The Theater Project Thinks About..‪.‬ Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver

1st place winner of our 2022 Young Playwrights Competition, Lina Olazabal introduces an audio reading of her award winning play, Roll Sisyphus. Followed by an interview with 2018 1st place and 2017 3rd place winner, Kianni Keys.Credits:Producer Mary A IannelliAudio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Demien Desandies References:Performance of Roll Sisyphus by Lena OlazabalDemetrius: Jay DuniganHades: Scott CagneySisyphus: Matt McCarthyDeath: Harry Patrick Christian*Zeus: Paul MurphyAthena: Kelley McAndrewsNarrator: Andre DeSandies*Member of Artists Equity AssociationDirected by Gary Glor Sisyphus: The Myth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus:_The_MythOur Town - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_TownUrinetown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UrinetownKianni Keys https://www.backstage.com/u/kianni-keys/Lina Olazabal https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-olazabal-14a8a3212/

New Jersey native Bill Mesce, Jr. is an author of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. He talks with Mark Spina about the differences in approach when writing for the stage versus the screen. Bill's first novel, The Advocate, won in the novel-writing category of the America’s Best competition, and was followed by two equally-acclaimed sequels, Officer of the Court and The Defender, as well as the non-fiction works Peckinpah’s Women: A Reappraisal of the Portrayal of Women in the Period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah and Artists on the Art of Survival: Observations on Frustration, Perspiration, and Inspiration for the Young Artist. His screenwriting credits include Road Ends, starring Dennis Hopper and Mariel Hemingway, and uncredited work on Brian DePalma’s political thriller Blow Out. His plays include A Jersey Cantata, which was named one of the best new plays to debut in New Jersey in the 97-98 season, and will be revived this summer by The Theater Project in Maplewood. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Neil Simon                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_SimonPaddy Chayefsky                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_ChayefskyAaron Sorkin                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_SorkinA Few Good Men                        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?             https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film)The Odd Couple.                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(film)Glengarry Glen Ross                    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/Mike Nichols                         https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0The Hospital                           https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067217/Network                            https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Sidney Lumet                         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_LumetNed Beatty                            https://en.wikipedia.

Mary Iannelli talks with her previous students to see what impact theater has had on them, their lives and their futures.  Credits:Audio Engineer Alex GomezOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Montclair State University:  https://www.montclair.edu/ (https://www.montclair.edu/)Governor Livingston High School:  https://www.bhpsnj.org/livingston (https://www.bhpsnj.org/livingston)Ithaca College:  https://www.ithaca.edu/ (https://www.ithaca.edu/)University of Virginia:  https://www.virginia.edu/ (https://www.virginia.edu/)Villanova University:  https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html (https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html)William and Mary:  https://www.wm.edu/ (https://www.wm.edu/)Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey LLC (RMANJ):  https://rmanetwork.com/our-locations/rma-new-jersey/ (https://rmanetwork.com/our-locations/rma-new-jersey/)

3rd place winner of our 2021 Young Playwrights Competition, Julian Martin introduces an audio reading of his award winning play, We Are Numbers. Followed by an interview of Julian by 2018 1st place and 2017 3rd place winner, Kianni Keys.Credits:Audio Engineer Alex GomezOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:We Are Numbers by Julian Martin Rory:   Jonathan BaumNoah:   Mason BeiterApril:    Andrea BernardoJack:    Bryan Rodriquez Director: Dennis DaPrile Quote: David Lynch“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”Jul 29, 2019

Only a minority of actors, directors, and playwrights live their lives signing autographs beside swimming pools or in penthouses; the vast majority will juggle side by side careers for most of their working lives -- three careers if they are raising families. Harry Patrick Christian and Mark Spina reflect on lives spent straddling that particular fence.

Michael Striano discusses all the ins and outs of being a background actor - how to get work as an "extra" and what you should expect once you get it.Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Michael Striano:   IMDB:  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001524/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001524/) Backstage:  https://www.backstage.com/u/MichaelStriano/ (https://www.backstage.com/u/MichaelStriano/) FB:  https://www.facebook.com/mstriano/ (https://www.facebook.com/mstriano/)Central Casting:  https://www.centralcasting.com/ (https://www.centralcasting.com/)Grant Wilfley Casting:  https://www.gwcnyc.com/ (https://www.gwcnyc.com/)Casting Networks:  https://www.castingnetworks.com/ (https://www.castingnetworks.com/)“The Hollers”:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/)Irish Rep Theater:  https://irishrep.org/ (https://irishrep.org/)Wonder Wheel:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5825380/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5825380/)