I get Off Off Topic with my buddy, Sal Clemente, and we talk some Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Sal and I are the same age, and we both saw the original back in 1977 at age 14. (I said … Continue reading →

Bonus – Episode 107 of Off Off Webseries

Dec 12th, 2014

As some of you may know, I have a webseries that I do with my talented friends called Off Off about several guys in their late 40s/early 50s trying to keep an Off Off Broadway theatre alive. This is an episode that was actually shot a while a

Episode 033 – Producer Director Actor Brad Coolidge – Part 2

Nov 14th, 2014 53m 3s

Here is part 2 of my interview with Brad Coolidge. If you’ve ever thought you might want to direct a film, this is a great interview for you because my buddy Brad talks honestly about some of the challenges he … Continue reading →

Episode 032 – Producer Director Actor Brad Coolidge – Part 1

Oct 19th, 2014 31m 52s

My good friends Brad and Melissa Coolidge helped me transition to Austin. That’s the kind of lovely, awesome folks they are! And they also happen to make thoughtful, exciting independent movies. In part one of this two part interview I … Conti

Episode 031 – Actor Mindy Raymond

Sep 21st, 2014 56m 23s

I’ve moved to Austin, and actor Mindy Raymond is a new friend I met at a pool party given by my friends, Brad and Melissa Coolidge (see exciting news about their big movie project at the bottom of this post). While … Continue reading →

Episode 029 – David Marantz – Actor and Voice-Over Artist

Jul 11th, 2014 1h 16m

Dave and I have been working on projects together for a while… in fact he is one of the stars and a co-producer of the webseries I created, Off Off. But in this interview we concentrate on his newest triumph, … Continue reading →

Episode 028 – Maggie Wagner – Actor

Jun 20th, 2014 34m 9s

My friend Maggie Wagner is opening in a new movie! It will be playing tonight Friday June 20th at the Manhattan Film Festival at 9:30 pm. The film is called The Wisdom to Know the Difference which stars — Maggie … Continue reading →

Episode 027 – Ann Talman and Kel Haney

Jun 13th, 2014 1h

My friend Ann Talman has been developing her solo show, Woody’s Order! for a few years (well, arguably her whole life) about her relationship with her family and in particular her brother, Woody. Woody’s Order! will be performed on Monday, … Co

Episode 026 – Author Karen Moline – Part 2

May 30th, 2014 1h 13m

Here’s part 2 of Karen Moline’s interview. We get right into it talking about celebrity interviewing for the magazines she worked with. Don’t forget to check out Karen’s books, fiction and non-fiction, on Amazon. By the way, the director of …

Episode 025 – Author Karen Moline – Part 1

May 16th, 2014 1h 23m

My fun friend Karen Moline is a wonderful writer with a no shortage of great stories! We we had such a long conversation (the time flew by) that I needed to break the interview up into 2 parts. So here … Continue reading →

Episode 024 – Jessi Blue Gormezano and Joe Jung – Project Theater and Our Bar NYC

May 2nd, 2014 1h 16m

Joe Jung and Jessi Blue Gormezano are a talented and adorable theater couple. I was first introduced to their work with a production of the dark comedy, The Secretaries, produced by their NYC company, Project Theater. And then when a productio

Episode 023 – Steve Sherman – Actor in University of Tennessee Masters Program

Apr 25th, 2014 42m 29s

I was introduced to actor Steve Sherman by my buddy Dave Marantz, and he was great in my play, Home of the Great Pecan as Deputy Diggity. I liked him so much I asked him to be in a workshop to … Continue reading →

Episode 022 – Marc Palmieri – Actor, Writer, Webseries Creator

Apr 18th, 2014 1h 29m

Marc Palmieri is a very smart and entertaining guy, an actor, writer, teacher, and dad. He tells some great stories about getting a screenplay of his made, some of his first survival jobs, his awesome webseries (The Thing), but the … Continue r

Episode 021 – Scott Baker – Actor, Bally Master, Santa

Apr 11th, 2014 1h 3m

Scott Baker is truly one of a kind on this earth. He is the barker or bally master for the Coney Island Freak Show in the summers. In the winters he is often (when not acting in films or plays) … Continue reading →

Episode 020 – Holly Williams – Repertory Actor at Barter Theatre

Apr 4th, 2014 56m 39s

Holly Williams is a repertory actor at The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. I really wanted to see something at The Barter while I was still in this area (East Tennessee), and I approached her about doing an interview, and … Continue read

Episode 019 – Corybungus – Off Off Radio Theater

Mar 28th, 2014 5m 37s

Welcome to Off Off Radio Theater with the short play Corybungus written by Stephen Bittrich. Hijinks ensue when a bookshop customer tries to return a defective “OED” (Oxford English Dictionary) because it’s missing words. This fast moving skit

Episode 018 – Stephen Rosenfield of American Comedy Institute

Mar 21st, 2014 47m 36s

Stephen Rosenfield and I had a great conversation about comedy, how one can learn the craft, how comedians prepare and how he got his start. Stephen is the director and founder of the American Comedy Institute where folks with the comedy bug …

Episode 017 – Victoria Campbell – Adventurer Filmmaker and Actor

Mar 14th, 2014 1h

I’ve decided Victoria is amazing and fearless. And I don’t know if she’d define herself as an “Adventurer” but after talking to her I felt like that word needed to be in the title of her interview! We got to … Continue reading →

Episode 016 – Jeremiah James Is Playing El Gallo in The Fantasticks

Mar 7th, 2014 1h 8m

Jeremiah James kindly invited me to see him as El Gallo in The Fantasticks which is playing Off Broadway on 50th Street in the Jerry Orbach Theater (Snapple Theater Center). I met Jeremiah through my writer friend, Karen Moline. I … Continue r

Episode 015 – Dan Wackerman of The Peccadillo Theater Company

Feb 28th, 2014 41m 8s

The Peccadillo Theater Company is the resident company of Theatre at St. Clements, a beautiful 160 seat space on 46th Street in the heart of Manhattan. I interviewed Artistic Director, Dan Wackerman, and we talked about their mission to bring

Episode 014 – Hamilton Clancy of The Drilling Company – part 2

Feb 21st, 2014 52m 43s

In the second part of the Hamilton Clancy interview we visit stories about the Theater Ghost, a horrible audition story, how Drilling Company helped to raise money for the kids at PS87, and actors teaching Sunday school. Don’t forget that … Con

Episode 013 – Hamilton Clancy of The Drilling Company – part 1

Feb 14th, 2014 59m 18s

In 2000 I was introduced to a theatre company called The Drilling Company which at that time produced new one-acts in themed evenings. They’ve since branched out into full-lengths, play development and even Shakespeare in the Parking Lot on th

Episode 012 – Gioia De Cari of Truth Values

Feb 8th, 2014 55m 54s

My friend Gioia De Cari created a very successful one-woman show called Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze which has had 95 performances in 45 theaters in 17 states with over 17,000 audience members. In this … Continu

Episode 011 – Off Off Topic – Midnight Cobbler

Jan 31st, 2014 20m 52s

I’m heading to New York City in less than a week to capture a bunch of podcast interviews and see old friends. Here’s a shot of one of the most beautiful buildings in the world on a night when it … Continue reading →

Episode 010 – Off Off Topic – Pulmonary Embolism and Bad Dating Story

Jan 24th, 2014 30m 6s

I’d like to announce a “live” podcast event at The Drilling Company Theater, 236 West 78th Street, 3rd floor on February 11th, 2014. I’ll be interviewing Artistic Director, Hamilton Clancy. The event is free. Donations welcome. Come be a par