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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

43 Episodes | 2020 - 2022

SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray

November 7th, 2022

1:02:30

SEAL ISLAND by John Patrick Bray (GA)

(join New Play Exchange and follow along, SEAL ISLAND)

Jessie: Sadie Collins (TN)

Claire: SAvannah Talledo (PA)

HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak

November 2nd, 2022

1:04:49

HANDS FROM THE FIRE by Cris Eli Blak (KY via TX soon to be NYC)

(an article about the upcoming play at the Cherry lane Theatre in New York that Cris mentions in the interview)


Warner: Peter Macklin (NYC)

Carmen: Sehri …

THE MAMA AND THE PAPA

October 24th, 2022

55:17

THE MAMA AND THE PAPA by Rex McGregor (NZ)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Rex mentioned in this podcast, including THE MAMA AND …

MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland

October 18th, 2022

56:41

MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS by F.J. Hartland (PA)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays F.J. mentioned in this podcast, including MOTHERS …

FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein

October 10th, 2022

1:10:07

FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein (NYC)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Dana mentioned in this podcast, including FRAGILE )


Alana: …

WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose

October 3rd, 2022

51:30

WATER MUSIC by Arianna Rose (FL)

(join New Play Exchange and read any of the plays Arianna mentioned in this podcast, she has several listed)


Meredith: Deb Meeks (TN)

Lada: Rachel Craig (TN)


Directed by Garry Lee Posey

THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross

September 26th, 2022

1:00:24

THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE by Randy Lee Gross (PA)

(join New Play Exchange and read along with THE HUNCHBACK OF MARSHALL AVENUE)


Geoffrey: Adam Osella (GA)

Dreydan: Khallil Gamble (MD)

Mia: Savannah Talledo (PA)


FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames

September 19th, 2022

1:02:03

FOR ALL WE KNOW by Rob Dames (CA)

(join New Play Exchange and look at Rob's other writings including CLICK,SWIPE the musical he mentions)

See Rob's …

THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida

September 12th, 2022

1:00:06

THE ONES LEFT BEHIND by Rebecca Dzida (DC)

(join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script)


Sonny: Scott Harrison (NYC)

Cher: Savannah …

HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay

September 5th, 2022

57:27

HOLY HELL by Barbara Lindsay (WA)

(join New Play Exchange and then follow along in the script)


The Man: Daniel Meeks (CA)

The Woman: Sadie Collins (TN)


Season Three Preview

August 29th, 2022

23:56

Producer Garry Lee Posey and Hosts Christy Tipton and Dana Colagiovanni get together to preview Season Three of Lights Up!


The three friends discuss …

BONUS - TIGHTROPE by Rob Smith

October 4th, 2021

1:02:10

A young boy learns to handle the stresses of being a teenager, having an overbearing grandfather, a dying father and a mother doing her best to keep it together.  A touching play about how our imagination is not only a …

BONUS - GRENADINE by Neil Wechsler

September 20th, 2021

59:59

As part of it's bimonthly radio program, The ETC Digital Theatre Hour on WUTC 88.1 FM (an NPR affiliate station), The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented Neil Wechsler's play GRENADINE.  "GRENADINE is pure fun, it …

BONUS - FOUR SHORTS by Garry Lee Posey

September 6th, 2021

52:15

For several years, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented a series of original works written by local playwrights conceived by and performed in front pieces of art at the Hunter Museum of American Art.  We called …

Lights Up - Season Two Finale : The Monologues Point A to Point B

August 26th, 2021

1:16:15

The Readers for each monologue include:

THE STINKIEST THING by Adam Szudrich (AUS) performed by Brian Tichnell (CA)

JOEY by Donald Loftus (NY) …

Season Two Recap

August 8th, 2021

1:04:06

Producer Garry Lee Posey and Host Dana Colagiovanni provide brief recaps and insights from the ten plays we produced this season.

Lights Up 020 - Rosa and Leo by Adam Szudrich

July 19th, 2021

58:02

WEBSITE - Adam Szudrich

Facebook - Adam Szudrich

SHORT + SWEET - Article about a trio of shorts by Adam which played to sold out crowds in Sydney

Lights Up 019 - There's New Life Coming by Marj O'Neill-Butler

July 12th, 2021

52:10

NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Marj O'Neill-Butler

PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Marj O'Neill-Butler

Smith Scripts U.K - three published plays for purchase including THERE'S NEW LIFE COMING and BABY FEVER (which Marj talks about in the …

Lights Up 018 - Tonight at the Stage Door by Donald Loftus

July 5th, 2021

47:47

NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Donald Loftus

PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Donald Loftus

Cast:

Patrick Brady (VA) - Charlie

Christopher Hrozencik-Snyder (TN) - JIMMY

Casey Keelen - Stage Directions

Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design

--- This episode …

Lights Up 017 - Black, White, and Red All Over

June 28th, 2021

44:49

NEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Daniel Prillaman

Backstage.Com - Daniel Prillaman

Instagram: @prillsofwisdom2

Twitter: @prillsofwisdom

FERAL THEATRE COMPANY - Daniel Prillaman's "For a Limited Time Only" 


Cast:

Garry Lee Posey  (TN) - …

INSULTED BELARUS Act Two

June 28th, 2021

46:08

Today on Lights Up, we present the third of a three part series. 

If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged …

INSULTED BELARUS Act One

June 22nd, 2021

40:01

Today on Lights Up, we present the second of a three part series. If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged …

INSULTED.BELARUS

June 21st, 2021

1:00:22

Today on Lights Up, we present the first of a three part series. If you haven't been following the atrocities happening in Belarus over the rigged …

Lights Up 014 - Waiting For Hello

May 24th, 2021

52:26

Written By Guy R. Newsham (Ontario, Canada)

https://guynewsham.com/

https://newplayexchange.org/users/55711/guy-newsham


Directed By Garry Lee Posey

Soundscape/FX by Eric "Red" Wyatt

Stage Directions: Casey Keelen


Featuring:

Intermission Season 2

May 17th, 2021

30:41

The Season One Propped Winners include:

SWIM MAN by Peter Dakutis (featuring Dana Colagiovanni and Eric "Red" Wyatt)

TORN PAJAMAS by Joel …

Lights Up 013 - The Elusive Pursuit of Maximum Bliss

May 10th, 2021

44:42

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

--- This episode is sponsored by · …

Lights Up 012 - The God Part

May 3rd, 2021

49:43

Written by Dana Leslie Goldstein

http://www.danalesliegoldstein.com


Reading Directed by Garry Lee Posey

Performances by Bronte Upshaw (Leah) and Gage …

Lights Up 011 - Survival Strategy

April 26th, 2021

46:27

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 winners of our one page play contest …

Lights Up - Season One Finale

December 14th, 2020

53:24

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 …

Lights Up 010 - Picking Up the Scent

November 23rd, 2020

1:10:56

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 009 - Circuit Breaker

November 16th, 2020

1:09:24

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 008 - Bugs Bunny

November 2nd, 2020

47:29

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 007 - POP

October 26th, 2020

53:50

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 006 - Brittle

October 19th, 2020

56:51

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 weekly version of our one page …

Intermission - Halfway Point

October 12th, 2020

37:54

Hosts Dana and Christy are joined by Producer Garry for a chat about the podcast, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga and the world of theatre as we know it, have known it and where we hope its heading.

Listeners Cory Keelen …

Lights Up 005 - EVOL

October 5th, 2020

1:09:51

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 004 - The Rental

September 28th, 2020

1:01:45

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 003 - To Fix a Dinosaur

September 21st, 2020

1:00:28

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 002 - Green Sound

September 14th, 2020

54:29

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 weekly version of our one page …

Lights Up 001 - FINDING FATHER

September 7th, 2020

1:10:27

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 weekly version of our one page …

Preview-FunClips

September 5th, 2020

2:02

Listen to some fun outtakes from Christy, Dana, Garry and actors Jacob and Sehri

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