UpstageLeftPodcast

Intimate conversations with New York theater artists. Hosted by Rachel

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Our latest episode features the one... the only... Didi O’Connell!!
#Theater #theatre #newyorktheater #broadway #offbroadway #offoffbroadway #newplays #playwrights #playwriting #acting #nytheater #theaterpodcasts #theaterisback #backonbroadway #newplays #didioconnell

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After much convincing, we (meaning me, Kendall Cafaro, social media manager at USL) got the chance to chat with our host, Rachel Lin, about her life and career in the theater.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

[LH @halvorsen]

i'm getting a nice raise at my day job (woo) but my brain is so diseased from working in nonprofits that i was confused that i was getting more money w/o having to get a new job offer as leverage or any of the other hoops theatres make you jump through to get a meager increase

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@halvorsen 👏👏👏👏👏

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Looking for Cheap-er NYC theater seats?? Or even free seats??
Us Always.
Email your favorite theaters to find out more about Volunteer Usher Programs. They've got one at @phnyc where you can still catch USL Guest Will Arbery's Corsicana!

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Our latest episode is out, and features playwright: Anchuli Felicia King! We recently got to see her thrilling play Golden Shield @MTC_NYC
Tune in to find out more about Felicia's work and her ambitions that go far beyond simply writing plays.
@afeliciaking

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Want to find a show, a performance, a story that will transport you to somewhere unexpected? Our picks:

Our Flag Means Death on @hbomax
Clubbed Thumb’s The 25th Summerworks @ClubbedThumb
Golden Shield at @MTC_NYC
Corsicana @phnyc

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A new episode is out! Our latest guest is one of NYC’s busiest directors: Taylor Reynolds. Recent credits include: Tambo and Bones at Playwrights Horizons, Man Cave at The Connelly Theater, Songs About Trains at The New Ohio.

@ReynaldoTaylor

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Want music filled theater to be excited about? Us too. Our picks:
SUFFS
@publictheaterny
DIANA OH PRESENTS: THE GIFT PROJECT
@ohyeadiana @SymphonySpace
HEATHER CHRISTIAN’S ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS
@hcarbornauts @arsnova
SONGS ABOUT TRAINS
@radevolution @NewOhioTheatre

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@NewOhioTheatre @radevolution @Waterwell so excited to see the show this weekend!

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@ESTnyc

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Check out our latest episode with EST's Artistic Director, Billy Carden!
We asked him what advice he would offer someone in his position. His answer: to lead with passion.

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We're so excited to share we have our first sponsor: Northwestern University Press!!

They are publishing @andybragen's latest book of two new plays, “This is my Office” and “Note’s on my Mother’s Decline” including a foreword by Sarah Ruhl. Check them out!

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"How do you translate your personal values into organizational decisions?" -recent Upstage Left Guest Lauren Halvorsen @halvorsen

And with that, we're sending well wishes to everyone working and trying to work in the theater right now.

Stay safe and happy new year everyone!

[LH @halvorsen]

if you want to hear all of my salty opinions AND vocal tics, do I have a treat for you: https://t.co/seMMbI72QN

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A new episode has dropped!! We’re absolutely pumped to be talking to dramaturg and theater newsletter creator, Nothing For The Group, Lauren Halvorsen. We nerd out on ALL things theater and theater institutions.
@halvorsen

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As all the critics are putting out their versions of "best theater of 2021" we're putting together a list of some of our fav shows/theater experiences that lit us up!!

Dana H
The Lehman Trilogy
Tick, Tick, Boom
American Utopia

What's on your list?

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"...there are so many bouts of desperation."
-Tedra Millan

Tune into our latest episode to find out Teddi's hot takes on actor-life...for one thing she thinks self-tapes are kind of the like the SATs...and we at Upstage Left have to agree.

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Looking to take in Stephen Sondheim’s sly wit and melodic acumen from the comfort of your sofa? Here’s a guide to what’s streaming right now.  https://t.co/Fe6nM9KNRS