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February 27, 2016

Boom Arts + Judy Yung

Dmae features Boom Arts, a theatre company dedicated to international and contemporary plays. She’ll talk with curator/producer and foundeÂ from the upcoming production ofÂ Free OutgoingÂ by Chennai, India-basedÂ playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar.Â

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February 21, 2016

Post5 + Corrib

Dmae features Post 5 Theatre’s new season starting off with King Lear and immediately following, Othello. We’ll talk with director and co-artistic director Rusty Newton Tennant, veteran actor Tobias Andersen who plays Lear. We’ll also catch up with Allen … Read the rest

February 13, 2016

Who Am I Celebrating Me + James Canfield

Dmae talks with Shalanda Sims about the Who I Am Celebrating Me performance highlighting African American history through theatre and dance. She’ll be joined by two high school seniors, Kyra Orr and Isaiah Sims,Â participating in the performances. And in

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February 7, 2016

Breaking Rank + The Set-Up

Dmae features two different shows, Breaking Rank at Well Arts and The Set-Up at Cygnet Productions. First up we talk with Jessica Dart, Facilitator/Director of Â Breaking Rank,Â Belle Landau, Executive Director, Returning Veterans ProjectÂ and writer

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January 31, 2016

Mia Chung

Dmae Roberts talks with playwright Mia Chung whose playÂ You for Me for You opens February 3â€“28Â at Portland PlayhouseÂ directed by Gretchen Corbett. ChungÂ Â is in residence at the theatre and joins Dmae in the studio … Read the rest

January 15, 2016

Ophelia+Deception+Hazardous Beauty

Dmae features three staged readings starring African American actresses. First we hear about S. Renee Mitchell’s new play Ophelia in Oblivion, her personal tale of surviving family trauma. We’ll also feature Bonnie Ratner’s Hazardous Beauty, about two writing … Read the rest