Jenna Worsham's guest appearances

Jenna Worsham

Art Works Podcast

TA(L)KING DIRECTION

Snehal Desai

Lauren Gunderson

Nicholson Baker

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tracy K. Smith

Danielle Evans

Lynn Nottage

Josh Ritter

Michael Berry

Sebastian Junger

Jacob Lawrence

Rhiannon Giddens

Jonathan Groff

Ron Capps

Jericho Brown

OwlTail

Catya McMullen

What do a playwright and a director do when the theaters are closed, a pandemic is raging, and they want to be useful? Well, if they’re playwright Catya McMullen and director Jenna Worsham, they bring playwrights, actors, and directors together virtually to create The Homebound Project, an online series of short original plays that each actor performs on-camera in isolation. The Homebound Project has been a success in every sense of the word. McMullen and Worsham have gathered some extraordinary talent—playwrights like C.A. Johnson, Michael R. Jackson, Migdalia Cruz and Sarah Ruhl have contributed new work and actors including Daveed Diggs, Diane Lane, Blair Underwood, Phillipa Soo, and Cherry Jones have brought that work to life online. The Homebound Project is currently presenting its fourth digital series (July 15-19) with its fifth and final edition scheduled to stream August 5–9. That amounts to more than 50 new plays written, directed, and performed in the past few months with everyone donating their services to support a great cause. (More on that in the podcast.) Join us as McMullen and Worsham talk about creating The Homebound Project, finding and matching actors with playwrights, directing theater virtually, how the pandemic has affected the theater sector, and the promise the art of theater holds in times like this when story-telling is essential.

What do a playwright and a director do when the theaters are closed, a pandemic is raging, and they want to be useful? Well, if they’re playwright Catya McMullen and director Jenna Worsham, they bring playwrights, actors, and directors together virtually to create <a href="https://www.homeboundtheater.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Homebound Project</a>, an online series of short original plays that each actor performs on-camera in isolation. The Homebound Project has been a success in every sense of the word. McMullen and Worsham have gathered some extraordinary talent—playwrights like C.A. Johnson, Michael R. Jackson, Migdalia Cruz and Sarah Ruhl have contributed new work and actors including Daveed Diggs, Diane Lane, Blair Underwood, Phillipa Soo, and Cherry Jones have brought that work to life online. The Homebound Project is currently presenting its fourth digital series (July 15-19) with its fifth and final edition scheduled to stream August 5–9. That amounts to more than 50 new plays written, directed, and performed in the past few months with everyone donating their services to support a great cause. (More on that in the podcast.) Join us as McMullen and Worsham talk about creating The Homebound Project, finding and matching actors with playwrights, directing theater virtually, how the pandemic has affected the theater sector, and the promise the art of theater holds in times like this when story-telling is essential.

Director Jenna Worsham and Playwright Catya McMullen

Ren Dara Santiago

In this episode, director Jenna Worsham (The Climb, Blue Ridge, The First Immigrant) and playwright Ren Dara Santiago (Battle, The Gods Play, Come to Starr Street) sit down to discuss their collaborative process on Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's The Siblings Play.  #COLLABORATION, The Drama League's new series of conversations that provide a window into the partnership process between a director and a playwright, designer, producer, or actor. In each episode, artists will discuss their journey together on a project and their relationship as collaborators.  The process of creating art is revealed in these intimate, surprising, and wide-ranging conversations with award-winning collaborators from around the world.  The artists in this video have donated their time and fees to help provide much-needed aid, relief, and programs for stage directors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. You can help! Donate here: dramaleague.org/ghostlight If you're a director needing assistance, visit our COVID-19 resources and emergency relief programs here: dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources Learn more about Jenna Worsham: https://jenna-worsham-stage-director.squarespace.com/ Learn more about Ren Dara Santiago: https://newplayexchange.org/users/14343/ren-dara-santiago Learn more about The Drama League: dramaleague.org/ Watch the interview on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/407193349/3a51c92189 Video Editing Services provided by @catalinmedia

In this episode, director Jenna Worsham (The Climb, Blue Ridge, The First Immigrant) and playwright Ren Dara Santiago (Battle, The Gods Play, Come to Starr Street) sit down to discuss their collaborative process on Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's The Siblings Play.    #COLLABORATION, The Drama League's new series of conversations that provide a window into the partnership process between a director and a playwright, designer, producer, or actor. In each episode, artists will discuss their journey together on a project and their relationship as collaborators.  The process of creating art is revealed in these intimate, surprising, and wide-ranging conversations with award-winning collaborators from around the world.    The artists in this video have donated their time and fees to help provide much-needed aid, relief, and programs for stage directors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   You can help! Donate here: <a href="http://dramaleague.org/ghostlight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dramaleague.org/ghostlight</a>   If you're a director needing assistance, visit our COVID-19 resources and emergency relief programs here: <a href="http://dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources</a>   Learn more about Jenna Worsham: <a href="https://jenna-worsham-stage-director.squarespace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jenna-worsham-stage-director.squarespace.com/</a>   Learn more about Ren Dara Santiago: <a href="https://newplayexchange.org/users/14343/ren-dara-santiago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newplayexchange.org/users/14343/ren-dara-santiago</a>   Learn more about The Drama League: <a href="http://dramaleague.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dramaleague.org/</a>   Watch the interview on Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/407193349/3a51c92189" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/407193349/3a51c92189</a>   Video Editing Services provided by @catalinmedia

#Collaboration with Jenna Worsham and  Ren Dara Santiago