Multi-hyphenate Members: Florencia Lozano & Alfredo Narciso, in Conversation
Release Date: 07/23/2025
Tony Award-winning Directors: Danya Taymor & Jerry Zaks, In Conversation
EST Re:Members
Welcome to the 3rd and final episode of the season, and we are going out with a bang! Founding EST member and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, and 2024 Tony Award winner and two-time consecutive Tony Award nominee Danya Taymor, join our host Rachel Lin to discuss their rocket-fueled trajectories, their rehearsal room must-haves, and how they cope with disappointment. If you're a theater lover, you won't want to miss this conversation between two of Broadway's leading stage directors. Download or share this episode with a friend to keep the conversation going! Until next season...we'll...
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Leaders in Theater: Mia Katigbak & Elizabeth Van Dyke, in Conversation
EST Re:Members
Mia Katigbak and Elizabeth Van Dyke didn't set out to run theaters...but now both are at the helms of historic companies: the National Asian American Theatre Company and New Federal Theatre, respectively. In this episode, they discuss how they found themselves in these positions, and the importance of creating roles for their communities. Listen in as Elizabeth, Mia, and our host, Rachel Lin, travel down memory lane to the 90s, when Elizabeth first brought the Going to the River Festival to Curt Dempster, and Mia ushered NAATCO into existence. The three talk about how things have changed since...
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Multi-hyphenate Members: Florencia Lozano & Alfredo Narciso, in Conversation
EST Re:Members
Florencia Lozano and Alfredo Narciso have known each other for a looong time. In fact, they've played husband and wife on more than one occasion! So, we figured we'd get them in a room together to kick off SEASON 2 of our lil' ol' pod: EST Re:Members! Over tea, Florencia & Alfredo chat with our host, Rachel Lin, about: the role that theater companies like EST and LAByrinth have played in their lives and careers; what it was like to start out in day time TV; and how these two have stayed such good friends over the years. Tune in to hear our guests spill the tea (pun intended) on...
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A Conversation with Multi-Hyphenates: William Jackson Harper and Brian Quijada
EST Re:Members
Welcome to the final episode of season 1 of EST Re:Members! What a journey it's been. For our grand finale, host Rachel Lin speaks with two booked and busy members of EST: William Jackson Harper and Brian Quijada. Notably, both Brian and Will have graced the EST stage as actors AND playwrights, and they've both been nominated for Emmy awards...coincidence? We think not. Join as our dynamic trio talk about their humble beginnings, the low lows that can come with being an actor in New York, and how they made it through it all. WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER Broadway: Uncle Vanya, All the Way....
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Playwrights Lloyd Suh and Leah Nanako Winkler, in Conversation
EST Re:Members
Listen in as EST Member Artists and Youngblood alumni Lloyd Suh and Leah Nanako Winkler speak with our host Rachel Lin about their trajectories as writers. From the early years of figuring out their place in the New York City theater scene to the current state of the playwriting landscape, Lloyd and Leah share their perspectives on the challenges and joys of writing for the American Theater. Press play to hear their takes and the lessons they've learned along the way. This fall, the New York premiere of Lloyd's play, Franklinland, directed by Chika Ike, will begin performances...
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Actors Stephanie Berry & Lois Smith, in Conversation
EST Re:Members
Obie Award winners Lois Smith and Stephanie Berry join host, Rachel Lin, to discuss their decades-long careers in the theater. Together, they have over a century of experience combined! The two esteemed performers talk: self-doubt, motherhood, and the differences in their paths as journeyman actors. Thanks for joining us for the very first episode of EST Re:Members! STEPHANIE BERRY recently appeared in GEM OF THE OCEAN at the Two River Theater and STAFF MEAL at Playwrights Horizon and as Olivia in Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production of Malvolio. She is the 2023...
info_outlineFlorencia Lozano and Alfredo Narciso have known each other for a looong time. In fact, they've played husband and wife on more than one occasion! So, we figured we'd get them in a room together to kick off SEASON 2 of our lil' ol' pod: EST Re:Members! Over tea, Florencia & Alfredo chat with our host, Rachel Lin, about: the role that theater companies like EST and LAByrinth have played in their lives and careers; what it was like to start out in day time TV; and how these two have stayed such good friends over the years. Tune in to hear our guests spill the tea (pun intended) on how exactly they've become fixtures on stages across New York City and beyond.
Florencia Lozano is an actor, writer and performance artist. Theatre includes: ALL OF ME ( NEW GROUP), BROOKLYN LAUNDRY (MTC), WET BRAIN and PLACEBO(PLAYWRIGHTS’ HORIZONS), FUN WITH PANIC ATTACKS (INTAR, she also wrote it) SHUTTLE, SPINDLE, NEEDLE (CLUBBED THUMB), RINSE, REPEAT, DEVIL OF CHOICE (LABYRINTH) AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS (MOVEMENT THEATRE CO),WINNERS (EST),RED DOG HOWLS (NYTW)“Lady Macduff” (SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK), PRIVILEGE (SECOND STAGE), LAST EASTER (MCC), WHERE’S MY MONEY? (MTC/LAB), DIRTY STORY (LAB). TV includes: Bull, The Baker and the Beauty, Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods, Ugly Betty, Law and Order:SVU&CI, The Mysteries of Laura, Madame Secretary, Kevin Can Wait, The Blacklist and Enemy Within. KEEP BREATHING, NARCOS (NETFLIX) and One Life to Live. Films include: LIFE AFTER YOU (which she also co-wrote and produced:available on all streaming platforms), DESTROY ALL GIRLS, FARAWAY EYES, PERFECT STRANGER, and VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE. Florencia is a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company, and of LAB’s literary team as well as a company member at The Ensemble Studio Theatre. Her play: underneathmybed was produced at the Rattlestick Playwrights’ Theatre and won HOLA’s (Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors) Best New Play Award in 2010. MFA, NYU. BA, Brown Her parents are immigrants from Argentina.