Talia Suskauer & the Contemporary “Leading Lady”
I absolutely loved interviewing my guest this week, the amazing former star of Wicked on Broadway (Elphaba) and current star of Gypsy at Goodspeed Opera House (Louise), Talia Suskauer. I think you’ll be able to tell even from the first few minutes of the podcast that Talia and I were fast friends: within minutes we’re…
A Theatrical “State of the Union” with Timothy J. McClimon
I am so glad to be back with Call Time and with Arts Journal. As I say at the beginning of the podcast — and as I mentioned in my last episode back in March — I had to take some time off while I was assistant directing Gypsy at Goodspeed Opera House and finishing…
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Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Chipotle with Cameron Terry
For my last podcast episode for a bit (don’t worry — it will be back soon enough!), I decided to focus on another one of my classmates in my NYU graduate program. Cameron Terry has many of the markers of a typical NYU student: he was super successful in his undergraduate institution — University of…
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“Confessing” With Sophie Weisskoff
Katie explores taboo, shame, embarrassment, and confessional playwriting with playwright and writer Sophie Weisskoff, whose play, Brainsmash, premieres this week at 59E59.
“So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell
Katie explores the Catch-22 of being a freelance artist and the desire for personal agency with dancer and performing artist, Runako Campbell (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway, The Hours and Lohengrin at the Met, Vogue World for NYFW).
Two Is Better Than One: Exploring Partnering, “It” Factor, and Passion with Ryan Steele & Gaby Diaz
Ryan Steele and Gaby Diaz dance together in the dance musical Only Gold. This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing not one, but TWO incredible dancers at the same time — a first for this iteration of Call Time. It helped that the aforementioned dancers are also recent co-stars and real-life…
“Making the Impossible Possible” with Skylar Fox
Katie explores the ways that any kind of theatrical performance can be, and feel, magical with the Illusions and Magic Associate of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
A Theatre Love Letter: Tracy Turnblad’s Vertical Bed in the Opening Number of Hairspray…On Doubleness, Performance, and Lacan
Katie dives deep into the use of a “vertical bed” in Hairspray’s opening number: why it’s so memorable and how it resonates in the larger context of performance and theatrical studies.
Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia
Katie discusses body politics, authentic casting, identity, and insider/outsider status through the framework of Ryan Donovan’s forthcoming book, Broadway Bodies.
A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step
Katie writes a love letter to one of her favorite theatre things, the 2008 documentary Every Little Step.
What Can American Theatrical Markets Learn from Those in China, and Vice-Versa? A Discussion with Bella Wang
Katie explores the booming musical theatre industry in China, along with her NYU classmate, Bella Wang.
“Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman
Katie discusses hobbies, jobs, and passions — and the differences between the three — with accomplished journalist (Huffington Post, Mic, The New York Times, Axios) and comedian Alexis Kleinman.