Theatre with P.R.I.D.E‪.‬ Chad Parsons

On this episode of Theatre with P.R.I.D.E., we chat with the 4 finalists of ReNew Productions' Playwright's Playground Festival 2021. Ashley DiLorenzo, Bella Capelli, Paige Schuyler Bakke, and Maddie Lobdell tell us all about their plays, from inspiration to process to the messages behind it! These 4 young playwrights are the future of the playwriting, and we can't be more excited for them and the future of creating theatre.

Playwright's Playground Festival will air on 2 weekends, Saturday the 17th and Saturday the 24th on ReNew's Youtube Channel. 

Saturday the 17th
"Mike Newton's Law" by Maddie Lobdell"woman, falling" by Bella CapelliSaturday the 24th
"Talk-To-A-Priest.com" by Paige Schuyler Bakke"Someone Should Have Told Me" by Ashley DiLorenzoReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePodcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson
 

Jason June (he/him/she/her) is a gender-queer mermaid author who enjoys all things words, known for his picture books WHOBERT WHOVER, OWL DETECTIVE, and PORCUPINE CUPID, as well as chapter book MERMICORN ISLAND. She is making her YA debut with JAY’S GAY AGENDA, a queer rom-com which he was ready to talk all about with one of our favorite hosts, Riley. Listen along as Riley and JJ discuss the importance of queer education, seeing yourself, and the possibility of TV adaptations??


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Additional Queer Reads
YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN by Leah JohnsonCEMETERY BOYS by Aiden ThomasFELIX EVER AFTER by Kacen CallenderReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePodcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson

5 Trans, Non-Binary, and Genderqueer theatre artists (Allie Faulkner, Elliot Colahan, Kai Scott, River Hedgepeth, and our own Chad Parsons)  sit down to talk about their experience in theatre and how to make theatre/theatre training more accessible and inclusive for a variety of gender identities. As we move out of the pandemic and live commercial theatre is returning, we discuss what we want to see on and off stage, and what type of stories are told. Listen on in, cis-identifying friends! Here's a free education on how to make the theatre community and world a better place!

ReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePlaywright's Playground Festival will be taking place July 9-11 at the Ritz Theatre in Haddonfield, NJ! Submit your plays here!
Podcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson

On this episode, we have 2 young drag queens talk about their life in the current world. Both of them having extensive Musical Theatre experience, we also talk about gender exploration in characters, shows we've done, and what theatre does for informing gender. We also touch on some heavy-hitting topics like being Queer in a conservative environment, and what parents can do to support their queer child. Let's have a kiki!

ReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePlaywright's Playground Festival will be taking place July 9-11 at the Ritz Theatre in Haddonfield, NJ! Submit your plays here!
Podcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson

May the world remember your name!

Daniel Mertzlufft took those words to heart. Daniel Mertzlufft is the mastermind behind the hit viral sensation "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical" and "The Grocery Store Musical". Starting on TikTok during the pandemic as a means of escapism, he ended up reconnecting the Musical Theatre community at a time where we were so far apart. Join us on this special edition of Theatre with P.R.I.D.E. as we sit down to have a conversation with Daniel and his experiences over the last year, composing, and what is coming next!

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ReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePlaywright's Playground Festival will be taking place July 9-11 at the Ritz Theatre in Haddonfield, NJ! Submit your plays here!
Podcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson

Season 2 is starting off strong! We bring in 2 incredible theatre artists Anne Marie Scalies and Tyler Calhoun, who have also created and hosted theatre-based podcasts that explore the theatre world, community, and how we create theatre to have a conversation with our two co-hosts Georgia and Riley. We discuss what we have learned from creating a podcast in the midst of a pandemic, our experiences interviewing an array of different theatre artists, and what theatres can do to create a better environment moving forward as we transition out of an isolating time that also brought a much-needed cultural shift. Listen on in!

Listen to "Theatre with a Tea" from Anne Marie Scalies here

Listen to "Life in Theatre" from Tyler Calhoun here

ReNew Productions Links
WebsiteGoFundMePlaywright's Playground Festival will be taking place July 9-11 at the Ritz Theatre in Haddonfield, NJ! Submit your plays here!
Podcast Cover Art by Frankie Rowles
Podcast Music by Ben Pederson