Welcome to Season 2! This episode kicks off our shift towards a fully dramaturgically-based podcast. This week, I broke down some table work for Carrie: The Musical, opening this summer at Cadence Theatre in Richmond, VA. Check it out and by tickets here: cadencetheatre.org

Live from Odd Hours Theatre Company... it's Calvin Pineda and Matilda Gaddi! Hear these young artists talk about their work with the company, new projects in development, and hot takes fresh out of the oven, this week on The Radical & The Restless. More About: Sketch Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtQRUFUY-a6miEsy-JCRndg Crane Lake (Radio Drama Podcast): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HYDIi7zWYIemUKlIR6JmA?si=TazBKWMuTue3jRbQbsOB3Q Sage Country Fragments (Prose poetry/essay podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/4mSeCvkf2OAjxLI1iWNlGH?si=MtALGJOnTGSNMXse4mobcg Check out Odd Hours Theatre Company on Facebook!

Actor, dancer, director, and playwright, Julliette Holliday joins us this week to discuss new musical development, how to write with your right brain, and hopes for wacky, physical theatre post-COVID. Listen to this wonderful artist discuss her work this week on The Radical & The Restless. For more about Julliette: https://lguzman894.wixsite.com/jullietteholliday Arcanum Magazine: @arcanum_zine

Our guest this week is John Nordt! John is a Miami-born writer and performer currently based in Boston. Hear him discuss writing styles and read some original poetry on this episode of The Radical & The Restless.

Live from Chicago, Illinois... it's Lulu Guzman! This week, hear Lulu's thoughts on gathering, agency in the rehearsal room, collaborative directing, and so much more on this installment of The Radical & The Restless. More About: Lulu Guzman First Act Children's Theatre BIPOC Demands for White American Theatre (pdf)

In this episode, we highlight actress, singer, and theatremaker, Sumie Yotsukura! Listen to Sumie discuss her thesis/cabaret extravaganza, which explores how musical theatre can and should be utilized to tell Asian-American stories. Hear Sumie talk accessibility and the evolution of performance during quarantine on this installment of The Radical & The Restless. More About: Sumie Yotsukura: @sumie.y37 Shakespeare in the Dark Facebook home page: https://www.facebook.com/ShakespeareInTheDark/ Aguas Arts Ink: https://www.aguasartsink.com/ I DISSENT: A Concert for Equal Rights in Honor of RBG: https://www.aguasartsink.com/register-for-a-show

Live from Boise, Idaho... it's Grace Ward! Hear screenwriter, playwright, and novelist Grace Ward discuss her new (pink) musical in development, writing for film, and Meemaw McPhearson’s Magic Mushrooms, on this episode of The Radical & The Restless.  More about: Grace Ward: @g.wardyy If It Scares You: @ifitscaresyou The National Theatre Institute: https://www.nationaltheaterinstitute.org/

For our kickoff episode (!), Olivia interviews Emma Cordray, a director and dramaturg from Columbus, Ohio whose work explores how musical theatre can be a tool for civic engagement. Hear how Emma has spent the last several months and her hopes for an equitable theatre industry in the future.  To explore more of Emma's work: emmacordray.wixsite.com/about or @emmacordray Mentions in this episode: Katori Hall and Erika Dickerson article: https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/07/27/katori-hall-and-erika-dickerson-despenza-crafting-their-narratives/ Braving the Bard: https://www.bravingthebard.com/podcast

The Radical & The Restless is an interview-based podcast with the goals of highlighting emerging theatreartists and creating a platform for them to talk about their work. We also discuss topics such as creativity during quarantine and our ideal theatre industry post-COVID. Listen now to hear from these amazing artists and their thoughts on why theatre is essential.