The Theater Project Thinks About...

Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver
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The Theater Project thinks about... was created as a way to take our patrons on a “deeper dive” into the process of the actors, directors, playwrights & other artists in our community, as well as the mechanics of bringing an artist’s work to an audience.

  1. Sep 27

    To Be

    1st Prize winner of our 2026 Young Playwrights Competition, Emily Ommerborn introduces an audio reading of their award winning play, To Be. Followed by an interview with 3rd place winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Lucas Luchsinger. Credits: Our Audio Engineer was Kevin Carver, the audio description was by Gary Glor, and Our Theme music was by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies References: Hamlet — William Shakespeare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet Our Town — Thornton Wilder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town Little Women — Louisa May Alcott; film adaptations discussed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen; adaptations discussed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice The Effect of Gamma Rays on-Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds — Paul Zindel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Effect_of_Gamma_Rays_on_Man-in-the-Moon_Marigolds The Wolves — Sarah DeLappe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolves_(play) Are the Bennett Girls Okay? — Emily Breeze https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2627/are-the-bennet-girls-ok/ Wonder — film directed by Stephen Chbosky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film) Barbie — directed by Greta Gerwig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film) Lady Bird — directed by Greta Gerwig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_(film) The Virgin Suicides — directed by Sofia Coppola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virgin_Suicides_(film) David Mamet — playwright, screenwriter, and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet Alexis Kozak — Emily’s playwriting teacher and mentor https://www.alexiskozak.com/ David Meenan — Emily’s theater coach and a playwright https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-j-v-meenan-840850121 Christopher Corey — Emily’s theater and film mentor https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-corey-55175178 Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy https://www.epsnj.org/jefferson Middletown High School South https://south.middletownk12.org/

  2. Aug 30

    Regional Productions

    Playwright Brigid Amos sits down with colleagues Joe Vitale and Martin Coren to discuss their experience with regional productions. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Brigid Amos https://www.brigidamos.com/  Joseph Vitale  https://www.josephvitale.net Martin Coren https://newplayexchange.org/users/16460/martin-coren

  3. Jul 28

    Script-in-Hand Staged Readings

    Mary Ianneli sat down with the General Manager of The Theater Project, Gary Glor, to discuss the challenges and benefits of script-in-hand staged readings.  Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Bill Mesce https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-mesce-jr-750a6015/

  4. Jun 28

    Gail Drake - Buried Treasure

    1st place prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Gail Drake introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Buried Treasure. Followed by an interview with 3rd place prize winner of our 2024 Young Playwrights Competition, Jaylen Mingo. References: Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy https://www.epsnj.org/jefferson Delaware Valley Regional High School https://www.dvrhs.org montclair.edu https://www.montclair.edu › montclair › state Heathers Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Heathers Hamilton (musical) Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hamilton_(musical) Percy Jackson & the Olympians Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Percy_Jackson_&_the... Dionysus Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dionysus Pinterest Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com Artist vs. Poet Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Artist_vs Stick Together Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stick_Together Netflix https://www.netflix.com CASEY MCQUISTON caseymcquiston.com https://www.caseymcquiston.com Leigh Bardugo - #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Leigh Bardugo https://www.leighbardugo.com Maximum Ride Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maximum_Ride Marvel.com | The Official Site for Marvel Movies, Characters ... https://www.marvel.com

  5. May 31

    Creating Your Own Opportunities

    Mark Spina sat down with Derek Crosby and Jack McManus to talk about what steps they have taken to create their own opportunities after facing the void out of college. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Derek Crosby https://derekcrosby.squarespace.com/about Jack McManus https://newplayexchange.org/users/72403/jack-mcmanus Young Playwright’s Competition https://www.thetheaterproject.org/young-playwrights-competition#YoungPlaywrights2025 1319 Press https://www.1319press.com/ All at Once: 40th Anniversary Remaster https://newplayexchange.org/script/2039913/all-at-once-40th-anniversary-remaster The Tank https://thetanknyc.org/ Producers Club https://producersclub.com/ Raul Garza https://newplayexchange.org/users/23270/raul-garza New Play Exchange https://newplayexchange.org/get-started The Ninety-Nine Cent Players https://ninetyninecentplayers.com/ Giovanna DiSanto https://www.giovannadisanto.com/ New York State Puppet Festival https://www.newyorkstatepuppetfestival.org/ Bunraku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunraku Alex Church Gonzales https://www.alexchurchgonzales.com/ 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee https://spellingbeenyc.com/ Godspell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspell

  6. Apr 26

    Combining Musical Theater & Science

    Brigid Amos sits down with David Quang Pham to discuss how he combines his love of musical theater with science to educate and entertain. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: David Quang Pham is an award-winning songwriter, theatre and filmmaker, recognized for creating musicals that personify science to explore the human condition and social issues. His notable work includes plant-based comedy Turnover: A New Leaf, evolutionary fantasy The Living Fossils, and astrophysics family drama Ellipses. They have been produced Off-Broadway, nationally, and internationally. His talent has been recognized with numerous accolades, including a Working Title Playwrights apprenticeship, Playwrights Foundation fellowship, 2024 Great Performances Fellowship Award, and appearance at the 78th Tony Awards on CBS. Be up to lightspeed at science.studio and @ScienceTheatre Tour (2019): A musical revolving around subatomic educators competing in an academic accelerator. It was a finalist at the 2019 Downtown Urban Arts Festival. Turnover: A New Leaf is an award-winning plant-based musical by David Quang Pham that follows Vietnamese cilantro Rau Ram trying to earn a green card while running a salon and raising her son, Parsley, in "Dirty City". The story, inspired by Pham's childhood, explores immigrant assimilation, queer identity, and photosynthesis through a comedic, dramatic lens. Aliyah Curry https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8550270/ Dr Quincy Thomas https://www.queertk.org/bios/dr.-quincy-thomas Queer Theatre Kalamazoo https://www.queertk.org/ Janelle Lawrence janellelawrence.com Gonzalo Valencia Pena http://www.gonzalovalencia.com/ Cải Lương is a form of modern folk opera that originated in southern Vietnam in the early 20th century. Often translated as "reformed theater" or "renovated theater," it represents a cultural fusion that combines traditional Vietnamese music and folk songs with Western stage techniques and modern spoken drama.

  7. Mar 29

    YPC Lucas Luchsinger - College

    Today TTP is thinking about...up and coming playwrights.  Prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Lucas Luchsinger introduces an audio reading of their award winning play, College. Followed by an interview with past honoree, Jaylen Mingo. General description:3rd Place Prize winner of our 2025 Young Playwrights Competition, Lucas Luchsinger introduces an audio reading of their award winning play, College. Followed by an interview with former prize winner, Jaylen Mingo. Credits: Our Audio Engineer was Kevin Carver, audio description provided by Gary Glor and Our Theme music was by Gail Lou and Demien De Sandies References: Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy https://www.epsnj.org/jefferson Kean University: Home Kean University https://www.kean.edu Five Nights at Freddy's Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Five_Nights_at_Freddy's Montclair State University Montclair State University https://www.montclair.edu New Jersey Fencing Alliance New Jersey Fencing Alliance https://www.njfencingalliance.com The Simpsons Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Simpsons Marvel.com | The Official Site for Marvel Movies, Characters ... Marvel.com https://www.marvel.com Spider-Man : Earth Infinite Rebirth Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrEd0n_8fYU The Office (American TV series) Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Office_(America... The Good Place Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Good_Place Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks Coffee https://www.starbucks.com Russ Columbo Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Russ_Columbo Quentin Tarantino Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Quentin_Tarantino Arthur Miller Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Arthur_Miller Angels in America Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Angels_in_America Tennessee Williams Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tennessee_Williams Elizabeth Olsen Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elizabeth_Olsen Daniel Radcliffe Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Daniel_Radcliffe

  8. Feb 22

    Script Doctor

    Mary Iannelli sits down with Playwright and Screenwriter, Sarah Congress to discuss the role of the script doctor.  What do they do?  What value do they add to a project, the skills needed to do the job and the pitfalls you may encounter. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou  References: Sarah Congress https://sarahcongress.com/ Playwrights Horizons https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/ Downtown Urban Arts Festival https://www.duafnyc.com/ Jersey Shore Film Festival https://jerseyshorefilmfestival.com/ Nabisar Films https://www.nabisarfilmsus.com/ SUNY Purchase College https://www.purchase.edu/ Caryn Whitman https://www.crunchbase.com/person/caryn-whitman Vasana Ventures https://vasanaventures.com/ "Delulu" by Sarah Congress This play was a semifinalist in a new play festival and was scheduled for a reading in October 2025. Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor, but her professional websites and social media do not offer the full script for public access. It is a new work still in the process of development and production. Centre Stage https://centrestage.org/ Actors Guild  https://www.actorsguild.org/ Ego Actus https://egoactus.com/

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    Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
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