CitySpeaks: A New Play Podcast

Production Manager Rachel D'Amboise interviews community partners Dr. Amesh Adalja and Kristal Ross about their work and its relation to our current production, Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector.Dr. Adalja is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and an Affiliate of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. Kristal Ross, PharmD, CTTS, is a dedicated clinical leader and public health advocate driven by the mission of making preventative care and clinical excellence accessible to every neighborhood in Pittsburgh. www.immunizeallegheny.org

Artistic Associate Melva Graham chats with Edwin Green and Trey Smith-Mills who make up the cast of Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem.

On November 8, City Theatre was lucky enough to host playwright Lauren Gunderson for a Q&A session. Now you can listen to the full conversation hosted by Artistic Director Clare Drobot. Don't forget to catch Lauren's play Louisa May Alcott's Little Women at City Theatre until December 13, 2025.

Director of Education and Accessibility, Katie Trupiano chats with some of the winners of the Young Playwrights Contest as they prepare their shows for public performance.

City Theatre's Director of Operatons, Jason Clark, interviews Robert Hunter and Michael Patrick Trimm, the cast of King James by Rajiv Joseph.

Local theatre critic Sharon Eberson interviews Marc Masterson, the director of City Theatre's production of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle.

Host Melva Graham chats with Christopher Rivas (Playwright/Performer) and Daniel Banks (Developer/Director) about the upcoming production, The Real James Bond...was Dominican.

Director of Education and Accessibility, Katie Trupiano is joined by guest Kellee van Aken. Kellee began the Young Playwrights Program at City Theatre. She and Katie reflect on the beginning of the program as we celebrate the 25th anniversary.

Katie Trupiano (Director of Education and Accessibility at City Theatre) chats with some of the middle school and high school playwrights about their plays that are featured in the 2024 Young Playwrights Festival.

Host Clare Drobot chats with our community partner, Maryam Saeedi.