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Co-creator Margie Zarcone sits down with Burning Leaves playwright, Tom Rowan to discuss the play along with some of the moral and ethical questions it poses.

In Tom Rowan's “Burning Leaves", a gay actor moves from New York for a fresh start as a drama teacher in a Midwest high school and discovers that starting fresh may be harder than anticipated.Directed and sound designed by Graydon Gund. Featuring David Gow as Matt Leland, Brett Temple as Jesse Wade, Maren Maclean as Jane Potter, Oliviah Massiah as Hallie Potter, Paige okey as Alicia Hogan, Jonathan Stewart as Carl Wade, and Anna Stefanic as the bus announcer.

To kick off Pride month we're bringing together a collection of your favorite queer writers at the internet's hottest club!Featuring Franco Pedicini as Tennessee Williams, Chris French doing Shakespeare’s sonnet number 20Michael Iannucci as Oscar Wilde, Wynn Harmon as Truman Capote, Kyle Marra doing Shakespeare’s sonnet 29, , Alexandra Kopko as Patricia Highsmith, Larry Phillips as Joe Orton, Torian Brackett as James Baldwin and hosted by Angela Mansberry. Directed by Graydon Gund.

Co-creator Margie Zarcone sits down with "Alice in Wonderland" director Jackie Vetter. They chat about psychology, underscoring, and the importance of arts in schools.

Co-creator Margie Zarcone sits down with "Alice in Wonderland" director Jackie Vetter. They chat about psychology, underscoring, and the importance of arts in schools.

This week on Standby we revisit a classic with Alice Gerstenberg's adaptation of Lewis Carrol's story about a girl that travels through a looking glass and what she finds on the other side.Directed and sound designed by Jackie Vetter with sound editing by Graydon Gund. Featuring Karlee Jane as Alice, Taylor James Hopkins as Lewis Caroll and the White Rabbit, Gabi van Horn as Cheshire Cat and Humpty Dumpty, Megan Murphy as March Hare, Gryphon, and Two of Spades, William Burns as Mad Hatter, Mock Turtle and Five of Spades, Margie Zarcone as Door Mouse, Seven of Spades, and Duchess, Isma'il Q. Bronson, as Caterpiller and King of Hearts, Dana Watkins as Tweedle Dee and Red Queen, Devon Yates as Tweedle Dum and White Queen, Alexandra Kopko as Queen of Hearts, and David Coleman II as Knave of Hearts and Frog Footman.

Sit down with co-creator Margie Zarcone and playwright Lydia Nightingale to talk 'Party Talk', Lydia's diverse writing content, and what it means to follow your truth.

Marie and Dave have an intimate conversation as a friend's party begins to wind down. The boundaries are set as we listen into these two navigate their way through primal desires and intellectual fortitude. Written by Lydia Nightingale, starring Maranda Rust as Marie and Jake Blakeslee as Dave. Directed and edited by Dunya J. Karam.content warning: discussions are of a sexual yet not explicit nature.

Ensemble member Alexandra Kopko sits down with "Stripping Lord Byron" playwright, Kirt Shineman. They dig into Lord Byron and celeb culture, and ponder the shelf-life of secrets.

Ensemble member Alexandra Kopko sits down with "Stripping Lord Byron" playwright, Kirt Shineman. They dig into Lord Byron and celeb culture, and ponder the shelf-life of secrets.

In 1824, after Lord Byron’s death, five of his closest friends gather to decide the fate of Lord Byron’s memoirs. They decide whether to publish the manuscript or not. Is it suitable for public consumption? If they publish the memoirs, lives might be ruined. What are the damning secrets his friends need to protect?A new play by Kirt Shineman, directed and designed by Graydon Gund. Featuring the voices of Wynn Harmon as John Murray II, Gary Hilborn as Thomas Moore, Kevin Sebastian as John Cam Hobhouse, Amanda Brooke Lerner as Augusta Leigh, Caitlin Clothier as Lady Byron, and Alexandra Kopko as Bridget McBurney.

Co-creator Freda Mattea talks to Nygel D. Robinson and Asa James about the process of conceiving and creating When The Sun Goes Down? They dive into some of the songs individually and discuss the meaning of the title and how that translates to being Black in America today.