks

126. TOPIC: Ghosts in Theaters and the Stories We Tell... w/ Special Guest Heather Kelley!

125. PLAYWRIGHT: María Irene Fornés

124. TOPIC: Play Ideas from Childhood Writings...

123. PLAY: Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery

122. TOPIC: What Makes a Good Character?

121. PLAYWRIGHT: Suzan-Lori Parks

120. We Answer Listener's Questions (Hello, Alexis!)

119. PLAY: The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching

118. INTERVIEW: Erin Mallon

117. INTERVIEW: Caridad Svich

116. TOPIC: Unpaid Theater Internships (Part 2)

115. TOPIC: Life Updates + Unpaid Theater Internships (Part 1)

114. INTERVIEW: Peppur Chambers

113. PLAY: BureauCRAZY by Kate Danley

112. TOPIC: What Makes a Monologue Good w/ Returning Special Guest Shaun Leisher!

111. PLAY: Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis

110. We're Back from Hiatus! Woot!

109. PLAYBACK: Interview with Deborah Yarchun (2020)

108. PLAYBACK: Interview with Gwydion Suilebhan (2019)

107. PLAYBACK: Interview with Megan Gogerty (2019)

106. TOPIC: Social Media for Writers

105. PLAY: 36 Views by Naomi Iizuka

104. TOPIC: Rejections 2.0

103. INTERVIEW: Terry Guest

102. TOPIC: Rewriting... AGAIN

101. PLAY: Kim's Convenience by Ins Choi

100. INTERVIEW: Brian James Polak (HAPPY 100TH EPISODE!!!)

99. TOPIC: Writing Groups

98. TOPIC: Let's Get Our Creative Juices Flowin'... with Images!

97. Sam & Sarah Go Off-Script (uh-oh!)

96. PLAYWRIGHT: Sarah Ruhl

95. TOPIC: Understanding Writer's Resume

94. INTERVIEW: Daniel Olivas

93. PLAY: Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury

92. INTERVIEW: Andy Boyd

91. PLAYWRIGHT: Caryl Churchill

90. TOPIC: Writing Love in Playwriting (Happy Valentine's Day!)

89. PLAY: The Flick by Annie Baker

88. New Year! New Season! SAME OLE BABIES!

87. SEASON FINALE: The Year of Terrible Twos

86. SPECIAL TOPIC: The Songwriting Process with Ryan Oliveira

85. INTERVIEW: Kevin Kautzman

84. INTERVIEW: Alex Lin

83. PLAYBACK: Sean David DeMers Interview

82. INTERVIEW: Dr. Lisa Quoresimo

81. PLAYWRIGHT: Naomi Wallace

80. INTERVIEW: Mack Gordon / Theatre In The Dark

79. INTERVIEW: Katrina D. RiChard

78. PLAY: Ballyturk by Enda Walsh

77. INTERVIEW: Jonathan Spector

76. INTERVIEW: Marina J. Bergenstock

75. TOPIC: Notes, Notes, Notes... Oh My!

74. INTERVIEW: Deborah Yarchun