• Wednesday, October 21 at 6:30 pm
  “Mama, A Rainbow” with Shaunyce Omar and Diana Opong-Parry
  Guest host: Jessica Spencer
  
• This evening belongs to Village Theatre’s Casting Director Jessica Spencer as she invites two professionals into the spotlight to connect on their own parenthood journeys. Let’s have a moment to acknowledge and discuss, in a communal way, the challenges of being an artist and a parent—more specifically a mother.

• Wednesday, October 28 at 6:30 pm
  “We Are the Champions” with Eliana Coe and Nathaniel Smith
  
• Village Theatre Youth Education alums Eliana and Nathaniel express their experiences during and beyond their times in the footlights. Change-makers in their own right, young artists step up to confront contemporary challenges, explore current cultures, and count themselves ready for the future. Want to see how to go about seizing the day? Don’t miss a second!

• Wednesday, November 4 at 6:30 pm
  “I Believe” with Karen Lund and Joseph Tancioco
  
• Director Karen Lund and actor/musician Joseph Tancioco join Jerry Dixon for a discussion of personal faith in public theatre. They’ll explore how to navigate one’s religious and/or spiritual beliefs in the secular world of theatre. Ancient civilizations had theatre and religion; both started as tools of healing and gathering. Can we recognize the commonalities, even today?

• Wednesday, November 11 at 6:30 pm
  “The Circle of Life” with Eric Polani Jensen and Joshua Carter
  
• At the intersection of funeral-directing and nursing, we’ll celebrate these Village Theatre performers as caregivers (Josh is a nurse, Eric is a funeral director) and the specific dignity they provide: “We want to be there for you when you need us the most.”  What does this tell us about front-liners, who so often share those words of assurance and comfort, and can it motivate us into actions of grace?

Additional guests and topics will be added as they are confirmed. Watch this space for updates!

• Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30 pm
  “Climb Every Mountain” with Iris Elton
• Jerry and Iris share their professional history and long colorful friendship, along with discussing Iris’s foundation focused on suicide prevention. The amazing power of friendship can light even the darkest corners of our lives.
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• Wednesday, September 23 at 6:30 pm
  “Defying Gravity” with Alex Crozier and Paul Flanagan
• Jerry, Paul, and Alex discuss how artists are inspiring others to push through, build opportunity, take ownership of their careers, and create their own journeys. From the challenging times of a pandemic, social unrest, and economic stress, we can make opportunity in and for the world around us.
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• Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 pm
  “Make Them Hear You” with Sara Porkalob
• Actor/Activist Sara Porkalob, who has appeared on our stages in String, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and XY, delves into how a theatre artist balances the messages inside of existing musical theatre with their own views and sensibilities. What would happen if we all became the highest version of ourselves whenever we communicate?
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• Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 pm
  “We Tell the Story (Part One)” with Rodney Hicks
  
• Broadway actor turned playwright Rodney Hicks discusses his connection to Village Theatre (Jim in Big River, Charles in Hart Island) before diving into the brave and arduous task of writing for the theatre. We can all be inspired by a story about turning a life challenge that endangers our ability to do what we love into a discovery of an awakening talent that allows us to recapture and continue.
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• Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 pm
  “We Tell the Story (Part Two)” with Keiko Green and Lamar Legend
  
• These Seattle-based actors turned playwrights continue to explore what motivates an actor to expand their talented voices, and views, by writing for the stage. We have countless stories to be tell, and as many ways to tell them. What’s your story? How would you tell it?
• Watch the recording on Facebook or YouTube