“Writing about my experience was a way to continue to celebrate her life and our friendship” —…
Players, Performers, & Portrayers
by Julia Stier
1y ago
“Writing about my experience was a way to continue to celebrate her life and our friendship” — Brynn Thayer The actress and playwright shares about her new play ‘Let Me In.’ Rachael Meyers and Bryan McKinley in “Let Me In” Photo by Jeff Lorch Brynn Thayer, actress and playwright, got her start in the industry playing the role of Jenny Wolek on the soap opera One Life to Live for eight years. Now, her new “dark-ish” comedy Let Me In, is playing at Theatre 68 in Los Angeles: Life takes an unpredictable turn for the bride’s best friend and the intended groom when a wedding bec ..read more
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A Conversation with the Creators of ‘Dragon Show’
Players, Performers, & Portrayers
by Julia Stier
1y ago
The playwright and director talk all things immersive theatre. Written by Katelyn Schiller and Nick Rheinwald Jones, and directed by Katelyn Schiller, Dragon Show wowed audiences with its whimsical storyline, original songs, and highly immersive design. Below, Schiller and Jones share a bit about the creative process, trusting their actors, and what it takes to create an original, immersive musical. What inspired the creation of Dragon Show? KATELYN SCHILLER: Dragon Show was born from our love of dragon stories, and our desire to gift audiences a completely new type of immersive theatre ..read more
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“Hard work and perseverance really do pay off” — Joshua Odjick
Players, Performers, & Portrayers
by Julia Stier
2y ago
“Hard work and perseverance really do pay off” — Joshua Odjick The actor shares about filming a bilingual movie. Photo by Tim Leyes Indigenous actorJoshua Odjick recently made his Toronto Film Festival debut with the film Wildhood. The film follows Link (Phillip Lewitski) who is on a quest to find the mother than abandoned him. As he sets off, Link meets Pasmay (Joshua Odjick) who joins him on his search for identity, community and love in the land where he belongs. Below, Odjick shares a bit about his place in the entertainment industry. You star alongside Phillip Lewitski (a f ..read more
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A Conversation with Ahmed Best
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by Julia Stier
2y ago
The director of the new play “Ascension” talks about the evolution of theatre. Today I am joined by Ahmed Best, the Associate Artistic Director of the Echo Theater in Los Angeles, and director of their new show, Ascension written by D.G. Watson. You might know him best as Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He currently hosts both Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge and The Afrofuturist Podcast. He is also the creator, writer and director of two web series, including the comic sci-fi series The Nebula. As an actor, Best starred ..read more
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Review: The Wolfe & The Bird
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by Julia Stier
2y ago
The solo show presents an intimate look at the relationship between a mother and daughter. Rachel Parker Photo by Joshua Stern All mother-daughter relationships have their quirks. And then there’s the relationship between Rachel Parker and her mother, Gladys. In the 85-minute solo show, THE WOLFE & THE BIRD, directed by Alina Phelan, Parker — writer and main performer — takes us through her tumultuous childhood under Gladys’ thumb, and her own eventual escape to NYC. This show is tough. Parker doesn’t pull any punches, giving us her truth without sugarcoating it. As we ..read more
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“I began writing to heal myself” — TL Forsberg
Players, Performers, & Portrayers
by Julia Stier
2y ago
“I began writing to heal myself” — TL Forsberg The actress, writer, and coach shares about educating through her art. TL Forsberg has spent her life on the fringes of two communities — straddling the worlds of the deaf and the hearing. As a woman who identifies as Deaf, she can sign. But she can also speak and sing, which lead her to touring as a Deaf singer, and being dubbed The Deaf Lady Gaga. In her solo show, THE BOOK THAT WON’T CLOSE: Confessions of a Love Addict, Forsberg talks about how living as a differently-abled individual has affected her private life, and subsequen ..read more
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Fall Reading List
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by Julia Stier
2y ago
The business and entertainment books I’m reading. SECRETS OF THE FORCE The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars By Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman *Full review coming soon. For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The Fifty-Year Mission, are telling the entire story of this blockbuster franchise from the very beginning in a single exhaustive vo ..read more
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A Conversation with Matt Ritchey
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by Julia Stier
2y ago
The creator of Storycrafting talks writing. Matt Ritchey is an award-winning director, actor, writer, editor and coach — he truly does it all! He studied acting, directing, and stage management at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts before going on to receive a Certificate in Shakespeare from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He is also the creator of StoryCrafting, a “one-on-one guidance aimed at bringing out the best of you, creating goals, and bringing your project to life.” http://www.mattritchey.net/index.html Insta: @storycraftingla https://medi ..read more
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A Conversation with Henri Esteve
Players, Performers, & Portrayers
by Julia Stier
2y ago
The actor and activist talks about his new role on Grown-ish. Photo by Ryan West Henri Esteve began his acting journey gracing the stages of New York City, before relocating to LA to pursue television. He made his small-screen debut in Revenge, portraying the black hat hacker Javier Salgado, and continued on to play Abel in the award-winning Amazon show Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts. Now, Esteve, an activist himself, can be seen as Javi — a well-educated Cuban Republican activist — on Grown-ish. Below, Esteve talks about his journey to television, as well as his work advocating ..read more
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Exploring ‘The Last, Best Small Town’ with John Guerra
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by Julia Stier
2y ago
The playwright shares about the premiere of his play at Theatricum Botanicum. Playwright John Guerra Photo by Rebecca Aranda Playwright John Guerra is set to have the world-premiere of his play The Last, Best Small Town at Theatricum Botanicum, opening this Saturday, July 31. The Last, Best Small Town — which is a modern-day adaptation of the American classic Our Town by Thornton Wilder — tells the tale of two families, as they navigate personal, emotional, and financial difficulties. Guerra took time to share with Players, Performers, & Portrayers a bit about his play, what insp ..read more
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