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Listen in as It’s Getting Tired Mildred playwright/director Roger Nasser, producer/performer Amy Overman, and performer Emily Edwards, discuss collaborative montages, space-hopping, the flexibility of a huge cast, putting the show together on a week-long schedule, letting the community help with production, rice krispie treats, growing with your long-running character, writing to who’s available, and what it’s like to produce “a live soap opera for the stage” monthly. “…I felt like this was a way to keep the community engaged…and also, I had a theater-space that I could create a soap-opera that I jokingly made up as a child…” FRIGID New York presents It’s Getting Tired Mildred written & directed by Roger Nasser Second Saturday of Each Month, 9:30pm UNDER St. Marks 94A St. Marks Place Manhattan tickets: starting at $20, available via FRIGID’s website photos by Alan Sauvage & Roger Nasser

Listen in as Benevolent playwright Sophie McIntosh, director Nina Goodheart, associate director & dramaturg BT Hayes, and actor Morgan S. Perry, discuss wicker basket handling, figuring out what you’re after, the meaning of “soiled shift,” historical blogs, finding the right word, “critical fabulation,” finding your washing style, the importance of intimacy direction, covering as an understudy, and writing past realities back into the narrative. “…these corners of society that, at the time, were documented in a kind of less than…gracious? …what’s the word…” “Benevolent?” “Yeah! A less than benevolent way. […] What is missing from a section of society that was highly oppressed […] A lot of our conversations beyond the physical world of [1917…], a lot of it was about imagining beyond the archive, in a way that does not conform to the archive…” Good Apples Collective presents Benevolent written by Sophie McIntosh directed by Nina Goodheart thru September 5, 2026 IATI Theater 64 E. 4th Street Manhattan tickets: the run is sold out, but you can join the cancellation list, available via TicketTailor photos by Nina Goodheart

Listen in as story originator & performer Samantha Blain, puppet designer & performer Casey Scott Leach, and co-director Mikayla Stanley of Hit The Lights! Company’s new work ISLA discuss their company’s process, “why?,” making everything by hand, blending fiction and history, adding the audience, keeping so many experimental irons in the fire, allowing time to live, the importance of design, solenodons, and how your family’s story can become a magical piece of theatre. “…it’s a story about three sisters that leave a war-torn island, and it’s inspired by my mom and my aunts fleeing from Cuba in 1969 on the freedom flights…” Hit The Lights! presents Isla created & original music by Hit The Lights! Company co-directed by Roman Sanchez and Mikayla Stanley thru August 29, 2026 WP Theater 2162 Broadway Manhattan tickets: starting at $30, available via OvationTix photos by Rebecca J Michelson

Listen in as The Bathroom Attendant playwright Tom Kelly, director Andrew Block, and actors Dan Patrick Brady, Evan Klein, and Kate Miller, discuss timely genre fiction, writing what you like, Yoenis Céspedes heartbreak, folk tale heroes (and having your heroes disappoint you), recognizing the humanity in your fellow American, and “broken people trying to survive.” “…you have all of these really robust, rich characters that exist on the fringe of society, and they all have these desperate needs…it’s dealt with laughs, and also with sustained tension…and ultimately, it’s a coming-of-age story for these two younger characters whose lives have been changed over the last 48 hours…” Sparkplug Productions presents The Bathroom Attendant written by Tom Kelly directed by Andrew Block thru August 30, 2026 124 Bank Street Theater 124 Bank Street Manhattan tickets: $38.10, available via OnTheStage photos by Scott Fetterman

Listen in as Incel Vanya playwright & director Duncan Pflaster, along with actor Neysa Lozano (Selena), discuss titles from typos, the smartest character onstage, finding modern resonance in classic drama, “rehearsing with an audience,” icky grossness in charming characters, getting stuck because of your philosophy, putting the comedy back into Chekhov, and finding a way to make sure the show always goes on. “…the more I started to think about it, the more it made sense that Vanya would be an incel, if he lived today; then all the pieces started to fit into place…this is a more straightforward modernization of the story, touching on what we’re all living through today…” The Tank and Cross-Eyed Bear Productions present Incel Vanya written & directed by Duncan Pflaster thru July 19, 2026 The Tank 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $13-$33 (sliding scale) available via The Tank

Listen in as Fear & Wonder playwright Jason Tseng, director Emily Hartford, and performers Neil Tyrone Pritchard (Ryan) and Brian Tong (Jabez), discuss falling back in love with faith, grappling with the harms that can come from traditions and institutions, changing the world by changing the story, and music, communion, & service. “…it’s really kind of a meditation on queerness, faith, and how we love something that doesn’t know how to love us back…” Flux Theatre Ensemble presents Fear & Wonder written by Jason Tseng directed by Emily Hartford thru June 27, 2026 ART/NY Theaters 502 W. 53rd Street Manhattan tickets: $26–$66, available through Flux’s Living Ticket model on OvationTix photos by Justin Hoch

Listen in as I WANTTT A UNICORN FRAPPE!!! director Alex Tobey & actor Rachel Lin (Jenny) discuss obsession with limited availability drinks, romantic anxiety, blending darkness & depth along with bright humor, presentation & artifice & longing, rehearsal tone conversations, finding something magical and big while also keeping it intimate, and the difference between living in a difficult reality vs. an artificial fantasy. “…it’s a frothy, girly comedy about a young woman named Jenny…torn between ‘do I live in reality, and be unhappy, or do I go to this fantasy world that is a little distant…and maybe it’s not quite real, and maybe it’s actually unhealthy’…” The Tank presents I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!! written by Catherine Weingarten directed by Alex Tobey thru June 21, 2026 The Tank 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $28–$53, available via The Tank’s website photos by HanJie Chow

Listen in as Down Once More playwright Āsim Ali Naqvi, along with performers Yves Allen, Anissa Naji, Karan Khanna, & Nafis, discuss identity, the supernatural, expanding what’s allowed to be discussed and by whom, meeting your favorite character, wearing multiple hats, showing up as yourself, and the play’s complicated blend of science, psychology, spirituality, queerness, career, and attention. “…hella juicy…” New York Theater Festival presents Down Once More written by Āsim Ali Naqvi & Marlon Wallace December 15, 2025 @6:15 PM December 19, 2025 @9:00 PM December 21, 2025 @3:30 PM Teatro LATEA 107 Suffolk St Manhattan

Listen in as Michael Quinn, writer & performer of Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog, discusses bringing back a piece of Coney Island history, “never-ending conflict,” finding fulfillment, immigrant stories creating American classics, the hot dog business, and “doing something that scares the hell out of you.” “…I just figured this was something I really, really wanted to do…I really love this part of the journey of my play, because every time I perform it, I discover something new…for me, it’s about being a human being, onstage…” Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog written & performed by Michael Quinn directed by Peter Michael Marino thru July 29, 2026 36th Street Theatre 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $40.51 (including fees), available from the Feltman website

Listen in as actors Ally Callaghan (Maria) and Julio Cesar Gutierrez (Marc) of Aurora Stewart de Peña’s Love Story, presented in its world premiere by The Tank and Voyage Theater Company, discuss theatrical roller-coaster rides, building props and scenery in space, stage directions, feeling the space, heaviness & fun, getting from point A to point B, mid-’00s dramaturgy, and “grief, afterlife, & the unknown.” “…from the people that have come to see it, they’ve said that they’ve felt really impacted by the show, and it left them thinking a lot. I think this tackles grief in a way that I’ve never seen it tackled before…so I think because of that, it leaves a lot of questions to ask, and a lot of questions to be answered…” The Tank and Voyage Theater Company present Love Story written by Aurora Stewart de Peña directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek thru May 17, 2026 The Tank 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $28–$53, available via The Tank photos by Geve Penn

Listen in as Hook & Eye Theater ensemble members and collaborating devisers on Plan C—Carrie Heitman (director), Kyle Abourizk (assistant director), Leah McVeigh (production management), Cynthia Babak (performer), & Parnia Ayari (performer)—discuss their devising process, solving problems by hand, modern … Continue reading →

Listen in as The Mall The Mall The Mall playwright Philip Kenner and director James Wyrwicz discuss setting the conditions for the tone, early teenage friendships, double-dip playwriting, the benefit of creative restrictions, Scooby-Doo as text, playing in a video-game-like … Continue reading →

Listen in as Issy Knowles, the creator & performer of Body Count, discusses imploding and exploding your work, putting a feminist lens on porn, clicking with your collaborators, how online sex culture bleeds back into society, the commodification of intimacy, … Continue reading →

Listen in as ExtraO1dinary Aliens! playwright Carolina Ðỗ and assistant director/stage manager Isabel Criado discuss nightmares becoming reality, bureaucratic flattening, telling stories to heal, collaboration & community & education, and growing, changing, & becoming more real. “It’s about people trying … Continue reading →

Listen in as Our House playwright Barry Boehm and actor Christopher Borg discuss wedding jitters, putting your play in history, living a life of dignity & honesty & joy anywhere, legacy, sticking your foot in it but trying to do … Continue reading →