LIGHTS UP!

43 EpisodesProduced by Ensemble Theatre of ChattanoogaWebsite

A podcast that celebrates playwrights, performers and patrons. Hosts Dana Colagiovanni and Christy Gallo introduce us to and interview theatre artists and creatives while exploring the depths of storytelling and imagination of several playwrights you might never have heard of...yet.lightsup@ensemble… read more

About the Hosts

Dana Colagiovanni

Host/Producer

I have a three-legged cat named Harley, an unquenchable thirst for theatre, and I live in NYC. From Miami, undergraduate at Ole Miss, graduate from UVA

Christy Tipton

Host/Producer

California girl at heart, Chattanooga resident by choice; mother to Albert, wife to Joseph, pregnant with twins (due Fall 2021) Executive Staff and Chief Personality Officer for Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga

Casey Keelen

Associate Producer

I love learning, I love my cat, I love Max Fried…and the Braves. Give me 12 books and twelve days with a comfy chair and I'll sit and read. I'm also pretty snarky. undergrad at Chattanooga State and UT-Chattanooga; grad at UT-Chattanooga

Garry Lee Posey

Producer

Found a theatre company, found a lot of friends, found a lot of support, now he is finding himself…perpetually doing things backwards.

Shannan Osborn-Bilyeu

Guest Host Season 2

I took Garry on a horse ride once, he's never forgotten me. Just call me Shanthrax

Chelsea Carboni

Guest Host - Season 2

I'm a recording artist and I love to change my hair color. Find me on instagram @simplyregina.

Red (aka Eric Wyatt)

Audio Design and Producer

I know computers, I know sound, I have two cats. ETC Executive Staff

What fans say about the podcast

Thank You!!!

Thank you, ETC, for exposing me to a playwright I might not have discovered on my own. The conversation with translator John Freedman was very enlightening and entertaining. I think theatre students should be listening to LIGHTS UP to expand their knowledge and appreciation of good theatre. I was also honored to have won PROPPED last week and have my piece included in this episode. The only thing better than that was Garry's superb performance. I couldn't have been happier hearing it. Thank you.

— Peter Dakutis

Great Episode

Theatre must be personal to resonate. I believe that. I like the music under the interview. Nice touch.

— Thomas White

Featured episodes

November 16, 2020

Lights Up 009 - Circuit Breaker

Lights Up is a podcast produced by the Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. Each week we will provide table readings of unpublished plays, along with an interview with the playwright and a …

May 10, 2021

Lights Up 013 - The Elusive Pursuit of Maximum Bliss

Written By Ken Preuss (www.facebook.com/KenPreussPlaywright)

Directed By Garry Lee Posey

Soundscape/FX by Eric "Red" Wyatt

Featuring

Paige Mattox-Burns (GA) as ELLE

Daniel Meeks (IN) as MAX

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December 14, 2020

Lights Up - Season One Finale

For our Lights Up season one finale episode, we asked some of our playwrights to write a monologue about what they wanted bring into focus for the …

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