I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM with John Arnone

John Arnone
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In this podcast series I’ll be one on one with designers, playwrights, directors and actors and we’ll be discussing the lives and careers of legendary theater luminaries and how their work developed.

  1. 12/04/2025

    Guests: PATRICK KELLY & JEROME WEEKS Topic: JOHN ROSENFIELD

    Max John Rosenfield Jr., was amusement critic for the Dallas Morning News for 41 years . It can be  argued that John Rosenfield did more for the arts in Dallas than any other person during a long  reign in which he was known as Cultural Pontiff of  the Southwest. In Mr. Rosenfield's  column, The Passing  Show, he wrote about the lively arts, theater, music, ballet and movies with erudition and grace. But his contribution to the performing arts in the  Southwest did not stop there. He put people with  talent in touch with people with money and watched the results with a certain pride. Through his influence, shrewdly exercised, he  guided his city's development in the arts and  popular amusements. By the time he retired,  Dallas was recognized throughout the music and  theater world for its opera, symphony and  innovative stage productions. Behind every  cultural achievement, the support and guidance of Rosenfield could be felt.  Patrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at University of Dallas where, with Judy his wife, he taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver's National Theatre Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and SouthernMethodist University. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the theater critic for The Dallas Morning News for ten years and the paper’s book columnist for ten years after that. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, LosAngeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

    55 min

  2. 11/14/2025

    Guest: JEROME WEEKS Topic: MARGO JONES

    Margo Jones (December 12, 1911 – July 24,1955), nicknamed the "Texas Tornado",  was an American stagedirector and producer, best known for launching the American regional theater movement and for introducing the theater in the round concept in Dallas, Texas.  In 1947, she established the first regional professional company when she opened Theater '47 in Dallas. Margo Jones played an important role in the early careers of a range of playwrights. On Broadway shedirected Tennessee Williams', A Glass Menagerie and Summer and Smoke and produced on Broadway Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee's, Inherit the Wind. She also championed the career of William Inge.  Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the theater critic for TheDallas Morning News for ten years and thepaper’s book columnist for ten years afterthat. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, LosAngeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

    1h 11m

  3. 09/08/2025

    Guests: PAT KELLY & JEROME WEEKS TOPIC: ADRIAN HALL PART TWO

    Adrian Hall was born in Van,  Texas on December 3,1927. He was an American theater director. His directing style has been described as "bold" and his work was considered part of the first and second generation of the regional theater movement  of the 1960s and late 1980s. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island from 1963 to 1986, and the Artistic Director of The Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, Texas  from 1983 to 1989. He is considered to have created major and divisive change within both institutions. Patrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at University of Dallas where, with Judy his wife, he taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver's National Theatre Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and SouthernMethodist University. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the book columnist for TheDallas Morning News for ten years and the paper’s theater critic for ten years before that. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

    37 min

  4. 09/08/2025

    Guests: PAT KELLY & JEROME WEEKS Topic: ADRIAN HALL PART ONE

    Adrian Hall was born in Van,  Texas on December 3,1927. He was an American theater director. His directing style has been described as "bold" and his work was considered part of the first and second generation of the regional theater movement  of the 1960s and late 1980s. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island from 1963 to 1986, and the Artistic Director of The Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, Texas  from 1983 to 1989. He is considered to have created major and divisive change within both institutions. Patrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at University of Dallas where, with Judy his wife, he taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he hasdirected plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver's National Theatre Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and SouthernMethodist University. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the book columnist for TheDallas Morning News for ten years and the paper’s theater critic for ten years before that. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

    41 min

  5. 08/28/2025

    Guest: RANDY MOORE Topic: ADRIAN HALL

    Adrian Hall  born in Van,  Texas on December 3, 1927 was an American theater director. His directing style has been described as "bold" and his work was considered part of the first and second generation of the regional theater movement of the 1960s and late 1980s. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island and in residence from 1963 to 1989, and the Artistic Director of the Dallas Theater Center  from 1983 to 1989. Randy Moore is a founding member of Paul Baker's , Dallas Theatre Center and was in residence from 1961 to 1994. From 1995 to 2012, he migrated to the Denver Center Theatre. He has performed with Denver's Curious Theatre Company, the Alley, the Old Globe, and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.Today, Randy joins us to discuss the life and work of Adrian Hall and the Dallas Theatre Center.

    41 min

  6. 11/19/2024

    Guest: PATRICK KELLY Topic: THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN RESIDENT THEATER

    Patrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at University of Dallas where, with Judy his wife, he taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theatres around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver's National Theatre Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern Methodist University. In addition to classics, Kelly has directed new plays with living playwrights including Eduardo Machado, Thomas Babe and Octavio Solis. The most recent of his many Shakespeare productions was Much Ado About Nothing for Shakespeare Dallas. His Bachelor's degree is from Notre Dame, his MFA from SMU's Meadows School of the Arts. Today Patrick joins us to discuss the genesis and development of the American Resident Theatre.

    43 min

  7. 11/09/2024

    Guest: MILTON JUSTICE Topic: QUEER CINEMA and the AIDS PANDEMIC

    Milton Justice is an Academy and Emmy Award winning producer, On Broadway he produced Tennessee Williams’ Vieux Carre,. Off Broadway he produced Jack Heifner’s, Vanities (which became the longest running play in Off-Broadway history. His book, I Don’t Need An Acting Class, was published in November of 2021 and his podcast, also called  I Don’t Need An Acting Class, was recently listed at the 9th most popular entertainment podcast in history.

    50 min

  8. 10/16/2024

    Guest: MARK LAMOS Subject: LONG TIME COMPANION

    MARK LAMOS legendary theater and opera director, actor and artistic director joins us today to discuss the Craig Lucas, Norman Renee 1990 film LONG TIME COMPANION in which he co-starred, the first wide-release theatrical film to deal with the subject of AIDS. Mark’s performance in Long Time Companion has been hailed as emotionally riveting. Mark Lamos served as artistic director of Connecticut’s, Hartford Stage for 17 seasons from 1981 to 1998. He shook up the theatre’s traditional repertoire with bolder contemporary dramas and spectacular productions of Shakespeare and the classic cannon. Under his direction Hartford Stage won the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater. He has been nominated for Tony Awards for his Broadway productions of OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD and Edward Albee’s, SEASCAPE. He was appointed the artistic director of Westport Country Playhouse in 2009 and stepped down after 15 years. He has directed On and Off Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera of New York, City Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and at Lincoln Center Theater. Please welcome to I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM my good friend and collaborator Mark Lamos.

    53 min
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In this podcast series I’ll be one on one with designers, playwrights, directors and actors and we’ll be discussing the lives and careers of legendary theater luminaries and how their work developed.

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