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Theatre Corner is an EMMY Award-Winning interview series dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the national theatre scene. Sit down with some of the top professionals in the entertainment industry to discuss their careers, training, advice for young actors, and how to make theatre matter to more people.

  1. Margo Hall and Phillip Andre Botello | KPBS

    15/01/2022

    Margo Hall and Phillip Andre Botello | KPBS

    Today we sit down with Award-Winning Actor, Director & Playwright Margo Hall and Juilliard graduate Philip Andre Botello. Hall (Soul, Blindspotting) joins us in discussing authenticity onscreen and committing to a character. She also speaks to the incomparable training of onstage acting--a foundation for her rich and multi-faceted career. Botello (Criminal Minds, Sunset on the River Styx, The Art of Self-Defense) speaks on his talents as an actor, as well as the challenges he faced as a mixed race performer and the difficulties it produced in finding his place.

    27 min
  2. Kia Leiani and Matthew Elam | KPBS

    08/01/2022

    Kia Leiani and Matthew Elam | KPBS

    Sit down with two remarkable artists paving their own way in the entertainment industry with no shortage of skill and talent. Kia Leiani joins us from Texas as a rapper fresh off her newest single, “Balloons.” Kia and Michael discuss some of the technical aspects of rap and its similarities to theatre performance. Matthew Elam (Chicago P.D., The Many Saints of Newark, Fargo) dives into the process of getting bitten by the acting bug, and his nomination for an NAACP Image Award. This episode explores young blossoming talent and their trajectory in the changing landscapes of their respective industries.

    27 min
  3. Faith Nibbe and Viviana Peji | KPBS

    31/12/2021

    Faith Nibbe and Viviana Peji | KPBS

    Meet up-and-coming gifted performer Faithe Nibbe and Director and Lyricist Viviana Peji. Nibbe (AGT, Spine Chilling Stories, Rebels) discusses the focus and energy it takes to balance her interests and talents, and her recent achievement of signing with NBCUniversal at such an incredibly young age. Peji joins us from San Diego, where she shares some of her experiences as both a young actor, and now an instructor and educator for young talent in need of a little shaping. Each guest also gives us a peek into their budding interest to operate behind the camera.

    27 min
  4. Tisha Campbell and Dedrick Weathersby | KPBS

    24/12/2021

    Tisha Campbell and Dedrick Weathersby | KPBS

    Today we sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry. Weathersby (2020 Broadway Worlds Award Winner for Best Lead Actor), speaks to us about his titular role as James Brown, soul and spirituality onstage, and his guilty pleasure of karaoke. Campbell (Martin, My Wife and Kids, Little Shop of Horrors) discusses her incomparable career and where she feels most comfortable in her vast variety of talents and skills.

    27 min
  5. Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and Jesse Perez | KPBS

    18/12/2021

    Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and Jesse Perez | KPBS

    In this episode, we catch up with two giants at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Delicia Sonnenberg, founder of the Moxie Theatre in San Diego, discusses her unique path to following her passion of emotionally moving audiences with performances on the stage. Perez, head of an MFA program along with many other feathers in his cap, discusses the individual experiences of the effects of BIPOC performers onstage. Each guest provides their own take on making their way through the maze of entertainment and cornering their passion.

    27 min
  6. Rene Thornton Jr. and Malina Moye | KPBS

    11/12/2021

    Rene Thornton Jr. and Malina Moye | KPBS

    Today we sit down with two individuals that are no short on talent, onstage actor Rene Thornton Jr. and singer-songwriter Maline Moye. Thornton Jr. speaks with us about the importance of diversity on stage, and what it’s like to be a unicorn in the theatre world. Moye chats about her impenetrable will to fuse pop and funk with the guitar, while reflecting on her time as #1 on the Billboard charts.

    27 min

  7. 20/11/2020

    Phillip Andre Botello

    Today we sit down with Phillip Andre Botello, a Julliard graduate already making his mark on the film industry. Fresh out of films such as "The Art of Self-Defense," "Pledge," and "Sunset On The River Styx," Phillip talks about his experiences, training, and how acting literally saved his life.

    32 min

  8. 13/11/2020

    Kia Leiani

    Sit down with Kia Leiani, a rapper based out of Texas who has just released her new single, "Balloons." Kia and Michael discuss some of the technical aspects of rap and the similarities of rap performance and theatre.   Learn more at www.theatrecorner.org

    19 min
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Theatre Corner is an EMMY Award-Winning interview series dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the national theatre scene. Sit down with some of the top professionals in the entertainment industry to discuss their careers, training, advice for young actors, and how to make theatre matter to more people.

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  • Creador
    NWB Imaging
  • Años de actividad
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodios
    53
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