Candid conversation with Whitney White and Playwright Charly Evon Simpson about the theatricality of Simpson's play JUMP, the creative process, and the importance of gender parity in the theatre.

Ep. 4: A Life in the Theater with Theatre in the Park’s Ira David Wood III and Ira David Wood IV

Based inside the beltline in Raleigh, North Carolina, Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning podcaster who has been covering regional theater for over three years. She has been called a "pioneer" for her community-based approach to cultural arts reporting and candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in the theater industry. Her guests have included Tony Award-winners, Broadway veterans, international recording artists, and television icons, including Eric Woodall, Lauren Kennedy, Robert Hartwell, Karen Ziemba, and Ed Asner. Van Hemert is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society for Professional Journalists, and the Broadway Makers Alliance.