Pittsburgh City Theatre's City Speaks Podcast

CitySpeaks podcast is all about how stage productions come together with stories from the people who know it best. Stay tuned for interviews with directors, designers, performers, and community members.

City Speaks Episode 19: 2020-2021 Preview! 03/04/2020

City Speaks Episode 19: 2020-2021 Preview! This week on City Speaks, Marketing Director Nikki Battestilli interviews Clare on the new shows you can expect for our upcoming season. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/13415543

City Speaks Episode 18: "Cry It Out" with City Theatre Staff 02/26/2020

City Speaks Episode 18: "Cry It Out" with City Theatre Staff This week on City Speaks, in spirit of our new show "Cry It Out," we’re speaking with 3 City Theatre staff members who have recently had babies of their own. We talk parenting with Education Director Katie Trupiano, General Manager Natalie Hatcher, and Scene Shop Foreman John Brucker. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/13319186

City Speaks Episode 17: Marc Masterson and Steve Shapiro 02/26/2020

City Speaks Episode 17: Marc Masterson and Steve Shapiro This week on City Speaks, we sit down with Director and City Theatre Artistic Director Marc Masterson and sound designer Steve Shapiro. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/13313924

City Speaks Episode 16: Martin Giles and Helena Ruoti, City Theatre Performers 02/07/2020

City Speaks Episode 16: Martin Giles and Helena Ruoti, City Theatre Performers This week on City Speaks, we sit down with Martin Giles, a Pittsburgh based actor, teacher, and City Theatre performer, and Helene Ruoti (Irene), a fellow City theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theatre performer. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/13065311

City Speaks Episode 15: Sharon Eberson, Theater/Pop Culture Writer 01/21/2020

City Speaks Episode 15: Sharon Eberson, Theater/Pop Culture Writer This week on City Speaks, Director of New Play Development Clare Drobot sits down with Sharon Eberson, online features editor, theater critic, and arts and pop culture reporter for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12833795

City Speaks Episode 14: Illah Nourbahksh, Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies 01/09/2020

City Speaks Episode 14: Illah Nourbahksh, Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies This week's episode of CitySpeaks features City Theatre's Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot 's fascinating conversation with Illah R. Nourbahksh, Professor of Robotics, Director of the Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) lab and Associate Director for robotics faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12682172

City Speaks Episode 13: Michael John Garces and James McManus, A New Community Building Endeavor 12/20/2019

City Speaks Episode 13: Michael John Garces and James McManus, A New Community Building Endeavor This week's CitySpeaks podcast features Pittsburgh City Theatre's Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot, in conversation with director Michael John Garcés and playwright James McManus. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12483740

City Speaks Episode 12: Martin Zimmerman and Tlaloc Rivas, Momentum Reading Series 12/13/2019

City Speaks Episode 12: Martin Zimmerman and Tlaloc Rivas, Momentum Reading Series This week's Pittsburgh City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast features interviews with playwright Martín Zimmerman and writer Tlaloc Rivas /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12392354

City Speaks Episode 11: Tony Ferrieri, Director of Production/Resident Scenic Designer 11/29/2019

City Speaks Episode 11: Tony Ferrieri, Director of Production/Resident Scenic Designer Today on CitySpeaks, the podcast from Pittsburgh City Theatre, Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot, interviews renowned set designer Tony Ferrieri. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12221999

City Speaks Episode 10: Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland, The Santaland Diaries 11/22/2019

City Speaks Episode 10: Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland, The Santaland Diaries Pittsburgh City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast this week features Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12142283

City Speaks Episode 9: Dwayne Washington and Avery Glymph, One Night in Miami 11/14/2019

City Speaks Episode 9: Dwayne Washington and Avery Glymph, One Night in Miami On this week’s City Speaks podcast, Pittsburgh City Theatre’s Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot, speaks with Dwayne Washington and Avery Glyph, two of the actors from One Night in Miami, which runs at City Theatre on Pittsburgh’s Southside through Dec. 1. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/12043310

City Speaks Episode 8: Dominique Fawn Hill, One Night in Miami 11/07/2019

City Speaks Episode 8: Dominique Fawn Hill, One Night in Miami On today's CitySpeaks podcast, Clare talks with costume designer DOMINIQUE FAWN HILL, whose regional design credits include: "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre; "Pipeline" at Pittsburgh City Theatre Company; and "Julius Caesar" at Asolo Rep. She has her MFA from the University of California, San Diego. Learn more about her at www.dominiquefHill.com. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11951576

City Speaks Episode 7: Reginald L. Douglas, One Night in Miami 10/31/2019

City Speaks Episode 7: Reginald L. Douglas, One Night in Miami Today's edition of Pittsburgh City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast features Reginald L. Douglas, who joined City Theatre as director in March 2015. At City, Reginald line-produces, helps curate, and directs in the theater’s six-show season and new play development activities; builds artistic initiatives and partnerships; and represents City on the Board of the National New Play Network. Reginald has directed extensively throughout the country. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11858912

City Speaks Episode 6: Josiah Gilliam of My Brother's Keeper 10/24/2019

City Speaks Episode 6: Josiah Gilliam of My Brother's Keeper Today's CitySpeaks podcast features Josiah Gilliam, My Brother’s Keeper Coordinator for the City of Pittsburgh. MBK enhances opportunity and outcomes for black men and boys in areas such as literacy, mentoring, workforce development, and violence prevention. Josiah is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and lives in East Liberty. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11773490

City Speaks Episode 5: Spencer Whale and Ava Weidensall of the EQT Young Playwrights Festival 10/18/2019

City Speaks Episode 5: Spencer Whale and Ava Weidensall of the EQT Young Playwrights Festival This week's CitySpeaks podcast highlights the EQT Young Playwrights Festival (https://citytheatrecompany.org/play/eqt-young-playwrights-festival/), a program staging professional productions of six winning, one-act plays chosen from nearly 400 Young Playwrights Contest submissions written by middle and high school students. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11688434

City Speaks Episode 4: Senon Williams, Cambodian Rock Band 09/26/2019

City Speaks Episode 4: Senon Williams, Cambodian Rock Band On this week's CitySpeaks podcast, Pittsburgh City Theatre's Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot, speaks with Senon Williams, bassist of the Cambodian surf rock band Dengue Fever, whose music helps to build the backdrop of Cambodian Rock Band. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11407358

City Speaks Episode 3: Lauren Yee, Cambodian Rock Band 09/19/2019

City Speaks Episode 3: Lauren Yee, Cambodian Rock Band Episode 3 of City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast features City Theatre's Clare Drobot in conversation with Lauren Yee, whose play, Cambodian Rock Band, with music by Dengue Fever, premiered at South Coast Rep. and is now at City Theatre on Pittsburgh's Southside.Get your tickets here: /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11317979

City Speaks Episode 2: Marti Lyons, Cambodian Rock Band 09/12/2019

City Speaks Episode 2: Marti Lyons, Cambodian Rock Band Introducing the Pittsburgh City Theatre's inaugural CitySpeaks podcast all about the making of Cambodian Rock Band.Â Part thrilling new play, part electrifying rock concert, Cambodian Rock Band is an epic tale of family, love, and heritage featuring the Cambodian surf rock music of Dengue Fever. This podcast is all about how the show came together with stories from the people who know it best. Today's episode is with Director Martin Lyons /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11229017

City Speaks Episode 1: Marc Masterson, City Theatre 09/05/2019

City Speaks Episode 1: Marc Masterson, City Theatre Introducing the Pittsburgh City Theatre's inaugural CitySpeaks podcast all about the making of Cambodian Rock Band.Â Part thrilling new play, part electrifying rock concert, Cambodian Rock Band is an epic tale of family, love, and heritage featuring the Cambodian surf rock music of Dengue Fever. This podcast is all about how the show came together with stories from the people who know it best. Today's episode is with Artistic Director Marc Masterson /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11139788

City Speaks Podcast - Preview Episode 08/28/2019

City Speaks Podcast - Preview Episode Introducing the Pittsburgh City Theatre's inaugural CitySpeaks podcast — all about the making of Cambodian Rock Band. Part thrilling new play, part electrifying rock concert, Cambodian Rock Band is an epic tale of family, love, and heritage featuring the Cambodian surf rock music of Dengue Fever. This podcast is all about how the show came together — with stories from the people who know it best. Stay tuned for episode 1, dropping on September 6, 2019. /episode/index/show/citytheatrecompany/id/11029757

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