Playwright Nick Kryah talks about where his ideas for plays come from.

A dramaturg defines her job.

Playwright Nick Kryah talks about how he wants audiences to react to his plays.

Hear from a dramaturg about what she does to help a playwright bring his play to life on stage.

Laurie Brooks' compelling play for young audiences imagines what happened before "The Crucible." Learn what it takes to stage such a play with the playwright, actors, and director.

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, shares insights about the power and importance of theatre, acting, directing, the role of an artistic director, and more.

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, shares her views on why theatre is important for all people but can be especially compelling and helpful for young audiences.

Meet Idris Goodwin, author of “And In This Corner….Cassius Clay.” Find out what fascinates him about the spoken word and learn about his process for writing a play and other forms of writing.

Playwright Nick Kryah and Metro Theater Company Artistic Director Julia Flood discuss the process Nick used as he revises his play, "Let's Talk Trash."

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, describes her job.

Actor Alicen Moser shares the story of how her engagement in community theater as a child started her down her current career path.

Actor Alicen Moser played the role of the sinister King Creon in a reworking of the classic Greek play Antigone. She explains the plot, the process taken to rework the story, and her approach to play...

Kwofe Coleman, Managing Director for the Muny, describes the importance of networking in his work.

Kwofe Coleman, Managing Director for the Muny, offers advice for students interested in the business side of theatre.

Kwofe Coleman, Managing Director for the Muny, discusses the importance of maintaining consistent communication with, and listening to, your audience.

Kwofe Coleman, Managing Director for the Muny, describes the importance of working for a theatre that strives to provide accessibility for all audience members.

Kwofe Coleman describes how his experience in a variety of other jobs for the Muny, influences his understanding of, and ability to do, his work as the theatre's Managing Director.

Jessica explains how being an actor in the Midwest requires more than just passion as she talks about her journey and the tools needed to pursue acting for the camera.

Meet David O'Brien, Production Stage Manager for "Wicked" and learn what his job entails and what it takes to bring a touring company from town to town and perform at the different theatres.

Meet Steve Quinn, Company Manager for "Wicked," and learn what his job entails and what it takes to keep a touring company successfully performing in city after city.

Actress Glynis Brooks describes her process for taking her written script about Harriet Tubman and bringing it to life on stage in a performance for an audience.

Actress Glynis Brooks describes how she determined what events in Harriet Tubman's life to include in her one-woman show and events she thought worked best to leave out.

Glynis Brooks, in the persona of Harriet Tubman, shares her background, speaking of her slave years, where she lived live as a slave, how the Underground Railroad operated and more.

Actress Glynis Brooks performs an excerpt from her one woman show, "Harriet Tubman:  An American Hero."

Actress Glynis Brooks talks about creating a "voice" for Harriet Tubman through the language she used in writing her one-woman play and the physical tone and tenor of how she portrayed her when perfo...

Actress and playwright Glynis Brooks describes how her script on the life of Harriet Tubman might have been modified had she chosen to write it as a play with multiple characters rather than as a one...

Actress Glynis Brooks describes what inspired her to write a one-woman performance script on the life of Harriet Tubman.

Actress Jamie McKittrick shares her excitement about the challenges and opportunities involved in playing multiple characters in "The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus," a play by Eric Coble.

Director Julia Flood describes how she, playwright Eric Coble, and scenic designer David Blake finalized the set design for the new play, "The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus."

Playwright Eric Coble and director Julia Flood describe examples of how the script and staging of "The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus" changed in some ways as it moved from the page to the rehearsal pro...

Playwright Eric Coble and director Julia Flood discuss their decision to have one actress play multiple roles in the new play, "The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus."

Playwright Eric Coble describes where the idea for his play, "The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus," came from and how he and director Julia Flood began to bring it to life.

Playwright Eric Coble describes where he gets ideas for his plays and the processes he uses to write them.

Playwright Eric Coble describes the life events and decisions that led to his career as a playwright.

Playwright Eric Coble shares his experiences when he knew it was time for actors to read aloud a play he was working on.

When Katy Keating co-created a stage parody of the 1980’s film Clue there were a number of changes that had to be made to make a story translate from the screen to the stage.

Actor Katy Keating provides insights into managing meta theatrics and 4th wall breaks.

Katy Keating of Poor Monsters gives her thoughts as to why audience engagement matters and provides an example of how her company pulled its viewers into a show.

Katy Keating applied personal principles, her love of Shakespeare, and feminist beliefs to co-found a company designed to counter an unbalanced gender ratio in professional theatre.

Actor Katy Keating shares her thoughts on whether there any benefit to studying the language of Shakespeare.

Actor Katy Keating explores the reasons Shakespeare’s works continue to make audiences burst out laughing today.

Director Melissa Rain Anderson gives her advice to any aspiring directors.

Director Melissa Rain Anderson explores the differences in process when working with students as compared to seasoned professional actors.

Director Melisa Rain Anderson discusses casting and crewing a show.

In the Play that Goes Wrong at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis there are numerous potentially dangerous stunts involving a unique set. See how a crew can insure actor safety.

Melissa Rain Anderson has directed shows from New York to Oregon, but not every theatre company operates the same.

Melissa Rain Anderson explains her passion for directing and her transition from being an actor to a director.

Nationally acclaimed Director Melissa Rain Anderson explains how networking is essential to maintaining an active theatre career.

Artistic Director Traylor Gruenloh shares his advice on how to manage holding many responsibilities when things get tough.

Artistic Director Taylor Gruenloh speaks to the challenges of putting on a festival of plays and why certain logistical choices were made.

The Tesseract Theatre Company works in a small but flexible space. Artistic Director Taylor Gruenloh speaks to the challenges and advantages of exploring the options the space provides.

Taylor Gruenloh explains how keeping up with other companies in a theatre community can help an artistic director know who would be ideal to work with on different projects.

Artistic Director Taylor Gruenloh explains how contemporary works can be ideal for exploring contemporary issues within a community.

The Tesseract Theatre Company focuses exclusively on new plays. The company’s Artistic Director explores the difficulties why it’s important to provide the community with new works.

What is an artistic director? Taylor Greunloh of The Tesseract Theatre Company explains the responsibilities that come with this title.

Actor, co-artistic director, and playwright Katy Keating shares her thoughts about Shakespearean humor, how a performer’s personal principles be applied to their art and other topics.

Director Melissa Rain Anderson shares her experiences coordinating with companies around the country, talks about casting, and working with seasoned professionals vs. up-and-coming thespians.

Artistic Director Taylor Gruenloh, Tesseract Theatre Company, talks about the roles, challenges, opportunities and more of being a theatre’ company’s artistic director.

Dylan Stanley shares the professional journey that lead to his role as public relations manager for the Muny, America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre.

Actor and playwright shares some advice for young actors about getting a career in theatre started.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak talks about the auditioning process.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak talks about how to start writing a play, where ideas come from and how characters and dialogue are created as he shares his process.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak discusses his process for developing a character whether it's a dramatic role or a comedic role.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak shares the character he was most interested in portraying so far in his career.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak describes different approaches he has used to create a character.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak shares some examples of how develops a character.

Actor and playwright Stephen Chamineak shares what he loves about theatre and how he thinks theatre can make a difference in people's lives.

Theatre critic Bob Wilcox discusses the process of creating a theatre review, what he looks for as he watches a production, and the criteria he uses to evaluate a performance for the audience.

Theatre critic Bob Wilcox shares his love for theatre and the value of theatre in everyone's life.

Theatre critic Bob Wilcox discusses the process of writing a theatre review complete with an example of a finished review for students to evaluate themselves.

Theatre critic Bob Wilcox discusses the role of the theatre critic and the relationship between a critic and the rest of the theatre community.

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, shares some great acting advice she once received.

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, shares her thoughts on the auditioning process and characteristics she looks for in a prospective actor to be cast in one of her productions.

Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company, shares her perspective on the power of theatre to help us understand, interpret, and react to important topics and social issues.

Actor, director, and playwright Stephen Chamineak talks about his passion for theatre as he shares his insights and ideas about acting, auditioning, writing plays, and just having a great time at the...

Bob Wilcox, a theatre critic and reviewer with over 30 years’ experience, shares his passion for theatre and his insights into the art and craft of being a reviewer of theatre productions of all type...

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim offers some advice to young people studying theatre.

Meet the director and actors who are taking The Giver and adapting it to a stage production, compelling characters, and all.

Laurie Brooks' compelling play for young audiences imagines what happened before "The Crucible." Learn what it takes to stage such a play with the playwright, actors, and director.

Playwright Nick Kryah talks about the process for workshopping a new play.

Playwright Nick Kryah talks about what it means to be a playwright.

Playwright Nick Kryah talks about creating characters and character names

Meet the director and actors who are taking The Giver and adapting it to a stage production, compelling characters, and all.

A stage manager describes her job.

A play director shares what he loves about directing Shakespeare's plays.

Actors and technical personnel with the Shakespeare Festival of Saint Louis discuss some unique challenges of producing a play outdoors.

The director and music director of Opera Theater of St. Louis' production of the children's opera, "The Very Last Green Thing," describe their jobs.

Playwright Nick Kryah shares his thoughts on the collaborative experience of theater.

Playwright Nick Kryah and Metro Theater Company Artistic Director Julia Flood share examples of the workshopping process they used for Nick's play, "Let's Talk Trash."

View a reading of two versions of the same scene in a new play entitled "Let's Talk Trash."

Technical and design professionals with the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis discuss the unique advantages and challenges of staging their annual outdoor production.