Alexis Kleinman graduated from Princeton the year I arrived, so she was the stuff of theatre legend on campus...my Triangle and Tower buddies would speak of her with reverence, and we would sort of eye each other across reunions and social media screens. But that meant it took nearly ten years -- and a podcast -- to bring us together for a one-on-one conversation. I hope my … [Read more...] about “Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman

Consistent readers and listeners of Call Time may be overloaded with information about dancers and the dance world right now, but, after my incredible conversation with Sophie Blue last week, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to interview one of my actual Princeton classmates, Alexander Quetell, with whom I overlapped for three of my four years and with whom I worked on many … [Read more...] about Getting on My Soapbox, with the Help of Dancer Alexander Quetell

I've been wanting to interview my classmate Sophie Blue for virtually as long as I've been a graduate student. From day one, I could tell that Sophie was articulate, hard-working, had an interesting work experience and professional background, and, most importantly, thought about things differently than how I approached them. For example, Sophie was always introducing issues … [Read more...] about The Changing of the (Arts) Guard, with Sophie Blue

It was April 2020, and, as Cody Williams tells it, nobody wanted to leave their houses to document the closure of Broadway and the near desertion of Times Square and the theatre district. What's more, everyone thought the theaters would be closed for three-four weeks max -- why risk life and limb to document a temporary state of being? Nevertheless, as Cody tells it, he … [Read more...] about “It Won’t Get Better Than This”: On the Front Lines of Theatre Journalism with Cody Williams

It seems to have become some sort of Call Time tradition that every year, in November, I interview one of my marketing professors from NYU on the subject of how the arts are or aren't marketed appropriately. Last November I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Jeffrey Carr, former Executive Director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and former … [Read more...] about In and Out of the Weeds of Arts Marketing with Jane Whitty

I was so happy to be able to interview actor Peterson Townsend, featured in TV shows like Law and Order: SVU, Gossip Girl, and Elementary, and on the stages of theaters like Arden Theatre Company, Barrington Stage, the Metropolitan Opera, St. Louis Rep, and the Mint Theatre Company, on my episode this week. You may be wondering: Katie, will you ever stop interviewing people … [Read more...] about “You Have to Just Run”: Peterson Townsend on Pressure, Variety, and Achievement in the Theatre