Katie is joined by an extra special guest host to kick off season 4, please welcome to the stage-Bailey Gleason!Bailey (they/she) is an international performer and music educator, a stage manager mostly based in the northeast, a director, intimacy director, choreographer, and scenic designer. If it should like they've done it all, it's because they probably have! Katie and Bailey sit down to discuss Sarah Treem's A Feminine Ending and discuss what the process would look like from t...

Kait introduces Act IV and its new format as Julia Marie Black takes her final bow. I look forward to chatting with Bailey Gleason and telling the various aspects of theatre through multiple lenses. Tune in as we sit down to discuss A Feminine Ending by Sarah Treem in Act IV, Scene I on April 22, 2024. Enjoy!

Happy Halloween! In this week's spooky episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait discuss viewing John Proctor through a 2023 lens, fanaticism, and what Milo and Twix the cats have to say about it! Enjoy- and thanks for joining us for season 3!

On this week's episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait are joined by actor and musician David Bays to discuss Annie Baker's play The Aliens. The talk of the importance of men's mental health, the struggles of addiction, and the familiarity of artists talking in a coffee shop. Enjoy!

Kait and Julia sit down this week to discuss Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan. They discuss the difficulties of the workplace, the difficulties of moral ambiguity, and of course, Elton John!Enjoy!

On this episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait discuss the intricacies of face and Commedia, dinnertime shenanigans, and what makes One Man, Two Guvnors such a unique farce. Enjoy!

Julia and Kait sit down to discuss one of the funniest plays that has been on Broadway in 2023, Peter Pan Goes Wrong. From the writers of The Play Goes Wrong, Julia and Kait discuss the hilarious mash up of a beloved story, with a community theatre struggling to perform it. They talk about the challenges of farcical comedy, this particular take on the story of Peter Pan, and what kinds of productions they want to see. Enjoy!

Julia and Kait are joined by a very special guest for this week's episode: Playdate's very own Social Media Manager (performer & educator), Noelle Elise Crites! In this episode, the 3 friends do an extremely deep dive on one of Shakespeare's more famous and beloved work, Hamlet. They talk about Hamlet's grief vs. narcissism, modern adaptations of this work, and why some argue this is one of his most infamous plays. Please enjoy!

On this week's episode of Playdate, Julia and Kait sit down and discuss John Logan's Peter and Alice. they discuss the vast array of plays and entertainment on Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, their personal connections to the respective stories, and the beautiful way Logan takes these classic stories and attributes them to the complications of real adult life. Enjoy!

Kait and Julia are joined by Clevland based playwright, actor, and director David Hansen to discuss his beautiful and tragic play I Hate This. David takes Julia and Kait on a deep dive of his writing process, his decision to write this particular play, and this play's significance in his life and the lives of others. Please enjoy!