Karen’s Interviews

Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Brett Umlauf

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 24, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Brett Umlauf. The first time I saw Brett she was decked out in a [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Heidi Grumelot

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 24, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Heidi G. Grumelot. Heidi Grumelot is the Artistic Director of Horse Trade Theater Group. [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Franca Vercelloni

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 23, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Franca Vercelloni. The first time I saw Franca she was on a stage and [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Emily Owens

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 21, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Emily Owens. Without exaggeration I can say that Emily paved the way for making The [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Kathleen Warnock

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 18, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Kathleen Warnock. Kathleen Warnock is a playwright and editor. She is company manager of the [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Penny Pollak

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 16, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Penny Pollak. I picked this photo above ‘specially for her: “DON’T let your woman [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Carol Carpenter

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 15, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Carol Carpenter. What can I say about Carol Carpenter?  On the surface she and [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Alex Bond

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 14, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Alex Bond – a woman I’ve had the pleasure to experience in many ways [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Robin Rice Lichtig

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 11, 2011 Karen's Interviews

  These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Robin Rice Lichtig.  Robin is no stranger to The Happiest Medium; I’ve had [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Glory Kadigan

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 10, 2011 Karen's Interviews

March is Women’s History Month and The Happiest Medium would like to take the opportunity to highlight, showcase and celebrate just a fraction of the wonderful women we’ve had the great good fortune to cross paths with over the last year. These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an [...]

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Three Questions And One Video For “Six Silences In Three Movements”

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 1, 2011 Interviews

We’re already planning ahead for after-FRIGID and what better way to face the non-festival lull than with a good ole Duncan Pflaster nekkid play? That’s right- you heard right. But why should I blather on when I’ve got the playwright of Six Silences In Three Movements right here? What’s it all about, Duncan? (I’m humming, [...]

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Creation Mythology, Rock Opera, BYOB – Just Another Night For Eric Sanders

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 9, 2011 Event

I’m always happy when I have an excuse to talk to Eric Sanders – he’s one of the most talented people I’ve run across and I love that doing what I do allows me to periodically get him to update me on what he’s doing.  A quick brush up: I first met Eric when he [...]

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Every Dog (Act) Has Its Day – An Interview With Playwright Liz Duffy Adams

by Karen Tortora-Lee January 20, 2011 Interviews

It’s no secret that as far as Theatre Ensembles go, Flux is one of my very favorites.  Consistently turning out quality work that never fails to leave audiences utterly captivated and amazed, they set the off-off Broadway bar very high – only to sail over it with each successive production.  I’m always expectant when I know [...]

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Hey! You Look Just Like . . . Introducing Doppelganger Diptychs

by Karen Tortora-Lee January 14, 2011 Art

Back in the ’90s when Ricki Lake had her talk show and was pretty much at the height of her career (if she only knew it then!) it was kinda unavoidable for me to be compared to her – especially since she was still riding the coattails of her Hairspray fame (You should see me [...]

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Interview With The Four Writers Of Connect Five

by Karen Tortora-Lee January 6, 2011 Interviews

Four writers plus one audience equals Connect Five – The Common Tongue’s evening of one-act plays which will be going on from January 5 – 16 at The Ars Nova Building.  The night brings together two emerging playwrights – Danny Mitarotondo (recipient of the Edward F. Albee Writing Fellowship) and Bronwen Prosser (Vital Theatre’s The [...]

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Following The Path Of Yoga

by Karen Tortora-Lee December 16, 2010 Interview

Every now and then an artist comes into your life whose music is so dynamic, powerful and moving that you just have to know the stories behind the songs.  When you’re lucky enough to know this artist personally, and he’s someone that you’ve always had a great time hanging out with, you’ve got no choice [...]

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Women Of Off-Off-Broadway: Spotlight On – Robin Rice Lichtig

by Karen Tortora-Lee December 8, 2010 Interviews

A few weeks ago I was honored to be able to sit on a panel of women brought together by Monica Bauer to discuss the specific challenges (and joys!) of being a woman in the Off-Off Broadway community.  My fellow panelists were from many different paths, but we all came together with the same spirit [...]

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