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THE PRODUCTION NOTES

We’re saying goodby to Lily Bulman!

Skene Media Fellow Lily Bulman wraps up their tenure with Talk-O Tuesday. Next cohort now open for undergrads and emerging media professionals...

Black British Plays American Theatres Should Discover.

Six essential plays by Black British playwrights that American theatres should be producing — from Natasha Gordon to debbie tucker green...
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This set is full of hidden secrets: The Mask Maker’s shop.

That family photo in the Mask Maker's shop is not a prop. It is from our director's own family album. Designers hide themselves in every..

Victor Zapatero: Light Holds Memory.

Meet Mexican lighting designer Victor Zapatero, whose work blends observation, emotion, and creative intention. Discover his artistic philosophy...
THE PRODUCTION NOTES

This set is full of hidden secrets: Nana Lupita and the Banners

From a Catwoman figurine to hand-painted lucha libre banners, every detail in Nana Lupita's space tells a story in Luchadora! at PCPA...

Nicole Stewart Reyes: A Mix of Ego and Survival.

Actor and playwright whose work moves between personal honesty and theatrical confrontation, building stories that leave no edges sanded down...
THE PRODUCTION NOTES

This set is full of hidden secrets: The Ring and the Bookcases

The ring mat is painted with a Tamayo mural. The bookcases are built like an Aztec tzompantli. Nothing in this set is accidental...
OFFSTAGE 6.5 Creating Community

Creating Community ft. CreativeBlueprints | OFFSTAGE Ep. 7

Scenic designer and Skene founder on community, mentorship, and building a creative career, in conversation with Mitzi Avila of Creative Blueprints...
THE PRODUCTION NOTES

This set is full of hidden secrets: The Mural

The mural in Luchadora! at PCPA features seven real lucha libre legends. Here is who they are and why they are on the wall...

Sara Pugh: Never Seen, Always Felt.

Props designer and artisan whose work anchors stories to time and place through the objects audiences feel but rarely consciously notice...

Rodolfo Robles Cruz: Art Fights Back.

Rodolfo Robles Cruz is a Mexican American director and playwright whose work roots oral history and community memory in live performance...
source: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu.

Create a Home Vocal Studio: Essential Gear for Voice Actors.

Build a professional home vocal studio without complexity. Essential acoustic and recording equipment for voice actors, podcasters, and singers...

Emerson Valentina: Artists, Not Products.

Theatre artist and Executive Director of the Broadway Mental Health Foundation on survival, advocacy, and rebuilding the performing arts industry...

Gary McCann: Sculpting the Air Itself.

Gary McCann is an Irish scenic and costume designer whose work for opera and theatre builds immersive worlds rooted in architecture and emotion...
Talk-O Tuesday Ep.3

What do you want to see?

From the UK to Korea to the past — Helen Garcia-Alton, Tina Torbey, and Nia Banks share the theatre they wish they could see anywhere..
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On Making Mistakes and Moving Forward

Making mistakes means things are happening. A candid reflection on growth, imperfection, and running an independent performing arts platform...

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