Green Room On Air with Ray Renati

Guest - Carly Ozard - Singer, Song Writer, Playwright, Actor, Producer - Tennessee Drag Ban

My guest today is Carly Ozard. Today we discuss the new Tennessee ban on drag performers.
Carly is a singer-songwriter, recording artist, actor, playwright, and theater educator. Signed to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) label Sobel Nation Records, Carly's original EDM has garnered collaborations from DJs around the world, as well as gained radio airplay in France and Mexico with Denar RCRDS. Their nightclub work has been revered on multiple stages, including Feinstein's 54 Below, Feinstein's at the Nikko, The Richmond Ermet AID Foundation, The Rrazz Room, Fire Island, and The Friars Club.
Carly has appeared onstage with numerous luminaries of stage and screen on both coasts. They originated three roles with the New York Theater Barn, played Magenta in Fire Island's Rocky Horror Show, played Ol' Mother Hare in The Golden Apple, Sally in The Cabaret Girl, Ensemble in Miss Liberty, High Spirits, and were featured in two Galas all with 42nd St. Moon. They trained at Stella Adler School of Acting, and were a contracted vocalist with Tim Davis (Glee) for The Trevor Project and Women Warriors: The Voices of Change at Lincoln Center. Carly is a member of Music Under New York, and rose to underground acclaim, busking for the commuters in the New York Subway.
More are web site: CarlyOzard.com
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Poker Face, The Detectorists, and Fun with Chat GPT

My TV picks - "Poker Face" and "The Detectorists" Also, lets have fun with Chat GPT!
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Guest - Cassidy Brown - Actor

Today, I am delighted to have Cassidy Brown as my guest. He is a highly acclaimed actor based in San Francisco and has graced the stages of various theaters throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including Berkeley Rep, SF Playhouse, Theatreworks, and many more. Besides his acting career, Cassidy is also a co-host of the podcast "All the Answers," which delves into the fascinating connection between performing arts and spirituality.
Currently, Cassidy is busy rehearsing for the "Tea Party," a riveting play by Gordon Dahlquist, which is being directed by the talented Erin Merritt. In this 90-minute comedy thriller, "Tea Party," Cassidy along with the rest of the cast portray the logical consequences of violent political rhetoric in America's near future. With its taut and sophisticated storyline, "Tea Party" promises to be an enthralling and thought-provoking theatrical experience.
"Tea Party" TicketsFor more information call 415-637-4250________________________________________________________________________Dear Listeners - A free way to support our show is by leaving it a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. It’s a chance to tell us what you love about the show and it helps others discover it, too. 
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Walk and Talk - Dusk on the Baylands

You can watch this on my YouTube Channel. 
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Hardy Weaver - Former Broadway Actor turned Mediation Expert

From "The Book of Mormon" to an ashram in India, Hardy Weaver has made a 180 degree turn, giving up a Broadway acting career for a life of comtemplation and teaching of  Vedic Mediation.
https://www.hardyweaver.com/
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Scrumbly Koldewyn of the legendary Cockettes

COCKETTES: ETRNAL EMISSIONS will be performed Sat., Dec. 3 and Sun., Dec. 4 at 7:30 pm, atPianoFight Oakland – 1540 Broadway (at 16 th St.) in Oakland. 94612 - (Nearest BART 19 th St.) Tix- $60 - $40 - Cabaret Seating, Front Section Seating, Back
Tickets for Cockettes: Eternal Emissions
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Scrumbly Koldewyn (Ensemble/Musical Director/Piano) started performing, composing, directing for the Cockettes at the inception and has been managing to survive by performing, composing, writing & musical directing in musical theater and cabaret. After the Cockettes, some of his most active groups/projects have been: Rickettes, Tale Spinners (4 productions), Theater Workers (4 productions), The Distractions, The Jesters (3 European Tours), Dirty Little Show Tunes, NCTC [8 productions], Stagebridge, and the Thrillpeddlers’ Cockette’s Revivals & sequels [8 productions] and segments of Shocktoberfests [5].
History: The Cockette’s sprawling, kaleidoscopic pantheon of colorful personalities included icons including: Hibiscus and Sylvester, and was often augmented by special guests, most notably drag superstars Divine & Mink Stole. The Cockettes were ahead of their time, especially in the acceptance of gender fluidity and glittered beards, and they changed the face of drag forever.
Although the Cockettes disbanded in 1972, its many members kept the group’s spirit alive; in 2009, a theater troupe called the Thrillpeddlers  helmed  by Russell Blackwood revived a legendary Cockettes show called Pearls Over Shanghai to much acclaim and a long 22 month run. Playing on the interest already garnered by David Weissman & Bill Weber’s The Cockettes documentary released in 2002, interest in this troupe was reawakened and entertained an entirely new & appreciative audience. Over the next decade, The Thrillpeddlers continued recreating Cockette shows under the watchful eye of the original songwriter and Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn.
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Frankenstein Walky Talky

Walk and Talk with your host. The Frankensteinization of the minority.

Frankestein at Oholone College

Come and see FRANKENSTEIN at Ohlone College in Fremont, California.
The slogan "It's Alive" brings to mind images of a giant monster slowly approaching, with silver wires protruding from its neck. The Ohlone College Theatre and Dance department is putting a spooky twist on Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel Frankenstein. This is the perfect event for you if you're looking for a good scare after Halloween. This new adaptation by Nick Dear and directed by Michael Navarra tells the classic story from the creature's perspective, bringing a new and more poetic perspective to the tale. Frankenstein's creature is childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form. He is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes and increasingly desperate and vengeful, he determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. The story highlights the importance of scientific responsibility, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil through a thrilling and deeply disturbing gothic tale. Audiences will get a chance to see this masterpiece beginning November 11 at the Smith Center.
Dates:
November 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 8pm. ASL interpreted November 12.
Where:
Smith Center at Ohlone College

Tickets:
$15 Students Admission
$20 General Admission   

Purchase tickets online at: www.smithcenter.com
Smith Center Box Office: 510-659-6031
Warning: This production contains acts of violence and other content not suitable for some audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Walk and Talk - Patty LuPone, Actors’ Equity

Ed Hooks - Part 2

Come out and see "Frankenstein" at Oholone College!
https://www.ohlone.edu/smithcenter#frankenstein
This production of Frankenstein was first performed at the National Theatre in 2011. The production was directed by Danny Boyle and Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternated the roles of Victor Frankenstein and The Creature. Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel was adapted for the stage by Nick Dear. You can find full details of the cast and production team below:
This is the second of a multi-part conversation I had with my good friend, Ed Hooks. We talk about the state of TV and movies, acting technique, method acting, Ed's experiences in Hollywood, and so much more.
Today's Interview
Ed Hooks, author of Acting for Animators, created acting training especially for animators instead of stage or movie actors. He has taught his Masterclass for most major animation studios and video game companies internationally and is a popular speaker/presenter at Animation Conferences and Festival. Before he began work with animators in 1996, Ed was a professional actor and acting teacher for almost 30 years, with credits in all media.
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