Gene speaks with Texas Playwright, Educator, and Fight Director H. Russ Brown about his plays COM Wasn't Built in a Day, Stud Ducks, and Horny Toads, A Divine Kerfuffle and Hooey-Hahs and Foofaraws: A Compleat Button Man's Picket Fence Party Pl

Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 32 - Doug DeVita

Apr 10th, 2024 1h 4m

Gene talks to New Jersey playwright Doug DeVita about his plays NELL DASH and FABLE.

Next Stage Press Podcast - Episode 31 - Laura Thoma

Apr 3rd, 2024 47m 42s

Gene speaks to Connecticut playwright Laura Thoma about her latest work MAGPIE!

Next Stage Press - Episode 30 - Evan Baughfman

Mar 20th, 2024 49m 27s

Gene talks with Los Angeles Playwright Evan Baughfman about writing for Horror for the stage (with an emphasis on younger audiences)

Next Stage Press - Episode 29 - Sawyer Quinn Brown

May 7th, 2023 57m 2s

Gene speaks to Chicago playwright Sawyer Quinn Brown about all things comedy, vaudeville, retro sci-fi, and Non-Binary Zombies.

Next Stage Press - Episode 28 - Frank Ceruzzi

Nov 13th, 2022 48m 3s

Gene talks to New York playwright Frank Ceruzzi about his dystopian play ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, dystopian tales in general , and the parallels of using children and time in various forms of entertainment.

Next Stage Press - Episode 27 - Barbara Kahn

Oct 21st, 2022 59m 37s

Gene talks with New York playwright Barbara Kahn about winning the Torch of Hope award, creating a "theatre home" with New York's Theatre for a New City, and the challenges she encountered when mixing fiction and history with her play THE LADY

Next Stage Press - Episode 26 - Coni Koepfinger

Aug 28th, 2022 50m 19s

Gene speaks to New York Playwright Coni Koepfinger about her online project AIRPLAY, how theatre continues to reinvent itself during Covid-19, and how Therapy plays continue to play a part in emotional healing.

Next Stage Press - Episode 25 - Gina Russell Tracy, Tanna Frederick and Judd Nelson

Aug 8th, 2022 1h 1m

Gene talks to New York playwright Gina Russell Tracy and LA Producer/Actor Tanna Frederick about climate change, theatre activism, and Gina's play "Starlight".

Next Stage Press - Episode 24 - Rand Higbee

Jul 25th, 2022 48m 8s

Gene talks with Oregon playwright Rand Higbee about Superheroes, sitcoms, and heart of writing family-friendly comedies in 2022.

Next Stage Press - Episode 23 - John Bavoso

Jul 11th, 2022 47m 8s

Gene talks to Washington D.C playwright John Bavoso about his play BLIGHT (which deals heavily with a mass shooting) and how that plays into the psyche of theatergoers as the world of theatre struggles with the idea of "safe space".

Next Stage Press - Episode 22 - Craig Houk

Jul 4th, 2022 43m 57s

Gene talks to Washington D.C. playwright Craig Houk about his plays COLD RAIN, SYD, and BRUTE FARCE.

Next Stage Press - Episode 21 - Grizzly K. Sunshine

Jun 22nd, 2022 41m 8s

Gene talks with Houston playwright Grizzly K. Sunshine about how he received his unique writing moniker, how his play TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA ORPHANS came about, and how he used an age old icon spoke to young actresses is his new play ROSIE that c

Next Stage Press - Episode 20 - Donald E. Baker

Jun 13th, 2022 52m 30s

Gene talks with South Carolina playwright Donald E. Baker about his plays TRADE WITH KLAN: A PLAY ABOUT CHOICES and GRAND DRAGON IN POWER.

Next Stage Press - Episode 19 - Philip Middleton Williams

May 30th, 2022 45m 52s

Gene talks to Florida playwright Philip Middleton Williams about the early influences on his writing as well as the history of his plays "Dark Twist", "Can't Live Without You", and his upcoming "All Together Now" and "The Sugar Ridge Rag".

Next Stage Press - Episode 18 - Phil Nichols

May 17th, 2020 52m 24s

Gene speaks with Houston performer/playwright Phil Nichols about his storied Houston career involving films, theatre, clowning, and ventriloquism. Also, Phil dives into his plays Renfield: The Dracula Play, Death by Shakespeare, and Murder for

Next Stage Press - Episode 17 - Sean Abley

Jul 28th, 2019 37m 58s

Gene talks with Los Angeles playwright Sean Abley about his hilarious horror/comedy ATTACK OF THE KILLER B's, how he adapted the adult version to a version appropriate for High Schools, and hw discusses his new play ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART.

Next Stage Press - Episode 16 - Susan Cinoman

Jul 27th, 2019 46m 23s

Gene talks with playwright Susan Cinoman about her short play Sweet Sand, writing for the ABC television series THE GOLDBERGS, and her upcoming play Guenevere.

Next Stage Press - Episode 15 - Carol M. Rice

Jul 19th, 2019 6m 47s

Gene talks with Texas playwright/director Carol M. Rice about her stage adaptation of The Three Musketeers, her one-act The Institution, and her charming holiday play The Elf Who Lost Christmas.

Next Stage Press - Episode 14 - Scott Gibson

May 11th, 2019 50m 22s

Gene talks to Colorado playwright Scott Gibson about his plays KILL THE MOMENT, SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, TWO-POINT-FIVE, and A HOUSE WITH NO QUESTIONS.

Next Stage Press - Episode 13 - Kevin D. Ferguson

Mar 21st, 2019 40m 4s

Gene talks to South Carolina playwright Kevin D. Ferguson about his wonderful drama "Child's Play", his adaptation of the Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol", and about his new play "A Thing with Feathers".

Next Stage Press - Episode 12 - Tommy Jamerson

Mar 9th, 2019 40m

Gene speaks with New Jersey playwright Tommy Jamerson about his wonderful adaptation of Alice in Wonderland entitled "Alice the Brave and Other tales from Wonderland" , how he decides what tales to adapt for children, and his preference on the

Next Stage Press - Episode 11 - Rebecca Salomonsson

Mar 3rd, 2019 41m 53s

Gene speaks with Colorado playwright Rebecca Salomonsson about her play "Where the Wild Thyme Blows, the impact of Shakespeare on her writing, and how she got involved with audio describing performances for the visually impaired.

Next Stage Press - Episode 11 - Michael Weems

Dec 19th, 2018 41m 59s

Gene talks with Texas playwright Michael Weems about his plays "A Common Martyr" and "Fragments" as well the challenges he faces when writing a new play by trying out new genres.