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LIGHTS UP!

A podcast celebrating playwrights, performers, and patrons. In Season 5, Executive Director Garry Posey and co-producer Caleb Sexton introduce theatre artists and creatives, delving into the storytelling and imagination of playwrights you may not have heard of—yet. [email protected]

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Writing Performing Arts Arts
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
56 minutes
Episodes
65
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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ALASKAN ASSASSINS by Harrison Young

ALASKAN ASSASSINS by Harrison Young

ALASKAN ASSASSINS by Harrison Young (TN)

(join New Play Exchange and follow along, ALASKAN ASSASSINS

Also mentioned in the interview is ONLINE FIGHTING by Harrison Young and be sure to check out Next R…

01:03:49  |   Mon 12 Jun 2023
THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT by John Mabey

THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT by John Mabey

THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT by John Mabey (GA)

(join New Play Exchange and follow along, THREE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT. Here's A COMPLICATED HOPE mentioned in John Mabey's interview)

Bonnie: Charlene Hong-Wh…

01:00:04  |   Mon 05 Jun 2023
SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray

SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray

SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray (GA)

(join New Play Exchange and follow along, SEAL ISLAND)

Jessie: Sadie Collins (TN)

Claire: SAvannah Talledo (PA)

Jon: Brian Tichnell (CA)

Sellers: Rachel Craig (TN)


Dir…

01:02:30  |   Mon 07 Nov 2022
HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak

HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak

HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak (KY via TX soon to be NYC)

(an article about the upcoming play at the Cherry lane Theatre in New York that Cris mentions in the interview)


Warner: Peter Macklin (NY…

01:04:49  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
THE MAMA AND THE PAPA

THE MAMA AND THE PAPA

THE MAMA AND THE PAPA by Rex McGregor (NZ)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Rex mentioned in this podcast, including THE MAMA AND THE PAPA)


Papa: Daniel Meeks (CA)

Mama: Kim Howard (TN…

00:55:17  |   Mon 24 Oct 2022
MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland

MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland

MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland (PA)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays F.J. mentioned in this podcast, including MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS)


Ethan: Scott Harrison (NYC)

Gr…

00:56:41  |   Tue 18 Oct 2022
FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein

FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein

FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein (NYC)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Dana mentioned in this podcast, including FRAGILE )


Alana: Sehri Alese (NYC)

Renny: Adam Osella (MD)


Directed by …

01:10:07  |   Mon 10 Oct 2022
WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose

WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose

WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose (FL)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Arianna mentioned in this podcast, she has several listed)


Meredith: Deb Meeks (TN)

Lada: Rachel Craig (TN)


Directed by…

00:51:30  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross

THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross

THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross (PA)

(join New Play Exchange and read along with THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE)


Geoffrey: Adam Osella (GA)

Dreydan: Khallil Gamble (MD)

Mia: Savann…

01:00:24  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames

FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames

FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames (CA)

(join New Play Exchange and look at Rob's other writings including CLICK,SWIPE the musical he mentions)

See Rob's impressive IMDB page


Tommy: Peter Macklin (NYC)

Angie:…

01:02:03  |   Mon 19 Sep 2022
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida

THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida

THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida (DC)

(join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script)


Sonny: Scott Harrison (NYC)

Cher: Savannah Talledo (PA)


Directed by Garry Lee Posey

Soundscape by …

01:00:06  |   Mon 12 Sep 2022
HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay

HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay

HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay (WA)

(join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script)


The Man: Daniel Meeks (CA)

The Woman: Sadie Collins (TN)


Directed by Garry Lee Posey

Soundscape by Eric "Red…

00:57:27  |   Mon 05 Sep 2022
Season Three Preview

Season Three Preview

Producer Garry Lee Posey and Hosts Christy Tipton and Dana Colagiovanni get together to preview Season Three of Lights Up!


The three friends discuss everything from musical improvisation to being a mo…

00:23:56  |   Mon 29 Aug 2022
BONUS - TIGHTROPE by Rob Smith

BONUS - TIGHTROPE by Rob Smith

A young boy learns to handle the stresses of being a teenager, having an overbearing grandfather, a dying father and a mother doing her best to keep it together.  A touching play about how our imagin…

01:02:10  |   Mon 04 Oct 2021
BONUS - GRENADINE by Neil Wechsler

BONUS - GRENADINE by Neil Wechsler

As part of it's bimonthly radio program, The ETC Digital Theatre Hour on WUTC 88.1 FM (an NPR affiliate station), The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented Neil Wechsler's play GRENADINE.  "GRENA…

00:59:59  |   Mon 20 Sep 2021
BONUS - FOUR SHORTS by Garry Lee Posey

BONUS - FOUR SHORTS by Garry Lee Posey

For several years, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented a series of original works written by local playwrights conceived by and performed in front pieces of art at the Hunter Museum of American…

00:52:15  |   Mon 06 Sep 2021
Lights Up - Season Two Finale : The Monologues Point A to Point B

Lights Up - Season Two Finale : The Monologues Point A to Point B

The Readers for each monologue include:

THE STINKIEST THING by Adam Szudrich (AUS) performed by Brian Tichnell (CA)

JOEY by Donald Loftus (NY) performed by Joel Sanchez Avantes (GA)

CHOICE by Guy Newsha…

01:16:15  |   Thu 26 Aug 2021
Season Two Recap

Season Two Recap

Producer Garry Lee Posey and Host Dana Colagiovanni provide brief recaps and insights from the ten plays we produced this season.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/10/godot-is-a-woman-review-…

01:04:06  |   Sun 08 Aug 2021
Lights Up 020 - Rosa and Leo by Adam Szudrich

Lights Up 020 - Rosa and Leo by Adam Szudrich

WEBSITE - Adam Szudrich

Facebook - Adam Szudrich

SHORT + SWEET - Article about a trio of shorts by Adam which played to sold out crowds in Sydney

BACHELOR GAL - Adam's co-creation original one woman cab…

00:58:02  |   Mon 19 Jul 2021
Lights Up 019 - There's New Life Coming by Marj O'Neill-Butler

Lights Up 019 - There's New Life Coming by Marj O'Neill-Butler

NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Marj O'Neill-Butler

PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Marj O'Neill-Butler

Smith Scripts U.K - three published plays for purchase including THERE'S NEW LIFE COMING and BABY FEVER (which Marj talks…

00:52:10  |   Mon 12 Jul 2021
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