Category: Theater

There's not a whole lot of down time for Cindy Cooper, awarding winning playwright, journalist and author. So far she's written 14 full length plays and several non-fiction books. As a journalist, Cindy writes frequently about social justice and human rights - her articles appearing in dozens of newspapers and magazines, websites and anthologies. Obviously....there's a lot to talk about!

Meet Jessica Dermody, producer/director/writer and actress Lolita Brinkley. Their paths have come together in the production of Life Without Parole. The powerful 6-character play is based on the original transcripts and testimonies of inmates at the California Institution for Women at Chino who were convicted of killing their abusive partners. Jessica's the director, Lolita - one of the cast members. Our conversation extends well beyond the play to include their lives on stage, as well as in front of and behind the camera.

Actress/Producer Lorraine Rodriguez Reyes has a lot to talk about: growing up in the Bronx, getting her MFA from Harvard, spending a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, auditioning, performing and landing roles on stage, television and film, including "Mami Confessions," her one-woman show. Tune in to hear her tell-it-like-it is tale of 'making' it as a performer.

Virginia Rohan's byline is a very familiar one to readers of 'The Bergen Record', New Jersey's second largest daily newspaper. The award-winning journalist joined the paper as a feature writer in 1986. Virginia's been TV editor, TV critic and columnist...and today covers mostly television related stories. Hear her take on the state of TV in today's world.

Love to listen to beautiful music? Ever had the urge to join forces with other women in song? Then you'll want to hear all about Melodia Women's Choir of NYC. Founder and Executive Director Jenny Clarke took her love of choral music and merged it with her career as an Arts Administrator to form this fabulous organization that explores and performs rarely heard emerging female composers through commissions, residencies and performances