12 episodes
Werking Artist Melissa Crespo
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- Performing Arts
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5.0, 20 Ratings
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Created and hosted by Melissa Crespo, Werking Artist is a podcast dedicated to working and thriving as a theater artist. Each episode features interviews with different artists facing everything from critics, climate change, parenting and more.
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3Views & Intimate Apparel's Kearstin Piper Brown
In partnership with 3Views on Theater, Melissa talks with singer Kearstin Piper Brown from Lincoln Center's suspended production of Intimate Apparel
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Ep 11: Mo Money Mo Werk
Elaine Grogran Luttrall, founder of Minerva Financial Arts, helps Melissa navigate the financial aspects of a werking artist.
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Ep 10: Grants Better Have My Money
Ryan Fogarty, a playwright who also works in development, helps de-mystify the grant seeking process along with tips for getting money that is meant for artists.
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Ep 9: The Business of Opera & Theater
Vid Guerrerio, Writer, breaks down the intersection of commerce and art, especially in the opera world.
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Ep 8: To MFA or not to MFA? A Director's Perspective.
Zi Alikhan, Director, talks with Melissa about the pros and cons of MFA Programs in the Theater.
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Ep 7: Medical Appropriation Onstage
David Harrell, Actor, Writer and Disability Advocate breaks down how performers with disabilities are viewed onstage and off.
Customer Reviews
Look forward to it every week!
This podcast goes beyond chats about the theatre biz by approaching inequities in, and access to, the arts with honesty and humor. Thank you, Melissa (and Martina!), for continuing the conversation! Can’t wait until next season!
Amazing and Important Discussions
Melissa is an amazing host that leads the discussions with such a natural grace and air. It's never grating and always thoughtful and inspiring. This podcast highlights the voices of the underrepresented in the theater world and topics that I never thought about. I can't help but nod along furiously and I feel like it gives me a vocabulary for my experiences in theater. Can not recommend enough. Do not miss this important podcast!
Thanks!
I am loving this podcast! Melissa and her guests have such brilliant conversations and unique insights into what it means to be an artist! Thanks for sharing!
