In his powerful theater piece Guac, Manuel Oliver honors the life and legacy of his son, Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, who died in the Parkland shooting in 2018. Manuel Oliver joins the podcast to share why he turned to theater to tell his family's story, what he's hoping audiences will take away from...

Meet Douglas Lyons, the playwright of Table 17, a playful homage to Black rom-coms of the 90s and early 2000s like How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Love and Basketball. In this discussion, we explore the impact of those films on the play, the impact of a queer lens on shaping this romantic...

Chisa Hutchinson joins the podcast to talk about her three plays featured in this season's AMPLIFY Festival at 59E59, especially Redeemed, currently running in Theater B. What's it like to develop three productions with three directors for one venue at the same time? How are these plays in...