- 17 minutes 48 secondsAgeism in the Architecture of Casting Structures
You’re not going to believe this but acting is a very ageist business. It’s a craft of illusions – so generally, actors try and avoid letting others know how old they are. In the last handful of years, I’ve noticed quite a few actors I know actively lying about their age.
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Episode 521
Song: Wonderwall
Image of SSE ‘97
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3 November 2026, 12:45 am - 16 minutes 23 secondsAnother Reason to Compliment Someone's Artwork
I finally saw someone I recognized. She’d come to see our first show in Fringe NYC and she’d given us some positive feedback. That was over twenty years ago.
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Episode 520
Song: Hanging by a Moment
Image of our production of Persephone
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27 October 2026, 2:45 am - 14 minutes 5 secondsLady Disdain Gets Some School Spirit
While looking for my yearbooks in anticipation of attending my high school reunion, I stumbled upon a newspaper produced by the yearbook staff. It was a compendium of Senior Wills.
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Episode 519
Song: CHS Onward
Image by Annie Tanner
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20 October 2026, 2:22 am - 28 minutes 33 seconds25 Years of Messenger Theatre Company
As my theatre company approaches its 25th birthday, I’ve been struggling with how to celebrate it. I have it on goodauthority that a 25th anniversary is a golden opportunity to have a gala, to throw a fundraising extravaganza and generally make a large to-do.
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Episode 518
Song: Survivor
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13 October 2026, 2:10 am - 13 minutes 32 secondsHang the DJ
It was Gen X dance night & the DJ was spinning the hits that made the crowd go crazy. But he was younger than us & it was clear he didn't have a sense of what we were responding to. He did not really know these songs. He played little bits of them without getting to the good part. He did not know there was a good part.
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Episode 517
Song: Panic
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5 October 2026, 11:14 pm - 17 minutes 50 secondsThe Most Ridiculous Rejection Thus Far
I have seen many different styles of rejection for a wide variety of opportunities but I think I have finally seen the most ridiculous one ever. If there were awards for the most outrageous, most insulting, most infuriating, I think this one would sweep the rejection awards.
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Episode 516
Song: All Star
Image by Marleussia
Article about douchebags here.
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29 September 2026, 12:17 am - 13 minutes 42 secondsA Month in a Cottage Won't Do It
Someone in the migraine subreddit made a post about curing herself of migraines by spending a month in a cottage by herself.
This kind of post usually generates a wide split of responses. There are those have the flavor of that meme of the school picture of the little boy frowning, with “Happy for you” written over it.
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Episode 515
Song: Woodstock
Image Meme of Congrats Happy for You
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22 September 2026, 1:01 am - 19 minutes 20 secondsThree Questions I Was Asked Recently
Are you still in the arts?
Do you just sit in a theatre all day?
Do you love it?
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Episode 514
Song: Questionnaire
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14 September 2026, 11:53 pm - 14 minutes 27 secondsWhen the Wind Is With You
The high of having won the award in Los Angeles began to wear off after a few weeks. I was honestly surprised it lasted that long! Most highs I’ve experienced before were a fewdays max. The chief advantage of this extended high was that it gave me a lot of energy for things that normally feel like a chore.
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Episode 513
Song: Against the Wind
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7 September 2026, 11:48 pm - 10 minutes 55 secondsCircumspection Around My Work
Depending on the circumstances, I can tend to be fairly circumspect in talking about my work. The Dragoning, for example, can be fairly challenging for men. I’ve had men tell me that they tried to listen but they just couldn’t hack it. Many women find this hilarious. I have found it prudent to choose my audiences carefully.
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Episode 512
Song: Careful Man
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31 August 2026, 11:53 pm - 17 minutes 8 secondsThe Dabbler Economy
those resources, opportunities and such are not actuallyfor people like me and my friends. They’re not supports for underfunded, life-long artists, they are for dabblers, for aspiring artists, for the banker who has always wanted to write a novel. These are structures designed to extract money from moneyed individuals who want to give art a try.
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Episode 511
Song: The Dabbler
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