This month I welcome back previous Trumpet performers Shaun Yates and Meg Falasco to join in our first purely discussion based episode! Join us as we dive into a free-form conversation about the growing prevalence of musicals adapted from odd or unlikely sources, and try to make heads or tails of the ones that didn’t […]
This month I speak with New York playwright Scott C. Sickles about his piece Marianas Trench. We touch on writing about LGBT issues from an LGBT perspective, the challenges of writing a trilogy play, and I try unsuccessfully to pull some spoilers out of Scott about his day job, writing for General Hospital. The scene […]
Happy New Year! Enjoy your first day of 2019 with a conversation with Philadelphia playwright Shelli Pentimall Bookler about her riveting (pardon the pun) play about the ship that could have prevented one of the most famous Oceanic disasters of the 20th century, and also listen closely for my bad Colm Wilkinson impression (and as an added […]
This month I speak with New York playwright about his play Lumps, and All. In our discussion we talk about the journey of adapting a play from a novel from a true life experience, and all of the extra paths that journey can take. The scene featured in this month’s episode features Robert Gene Pellechio […]
Tomorrow is the night! After months of planning, workshopping, and rehearsing we are finally ready to share with the world our newest project, Salamander by Lisa VilaMill. Today I am joined one more time by Salamander Assistant Director and ERP company Member Latrice Smith to discuss why this piece means so much to everyone involved. Salamander runs September 6th through […]
Only two more days until we open our powerful production of Salamander by Lisa VillaMil! Today I’m once again joined by Salamander Assistant Director and ERP Company Member Latrice Smith to discuss the Skinner Studio at Plays & Players and the benefits of performing this piece in such an intimate space. Salamander runs September 6th through the 9th at the Skinner […]
We’re only a few days away from sharing the beautiful new original play Salamander by Lisa VillaMil. Today I’m rejoined by Salamander Assistant Director and ERP Company member Latrice Smith to discuss the organization Women Organized Against Rape, Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center. (A generous portion of the proceeds from Salamander will be donated to W.O.A.R in our continued effort to raise […]
Our Fringe production of Salamander by Lisa VillaMil is about to premiere! Today I talk with Salamander Assistant Director and ERP company Member Latrice Smith about the journey this amazing play has taken, from the initial reading to this fully staged production! Salamander runs September 6th through the 9th at the Skinner Studio at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia […]
Elephant Room Productions is currently looking for poets and spoke word artists who would like to perform at an upcoming event we are holding at Tattooed Moms in South Philly on Thursday evening, August 23rd! Please submit interest to Latrice Smith at [email protected].