SAN DIEGO INTERVIEWS

 Teatro San Diego premiers their inaugural production SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD via streaming from August 5th - 15th. Executive Director Julio Catano and the talented creative team talk about their roles in and some of their favorite moments while creating this show....

BLURRED AROUND THE CORNERS, written and performed by Steven Oberman offers an intimate play about a Doctor who championed those who needed it.  Steven talks about creating and performing this play, which is playing through August 6-8th at Vista’s Broadway Theatre....

Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein hosts THINKING SHAKESPEARE LOVE! and talks about working with the graduating class of The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, the pandemic, and the enduring love of Shakespeare....

In the true spirit of “The show must go on”, when the pandemic shut down theatre and in-person gatherings, the students of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre program continued to do the work.  That work has paid off for the graduating class of 2021 and is being ce...

If you are looking for some fantastic vocals, aristocratic hijinks, and want to support a good cause then look no further than CollaborAzian’s upcoming abridged A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER on July 15th.  Directed by Alan Muraoka, and features an all-Asian American cast and productio...

Eden Espinosa brings her powerhouse vocals to help close out the summer cabaret series at The Old Globe this weekend July 9th - 11th. In a preview to the cabaret Espinosa talks about what to expect from her performances this weekend, what she did during the pandemic, and her excitement to return to ...

It’s summer, theatres are reopening, and Solea Pfeiffer is coming back to The Old Globe on June 19th and 20th to kick off their cabaret series, what more do you need to kickstart a great theatre season?  When asked about the cabaret Solea said, “To be totally honest with you, this cabaret is j...

Interview with Joy Yvonne Jones, President of the San Diego Black Artist Collective, along with fellow organizers Rich Soublet II, and Zach King, on the SAY IT LOUD FESTIVAL a week-long festival of theatre, music, and poetry that can be enjoyed in person and streamed virtually....

The Old Globe’s new podcast COCKTAILS WITH THE CANON and its two fun, charismatic, and incredibly smart co-hosts Lamar Perry and Danielle Mages Amato are your new best theatre friends. This interview with them is on their new podcast, the topics they cover,  and why they wanted to create a podcas...

Interview with Artistic Director and Owner of Turnkey Theatre Katie Turner, Ph.D., and Lead Marketing Liaison J’Arrian Wade about how this theatre company came about, and being co-creators of their premiere audio theatrical experience, HOMECOMING: A MEDITATION ON THE NATURAL WORLD....

Interview with Adelaida “Adi” Martínez, and Brittany Adriana Carrillo on the creation of ABC Theatre Company, their successful first production CARRIE: THE MUSICAL, and what the future holds....

As I write this, mezzo soprano Emily Fons is driving from her home in Milwaukee to San Diego to rehearse the role of Rosina, the wife of roving-eyed count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville by Rossini. Three years ago Fons sang Cherubino here in the related comic opera The Marriage of Figaro by Mozar...

Emily Fons received a Grammy nomination for her work on the recording of Jennifer Higdon’s opera Cold Mountain. Fons has been lauded for her virtuosic abilities in the Baroque and Bel Canto repertoires and for the dramatic commitment and musicality she brings to modern works. She has performed wi...

Interview with I AND YOU Director Callie Prendiville on what it’s like working on a theatrical piece that is being filmed, and why this play seems like such an obvious choice for the time of quarantine. I AND YOU is playing through March 28th...

An interview with San Diego native playwright Hailey Mashburn on her inspiration and her work locally, online, and across the globe....

Interview with Patchwork Theatre Company founder Kian Kline-Chilton on the Almeda Fest and why they chose to have all proceeds go to support the San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition. Almeda fest is Feb 26th and 27th, 2021...

Interview with DeMilo Young, the founder and President of BIPOC Support Foundation on building a better future for BIPOC people and how theatre and the arts are a key component to that mission....

Freedome Bradley-Ballentine & Vietca Do talk about adapting the THEATRE DESIGN STUDIO & 2021 PAM FARR SUMMER SHAKESPEARE STUDIO programs for 2020. The online programs are now open for applications from High School Students and recent Graduates!...

Broadway San Diego General Manager Vanessa Davis talks about revamping the Awards, how theatre arts educators can make nominations and the importance of nurturing and celebrating these talented performers....

Kristina Wong talks about creating her show, how Democracy is like a Chia pet, what she's learned making masks, and creating and putting on a show from her living room. KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE January 22 - 24th At San Diego Rep....

Interview with James P. Darvas, the Executive Artistic Director of OnStage Playhouse, on the world premiere of MONUMENTAL HISTORY, available January 8th through the 24th....

Interview with Patchwork Theatre Company founder Kian Kline-Chilton talks about creating WE WILL NOT DESCRIBE THE CONVERSATION in a pandemic, and how he hopes it inspires people....

Tune in right here as he chats with one of Broadway's most beloved actors, Christopher Sieber, who will perform a very special concert tonight, November 5 (7pm), as a part of the Radio Free Birdland series....

Tune in right here today, October 29 (3pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway favorite Beth Malone. Beth will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, November 1 (8pm) and Monday, November 2 (3pm)....

Tune in right here today, October 28 (12pm ET), as he chats with Rafael Casal and Adrienne Warren, who star in one-night-only virtual Halloween benefit concert presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, benefitting the Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. ...