Greta Oglesby's guest appearances

Greta Oglesby

Talk Theatre in Chicago

Minnesota Now

In the Wake of Our Shadow: Black Voices

Ron OJ Parson

Marc Lore

Andy White

Steve Simon

Elvis Costello

David Rosenberg

Alison Bechdel

Gordon Parks

William Brown

Keith Ellison

Michael Shannon

Jack Zimmerman

Emily Skinner

Carmen Cusack

Steve Scott

OwlTail

Women over the age of 50 are often overlooked in entertainment roles. PRIME Productions is trying to change that: they celebrate women in their second act and produce plays with substantial roles for women over 50.    Their latest play called “The Roommate” is a two-woman show that tells a darkly comedic story of an unlikely pair and their self re-invention in Iowa City. Actor Greta Oglesby plays Carol, a newly divorced Midwesterner. She is best known for her ground-breaking role in Tony Kushner’s Caroline or Change, and has performed at the Guthrie and Penumbra Theatres as well as Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She is a recent McKnight Theater Artist Fellow. Oglesby joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her show. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Women over the age of 50 are often overlooked in entertainment roles. PRIME Productions is trying to change that: they celebrate women in their second act and produce plays with substantial roles for women over 50. Their latest play called “The Roommate” is a two-woman show that tells a darkly comedic story of an unlikely pair and their self re-invention in Iowa City. Actor Greta Oglesby plays Carol, a newly divorced Midwesterner. She is best known for her ground-breaking role in Tony Kushner’s Caroline or Change, and has performed at the Guthrie and Penumbra Theatres as well as Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She is a recent McKnight Theater Artist Fellow. Oglesby joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her show. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minnesota-now/id1590563165" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wdWJsaWNyYWRpby5vcmcvcHVibGljX2ZlZWRzL21pbm5lc290YS1ub3cvZ29vZ2xlLXBvZGNhc3RzL3Jzcy5yc3M?sa=X&amp;ved=0CBUQ27cFahcKEwjY1L64qNfzAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/61oEbjIMX0lVNvf0MyrEX8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts.

Greta Oglesby explores comedy and women in their second act in 'The Roommate'

Actor, songstress, and author Greta Oglesby traces her journey from accountant to acclaimed theatre artist of the American stage. From her first audition when she sang with her eyes closed to a phone call from the great August Wilson asking her to originate a role in his new play, Gem Of The Ocean, Greta's story is funny, moving, and deeply inspiring. 

Actor, songstress, and author Greta Oglesby traces her journey from accountant to acclaimed theatre artist of the American stage. From her first audition when she sang with her eyes closed to a phone call from the great August Wilson asking her to originate a role in his new play, Gem Of The Ocean, Greta's story is funny, moving, and deeply inspiring.

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Is it necessary to say something new when you produce a classic text? Director Ron OJ Parson and actor Greta Oglesby join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their intimate production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, which is currently playing at Timeline Theatre.

TTIC- Ron OJ Parson and Greta Oglesby - September 23, 2013