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Back to SearchThe Subtext: Aya Ogawa, In Control
This month Brian talks with playwright, director, and performer Aya Ogawa about “hacking away with a machete” toward a career and directing their own work.
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
The Subtext: Kelley Nicole Girod, in It for the Drama
This month Brian talks with the playwright, producer, Fire This Time Festival founder, and Apollo Theater director of new works about drama, balance, and Louisiana history.
Published on 10 months ago
The Subtext: How Rachel Bonds Learned to Trust Herself
This month Brian talks to the Southern-born writer about her journey through acting to playwriting, what her parents taught her, and her own parenting.
Published on 11 months ago
The Subtext: Jonathan Payne and the Sea of Stories
This month Brian speaks with the playwright about striving to write one play a year and drawing inspiration from various roles and identities.
Published on 1 year ago
The Subtext: Rachel Jendrzejewski on Presence, Poland, and Padua
This month Brian speaks with the Playwrights' Center core writer and co-artistic director of Minneapolis's Red Eye about chance encounters and her relationship to future thinking.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Subtext: Marin Ireland, Play Builder
This month Brian talks to the acclaimed actor about the ups and downs of her career, why and how she wrote her first play, and whether she feels she can claim the title 'playwright.'
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Subtext: Benjamin Benne’s Sound and Vision
This month Brian talks to the writer of 'Alma' and 'In His Hands' about narration, inspiration, family ties, and Julio Cortázar.
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Subtext: Inda Craig-Galván’s Search for Self-Expression
This month Brian talks to the busy playwright and TV writer about sketch comedy, grad school, and the audition that changed her path.
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Subtext: Samuel D. Hunter Writes His Way Home
This month Brian speaks with the busy playwright about dramatizing Idaho, promoting the film of 'The Whale,' and working on a new play at Steppenwolf.
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The Subtext: Jenni Lamb Shops Local
This month Brian talks to the writer and producer about pivoting from teaching, feeling stuck in development hell, and championing local storytellers.
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago