Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater
Rachel Lin speaks with the theater artists shaping the landscape of American Theater today. Join her, as she chats with the most exciting theater makers of our generation about their careers, the challenges, and how they lead a life in the arts.
Episodes
39 episodes
A Conversations with Playwright: Lindsey Ferrentino
I am beyond thrilled to bring you this episode with an old friend, playwright Lindsey Ferrentino. Lindsey has had an incredible career thus far with plays like "Ugly Lies the Bone," "Amy and the Orphans," and "This Flat Earth," making th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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49:36
A Conversation with Kim Blanck from Broadway's Suffs!
Welcome back to a new season(??) of Upstage Left! After a long hiatus we're back with actor Kim Blanck who plays Ruza Wenclawska in Broadway's Suffs. We're so excited to be talking our dear friend who's been singing and acting on ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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46:14
An Interview with Tony Winner: Reed Birney
After a long hiatus, we return with an interview with veteran stage, TV, and film actor: Reed Birney! Since his Broadway debut in 1976, Reed has graced many a stage and screen. He won a Tony award in 2016 for his portrayal of the dad, E...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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43:30
An Interview with Actor & Playwright: Daniel K. Isaac
Daniel K. Isaac is a very busy man! So we were especially excited that he made the time to chat with us. In this episode Rachel & Daniel discuss:the upcoming 2022-23 theater season and the Asian theater-makers on stage!...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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50:34
An Interview with Actor, Director, and Co-Founder of Big Dance Theater: Paul Lazar
We are thrilled to chat with Downtown Theater Icon: Paul Lazar. From making appearances in movies that became cult classics (Married to the Mob, Silence of the Lambs, Old Boy, Snowpiercer), to his recent Broadway appearance in Macb...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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52:45
An Interview with TV, Stage, & Film Actor: Didi O'Connell
In this episode, Rachel speaks with veteran TV, stage, and film actor: Deirdre O'Connell. Didi is the 2022 Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Dana Higginbotham in Lucas Hnath's Dana H. She is...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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54:55
Upstage Left Host, Rachel Lin, chats with Kendall Cafaro
For the 32nd episode, we decided it might be a good idea to introduce our listeners to the host of this podcast: Rachel Lin. After much convincing, Rachel zooms with social media manager and actor, Kendall Cafaro, to discuss Rachel's time in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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35:46
An Interview with Playwright: Anchuli Felicia King
Rachel chats with playwright & screenwriter, Anchuli Felicia King, whose play Golden Shield is currently running at Manhattan Theatre Club through June 12. Her work also includes White Pearl which world pre...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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36:15
An Interview with Director: Taylor Reynolds
In this episode, Rachel chats with Taylor Reynolds - one the most in demand theater directors currently working off-Broadway, and a producing artistic leader of The Movement Theat...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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41:26
An interview with Actor, Director, & Artistic Director: William Carden
Rachel chats with Billy Carden, the current leader of her artistic home, Ensemble Studio Theatre. With almost 50 years in the biz and close to 30 as an artistic director (first ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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53:30
An Interview with Nothing For the Group's Lauren Halvorsen
Rachel chats with the dramaturg behind the newsletter, Nothing For the Group, Lauren Halvorsen. Before starting the weekly missive offering theater round-ups, reviews, and takes, Lauren was the associate literary manager at Studio Theatre in DC...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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44:44
An Interview with Actor Tedra Millan
In this episode Rachel chats with Tedra Millan, one of New York's most celebrated young talents! Teddi originated the role of #46 in Sarah Delappe's The Wolves that world premiered at Playwrights Realm, and went on to Lincoln...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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50:09
An Interview with Playwright & Actor: Vichet Chum
It's back-to-school season, and in this episode Rachel is taking notes from multi-hyphenate theater maker Vichet Chum. Rachel & Vichet met years ago working on a festival of short plays written by high school students, and since then Rachel...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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47:57
An Interview with Casting Director: Conrad Woolfe
In this episode we speak with casting director: Conrad Woolfe, who has worked in casting for over a decade. He cut his teeth at Telsey and Company, one of New York's largest casting offices focused on film, theater, and television. Now, based o...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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47:37
An interview with Actor: Catherine Curtin
In this episode Rachel catches up with acclaimed stage, film, and TV actor: Catherine Curtin. After making her Broadway debut in Six Degrees of Separation in 1990, Cathy made her way onto stages large and small before appearin...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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50:50
An Interview with Meropi Peponides of Soho Rep & Radical Evolution
In this episode Rachel speaks with one of the directors of Soho Rep and a co-founder of Radical Evolution: Meropi Peponides. The two met over a decade ago while Meropi was still an MFA student at Columbia. As the theater industry continues to h...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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42:25
An Interview with Theater in Quarantine's Joshua William Gelb
Josh Gelb is a director, performer, writer, & producer whose work is often visceral, surprising, and bold. Pre-pandemic his play Jazz Singer, which he co-wrote, directed, and performed in, received a critically acclaimed run at Abr...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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49:00
An Interview with Playwright: Martyna Majok
Rachel & Martyna recorded this episode in late April. While it was only 5 months ago, in some ways, it feels like an entirely different lifetime. As summer draws to a close, and we head into fall, Rachel can't think of a better time to shar...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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52:10
An Interview with Playwright Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Actor Ugo Chukwu
Monet Hurst-Mendoza and Ugo Chukwu are #relationshipgoals. They also happen to both be fantastic theater artists in their own right. Monet's play Torera was slated for production at the
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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51:16
An Interview with Playwright: C.A. Johnson
In this episode, Rachel speaks with C.A. Johnson - the playwright of All the Natalie Portmans, which premiered at MCC this February. C.A.'s play The Climb was part of the 2019 Cherry Lane Mentor Project, and her work has also ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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51:05
An Interview with Associate Artistic Director: Erin Daley
In this episode, Rachel chats with Erin Daley, the associate artistic director of Primary Stages. They recorded this episode on March 25th (two months ago), when New York City was only two weeks into quarantine. While things were much less cert...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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32:12
An Interview with Actor, Teacher, & Director: Maria Dizzia
A special Mother's Day episode with Tony Award nominated actor, Maria Dizzia. The celebrated stage & screen actor, director, & teacher chats openly and honestly with Rachel about her career, and the challenges she faced early on...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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58:28
An Interview with Actor: Matthew Maher
Rachel chats with one of theater's most sought after actors, Matthew Maher (The Flick, Mr. Burns, Chinglish) who has originated roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off. Most recently he appeared in Will Eno's
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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52:00
An Interview with Actress: Keilly McQuail
Rachel speaks with old friend and actress, Keilly McQuail, whose work can be see in the HBO mini-series The Plot Against America, and the upcoming Lunch Bunch by Sarah Einspanier produced by The Play Company. They disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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42:09
An interview with Playwright, Performer, Multi-Hyphenate Artist: Haruna Lee
In the midst of this crazy time, we're excited to come back on air with this episode recorded with Haruna Lee before the shut-down of theaters city & nationwide. We hope you're staying safe and indoors at this time. May this episode offer s...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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52:26