Why I‘ll Never Make It
Episodes
Friday Aug 21, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Jason Odell Williams
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Thanks for coming back to join me and Jason Odell Williams for the final five! This is a bonus episode to the conversation we had previously, covering topics and five specific questions we didn’t address on the last episode. Today, Jason talks about how his teachers inspired him and how he's still learning to process and handle criticism and feedback.
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Jason Odell Williams - Playwright and Producer Walking the Line Between Stage and Screen
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright and Emmy-nominated television producer. But his first love was acting...until it wasn't. In this episode he shares that journey from saying the words to writing them.
We specifically talk about his plays Handle With Care and Church & State, both of which were produced by his wife (and former WINMI guest) Charlotte Cohn. He opens up about his difficulty with taking criticism and how different writing is from the stage to small screen, especially when those shows involve true crime or brain teasers.
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Music used in this episode:
"Small Hours" "Dim" "Arrival of the Geese" "Daybreak" and "The Gloaming" by Chad Crouch is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Friday Jul 10, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Brian Lowdermilk
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
After our conversation on the previous episode, Brian answers the Final Five, talking about software engineering and his dream to fix CHESS as well as lessons learned from Elizabeth Gilbert.
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Brian Lowdermilk - LGBTQ Composer and Songwriter from Kerrigan & Lowdermilk
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Featuring the third composer of the season, Brian Lowdermilk is a fantastic contemporary songwriter who's found a great deal of success from the internet. And in this day and age where not much theater is happening onstage, that bodes well for both Kerrigan & Lowdermilk.
Brian (they/them, she/her) shares the nuts and bolts of writing and collaborating on musicals (and is joined by Kait for part of the interview). Then we get into more personal matters of gender identity and theater's place in the LGBTQ community. It's an in-depth, personal conversation with a talented and insightful composer.
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Brian's music featured in this episode:
"Run Away with Me (Instrumental)" - "How to Return Home" - "Avalanche" - "Say the Word" - "Five and Half Minutes" - "Not a Love Story" - "Run Away with Me (sung by Brian at 54 Below)"
Friday Jun 26, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Cris Eli Blak
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
After our conversation on the previous episode, Cris answers the Final Five. He shares why he'd love to teach and his dream to be in CATS as well as what he learned from Tyler Perry.
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Cris Eli Blak - African-American Actor, Playwright, Producer, and Poet Shares His Story
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
In this longer episode than normal, I am honored and grateful to have this enormously gifted artist on the show. Cris Eli Blak may only be a senior in college, but he has wisdom far beyond his years to share with all of us.
From thoughts on the current racial tensions gripping this country to how theater can be a voice in the midst of it, Cris shares from the heart and from his art. He opens up about his own challenges and struggles as a writer, how growing up without a father affected him, and the type of writing and storytelling he wants to give the world.
This is a touching and moving episode that will leave you with a better understanding of where we are and a brighter hope for where we can ultimately go.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Do The Right Thing 30 Years Later
- Spike Lee on HuffPost Live
- The Brother's Survivor short film
- The World Changes Through Art
- Our Duty to Confront Racism in Theater Industry
- "Like Father, Like Son" on the Logue Lounge
- All-White Production Of HAIRSPRAY In Texas Raises Eyebrows
- Should There Be All-White Productions of HAIRSPRAY?
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The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.
Friday May 15, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Andrew Lippa
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Welcome back to my talk with Andrew Lippa as he answers the Final Five questions. This is a bonus episode to the conversation we had previously, covering topics we didn't get to last time. From political aspirations to advice he gives to aspiring artists, this is a deeper dive into a talented composer and performer.
Do you have other ideas for Final Five questions? Let me know at contact.winmipodcast.com.
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May this podcast be a resource for you as you discover more ways to pursue a career in this industry and sustain it through the many ups and downs that follow.
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Andrew Lippa - Composer and Lyricist on Being a Big Fish in a Little Broadway Pond
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
From his first intimate musical, john and jen, to his bigger productions on and off Broadway, Andrew Lippa has been a prolific and award-winning writer. He joins the podcast to talk about his growth along that sometimes bumpy path and what it means to bring a bit of himself into his compositions and lyrics.
He shares the disappoints he felt with The Wild Party and Big Fish, the lessons he learned from The Addams Family, and the personal journey he took in becoming Harvey Milk.
Learn more about Andrew...
Website: https://andrewlippa.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lippaofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lippaandrew/ His recent shows: The Man in the Ceiling, I Am Harvey Milk, Unbreakable
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May this podcast be a resource for you as you discover more ways to pursue a career in this industry and sustain it through the many ups and downs that follow.
For further insights on the topics covered in this episode: twitter.com/winmipodcast/
Quotes and unreleased audio clips: instagram.com/winmipodcast/
Reach out to me with comments or questions: contact.winmipodcast.com
WINMI is supported through kind donations of listeners like you: ko-fi.com/winmipodcast