call and response Podcast
1) Giving The Nation a New Syncopation - Ragtime Revival at New York City Center: Episode 125
Today is November 5, 2024, Election Day for the United States of America. As with every Presidential Election, we Americans are flipping the page, preparing to write a new chapter of this country’s hi...Show More
2) Directing for Humanity - Schele Williams: Episode 124
Another season finale has arrived! For our final season six episode, we welcome director, actor, author, and Black Theatre United co-founder Schele Williams, who leaves us with gems of wisdom to carry...Show More
3) Dreaming, Healing, and Making History - Dede Ayite: Episode 123
This week we welcome Tony Award-winning costume designer Dede Ayite! You’ve seen her designs in Broadway shows like Appropriate, Days of Wine and Rose, Hell’s Kitchen, and Jaja’s African Hair Braiding...Show More
4) Exhaling on Intention - Ambe J. Williams: Episode 122
This week we talk with Ambe J. Williams, a portrait and commercial photographer, director, and actor on sabbatical. We discuss the skills she relied on during her journey through the actor-to-photogra...Show More
5) Pouring Into the Community - Giselle Byrd: Episode 121
This week we chat with The Theater Offensive’s executive director, Giselle Byrd. We dive into how liberation and community has always been at the center of her artistic philosophy—from her leadership ...Show More
6) Writing as an Act of Service - Ricky Tucker: Episode 120
This week we talk with writer, educator, and art critic Ricky Tucker. He is the author of And The Category Is…: Inside New York’s Vogue, House and Ballroom Community, for which he was a 2023 Lambda Li...Show More
7) Overflowing With Thank Yous - Leroy Church: Episode 119
This week we chat with actor, dancer, producer, creative director, and wellness enthusiast Leroy Church. The Chita Rivera and Antonyo Award winner shares his story, starting with his church dance begi...Show More
8) Being Real as Real Can Be - Nikki M. James: Episode 118
This week we welcome Tony winner Nikki M. James! We discuss the beautiful breadth of Black women she has played in her career—from The Book of Mormon’s Nabulungi (which earned her a 2011 Tony Award) t...Show More
9) Listening to Your Life - York Walker: Episode 117
This week we talk with the inaugural recipient of Vineyard Theatre’s Colman Domingo Award and the inaugural recipient of the John Singleton Screenwriter Award, playwright and screenwriter York Walker....Show More
10) Making Memories Through Merchandise - Brooklyn McLain: Episode 116
This week we talk with Brooklyn McLain, the co-founder and COO of the first Black-owned Broadway merchandise company, “merch.” We chat about the musical that made him a self-described “theatre enthusi...Show More