Kirsten Childs's guest appearances

Kirsten Childs

The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport

call and response podcast

Storybeat with Steve Cuden

Soundstage

The Musicals of Tomorrow

Dominique Morisseau

Jason Moore

Richard LaGravenese

Lynn Nottage

Jordan Fisher

Casey Nicholaw

Brittney Johnson

Ken Davenport

Bret Shuford

Bradley Gibson

Spencer Liff

Joe Rosko

Stephen Oremus

Warren Carlyle

Craig Zadan

OwlTail

Telling stories is how we keep memories alive, and THE EDGE OF NIGHT reimagines a favorite family story as musical theater: Mrs. Annie Brown is determined not to miss her favorite soap opera but has to grapple head-on with segregation in the 1950’s south in order to succeed in her quest.

THE EDGE OF NIGHT by Kirsten Childs

Kirsten Childs is an American playwright, librettist, and former actress. She began her theatrical career in the late 1970s as a Broadway performer in Chicago. She went on to appear in productions of Dancin', Jerry's Girls, and Sweet Charity. She later turned to writing her own theatrical productions, beginning with the semi-autobiographical work The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, an off-Broadway musical which received an Obie Award. Her other musicals include Miracle Brothers, Funked Up Fairy Tales, and Bella: An American Tall Tale, a winner of the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award.When you listen to this episode you’ll hear how she went from zero to sixty in about 3.8 seconds with her playwriting career, all because of her determination, lack of fear, and that positive attitude of hers. We also talked about: How she transitioned from a career as an actress to that of a writer. Getting nervous while watching her own work in front of an audience. How are we doing with diversity in the theater . . . and what can we do to improve it, on the stage and off? The most common misstep she sees young writers make. Where she gets her ideas, and why (a lesson for all of us). Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBwaywww.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirsten Childs is an American playwright, librettist, and former actress. She began her theatrical career in the late 1970s as a Broadway performer in Chicago. She went on to appear in productions of Dancin', Jerry's Girls, and Sweet Charity. She later turned to writing her own theatrical productions, beginning with the semi-autobiographical work The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, an off-Broadway musical which received an Obie Award. Her other musicals include Miracle Brothers, Funked Up Fairy Tales, and Bella: An American Tall Tale, a winner of the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award. When you listen to this episode you’ll hear how she went from zero to sixty in about 3.8 seconds with her playwriting career, all because of her determination, lack of fear, and that positive attitude of hers. We also talked about:<ul> <li>How she transitioned from a career as an actress to that of a writer.</li> <li>Getting nervous while watching her own work in front of an audience.</li> <li>How are we doing with diversity in the theater . . . and what can we do to improve it, on the stage and off?</li> <li>The most common misstep she sees young writers make.</li> <li>Where she gets her ideas, and why (a lesson for all of us).</li> </ul> Keep up with me: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kendavenportbway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KenDavenportBway</a><a href="http://www.theproducersperspective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theproducersperspective.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

 165 - Kirsten Childs

We talk with Kirsten Childs about creating new narratives for actors of color, exploring her life experiences through music, and increasing visibility for black musical theatre writers.

We talk with Kirsten Childs about creating new narratives for actors of color, exploring her life experiences through music, and increasing visibility for black musical theatre writers.

Liberating the Bubbly Black Girl - Kirsten Childs: Episode 8