Posts by Kara Lewis
In Conversation with Mikki Gillette, Lindsay Partain, Lorenz Qatava, Leslie Slape, and Ken Yoshikawa
What’s your love language as a playwright? Perhaps it’s having your words read, heard, and digested by actors and audiences. Get to know the ANPF 2022 New Voices Emerging Playwrights…
Read MoreIn Conversation with Kathryn de la Rosa, Ty Greenwood, Heesun Hwang, Jasmine Sharma, and Carlos-Zenen Trujillo
Emerging playwrights Kathryn de la Rosa, Ty Greenwood, Heesun Hwang, Jasmine Sharma, and Carlos-Zenen Trujillo cover a lot of ground as they dish on their experiences taking part in Ashland New…
Read MoreIn Conversation with Inda Craig-Galván and Kyle Haden
Grab your favorite potato chips and get in on the conversation with playwright Inda Craig-Galván and director Kyle Haden as they talk about Inda’s new play BERTH BREACH/BREECH BIRTH, which…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: WATER MADE TO RISE by Barret O’Brien
View the play’s playbill page here: Water Made to Rise
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: THE GOOD BET by Bob Clyman
View the play’s playbill page here: The Good Bet
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: THE EXCEPTIONALS by Bob Clyman
View the playbill page for the play here: The Exceptionals
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: TAIL OF THE BELL by Gabriel Neustadt
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/tail-of-the-bell/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: SCIENCE NIGHT by Stephanie Neuerburg
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/science-night/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: PANKHURST: FREEDOM OR DEATH by Jeannine Grizzard
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/pankhurst-freedom-or-death/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: IN WAYS BOTH FRIVOLOUS AND DEEP by Marin Gazzaniga
View play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/in-ways-both-frivolous-and-deep/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: FUGITIVE COLORS by Barbara V. Anderson
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/fugitive-colors/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: FOR NINA by Robert Emmet Lunney
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/for-nina/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: FLOWERS IN THE DESERT by Donna Hoke
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/flowers-in-the-desert/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: FERNANDO by Steven Haworth
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/fernando/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: THE SECOND COMING OF KLAUS KINSKI by Andrew Perez
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/the-second-coming-of-klaus-kinski/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: ELEVATOR GIRL by Donna Hoke
View the play’s playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/elevator-girl/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: BUTTERFLIES AND MARGARINE by Oded Gross
Go to the playbill page here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/play/butterflies-and-margarine/
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: THE WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD by Kari Bentley-Quinn
In THE WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD, new mom Nina has a healthy baby boy, a loving husband… and is struggling with terrifying nightmares and anxiety attacks. Her therapist, Bonnie,…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Diving In: A Conversation with William Cameron and Grace McLeod
This conversation brings together two generations of playwrights: Grace McLeod is an emerging playwright (also one of the youngest winners ever at ANPF) and William Cameron is an established theatre…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | I love a four-letter word: A conversation with Ian August and David Hilder
Ranging from hilarious to heart-full, this conversation between playwrights and friends Ian August and David Hilder delivers it all. They discuss their ANPF 2020 winning plays ZERO and THOSE DAYS…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Angry/Funny and Angry/Sad: A Conversation with Kari Bentley-Quinn and Callie Kimball
“You do angry/funny better than anyone.” So says past ANPF winner Callie Kimball to friend and current ANPF winner Kari Bentley-Quinn. Today on the podcast, they discuss Kari’s ANPF 2020…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Creating the World We Want to See: A Conversation with Reginald Edmund and Kyle Haden
Art, race, activism, smoothie diets, and the future of American theatre. There’s lots on the table in this conversation between friends and multi-hyphenate theatremakers Reginald Edmund and Kyle Haden. They get personal, from discussing…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: SOUTHBRIDGE by Reginald Edmund
In SOUTHBRIDGE, a white widow has been assaulted and an angry mob is at the jailhouse door demanding the sheriff lynch the accused. The only way to untangle the truth…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Cultivate Your Voice: A Conversation with Diana Burbano and Tlaloc Rivas
Diana Burbano and Tlaloc Rivas speak to the moment and are as vulnerable and open in this conversation as they are on the page. Their talk weaves through their history…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: SILUETA by Diana Burbano, Chris Shelton, and Tom Shelton
SILUETA is a two-person play inspired by the true story of Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-American performance artist and sculptor, whose life ended in a harrowing 34-story fall from the SoHo…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Cherishing Time: A Conversation with Lauren Yee and Joe Ngo
Lauren Yee and Joe Ngo check in with each other from their respective coasts. They share what they’re doing during self-isolation: Joe’s practicing a new language as well as guitar…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Singing Our Song: A Conversation with Nate Eppler and Stephanie Alison Walker
Nate Eppler and Stephanie Alison Walker join us on the podcast today for a conversation that brings connection and catharsis. They put our feelings into words and deftly share…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: DONNA ORBITS THE MOON by Ian August
Something is not quite right with Donna: she’s a loving mother, a devoted wife, and a minor celebrity to all the bake sale planners in town, but something is making…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Free full play: MRS. HARRISON by R. Eric Thomas
Mrs. Harrison by R. Eric Thomas is about two women and one story. At their 10-year college reunion, Aisha and Holly meet by chance. Is this the first time or…
Read MorePlay4Keeps Podcast | Living Their Best Lives: A Conversation with R. Eric Thomas and Haygen-Brice Walker
You’ll be laughing from the word hello with these two: from ill-fitting corduroy pants during fashion week to stipends spent on Buffalo Wild Wings, take a journey with R. Eric…
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