Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Jason Robert Brown, who prefers the title "songwriter" over "composer," talks about why he spends so much time performing his own material and engaging directly with his fans. He discusses …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:26AMThursday, May 5, 2011
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman featuring directors David Warren, Christopher Ashley, Gabriel Barre, Jeff Calh…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:31AMWednesday, May 4, 2011
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire talks about returning to his South Boston roots with the play "Good People", how the characters are amalgams of the people he grew up with in that private nei…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:39AMFriday, April 29, 2011
Theatrical Sculptor Nino Novellino specializes in creating sculpture and costume armour for theatre, ballet, opera, and film. Costume armour was first developed for the original production o…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:20AMWednesday, April 27, 2011
Laurie Metcalf talks about her role in Sharr White's play "The Other Place" at MCC Theater, and the challenge of playing someone whose mental faculties are diminishing in a non-linear play, …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:14AMSaturday, April 23, 2011
Special Effects Designer Gregory Meeh uses a vast array of technologies to build illusions for live stage productions. He has created pyrotechnic explosions and atmospheric effects such as r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AMThursday, April 21, 2011
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel on the writer-director relationship featuring "Urinetown" composer/lyricist Greg Kotis, "The Wild Party" composer Andrew Lippa and …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:26AMWednesday, April 20, 2011
Co-director and choreographer of Broadway's "The Book of Mormon", Casey Nicholaw, talks about his initial reaction on reading the irreverent new musical and how it was to work with Matt Park…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:51AMMonday, April 18, 2011
Director of Community Engagement Anita Maynard-Losh leads all education and outreach programs at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. Her extensive background in arts education began with acting, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:07PMThursday, April 14, 2011
Special Effects Designer Gregory Meeh uses a vast array of technologies to build illusions for live stage productions. He has created pyrotechnic explosions and atmospheric effects such as r…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:13AMWednesday, April 13, 2011
From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner talks about his tenure leading that influential institution, including whether, as some have said, it was always his career go…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:38AMThursday, April 7, 2011
In February 2011, SDCF Associate Director Ellen Rusconi moderated a Director/Choreographer Network roundtable discussion with The Civilians Artistic Director Steve Cosson and PearlDamour's K…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:24AMWednesday, April 6, 2011
"Arcadia"'s Lady Croom, Margaret Colin, discusses grappling with the intellectuals concepts in the play, the experience of spending several days having Tom Stoppard explain them, and what it…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:13AMFriday, April 1, 2011
Director of Community Engagement Anita Maynard-Losh leads all education and outreach programs at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. Her extensive background in arts education began with acting,…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:01PMWednesday, March 30, 2011
Royal Shakespeare Company veteran Janet Suzman discusses her early years with the company, including her daunting audition for for Peter Hall, John Barton and Peter Brook; her repertory role…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:13AMMonday, March 28, 2011
The panel of playwrights - Annie Baker, Rinne Groff, Karen Hartman and Alfred Uhry - talk about their writing process; the role of the dramaturg; writing adaptations; collaborating with dire…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:01AMSaturday, March 26, 2011
Costume Shop Manager Carol Hammond works closely with the costume designer, and deals with all of the logistics of costuming. She oversees costumes being shopped and built, fittings, budgeti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:23PMThursday, March 24, 2011
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel featuring Todd Haimes (Artistic Director, Roundabout Theatre Company), Marty Bell (Producer, "Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Ragtime")…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:34AMWednesday, March 23, 2011
Acclaimed for his works of fiction, non-fiction, philosophy, and theatre, Michael Frayn discusses how he determines when an idea is right for the stage when he has multiple forms to choose f…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:33AMFriday, March 18, 2011
Costume Shop Manager Carol Hammond works closely with the costume designer, and deals with all of the logistics of costuming. She oversees costumes being shopped and built, fittings, budget…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:05AMWednesday, March 16, 2011
Austin Pendleton, director of the recent production of "The Three Sisters" at Classic Stage Company in New York, talks about the many Chekhov productions he's appeared in and directed over t…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:03AMThursday, March 10, 2011
On January 17, 2011, SDCF hosted its third One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Tac…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:45AMWednesday, March 9, 2011
Barry Grove, Executive Producer of the Manhattan Theatre Club, talks about his three-and-half decades of partnership with Lynne Meadow at the top of one of New York's largest not-for-profit …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:04AMFriday, March 4, 2011
Technical Director Mike Cristaldi supervises the installation and engineering of the physical production of a show. At Philadelphia Theatre Company, he coordinates all the technical element…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:14AMWednesday, March 2, 2011
Elizabeth Marvel talks about whether being "a bad kid" has influenced her more daring stage performances, and discusses the challenges of remaining alienated from her on stage family in Jon …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:32AMThursday, February 24, 2011
On December 18, 2010, SDCF hosted their second One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Grandage …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:20AMWednesday, February 23, 2011
Actors Colman Domingo, Elizabeth Marvel, Michele Pawk, Daphne Rubin-Vega and David Zayas discuss the influence of their early training; how they challenge themselves for each role; their fee…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:35AMInterviewed at the keyboard, composer Stephen Schwartz chronicles his career from college to "Wicked" and beyond. He explains how "Pippin" began as a college musical based on one paragraph i…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:11AMFriday, February 18, 2011
Theatrical Milliner Lynne Mackey makes customized hats for stage productions. Theatrical hats are created for a specific show, character, and costume design, fitted for each individual acto…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:47AMWednesday, February 16, 2011
While playing both a farmer and his wife in Red Bull Theatre Company's "The Witch of Edmonton", Everett Quinton talks about appearing in Jacobean drama and getting to watch the rest of the c…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:08AMThursday, February 10, 2011
On November 14, 2010, SDCF hosted their first One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at Atlantic Theatre Studios with 2009 Fichandler Award winner Jonathan Moscone (Artistic Directo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:35AM 
