Off And On: A New York Theatre Podcast

Actress/Writer/Podcast Host Laura Force Scruggs comes on the podcast to talk about how her one woman show Punk Grandpa became a play, growing up in a world where you don't fit in, the theater festival scene and her amazing grandfather. Check out her show Punk Grandpa now playing at The Frigid NYC Festival. Plus friend of the podcast Bixby Elliot stops by the show to talk about what's going on in NYC.

Actress/Writer Molly Anne Coogan, stops by the podcast to talk about creating her own webseries, her journey as a stage actor in New York, taking a break from your dream when health issues take over, and much more! Support her campaign for Things I Hate here: https://www.seedandspark.com/studio/things-i-hate

Actress Marguerite Stimpson stops by the podcast to talk about doing Elephant Man on Broadway and in London, saying your goals out loud, her early days in New York, getting replaced in a show, being in a relationship with an actor and much more! Plus the show joins The Folio Group. Check us out http://www.foliogroup.net/

Actress/Singer Karla Mosley (Bold & The Beautiful) and actor/producer Arjun Gupta (The Magicians) stop by the podcast to talk about starting a theatre company in Los Angeles, the difference between acting on screen and on stage, their days in New York, why they moved to Los Angeles and much more! Go to their website ammotheatre.com and check out their production of The Judgment of Fools opening on February 18th! Plus Jonathan Mandell from newyorktheater.me stops by the intro to talk about NYC theatre in February.

Actress Susan Louise O'Connor stops by the podcast to talk about her amazing career in the theatre. From Off Off Broadway to Broadway Susan has done it all. We chat about what she learned from Angela Lansbury, finding a home in new work, deciding to move to L.A. and creating online content.

Actress/Filmmaker Liza Fernandez stops by the podcast to talk about growing up Chilean in Australia, wanting to win an Oscar, discovering theatre, getting distracted by the hustle in New York, getting a short film into Tribeca Film Festival and much more! Follow her film company @SubwayTokenFilms

Playwright/Comedienne Melanie Maras stop by the podcast to talk about why she misses her New York community, growing up in Indonesia, manifesting, starting a stand up career, finding out she was Asian when she moved to America and more!

Actress/Improvisor Xochitl Romero stops by the podcast to talk about why she never stayed in New York, growing up with a parent who suffers from addiction, always wanting to make the best joke in the room, not being "Latina" enough, and much more!

In this special podcast I splice together some of my favorite moments from the #theatre pod in 2015.  If you wanna follow along this is the order of people who I remixed from 2015: Sheila Callaghan, Gilbert Cruz, Florencia Lozano, Octavio Solis, Marcus Gardley, Paul Thureen, Jack Doulin,, Migdalia Cruz, John Clinton Eisner, Samuel Hunter, Tlaloc Rivas, Raul Castillo, Halley Feiffer, Gerardo Rodriguez, Mando Alvarado, Stephanie Ybarra, and Kwame Kwei-Armah. #newplay

Actress Mayra Leal stops by the pod to talk about growing up in Houston, dealing with insecurities, the challenges of learning on film, handling nudity on set, coming to terms with her addiction, and recovery. Follow her on Twitter @Mayrajleal!

Playwright Madhuri Shekar stops by the podcast to talk about growing up in India, why a playwright would live in Los Angeles, the pros and cons of grad school, the theatre culture in India and much more! Follow her @madplays and visit her website www.madhurishekar.com to support her webseries Titus and Dronicus.

Playwright/Actor J. Julian Christopher stops by the podcast to talk about growing up in church, discovering his latino pride later in life, coming out in high school, why he hates first drafts, writing a webseries about Bear culture, and much more. Follow him on twitter @JulianChristo. Plus Jonathan Mandell stops by the podcast to talk about his 10 ten shows of the year. Follow him @newyorktheater

Actors David Ryan Smith and Matt Citron come on the podcast to have some drinks and talk about acting in The Mobile Unit at The Public, what they wish they had known when they started out in theatre, the roles they enjoy playing, goals for the future, reading reviews and much more!

Actor Lucas Caleb Rooney stops by the pod to talk about his amazing career. From Broadway, to his work in Madagascar, Lucas talks about why he wants to be "fucking around" before he steps on stage, losing weight mid career, clowning, and much more! Please donate to his charity Zara Aina. Go to www.zaraaina.org and support!

Maeve and Mikai are two of the starts of Before Your Very Eyes at The Public Theater and they are kids! They come on the podcast to talk about why doing acting gets boring, why they thought their play was a comedy, what they want to be when they grow up, we freestyle rap and much more!!!!

Actor/Director GerardoRodriguez stops by the podcast to talk about having specific goals, growing up on the border, why he's afraid of writing, studying in Russia, balancing marriage and acting, and more!

Director/Playwright/Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Amah stops by the podcast to talk about his amazing journey. We talk growing up in an immigrant family in England, his career in music, why theatre allowed him to meet Prime Ministers, balancing work and children and more! Go to www.centerstage.org for more!

Actress Zuzanna Wanda Szadkowski comes by the podcast to talk about doing theatre after a long break, being your own worst enemy at callbacks, her role on Gossip Girl, and growing up in a Polish home. Follow her on instagram and twitter @zuzannawanda. Plus Jonathan Mandell stops by again for a November preview. Follow him @newyorktheater

Director/Producer Meiyin Wang stops by the podcast to talk about seeing theatre all over the world for The Under The Radar Festival, growing up in Singapore, how motherhood has changed her relationship to theatre and more! Go see The Under The Radar Festival at The Public Theatre www.publictheatre.org

American Theatre Magazine's Editor-in-chief Rob Weinert-Kendt stops by the podcast. We talk about the backlash to his editorial about The Mikado controversy, his apology and what he learned from the week. Plus we talk about the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Translation Project. Go to americantheatre.org for more!